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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The Department commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and particularly where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is required. During the course of their engagements, these...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (21 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28: Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Vote 27: International Cooperation. Payments from both Votes to the firms listed in the Deputy’s question are set out below. The payments listed relate to software support and licence requirements. Summary of Payments in €000’s Year Firm Firm ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (21 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government remains concerned about the case of Mrs. Bibi. When the case came to the attention of my Department, the Ambassador accredited to Pakistan at the time called upon the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad to convey our concern at the conviction and sentence. He also expressed our disquiet at the nature of Pakistan’s blasphemy law. Officials in my Department keep in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Strategies (21 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: While the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has not drawn up a digital strategy document, many aspects of such a strategy are already in train across the Department, such as online provision of a number of consular services and the roll out of a new social media strategy.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (21 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Since coming into office, the Government has made some key changes in the coordination of trade, tourism and investment promotion overseas. A centrally important development has been the establishment of an Export Trade Council (ETC), which I chair. The role of the ETC is to strengthen cooperation and coordination across all Government Departments and State agencies involved in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: As was indicated on 15th January in my reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 33 and 78, my Department is providing consular assistance to this person and will continue to provide all possible consular assistance. My Department does not have an automatic entitlement to provide consular assistance to the person referred to by the Deputy given that he is an American citizen being tried in a US...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I would direct the Deputy to Question No. 187 on the same topic, which was raised by Deputy Thomas P. Broughan and answered by me on 21 January 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: It is clear that Palestine, having been seated as a "Non Member Observer State" at the United Nations General Assembly, could now become a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. However, Palestine has not yet done so, and is not at present a party to the Statute. At the time of the General Assembly vote in 2012 the UK was one of many states, including many who voted...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 41 together. As I set out in my reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 86 and 115 of 19 November 2013, in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Constitution, Ireland accepts the generally recognised principles of international law as its rule of conduct in its relations with other States. Sovereign immunity, also known as State immunity, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Management Appointments (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the independent body designated under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 to provide shared service recruitment to the public service and is responsible for the running and advertising of competitions on behalf of the Department including for Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) positions. Special Advisers to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Outsourcing of Public Services (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The core functions of my Department are predominately concerned with policy advice – including areas such as international political and security policy, advancing reconciliation and cooperation on the island of Ireland, EU enlargement and external relations. The promotion of Ireland’s economic and trading interests overseas is also a strategic priority. My Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies Establishment (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State agencies under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no semi State companies operating under the aegis of my Department.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I am pleased to present to the Chairman and the members of the select committee the Revised Estimates for my Department for 2014. I hope the committee will welcome and endorse the priorities and output targets we have set ourselves for 2014. In my remarks I will focus on Vote 28 and my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, will address Vote 27. I appreciate that a formal...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department’s commitment to advancing Ireland’s trade and economic interests in Europe and internationally is set out under programme A. The amount allocated for the programme in 2014 is €48.1 million, a reduction of €6 million or 17% on the 2013 provision. As previously noted, this reduction reflects the discontinuance of additional funds that were allocated...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: First, I thank members for their welcome for the Government's decision yesterday. That decision and my recommendations to the Government were greatly informed by the exchanges I had had with this committee in recent years. We have discussed a number of times the extent to which Ireland, when compared with other countries of similar size, maintains a small presence abroad. Ireland has a...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes. If the Deputy recalls, last year the Government decided to recommence recruitment in the civil and public service, including the recruitment of additional third secretaries to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. That recruitment process is under way and being conducted by the Public Appointments Service. For some time we have been looking at embassies and consulates on what...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: One, perhaps two.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Under programme B, the Department provides vital passport and consular services, as well as outreach services, for Irish communities abroad. The passport service issued more than 631,000 passports in 2013, generating revenue of €38.1 million. It strives to provide a quick, secure and affordable passport service. With up to 90% of applicants in the State now using the Passport...