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European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am working from the Commission's figures.

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There is a shrinking.

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The figures are available, about which there is no doubt. We have sought to have a specific provision made in the European Union budget to do two things to address the issue of youth unemployment. First, during the course of our Presidency of the European Union we will seek to make tackling youth unemployment a priority. One of the issues being advanced through the Employment, Social...

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree that we need more investment in the European Union. During the period of the crisis there was a reduction in private investment across member states. In order to encourage investment we need stability in the Union and for its currency in particular. That is something that has largely been achieved. The agreement on a European Union budget will contribute to that stability and will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Parliament Membership (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Article 14.2 of the Treaty on European Union sets an overall ceiling of 750 seats, plus the President, for the European Parliament. It also provides that representation of citizens shall be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State, and that no Member State shall be allocated more than ninety-six seats. There is a need therefore to adjust the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have seen no recent reports pertaining to this subject. Ireland of course deplores the use of torture in any context.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (14 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I met the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Ms. Theresa Villiers in Farmleigh on 11 February, 2013. We discussed the current political situation in Northern Ireland noting the importance of political leadership in countering sectarianism. We discussed how the two governments might assist political leaders in Northern Ireland promote a genuinely shared society. We also discussed the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: PEACE Programme (14 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: At the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 7/8 February, it was decided by the EU Heads of State and Government that a total of €150 million will be allocated towards the PEACE Programme. The final size of the next PEACE programme, which would also include funding from Ireland and the UK, will be determined following a programme planning process.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The amount expended by my Department in respect of outsourced security services in Ireland for 2012 was €639,063. The services were provided by G4S.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My department spent €504,518 on outsourced cleaning services in the State in 2012. The services were provided for office premises occupied by my department in 10 buildings. The companies which provided these services were: ECO Group Services Rentokil Initial Limited E Pak Industries Spring Grove Services Limited George Cook and Company Limited Abbey W.R.S. Waste Management Panda...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I join the Taoiseach, my fellow Ministers in Government and, I believe, every Member of this House in offering, on behalf of the State and the Irish people, a heartfelt apology to the survivors of the Magdelen laundries. I say to all of those women, some of whom are with us today: We have heard you, we believe you and we are profoundly sorry for what was done to you, and that what happened...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Appointments (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200, 202 and 203 together. There are no State agencies or commercial bodies operating under the aegis of my Department. The Fulbright Commission has a unique status in that it was established pursuant to an international agreement, is funded jointly with the US Government and is therefore not a body solely under the aegis of the Department of Foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Priorities (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: During our Presidency, the Irish Government is focusing on measures to restore Europe’s financial stability, stimulate sustainable economic growth and, above all, to promote jobs. Ireland’s Presidency agenda reflects very closely our domestic priorities. The opening phase of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU is now over. Our Presidency Programme “for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The situation in Mali has been discussed at all recent meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, most recently at the Council meeting I attended in Brussels yesterday. The Council yesterday adopted comprehensive conclusions which reaffirm the EU’s support for international efforts to support stabilisation in Mali and to counter the threat of terrorism. Recognising that the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Since the crisis first erupted almost two years ago, the EU has been prompt in adopting a wide range of restrictive measures targeted against the Assad regime and its supporters to compel them to stop their brutal crackdown and engage in an inclusive process of national dialogue aiming for transition and reform within Syria. EU sanctions include a series of individual listings as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Proliferation (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome and strongly support the initiative by the Norwegian Government to host an International Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. I believe this conference - and, indeed, the discussion on this topic more generally - will help to highlight the calamitous, unmanageable and immoral implications of any use, whether accidental or deliberate, of nuclear weapons. It...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Over the past 5 years, Ireland has allocated over €196 million in aid to Uganda through our aid programme, including through civil society organisations. This aid is working. Since commencing our work in Uganda in 1994, we have witnessed huge improvements in the quality of life for the Ugandan people. Peace has returned to most of the country after generations of war. There are now...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As I have stated consistently, the decision to close the resident Embassy to the Holy See will not be reversed in the immediate term. However, in the context of the budgetary situation, I will continue to review the deployment of our diplomatic resources overseas. The Villa Spada is now the location of our Embassy to the Italian Republic. Any discussions with the Holy See on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan was launched in January 2010, and a Single Economic Space, based on a set of agreements covering subjects from the coordination of macroeconomic and fiscal policies to labour migration and technical regulation, became operational in January 2012. The Presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have declared their intention to form a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (19 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware from previous responses to questions in relation to the person named my officials remain in close and direct contact with the person’s wife and family and they liaise directly with her on all developments in his case. The Ambassador and officers in the Embassy in New Delhi, which is accredited to Sri Lanka, and the Honorary Consul of Ireland Office in...