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Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I must go. It is an awful pity——

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: ——because I am enjoying this.

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Some day the Senator might produce some evidence.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (29 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: A birth certificate is an essential piece of documentation in order to obtain a passport. The Office of the Registrar General has responsibility for records relating to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the State. The Department contacted the Office of the Registrar General regarding the difficulties in obtaining a birth certificate in the case in question. The Office has told us that, to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The total number of sanctioned posts in my Department is 1,568. A total of 21 staff in my Department were on statutory or civil service-related leave for the past four weeks, while in receipt of a full salary. The details relating to these staff are set out in the following table. Nature of leave Number of officers Sick Leave 13 Maternity Leave 8 The total salary paid to these staff for...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb Commander during the Bosnian war, was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in 1995 for his role in the killing of some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of a number of war crimes suspects believed to remain at large in Serbia in spite of the obligation of the Serbian...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I am satisfied that there is no basis for the allegations to which the Deputy refers. In an overall context, the Government and our EU partners have consistently made it clear in our contacts with the Israeli authorities that we recognise Israel's right, and duty, to protect its citizens from attack. However, it is essential that all military operations are carried out in accordance with...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 253 of 1968, which imposed mandatory sanctions on the illegal regime in what was then Southern Rhodesia, new passports, or the renewal of existing ones, were not processed in the period 29 May 1968 to 21 December 1979 to Irish citizens for emigration to Southern Rhodesia nor to those of our citizens residing in Southern Rhodesia...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Department has one staff member for whom two phone lines have been provided at their home. One phone line has been provided for urgent, out-of-hours telephone and fax communications. The second phone line has been provided for access to Departmental and web-based communications.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: A sum of €986 was spent in respect of travel and subsistence costs in 2006 relating to the training officers in my Department. In 2006, the Training Unit organised a total of 1,487 training days. The relocation of the Civil Service Training and Development Centre (CST&DC) to Tullamore has not had any discernible impact on the work of my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Prior to the relocation of the Civil Service Training and Development Centre (CST&DC) to Tullamore in 2006, seven officers of my Department attended "Planning for Retirement" courses in Dublin in that year. The average cost of the travel and subsistence relating to the attendance of each officer was €151. Since the CST&DC was relocated, three officers have attended "Planning for...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Under the Government's decentralisation programme, the Development Cooperation Directorate of the Department of Foreign Affairs will decentralise to Limerick. This is scheduled to take place during the second half of 2007 and will involve the relocation to Limerick of 124 posts. Overall, personnel have at present either been assigned to, or identified for, some 92 posts or approximately 74%...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The overall position in regard to the gender composition of appointments to Boards under the aegis of my Department is summarised in the table below. 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total Male 13 20 2 20 1 — 56 Female 4 11 1 15 2 — 33 The Advisory Board for Irish Aid was established in August 2002. Board members were appointed for a period of three years. From 2002 to 2005, there were...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I envisage making the following appointments or nominations in the relevant period: The term of office of one member of the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange (the Fulbright Commission) will come up for renewal in May 2007. The terms of office of the Administrative Council and Board of Management of the Fondation Irlandaise (the Irish Cultural Centre) in Paris expire...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The majority of visa applications from Belarus are those relating to travel to Ireland of Chernobyl Children's groups. Following my meeting in Minsk in 2005 with various interested NGOs, arrangements were put in place by the Embassy in Moscow to ensure that the introduction of a visa requirement for the groups would not create obstacles for children's travel. These arrangements, which include...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I thank the Senators for tabling this motion and thank all those who have spoken and intend to speak. The Seanad has given consistent encouragement and support to the Government's efforts in the peace process. Many Senators have played distinguished roles in bringing us to where we are today and the last few contributions say it all. I know nobody will object if I acknowledge the particular...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The American Government and people have also shown their support and their generosity through their contributions to the International Fund for Ireland, the American Ireland Fund and other programmes. Our partners in the EU too have been with us all the way. Their concrete assistance, through the PEACE programme and the International Fund for Ireland, has successfully promoted economic...

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: No. Deputy Rabbitte does not do that.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: We regard it as a duty.

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (5 Apr 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I have asked our Ambassador in Beijing, who is also accredited to Mongolia, to look into this matter, particularly in regard to the welfare of the child. My Department will assist in any way possible and I will keep the Deputy informed of the Ambassador's findings.