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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The scale of the migration challenge facing the EU is an enormous one requiring a comprehensive and coherent response. The political and economic circumstances behind the displacement of millions of people must be addressed, if the flow of migrants is to be managed. The conflict in Syria (which is the biggest driver behind this year’s migrant flows) has led to the world’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Strategies (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: “Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy”, the Government Trade Tourism and Investment Strategy 2010-2015, runs to the end of 2015. The Strategy was however reviewed in 2014. This involved a long process of consultation with Local Market Teams abroad, the Embassy network, Government Departments, State agencies and also with the private sector through the Global Irish Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Turkey is a very important partner for all of us in the European Union, and a key partner as we all frame our collective response to the current migration crisis. As host to well over two million refugees, Turkey is particularly important to any resolution to this crisis and, in this regard, it is important that the EU and Turkey formulate a coordinated and collaborative plan of action. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Committees (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Body established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is one of the UN’s core human rights treaties. The Human Rights Committee is composed of independent experts elected by States parties to the Covenant. Ireland ratified the Covenant on 8 December 1989. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: This is a repeat of my answer to question no. 113. Prison issues in Northern Ireland, in particular those affecting prisoners in separated accommodation, regularly arise in my discussions with Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford MLA and, on non-devolved matters, with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP, both of whom I meet on a regular basis in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I would like to thank the Deputy for his timely question regarding current developments in relation to Nuclear Disarmament. In line with our long standing leadership role with regard to the promotion of nuclear disarmament, Ireland has been deeply involved in the Humanitarian Consequences Initiative, including a series of conferences held prior to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: This is a repeat of my answer to question no. 124. Prison issues in Northern Ireland, in particular those affecting prisoners in separated accommodation, regularly arise in my discussions with Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford MLA and, on non-devolved matters, with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP, both of whom I meet on a regular basis in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy is referring to the financial elements of the recently published draft ‘Action Plan on Turkey’. Turkey is a very important partner for all of us in the European Union, and a key partner as we all frame our collective response to the current migration crisis. As host to well over two million refugees, Turkey is particularly important to any resolution to this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The human right situation in Egypt was not discussed at the recent meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council or European Council. The EU position was expressed at the last session of the UN Human Rights Council, when it was stated that “the EU remains seriously concerned about the growing number of death sentences and recent executions, over reports of enforced disappearances, the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that permission was granted by my Department for the landing of these four aircraft at Shannon Airport subject to the strict conditions which apply to all foreign military aircraft. These include stipulations that the aircraft must be unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives and must not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in question must not form...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Budgets (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: My Department manages two Votes – Vote 28Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote 27 - International Cooperation. The 2015 allocation is outlined below: Vote Current - € Capital - € Total - € 27 International Cooperation 476.37 m 0.25 m 476.62m 28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 205.25 m 4.75 m 210.0 m Total 681.62 m 5.00 m 686.62m A total of €686.62 million...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Lansdowne Road Agreement (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Government’s voted expenditure allocations and measures for 2016 were presented to Dáil Éireann in the . The table below shows the estimated gross pay bill for my Department’s two votes for 2016 as reflected in the Report. Vote Allocation Foreign Affairs and Trade (Vote 28) €78,858,000 International Co-operation (Vote 27) €14,916,000 TOTAL...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 866, 882 and 884 together. The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. Arrangements under which permission is granted for military aircraft, including US aircraft, to land at Irish airports are governed by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: ERASMUS Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Palestinian students are fully eligible for participation in ERASMUS programmes, as are Israeli students, and are not excluded as suggested. It has been the case that some students may have been deterred from taking part in ERASMUS by more general movement and access difficulties experienced by Palestinians, in terms of exiting and re-entering the territory, and questions of residency...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: This is a repeat of my reply to oral question no. 135. The Government fully supports the all-party Dáil motions of July 2008 and May 2011 urging the British Government to allow access by an independent international judicial figure to all original documents in their possession relating to the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. I have raised this issue with the British Government on a number...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN Summit at the end of September are central to the new global development agenda, Agenda 2030, for the next fifteen years. Unlike the Millennium Development goals, they are universally applicable, and all countries are required to take action to implement them, domestically and internationally. The Inter-Departmental Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Firstly, allow me to reiterate my sympathies to the families of the 43 students who disappeared in Iguala, Mexico in September 2014. Those families need and deserve answers, and it is critically important that a full and comprehensive investigation of their disappearance be carried out. Ireland fully supports the work of the Group of Independent Experts appointed by the Inter-American...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Treaties (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Switzerland and the European Union are close partners who enjoy mutually beneficial relations. I understand that the issues to which the Deputy refers will be the subject of relevant discussions between Switzerland and the European Commission, which is the competent authority in this area. Ireland will be supportive of an outcome consistent with European law.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Terrorism (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I was utterly appalled by the devastating terrorist attack in Ankara on Saturday, 10 October. This brutal act resulted in a tragic loss of life and wide-scale injuries. I expressed my condolences to the families of the deceased and to the people of Turkey, in a statement on 12 October and I also signed the book of condolences at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Dublin on 13 October....