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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (25 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: A passport application in respect of a person of a similar name was registered in Cork Passport Office on 21/08/2013. In accordance with the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 2004, the citizenship entitlement of every person born on the island of Ireland on or after 1 January, 2005 is governed by the citizenship of the person's parents at the time of the person's birth or the residency...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department does not engage external consultants for public relations purposes. Occasionally, consultants or companies with some communications experience are commissioned to provide services such as project management, logistics and event management. I am very conscious of the need to achieve value for money on all consultant expenditure and commissioning of such work is in full...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Monthly profiles for expenditure and receipts are in place in my Department. Performance against profile is reported regularly to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and published by the Department of Finance as part of the Monthly Exchequer Statement. The Monthly Exchequer Statement for August has been published on the website of the Department of Finance. In some areas,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (26 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department has no record of any application lodged for the person in question. However I can say that 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. Documentary proof in respect of identity and entitlement to citizenship...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Data (26 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy for 2011 and 2013 is set out below. Reliable comparable information for 1981, which the Deputy will appreciate is 32 years ago, is not available. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade - Eamon Gilmore, TD, September 2013 Office of the Tánaiste Constituency Office 2 Special Advisers 1 Personal Assistant 1 Personal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am informed by my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, that formal engagement takes place between the County and City Managers’ Association (CCMA) and their counterparts in Northern Ireland through SOLACE. Managers in border counties also liaise with their counterparts in neighbouring counties in Northern Ireland. A formal arrangement exists...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am satisfied that all new signage erected in buildings occupied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is compliant with the terms of Regulations (SI 391 of 2008) made under para 9(1) of the Official Languages Act. The Department conducts routine internal inspections of its buildings, in the course of which any issues arising in relation to existing signage are addressed and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Process (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Specific provisions of Acts under my Department that have not yet been commenced are Sections 14(8) and 14(9) of the Passports Act 2008 and paragraph (iv) of section 1 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 2012.Sections 14(8) and 14(9) of the Passports Act would provide, if commenced, that guardians’ consent, to the issuing of a passport would be considered to be enduring for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has no EU Directives awaiting transposition. Responsibility for transposing EU measures into Irish law rests with individual Departments with responsibility for the relevant policy area. I would draw the Deputy’s attention to our much improved record in the transposition of EU Directives. Ireland achieved a zero% transposition deficit score...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Last month the individual in question made direct contact with the Passport Service in regard to the gender value in the passport which was issued to her in February, 2011. The circumstances of her complaint have been investigated. The following facts were established: (i) the individual in question declared on her application form that her gender was male; (ii) the individual's error...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Inter-Country Adoptions (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand the Deputy is referring to changes introduced in July this year to the adoption legislation in the Russian Federation. I am aware of the serious implications which now arise for several prospective adoptive parents who believed that they were at an advanced stage in the adoptions process. I can confirm that the Irish Embassy in Moscow approached the relevant Russian authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Mission Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Officers posted from HQ Locally engaged (including agency) administrative, clerical and other support staff Abu Dhabi 1 Assistant Secretary 1 Third Secretary 4 Abuja 1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary 5 Addis Ababa 1 Counsellor 2 Development Specialist 1 Higher...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Prisoner Welfare (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the case to which the Deputy refers and my officials monitor this and other cases very closely. The individual referred to is a convicted prisoner who was released by the British authorities under licence in 1992. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland revoked that licence in April 2010 and the individual has as a result been in custody for over three further years. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. In the European Year of Citizens, we felt it important to keep Irish citizens informed on the developments of the Irish Presidency through a modest and cost-efficient information campaign. An information feature was published in the Metro Herald on 9 January. Coinciding with the visit of the College of the European Commission to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 to 171, inclusive, together. I spoke with the EU High Representative Cathy Ashton on Wednesday 28 August about the gas attacks in Syria on 21 August 2013. Syria was among the principal topics discussed at the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers which I attended in Vilnius on 7 September and where we were briefed on the US perspective by Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 to 175, inclusive, together. The Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mr. Angel Gurría, visited Dublin on 12 September. Mr. Gurría used the opportunity of his visit to launch the OECD’s Economic Survey of Ireland, a biennial assessment of this country’s economic performance and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: While the European Council did not hold any specific discussions on the principle of subsidiarity during 2013, the December 2012 European Council concluded, in the context of President Van Rompuy's report on the completion of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), that the “general objective remains to ensure democratic legitimacy and accountability at the level at which decisions are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: This is an issue I treat with the very highest priority. During my visit to the US last week, I spoke with several key contacts in the US Congress including leading members of the House Judiciary Committee, Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Chair of the Congressional Friends of Ireland, Pete King. I also met with representatives of Irish community groups as well as some community...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (1 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Most of the legislation brought forward by my Department does not routinely impact significantly on the regulatory environment. Regulatory Impact Assessments are carried out on all legislation as necessary. However, since March 2011, no Regulatory Impact Statements have been carried out across my Department.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The crisis in Syria dominated discussions at the UN General Assembly last week, which I attended, and formed one of the principal themes in my address to the General Assembly on 28 September. I have consistently argued that the United nations and the Security Council must be central to efforts to resolve this crisis and ensure international law and basic human rights are upheld. Despite the...

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