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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: There were no such cases in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 360 and 361 together. My Department actively facilities staff who wish to undertake secondments in other relevant organisations, including in other Government Departments and the Oireachtas, as well as the UN and EU institutions. In recent years, we have also operated an exchange scheme with the IDA. In keeping with this policy, and in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland remains active and engaged on the objective of trying to achieve a two state solution in the Middle East; few European countries are as consistently engaged on this issue as we are. There is an urgent need to find ways to end the occupation, and to achieve lasting peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians. I have worked continuously to try and maintain the Middle East...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 to 366, inclusive, and 389 and 390 together. I would also refer the Deputy to my answers to Priority Question 25 (36375/16) and Question 55 (36124/16) on 23 November, which addressed this topic. The issue of demolition by Israeli authorities of property of Palestinian residents and communities, including homes, schools, water and power...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367, 377 and 380 together. At the outset, I would like to assure the Deputy that securing this citizen’s return home to Ireland continues to be a top priority for the Government. The approach to this case is under continuous review and is informed and shaped by, inter alia, constant coordination and dialogue with Ibrahim’s family and his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 368, 375 and 376 together. Responsibility for revising the legal basis of the telephone preference service and the mailing preference service to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation is a matter for the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 to 371, inclusive, together. My Department administers a number of funding programmes, including Ireland's official overseas development programme, Irish Aid. As part of Irish Aid, funding is provided through the annual Development Education Grants Scheme for projects aimed at promoting awareness of and engagement with global development and justice...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 to 374, inclusive, together. My Department administers a number of funding programmes, including Ireland's official overseas development programme, Irish Aid. As part of Irish Aid, funding is provided through the annual Development Education Grants Scheme for projects aimed at promoting awareness of and engagement with global development and justice...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Child Abduction (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: The case referred to is a particularly devastating one for the parent left behind. Regarding any case of parental child abduction, my Department’s general policy is to discuss and explore with the left behind parent possible mediation options; possible legal avenues to be pursued in the country where the child or children have been taken; and to seek to facilitate a welfare check on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I am very much aware of the consular case in the Philippines and the very difficult circumstances in which this individual and his family find themselves. I have personally raised my concerns with senior Philippines Government contacts, including most recently in New York in September. For any Irish citizen subject to criminal proceedings abroad, my Department officials will offer...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: The number of passports issued in 2015 was 672,760 and this generated €42.3m in receipts. The number of passports issued to 28thNovember is 705,668 which generated a total of €42.2m in receipts. The receipts generated through passports cards per month in 2016 are as follows: Month Receipts generated January €87,925 February €80,490 March €71,970...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: My Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The Department commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department. Independent evaluation of programmes and analysis of issues by external experts has informed - and continues to inform - my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: The report referred to by the Deputy deals with the situation of unaccompanied minors previously located in the Calais camp.The Refugee Youth Service makes a series of recommendations tothe responsible French and British authorities. My Departmenthas no responsibility or any oversight role with regard to thematters raised in this report referencing the French and British authorities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Non-Disclosure Agreements (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: My Department has not entered into any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements with any organisation arising from a court action or a threatened court action. As there are no agencies under the aegis of my Department, the issue of non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements related to agencies does not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (29 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: This matter is currently being given due consideration in accordance with the D/PER Instructions to Personnel Officers – Ministerial Appointments for the 32ndDáil.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Correspondence (30 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I am keenly aware of the issues cited in the correspondence supplied and my Department has met with WAVE as part of the consultations I mandated earlier this year on legacy issues. WAVE has previously received support from my Department’s Reconciliation Fund, most recently in 2011. The Good Friday Agreement exhorts us not to forget those who have been injured as a result of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (1 Dec 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I am aware of the difficult situation currently facing human rights defenders in Guatemala, and I condemn unreservedly any intimidation or violence perpetrated against human rights defenders in Guatemala and elsewhere. My attention has been brought to the specific case to which the Deputy refers, regarding the tragic killing of Mr. Jeremy Abraham Barrios Lima. Ireland does not have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (1 Dec 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I am very much aware of the consular case in the Philippines and the very difficult circumstances in which this individual and his family find themselves. As the Deputy is aware, I have personally raised my concerns with senior Philippines Government contacts, including most recently in New York in September. As the present case is a legal matter and the subject of an ongoing judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (1 Dec 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I am aware of the case to which the Deputy refers and my officials in the Belfast Secretariat monitor this and other cases as part of their ongoing work around prison issues generally in Northern Ireland. It has been raised by them with the Northern Ireland Office. The person concerned was detained in March 2016 when the release licence granted to him under the terms of the Good Friday...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (6 Dec 2016)

Charles Flanagan: A decision was taken in the 2005 budget to exempt applicants aged 65 and over from the passport fee. In 2011 the Government decided in light of the budgetary situation to discontinue the exemption and to apply the same ten-year passport fee to all applicants aged eighteen years or over. The annualized fee for a standard ten year Irish passport compares favourably with many other...