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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (27 Oct 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. Ireland has committed €390,000 over a three-year period to the Organisation of American States, OAS, peace and verification mission in Colombia. Sweden and the Netherlands are also funding the mission, the mandate of which is to provide comprehensive support to the Colombian peace process, with a focus both on demobilisation and on the...

Written Answers — Passports for Investment Scheme: Passports for Investment Scheme (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: It is important to state that the person in question holds only one valid Irish passport. His first passport was issued in 1995 following the granting of citizenship through naturalisation to him by the then Minister for Justice, Deputy Nora Owen. His passport history is set out as follows: Place of Issue Date of Issue Status Passport 1 Dublin 26/04/1995 Cancelled Passport 2...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The importance of building trust and improving community relations, tackling sectarianism and addressing segregation in Northern Ireland was specifically acknowledged in the rights, identity and community section of the joint declaration published by the two Governments in 2003. Accordingly, the British Government was mandated to review good community relations and bring forward a strategic...

Written Answers — Ministerial Representations: Ministerial Representations (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I understand the person concerned was found guilty by a Danish court in November 2004 of the unauthorised disclosure of confidential official information. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment, under the Danish penal code. On appeal to the High Court in Denmark in September this year, the sentence was reduced to four months. This is a matter for the Danish legal system, and I have not...

Written Answers — Public Relations Contracts: Public Relations Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: No public relations contracts have been awarded by my Department since December 2004. In the interest of completion, I mention that in November 2004, following an open tender process, Development Co-operation Ireland employed the Cork based company, Real Event Solutions, to design, organise and manage a primary school competition around the theme of international development and the UN...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The following table sets out the number of personnel in my constituency office, their positions and salary scales: Grade/Position Number Salary scale Personal Assistant (non-established) 1 Higher Executive Officer scale €40,543-€51,463 Executive Officer 1 Executive Officer scale €28,021-€44,458 Clerical Officer 2 Clerical Officer scale...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for two Votes — Vote 28, foreign affairs, and Vote 29, international co-operation. The Department commissions consultancies where specialised knowledge and-or skills are not available within the Department and, particularly in the case of the Development Co-operation Ireland, DCI, programme, where an independent evaluation of programmes and...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The following table sets out the number of personnel in the Department's press office, their grades and pay scales: Grade/Position Number Salary Scale â'¬ Press Adviser (non-established) 1 Principal Officer scale 75,036-92,813 Press Officer (First Secretary) 1 First Secretary scale 57,630-71,859 Third Secretary 2 Third Secretary scale 30,593-54,173 Clerical Officer 2...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Under the Government's decentralisation programme the development co-operation directorate of the Department of Foreign Affairs, based in Dublin, is scheduled to decentralise to Limerick. This will involve the relocation to Limerick of 123 posts and is scheduled to take place during the first quarter of 2007. The decentralisation of the Development Co-operation Directorate will take place...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Department of Foreign Affairs has offices in two locations on the north side of Dublin. These are the passport office in Balbriggan and the archives section in Finglas. Neither office is scheduled to decentralise.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply of 25 October 2005 on the release of Rory Carroll. The question of the payment of a ransom did not arise in our consideration of the case, nor in any discussions which we had.

Written Answers — National Airspace: National Airspace (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Government regards unauthorised incursions by the British security forces into this jurisdiction as a serious matter. On each occasion on which my Department is notified of an incident, the matter is immediately raised with the British authorities through the British-Irish Secretariat in Belfast. This was the case with the Rassan incident, which has also been taken up again through the...

Written Answers — Repatriation of Foreign Nationals: Repatriation of Foreign Nationals (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Department of Foreign Affairs has no funds at its disposal to repatriate the remains of nationals of other states. However, in order to be as helpful as possible, an official of the Department raised with the responsible embassy in Dublin whether the relevant national authorities would provide financial support for the repatriation of the remains. The official was informed that the...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. 2002 2003 2004 â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Training 2,643.36 3,308.36 4,781.11 Translation 7,751.69 192,664.91 43,616.98 Advertising 20,718.51 23,996.70 111,470.40 Bilingual Signage 4,367.00 167.98 247.43 Other: Printing of Passport Forms 161,738.15 156,979.35 168,667.39 Other: Printing of...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Under the Government's decentralisation programme, the development co-operation directorate of the Department of Foreign Affairs, currently based in Dublin, is scheduled to decentralise to Limerick. This will involve the relocation to Limerick of 123 posts and is scheduled to take place during the first quarter of 2007. While a small number of staff are involved in the management of the...

Written Answers — Emigrant Services: Emigrant Services (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Significant advances continue to be made in progressing initiatives which benefit Irish people abroad, including securing substantially increased funding for this purpose. The high priority which the Government attaches to this area of national policy is reflected in the establishment of a dedicated unit in my Department, the Irish abroad unit, to work exclusively on the issue. Funding for...

Written Answers — Irish Prisoners Abroad: Irish Prisoners Abroad (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: When Irish citizens are sentenced to terms in prison abroad they are entitled under the Vienna convention on consular relations to seek consular assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs, through the relevant Irish diplomatic mission. The mission will seek to ensure that prisoners are treated in a non-discriminatory manner; that their living conditions are as humane as possible; that...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: There are four boards-committees under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs: the advisory board for Development Co-operation Ireland; the development education advisory committee; the board of the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange — Fulbright Commission; and the Díon committee, an advisory committee to the Government on the situation of Irish emigrants in...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: A multiple entry visa was issued to the person concerned by the Department of Foreign Affairs visa office on 28 October last. All documentation, including the passport with the visa attached was returned on that date by registered post to the address indicated by the applicant. Its receipt has also been separately confirmed.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Nov 2005)

Dermot Ahern: To which Labour Party does the Deputy refer?