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Written Answers — Humanitarian Access: Humanitarian Access (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the situation in Sudan and neighbouring jurisdictions continues to be monitored by the international community; the extent to which this has had a positive bearing on the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33896/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his colleagues at EU and UN level continue to monitor events at various locations worldwide wherein a disregard for human rights has been identified; if he will indicate the top twenty such locations worldwide, the degree to which the international community has made or is likely to make...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and the international community through the UN have identified the top ten locations worldwide wherein the most serious violations of human rights are deemed to be on-going, the action taken or likely to be taken through the EU or UN to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community continues to monitor the treatment of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko; the extent to which she has received visits from international human rights activists on a weekly or monthly basis in the past six months; if her health and medical requirements are...

Written Answers — Humanitarian Access: Humanitarian Access (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which international famine or starvation relief programmes are adequately focused to meet the on-going emergency situations worldwide, throughout all continents; the extent of any intentions or proposals to augment the efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33892/12]

Written Answers — Humanitarian Access: Humanitarian Access (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the international structures currently in place to address the issues of warfare, famine, starvation, human rights abuses, ethnic cleansing and accommodation of refugees worldwide; if the current structures adequately address the issues; his views as to the way in which the situation will best be improved; and if he...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he directly or through the UN and or EU continues to positively influence matters in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to monitor and positively influence the situation throughout Africa with particular reference to those areas deemed to be most administratively unstable and subject to famine, starvation, ethnic cleansing or on-going warfare; if any new measures are afoot to streamline the direction...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he or his Department directly, or through the aegis of the EU or UN, have managed to monitor or influence the situation in the horn of Africa with particular reference to addressing the issues of starvation, conflict and human rights abuses; the efforts made to date to address the situation; and...

Written Answers — Western Balkans Issues: Western Balkans Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he directly and together with his EU and UN colleagues remain focused on any issues arising in the Western Balkans with particular reference to the need to ensure and protect democracy and democratic structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33895/12]

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No 288 of 26 June 2012, the full extent of activity on the file since 2012 towards the determination of eligibility for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33795/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary Question No. 570 of 19 June 2012, the location to which a patient can go to avail of treatment for cancer using the drug Anvirzel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33742/12]

Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Excuse me, you missed me. I am very disappointed.

Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: I did.

Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: I can see you.

Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: On promised legislation I refer to two important pieces of legislation. When will the regulation of lobbying Bill be introduced or if the heads of this Bill have been discussed in view of the level of concern about lobbyists over the past number of years? I ask that it might be introduced at the earliest opportunity. The national vetting bureau Bill is very important promised legislation....

Written Answers — Job Statistics: Job Statistics (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created on an annual basis in each of the past three years and to date in 2012; the numbers of which were in the manufacturing, services and IT sectors; the number of jobs lost in each category in the same period; the extent if any to which he intends to specifically target particular headings in order to...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he has identified those parts of his portfolio of jobs, enterprise and innovation which have performed best in terms of job retention and job creation over the past twelve months with particular reference to making the greater contribution to growth and economic recovery; if he will identify specific...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of manufacturing jobs created in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which such employment has had a requirement for low, medium or higher skills; the degree, if any, to which comparisons have been made with other jurisdictions in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34255/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Jul 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the studies that have been carried out to determine the cause or causes for the relocation of manufacturing or service jobs from this country to other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34260/12]