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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 616 and 627 together. Ireland attaches great importance to combatting all forms of discrimination, including that based on religion or belief and incitement to religious hatred. We firmly believe in tolerance, non-discrimination, freedom of expression, freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief. It is of deep concern that freedom of religion and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister of State for Development, Trade Promotion and North-South Cooperation, Sean Sherlock T.D., has been leading the Irish delegation at the International Conference on Financing for Development, from 13 to 16 July in Addis Ababa. The conference is expected to conclude today with the adoption of an agreed outcome document “The Addis Ababa Accord”. The Addis agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Advertising Budgets (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28: Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Vote 27: International Cooperation. There are no agencies under the aegis of my Department. Advertising undertaken by my Department relates mainly to notification of changes to passport and consular fees, public office opening hours, and occasional notices concerning...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The Annual Reports of Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) are published online and do not incur printing costs. The cost of printing other reports by Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) is outlined below: Year 2013 €2,005 2014 nil The cost of printing...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: My Department implemented a system of online payslips a number of years ago. Since then the vast majority of the 1,300 staff paid by the Department access their payslips electronically. However, approximately 85 staff per week, receive paper payslips as they do not have access to the electronic system. The cost of issuing these hard copy payslips to staff by my Department was approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two Votes, Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade does not bear the cost of private travel. It has not been possible to compile the requested information in the time available. I have asked my officials to provide the requested information...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). Monthly profiles for expenditure are in place in my Department and performance against profile is reported regularly to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is published as part of the Monthly Exchequer Statement. The Monthly Exchequer Statement for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I have repeatedly condemned all violence against civilians in Syria by the Assad regime, militia forces and terrorist groups, including the abhorrent use of barrel bombs which are an indiscriminate weapon aimed primarily at terrorising the Syrian population. Ireland has consistently supported greater engagement by the Security Council on tackling the crisis in Syria. All EU Member States,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: There are no State Boards operating under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). Monthly profiles for expenditure are in place in my Department and performance against profile is reported regularly to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is published as part of the Monthly Exchequer Statement. The Monthly Exchequer Statement for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Significant progress has been made on the Consular Services side of my Department in providing online application processes. Both applications for Citizenship through Foreign Birth Registration and applications for Certificats de Coutume (letters of freedom to marry or enter a civil partnership abroad) use online systems to launch applications. However, while this has resulted in more...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: This passport has been printed, and has been available for collection in Cork Passport Office since 14/07/2015.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: At the April meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, I engaged in a discussion with EU Foreign Ministers of the crisis in Yemen which has worsened an already dire humanitarian situation. This meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council adopted conclusions which reflect the EU position on the conflict and which called for an inclusive political process to find a solution. Subsequently,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The brutal activities of Boko Haram continue to represent a serious threat to the peace and security of Nigeria, and to the wider region, including Cameroon, Chad and Niger. They also involve the clear and persistent abuse of human rights, especially of women and girls, and a direct threat to the provision of education and education facilities. The abduction over a year ago of more than 200...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Annual Reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for 2013 and 2014 will be published jointly before the end of 2015. The reports will be published online on my Department’s website and in both official languages.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that the Government formally supported an application by the citizen’s legal team for release under the Presidential decree on foreign prisoners in February 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I remain very concerned about this case and my Department avails of every opportunity to convey our concerns at this conviction. Ireland does not have a resident Embassy in Pakistan, and our Embassy in Turkey is accredited to Pakistan. The former Irish Ambassador accredited to Pakistan (from Ankara, Turkey) conveyed our concern at this conviction on a number of occasions to the Ministry...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has a very clear strategy in place focussed on achieving a positive outcome at the earliest time possible. That strategy is based on two clear objectives: firstly to see this individual released by the Egyptian authorities so that he can return to his family and his studies in Ireland and, secondly, to provide consular support for his welfare while he remains in detention. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The flooding in Tbilisi last month had terrible consequences, including a death toll of at least 20. I wrote at the time to my Georgian counterpart to express the deepest condolences of the Irish Government. More recently, President Higgins attended a memorial service in Dublin for the victims of the floods, at which the Georgian Chargé d’Affaires and members of the Georgian...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Jul 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Further to my reply to Question No 713 of 14 July 2015 on this matter, I can confirm that the election observation roster maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was established in May 2013 for a period of five years, following a review of the previous roster and a public call for applicants. The aim is to ensure that, when requested, Ireland is represented at an...