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Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: That legislation will come before the House this session.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand the tenant purchase issue is to be part of housing legislation to be introduced next year. There is an electoral (amendment) Bill due later this session but my understanding is it will address boundaries for European elections.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Whips regularly consider the various proposals on the Order Paper to see when they can be moved, and that is why we have Private Members' time. Every Member has the right to speak in this House and every Member has the right to attend any committee.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the Bill were approved by the Government in July and we expect to have it this session.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My understanding is the heads of the Bill are being drafted. They are out for consultation and the Minister for Education and Skills hopes to have the Bill early in the new year.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Bill will be introduced after the budget. The content is a budgetary matter and nobody could expect me to talk about the detail of it.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is going to committee in October.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European External Action Service (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The European External Action Service (EEAS) reported to EU Member States in July last that High Representative Ashton had raised the allegations of surveillance at EU Offices with both US Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Advisor Susan Rice. I have received no further clarification as yet. The EEAS have informed us that while no formal response has as of yet been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Paragraph 34 of Strand One of the Good Friday Agreement provided for the establishment of a consultative Civic Forum. Section 56 of the Northern Ireland Act1998 required the First Minister and the deputy First Minister, with the approval of the Assembly, to make arrangements for obtaining the views of the Civic Forum.The Forum was set up in October 2000 and was suspended along with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The North South Ministerial Council meets in three formats: Plenary, Institutional and Sectoral. The next Plenary meeting is scheduled to take place in November 2013 and to be chaired by the First Minister and deputy First Minister. While the Northern Ireland administration will therefore propose the agenda on this occasion, it is likely that discussions will touch on financial, economic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Application Refusals (19 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passports Act, 2008 requires that before issuing a passport to a person, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade shall be satisfied as to the identity of each applicant and that the person is an Irish citizen. The issue of a passport is the culmination of an important and legally binding process. The checks and balances within the passport process embrace the standard principles that...

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

Eamon Gilmore: I am taking the question to refer to the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers in Lithuania on 6/7 September, rather than to the most recent Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 21 August, which focussed specifically on Egypt.At our meeting on 7 September, EU Foreign Ministers and High Representative Ashton exchanged views on the renewed political process in the Middle East, and the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (24 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not have direct responsibility for any of the North South Implementation Bodies established under the British Irish Agreement. However, the Ministers who exercise that direct responsibility, together with the corresponding Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive, meet with the Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of the Bodies at meetings in sectoral format of the North South...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (24 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The three terms of reference of the review of the existing North South bodies and of North South co-operation generally which is being undertaken in accordance with the St Andrews Agreement, are to examine the existing bodies in terms of efficiency and value for money, to look at the case for additional North South bodies and areas of co-operation and at a replacement for the Irish Lights...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (24 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Parades Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial body established under the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. All organisations and individuals seeking to hold a parade in Northern Ireland must apply for permission to do so from the Commission. In most cases the parades are allowed without any restrictions, however in the absence of local agreement it is required to make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (24 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The question of obtaining access to information held by the British Government on the Dublin-Monaghan bombings has been pursued for many years by successive Governments and with the support of Members on all sides of the Oireachtas. There was a significant and lengthy inquiry by a Supreme Court Judge, Justice Barron, from 2000 to 2003. In addition, a thorough examination by the Select...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (24 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome the report of the National Youth Council of Ireland as a contribution to the ongoing debate on engagement with our overseas communities. However, I believe that the report would have more accurately reflected the Government's extensive assistance to emigrants had the Council sought the views of the Irish Abroad Unit of my Department during their research. While the Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (24 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland has been a strong supporter of Iceland's application to join the European Union and we were disappointed not to have been able to make more progress in the accession negotiations during our EU Presidency in the first half of this year. The new Government of Iceland, however, which came into office in the second half of our Presidency, decided to put Iceland's EU accession negotiations...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In 2009, Ireland and other countries strongly criticised Israel for the way in which white phosphorus munitions were used in Gaza, and specifically in built up areas where civilians were present. The issue was also raised at UN level in the Human Rights Council, and featured as an element in the report of the Fact Finding Mission, commonly known as the Goldstone Report. Israel subsequently...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Passports (25 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Diplomatic passports are issued to Irish diplomats serving overseas and to members of the Oireachtas and the Judiciary who have reason to travel outside the State on official business. Applications are only approved for those who are Irish citizens and can demonstrate that they require a passport for travel to undertake official business on behalf of the State. Passports received may only...