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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (4 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: There has been ongoing and regular contact at official and ministerial level since this individual’s detention began in August 2013. From the outset, the Embassy of Ireland in Cairo has had continuous contact with the Egyptian authorities in relation to the case. Contacts have included numerous meetings at Ambassadorial level with senior officials from the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (9 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: My Department is committed to supporting those Irish emigrants around the world who left Ireland and want to come home. We are already aware of a number of barriers to return for those emigrants such as the recognition of driving licenses. My colleague, Minister of State Diaspora Affairs, Jimmy Minister Deenihan T.D., recently convened an interdepartmental meeting to discuss these issues...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (9 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I plan to arrange for ratification of the EU Association Agreement with Georgia in the coming months, together with the Association Agreements with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine respectively. My Department is currently completing the necessaryinternal preparatoryprocedures for this purpose. In accordance with Article 29.5.2 of the Constitution, the prior approval of this House is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (9 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Entitlement to Irish citizenship is based on the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004. Under the legislation, the basic requirement for obtaining citizenship by descent, through Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) is that one of the applicant’s parents was an Irish citizen at the time of the applicant’s birth. An application for Irish citizenship through FBR can be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: An Fhoireann Rannach (9 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Tacaíonn mo Roinn leis na céimeanna a d’fhaobh an Rialtas chun tacú le h-inniúlacht na Gaeilge sa státseirbhís, agus tá sí tiomanta do sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge a sholáthar agus freagraí a thabhairt ar comhfhreagairt trí Ghaeilge nuair atá sé de dhíth. Cuireadh iniúchadh scileanna i gcrích i...

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I apologise to Deputy McDonald and the House because my phone malfunctioned during the course of the debate. I also regret not being here at the start of the debate yesterday and earlier this evening. I was away on international business and have only just returned. I will begin by responding to events this morning. I deplore in the strongest possible terms the death earlier today of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (11 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: This case is currently under consideration in the United Arab Emirates’ legal system. As such, my Department is restricted in what it can appropriately do and it may be more helpful for the family to seek expert advice from their lawyers. Nevertheless, officials of my department both in Dublin and at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi, will continue to monitor the situation and offer consular...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The advice of my Department for Irish citizens in Libya is that they should leave that country by commercial means, if they can do so safely.The Embassy of Ireland in Rome, which is accredited to Libya, has been aware of this individual’s intention to leave Libya for some time, and has been in frequent contact with the person throughout 2014. The Embassy has assisted the person...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has been in contact with the British Embassy on the subject of these reports. The messages that were conveyed to the British Embassy were along the lines contained in a letter from the Secretary General to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade on 9 December. It was pointed out in this letter that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade works to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through the Embassy of Ireland in Madrid and the Consular Assistance Section in Dublin, has been providing ongoing consular assistance to the family of the missing person since first being informed of this case. I wish to assure the Deputy that my Department and our Embassy in Madrid will continue to provide all possible consular assistance to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 537 and 538 together. I refer the Deputy to my response to parliamentary question 45478/14 of 26 November 2014 concerning meetings of my Department’s Management Advisory Committee. Since then there have been two further meetings which took place on 4thDecember and 16thDecember. I attended the Management Advisory Committee meetings on 15thJuly and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: My Department performs a wide range of functions in pursuit of Ireland’s values and interests overseas. These include advancing reconciliation and cooperation on the island of Ireland; representing and advancing Government policies with other States and in international organisations; economic, trade and cultural promotion; frontline consular and passport services to Irish citizens;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I have written to the Deputy in response to this representation, as follows:The recent appalling conflict in Gaza understandably prompted many people to think of what specific action we could take, and it has been frequently suggested that the Government should support a trade ban on Israel. However, Ireland has a long-standing policy, under successive Governments, of not supporting boycotts...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: An Fhoireann Rannach (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Tá mo Roinn go h-iomlán tiomanta do sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge a sholáthar agus freagraí a thabhairt ar comhfhreagras trí Ghaeilge nuair atá siad de dhíth. Is iad Oifig na bPasanna agus an Rannán Consalachta na príomh rannóga ina mbíonn idirgabháil idir an Roinn agus an pobal agus tá riachtanais acu i dtaca le...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The Programme for Government states that the Government will enforce the prohibition of the use of Irish airspace, airports and related facilities for purposes not in line with the dictates of international law. Ireland does not tolerate and will not tolerate the use of our airspace or airports for any illegal purpose, including torture, rendition or the unauthorised detention of any...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (16 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: During the period in question, one officer applied for a transfer to a Government office in County Waterford and transferred to the Waterford office of the Department of Social Protection in 2010.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (17 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland is not party to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention). Although my Department has an important role in relation to signing and ratifying international agreements, the necessary legislative or administrative measures required to implement them are for the line Department responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: The Government’s approach to the question of recognition of Palestine was set out in detail during the course of the debate held in the Dáil on 9 and 10 December. Achieving and recognising a Palestinian state has always been the Government’s objective, and everything we do on the Middle East is directed towards that aim. While successive Governments have always seen...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: Since 16 October, when the Northern Ireland political talks were convened, in excess of 90 meetings have been held across the four streams of the talks. Those four streams relate to budgetary and financial issues; legacy issues (parades, flags and emblems, and dealing with the past); institutional issues including the functioning of the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly; and,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 to 206, inclusive, together. The nineteenth meeting of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in plenary format was held in Armagh on 5 December 2014. At the meeting, discussions covered economic and budgetary issues in both jurisdictions. The Council welcomed the broadly encouraging prospects while recognising that challenges remain. The recent...