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Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I expect some legislation will be required and when that has been advanced, we will be able to tell the House when it can be brought forward.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Regarding the Children First Bill, I understand the heads of the Bill will be before Government in the near future. I will circulate, probably by way of letter, a response on the Ulster Bank issue.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: What the Deputy has said with regard to public awareness about heart donations is very worthwhile and I agree with the Deputy's comments on the matter. I might be so bold as to suggest that he submit it as a topical issue because I am sure it is something to which the Minister of Health would wish to respond directly on.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is right. This is the big issue of our time - the need to create jobs and to ensure that we address, in particular, the needs of young people who are unemployed. The Government is always prepared to have this issue debated and discussed in the House. Arrangements for debates are made by the whips and I urge Deputy Griffin to raise the matter with the Government Chief Whip.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Missions (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are currently two United Nations peacekeeping missions which operate in Syria, the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO), the latter of which is which is headquartered in Jerusalem.At the beginning of June a decision was taken by the Austrian Government to withdraw its peacekeeping contingent from UNDOF. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Missions (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not the practice for my Department’s overseas missions to prepare annual reports. In common with other missions, the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations reports on a regular and ongoing basis on a range of issues to relevant Divisions of my Department. Overseas missions also prepare annual business plans in consultation with and under the oversight of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department and its Embassy network support a range of trade missions in close co-operation with the relevant State Agencies. Minister of State White has just returned from leading an Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the US from 19 to 21 June, organised with the support our Consulate General in New York, which targeted the life science industry in Pennsylvania. Minister Bruton is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Security Council Membership (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In 2005, Ireland announced its candidature for election to the United Nations Security Council in 2020 for the 2021-2022 term. In seeking election to the United Nations Security Council, Ireland will present its candidature on the basis of its firm commitment to the principles and values enshrined in the United Nations Charter. We will draw on our record of dedicated service to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Topical Issue Debate (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The information sought by the Deputy is available through the website of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas.ie). The Deputy will know that, as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, I have extensive travel commitments, particularly during our Presidency of the EU and our Chairmanship-in-Office of the OSCE in 2012. Since March 2011, 27 topical issue debates have been submitted to my...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Responsibilities (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland’s bilateral relations with other States encompass a wide range of political, cultural, economic and social issues. These are progressed by my Department and also by other Departments and State Agencies, depending on the nature of the issue. Parliamentary Questions (PQ) are assigned by the Dáil Questions Office to Ministers on a case-by-case basis. Where the matter...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) was established as part of the Good Friday Agreement to foster mutually beneficial cooperation in agreed areas on an all-Island basis. My colleagues in Government and I meet regularly with our counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive in the various NSMC formats to review progress in all areas of North South co-operation. While there has been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 179 together. The Good Friday Agreement recognises that an essential aspect of the reconciliation process is the promotion of a culture of tolerance at every level of society, including initiatives to facilitate and encourage integrated education. As co-guarantor of the Agreement, the Government supports those who want their children to benefit from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Marching Season (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 180 together. The issue of Parades features in almost all of my regular discussions with the British government, the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and with political and community leaders in Northern Ireland. I have spoken in the past two weeks with both the Secretary State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP and NI Justice Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am firmly of the view that an Irish Language Act should be introduced in Northern Ireland. All parties to the Good Friday Agreement recognised the importance of respect, understanding and tolerance in relation to linguistic diversity in Northern Ireland. In the St Andrews Agreement, the British government committed to introducing an Irish Language Act and to working with the Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Transport (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The following table shows details of the cost of Ministerial transport in my Department in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Official cars are not provided to Ministers of State. The figures reflect the motor travel allowances claimed for official travel undertaken in accordance with guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Salaries paid to the official...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In September 2011, my Department led a collaborative advertised tender process for the procurement of a multi-supplier competitive framework of photographic service providers. This is now available for use by all Government Departments. The purpose of this framework is to ensure Departments’ compliance with EU procurement rules and to ensure value for money by having a competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department has been involved with one such supplement during the period in question. That was a 'Business in Japan' report which appeared in the Irish Times to coincide with the visit of the Japanese Prime Minister on 19th June. The supplement was prepared in cooperation with Enterprise Ireland, the IDA, Bord Bia and Tourism Ireland and promoted the economic and trade links between...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Armenian Genocide (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Relations between Armenia and Turkey have long been overshadowed by the events which resulted in the tragic deaths of very large numbers of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire nearly one hundred years ago. Both sides hold sharply different historical interpretations of these events. In 2009 there were signs of possible improvement in the difficult relationship with the signature...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172, 173, 175 and 176 together. Under the terms of the Good Friday and Weston Park agreements, policing and criminal justice powers in Northern Ireland were devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly in April 2010. As a result the new Department of Justice in Northern Ireland now has responsibility for policing and justice issues. The completion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The political party NI21 was launched on 6 June, 2013 at a public event in Belfast. While the policy platform of the party is currently being developed, the party has indicated it will take a unionist stand on the constitutional issue, while making an appeal to all sides of the community. The party describes itself as “a confident, generous, and progressive pro-UK party”. The...