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Written Answers — Inter-Country Co-operation: Inter-Country Co-operation (15 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The traditionally strong relations between Ireland and Scotland continue to develop in a positive way, including since devolution. The Irish Consul General in Edinburgh, where premises opened in 1998, is involved in a broad range of activities supporting the development of enhanced bilateral links. These include the promotion of trade, tourism, culture and investment opportunities in close...

Written Answers — Oifig na bPasanna: Oifig na bPasanna (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Fuair Oifig na bPasanna iarratas ar phas ón duine atá i gceist ar an 7 Nollaig 2004. Scríobh an Oifig ar ais ar an 12 Nollaig de bharr go raibh ant-iarratas neamh-iomlán. D'iarr an t-iarratasóir go n-eiseofaí an pas sa leagan Gaeilge dá hainm, ach níor chuir sí aon fhianaise ar fáil maidir le húsáid an ainm seo, faoi mar is cóir le hiarratas den chineál seo. Tuairiscíodh gur...

Written Answers — Oifig na bPasanna: Oifig na bPasanna (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Sé polasaí na Roinne pasanna a eisiúint san ainm ar a bhfuil aithne ar an iarratasóir de ghnáth. Déantar é seo, is cuma má lorgaítear an pas in ainm Gaeilge nó in ainm Béarla an duine. Tá seo uile leagtha amach sna nótaí a ghabhann leis an bhfoirm iarratais ar phas, agus freisin ar shuíomh gréasáin Oifig na bPasanna, http:// www.passport.ie. I Mír a Dó den fhoirm iarratais,...

Written Answers — State Visits: State Visits (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I look forward to meeting the US Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, in Brussels on 22 February 2005 when she meets with EU Foreign Ministers during the visit of President Bush. I also look forward to meeting the Secretary of State over the St. Patrick's Day period in Washington. In recent days Dr. Rice has visited a number of our EU partners and the Middle East. I welcome the positive...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Ireland has had an aid programme in Uganda since 1995. According to the UN's 2004 human development index, Uganda remains a poor country where life expectancy is only 45.7 years, only 31% of adults are literate, 48% of the people do not have access to safe water and 44% of the population are below the poverty line. The programme in Uganda is one of the larger Irish engagements in sub-Saharan...

Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I share the Deputy's interest in Brent, which is home to a significant proportion of London's Irish community. During my visit to London in December 2004 I was pleased to include Brent in my itinerary and to meet with the staff and clients of the Cricklewood Homeless Concern. The Government is committed to supporting organisations in Britain that assist those members of our community in...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Ireland is represented in the plenary sessions, and on the various Committees, of the UN General Assembly by officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs assigned to the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in New York. Occasionally, when necessary, representation is temporarily augmented by officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs or from other Departments with...

Written Answers — Seachtain na Gaeilge: Seachtain na Gaeilge (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Tá fochoiste bunaithe ag coiste pairtnéireachta na Roinne le haghaidh achan ghné d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla a mheas, agus an dóigh is fearr leis an seirbhís i nGaeilge sa Roinn a fheabhsú. Beidh an fochoiste fosta ag plé leis an dóigh is fearr le Seachtain na Gaeilge a úsáid chun aidhmeanna na hAchta a chur chun cinn sa Roinn.

Written Answers — Consular Assistance: Consular Assistance (16 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: My Department has been aware of the case since early last week, when it received a telephone call from a member of the deceased man's immediate family. Following receipt of this call, it has sought to provide all possible consular assistance. The Irish Embassy in London has informed me that the man's body was found on 16 November 2004. The embassy has contacted the deceased's local council to...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: This matter has not previously been drawn to my attention. Policy in relation to immigration in this jurisdiction is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. There are a wide variety of circumstances in which a visitor to one jurisdiction within the common travel area may be required to transit the territory of the other. In certain cases there may be a...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Department's records show that in 2004, 223,890 kg. of waste was produced, of which 12.23%, 27,390 kg. was recycled. No breakdown of either figure is available but the recycled portion comprised paper and an amount of aluminium cans. My Department does not produce significant amounts of hazardous or organic waste or of waste textiles, plastic or glass. It is the Department's policy to...

Written Answers — Irish Prisoners Abroad: Irish Prisoners Abroad (17 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: It is the right of every Irish citizen who is arrested or imprisoned abroad, under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, to seek consular assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs. However, not all Irish citizens who are so arrested or imprisoned avail of this right. In addition, the number of Irish prisoners abroad is constantly changing as some are released and others newly...

Written Answers — Departmental Credit Cards: Departmental Credit Cards (17 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Further to my reply of 27 January 2005, I would like to inform the Deputy that expenditure of €327,142.13 was incurred on the Department's 21 official credit cards during the period in question. In the time available, it was not possible to provide all the information requested by the Deputy. I have, however, asked that a breakdown of these costs be made available to the Deputy as quickly...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: There was no expenditure on public relations in 2002 by the Department of Foreign Affairs. While no public relations consultants or companies were employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2003 and 2004, Red Dog Design Consultants were employed, following a tendering process, by Development Co-operation Ireland, a division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The company was paid...

Written Answers — Criminal Convictions: Criminal Convictions (17 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I understand that on 10 February 2005 in New York city Ms Lynne Stewart, a civil rights lawyer, was found guilty on two counts of conspiring to provide material aid to terrorists and three counts of perjury and defrauding the US Government. Ms Stewart will be sentenced at a further hearing on 15 July 2005 and remains free on bail in the interim. I have not raised this case with the US authorities.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (17 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: On 21 January 2005 the Government of Nepal ordered the closure of the offices of the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office, TRWO, and the Office of the Dalai Lama. The Nepalese authorities have explained that the two offices are not legally registered and are, therefore, in violation of Nepalese law. The apparent difficulty in this regard is that Tibetan refugees do not have the right to register...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The information I have is that the circumstances of the death in question were investigated under the supervision of the Police Complaints Authority in Britain. The resulting report was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service which concluded that there was insufficient evidence on which to base a prosecution of the police officer involved. The subsequent inquest concluded with a verdict by the...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (24 Feb 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Government approved the opening of an embassy of Lesotho in Dublin in January 2003. The embassy was formally opened on Wednesday, 16 February 2005, by Prime Minister Mosisili of Lesotho. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, represented the Government at the opening ceremony. Ireland has had resident diplomatic representation in Lesotho since an aid office was opened...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (1 Mar 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to share time with the Minister of State, Deputy Brendan Smith.

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (1 Mar 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I am delighted to be able to participate in this debate. The case of Robert McCartney is one of collusion. The purpose of the collusion is to avoid justice, to escape the truth and to protect the killers. Like all collusion cases before it, the Irish Government will incessantly press for truth and justice for the family and for the wider society. Like the cases of Rosemary Nelson, Patrick...