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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: Respect for human rights law, International Humanitarian Law, and the rule of law is central to building sustainable peace. Ireland is actively promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in our engagement across the Security Council agenda. This includes country situations addressed by the Council, many of which involve serious human rights issues. I will mention just some of these...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: Alongside the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste, I attended the 35th British Irish Council Summit on Friday 11 June, hosted in Enniskillen by then First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill. The Summit was attended by the Northern Ireland Executive and all other member administrations, with some representatives attending virtually, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: The issue of Irish immigration to the US has been a high priority for successive Governments and continues to be one of my key priorities. In particular, this includes addressing the situation of undocumented Irish emigrants in the US and working to secure legal pathways for Irish people who wish to live and work in the US. We have continued to raise these matters in our engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: Ireland, along with our EU partners, remains deeply concerned about the treatment of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in the province of Xinjiang, including in relation to reports of systemic abuse, torture, arbitrary detention, forced labour, forced sterilisations, and restrictions on freedom of religion and belief.  I raised our concerns regarding this situation with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Racism in Sport (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I note Prime Minister Orbán’s comments objecting to the decision by Ireland’s players at the 8 June Hungary-Ireland friendly soccer match to take the knee as part of an anti-racism campaign, and suggesting it was a provocation. I strongly support and pay tribute to the stand taken by Irish footballers and players of other nationalities to address racism in their sport and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland was negotiated and agreed by the EU and the UK to address the complex set of challenges presented by Brexit on the island of Ireland. An integral part of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the Protocol is the agreed way to safeguard the Good Friday Agreement, to avoid a hard border, and protect the integrity of the Single Market and Ireland’s place...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: Ireland has a positive and wide ranging relationship with China, which covers political, economic, cultural, and people-to-people links. 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Ireland and China, with the past decade seeing a significant ramp up in engagement between both countries. A Strategic Partnership for Mutually Beneficial Co-operation was signed in 2012...