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Order of Business (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That legislation, which is coming from the Department of Justice and Equality, is due next year.

Order of Business (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Go raibh maith ag an Teachta as an chuireadh go Cluain Meala. Tá súil agam go mbeidh mé ann i rith an tsamhraidh chun cuimhneachán a dhéanamh ar bhunú Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre.

Order of Business (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The HSE governance Bill is due this session.

Order of Business (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The housing Bill is due this year.

Ireland's Chairmanship-in-Office of the OSCE: Statements (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the Dáil today in my capacity as Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Ireland assumed the chairmanship of this important multilateral organisation for the first time on 1 January. As chairperson, I bear overall responsibility for the executive action of the OSCE. My responsibilities...

Written Answers — Irish Communities Abroad: Irish Communities Abroad (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I outlined in my reply to Question Nos. 16, 31 and 55 of 29 March, addressing the position of the undocumented Irish and reform of migration arrangements remain high priorities for the Government in its contacts with the US Administration and Congress. The Taoiseach and I have worked closely and continuously on this matter. We discussed immigration issues with President Obama during his...

Written Answers — International Relations: International Relations (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Relations between Iran and the international community continue to be dominated by concerns over Iran's nuclear programme, which has been the subject of various UN Security Council and IAEA Resolutions since 2006 and on which the latter agency has reported extensively. The IAEA's most recent reports of 8 November 2011 and 24 February 2012 noted strong grounds for serious concerns regarding...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I share the Deputy's concern about this issue and again advise that before making any travel plans, citizens should check the validity of their passports and renew, where necessary, in sufficient time for travel. This advice has offered for many years including in the media. In fact as recently as last week most major media outlets reported this as a central statement of mine in their...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Relations: Diplomatic Relations (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department administers certain matters arising out of our obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, as transposed into Irish law by the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967, in respect of staff currently accredited to Ireland under Article 10 of the Vienna Convention. While it is not possible in the current timeframe to provide a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Amendments (15 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 150 to 152, inclusive, together. The Government negotiated the Stability Treaty acting on behalf of and in the interests of the Irish people. For that reason, the Government has a duty to inform the public and has organised the most comprehensive information campaign ever held in relation to a European referendum in order to explain this Treaty to the...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (15 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Legislation brought forward by my Department does not normally impact significantly on the regulatory environment and no regulatory impact assessments have been undertaken by my Department on legislation or proposed legislation since 9 March 2011.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State boards under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (15 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have followed closely the hunger strikes undertaken by a large number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. I have stated publicly my view that the widespread use by Israel of administrative detention should cease, and that the punitive conditions imposed on prisoners while Gilad Shalit was in captivity should be ended. EU Missions in the Palestinian territories – including our...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The various measures included in the package agreed at Weston Park in August 2001 addressed four issues to assist in the successful implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: policing, normalisation, the stability of the institutions and decommissioning. There has been huge progress made in all of these areas and this progress was highlighted by a number of important milestones during 2011....

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is our understanding that the prisoner in question has initiated legal proceedings to secure an early release and judgment on this is pending. It would therefore not be appropriate for me to comment any further at this stage other than to confirm that officials from my Department continue to monitor developments very closely.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The case of former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, is matter of deep concern to Ireland and to the European Union. The Deputy will be aware that Ms. Tymoshenko was sentenced on 11 October 2011 to seven years in prison, and was the subject of a three-year ban on holding high public office and an order to repay €130m to the state-owned gas company having been convicted of...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: A passport was issued to the person in question on 11 May 2012.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 74 together. The Government shares the grave concerns expressed by aid agencies regarding the humanitarian situation in the South Kordofan and the Nuba Mountains regions of Sudan. Prolonged fighting since the beginning of June 2011 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM North) in Sudan's South...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I visited Paris on Sunday 6 May upon the election of President-elect Hollande in my capacity as leader of the Labour Party. I have also had a number of informal exchanges with members of his transition team. The Taoiseach spoke by telephone to President-elect Hollande on 9 May and congratulated him on his victory in the presidential elections in France. Their discussions focused on the...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am gravely concerned at the current situation in Syria, against a backdrop of escalating violence and the continued difficulties in ensuring adherence to the 12 April ceasefire and promoting full compliance by all sides with the six-point peace plan of UN/Arab League Joint Special Envoy, Kofi Annan. The situation was one of the major items discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council on 14 May...