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Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (7 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW54), which took place in New York from 1-12 March 2010, was also the occasion of a fifteen year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Adopted in 1995, the Beijing Platform for Action is an agenda for women's empowerment which aims to ensure equality of access of women to their human rights and to remove all...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: It is in the nature of the work of my Department that staff members transfer between Divisions at HQ, and indeed to Missions abroad, on a regular basis. In addition to this routine rotation, some staff may apply, for personal reasons, for transfers to other Government Departments or public bodies. The table below sets out the number of applications received, since 1 January 2007, from...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The training budget for my Department in 2010 is €575,000. There has been no reduction since the initial allocation in the estimates. The total spent in the first half of 2010 was €198,617, representing 34.5% of the allocation. Patterns of training expenditure in previous years show that more than 60% of the allocation is drawn down in the second half of the year.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 413, 418 and 419 together. On 6 July, there were 57,516 applications in the system. Of these 12,400 represent applications received by the Passport Office in Cork. It is not possible to produce statistics for North Tipperary alone. Whereas this backlog is excessively high it nonetheless represents a reduction of almost 10,500 applications in the backlog...

Written Answers — Arms Trade: Arms Trade (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The 2007 Programme for Government contained a specific commitment to support a binding and comprehensive global treaty on the trade of arms, covering all weapons and ammunition. In implementation of this commitment, Ireland has worked within the UN and with the EU to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export and...

Written Answers — Israeli Policy: Israeli Policy (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: Like every other country, Israel is entitled to play a full and active part within the UN and other international organisations. This is perhaps especially important to acknowledge in Israel's case, as for many decades Israel has been excluded from some organisations, or from regional groups within UN organisations, due to the denial in some quarters of its legitimacy and right to exist....

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: A number of Social Partnership Organisations have received funding from my Department during the period in question, the details of which are outlined below. In all cases funding is provided as part of regulated schemes operated by my Department. There are no state agencies under the aegis of my Department. The Reconciliation and Anti Sectarianism Funds in my Department have provided support...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: Working Holiday agreements are concluded between Ireland and other Governments on a reciprocal basis. For Irish citizens the application is administered directly with the Embassy concerned or through a sponsoring organisation. While precise figures are not available in relation to the number of visa applications by Irish citizens approved in all of the countries listed, the table beneath sets...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The details sought in relation to the Embassy of Ireland to the Holy See and the Embassy of Ireland to the Italian Republic are included in the following tabular form. The Embassy of Ireland to the Italian Republic is also accredited to Libya and San Marino, and the Ambassador to Italy is Ireland's Permanent Representative to the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Food...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is in the following table: Construction, development and decorative works to Embassies Location 2007 €000 ABUJA – RESIDENCE 3 ADDIS ABABA - CHANCERY 3 ATHENS - RESIDENCE 14 BELFAST SECRETARIAT - RESIDENCE 781 BRASILIA - CHANCERY 2 BRUSSELS (EMBASSY) - RESIDENCE 53 BRUSSELS (PERM REP - EU) - CHANCERY 15 BRUSSELS (PERM REP - EU) -...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: As I explained to the Deputy on 16 June last I have asked my officials to examine the feasibility of providing passport production equipment in other parts of the country. However, I do not expect that a decision in this regard will be made in the short term. The priority for the Passport Service at present is to reduce the substantial backlog in passport applications and to restore the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Jul 2010)

Micheál Martin: The number of Secretaries General and Deputy and Assistant Secretaries General who retired in my Department since July 2005 are given below in tabular format. Year Grade Number 2005 Assistant Secretary General 2 2006 Deputy SecretaryAssistant Secretary General 12 2007 Nil Nil 2008 Assistant Secretary General 5 2009 Secretary GeneralSecond Secretary GeneralAssistant Secretary General...

Order of Business (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: Those questions are very——

Order of Business (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: Why did Deputy Costello ask the Taoiseach then when he already got a reply ten minutes ago?

Order of Business (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: This is unedifying and gives the public a bad impression of us.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy refers to the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian mother of two whose stoning sentence has caused the gravest concern in Ireland and internationally. The case of Ms. Ashtianai has been raised with the Iranian Ambassador to Ireland by officials in my Department who have conveyed in the strongest terms that Ireland is completely opposed to the use of stoning, a practice...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1202 and 1203 together. The Deputy will be aware of the Government's strong views on the illegality of the construction of the separation barrier on occupied land. While we recognise the responsibility on the Israeli Government to provide for the security of its citizens, I have regularly expressed my serious concern about the negative consequences of the...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: The scheme whereby passports should be available free to persons aged 65 and over was introduced in 2005. Given the current budgetary situation and the need to cover the cost of passport production, I have no plans to reduce passport fees for any category of citizen.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: The requested details for my Department during the periods in question are set out below. 2010 Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin, T.D. Grade/Position Location Number Remuneration Executive Officer Iveagh House, Dublin 1.00 Executive Officer PPC Standard Scale €30,516 – €47,975 per annum Personal Assistant Cork 1.00 Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,023 – €42,122...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Sep 2010)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of and share the deep concern that has been expressed at the manner in which trade union activists, including teachers and human rights defenders have been treated in Colombia. Colombia has witnessed the longest period of upheaval of any country in Latin America — over 50 years in all. The Colombian people have endured relentless suffering, reflected in the more than two million...