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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Reform (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland has actively championed the reform agenda at the United Nations in recent years and will continue to do so, not only with regards to Security Council Reform, but also in relation to peacekeeping, peace building and other UN structures to increase the effectiveness and accountability of the UN. The nature of conflict is very different from when the UN was founded, and it is important...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Guidelines on Ministerial Appointments issued in March 2011 state that Special Advisers are to be placed on the Principal Officer (standard) scale: €75,674 - €92,550. Appointments will be on the first point of the scale, except where the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform sanctions a higher salary rate. I have four Special Advisers in my Department. Salary details...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The present situation across the Middle East is one of deep concern, with serious open conflict in both Syria and now Iraq, and the possibility of violence increasing in Libya, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and elsewhere. All of these conflicts, and wider unrest across the region, have occupied a significant proportion of the agenda at both UN and EU level for a long time. The most...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: As outlined in Question 99 of 1 July 2014, which contained information on landings at Shannon Airport and overflights of Irish airspace, my Department grants permission for the landing of foreign military aircraft at Shannon Airport subject to the condition that the aircraft are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives, do not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I raised my concerns regarding this individual with the EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on 23 June 2014 at the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. I have also raised my concerns at this individual's continued detention without trial with the then Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, on 11 November and 23 December 2013. I followed up these phone calls with a letter to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Passports (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I can confirm that diplomatic passports are provided to Irish officials assigned to work for the European External Action Service in overseas missions.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Committees (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: There are currently 5 regional groupings at the UN; namely the African Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eastern European Group (EEG), Latin America and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) and the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG). This arrangement was initiated in 1961. The primary focus of the regional groups is to assist in allocating seats on UN bodies of limited membership. WEOG is composed of 29...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Remuneration (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Increments are awarded on an annual basis, to officers who have not yet reached the maximum of their scale, following an assessment in relation to performance of duties, attendance and general conduct and suitability. Details of increments from Jan 2008 - June 2014 are included in the following table. YEAR NUMBER OF INCREMENTS VALUE OF INCREMENTS 2008 761 679,396 2009 739 608,755 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Rehiring (8 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Details are set out in the following table of retired officials who are currently contracted to my Department: Grade Position Held Duration Approx cost of contract Counsellor Passport Appeals Officer Three-year contract from 4 April 2014 €212 per day Assistant Secretary To assist in the preparation of files for the National Archives Contract for a maximum of 10 weeks spread over...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 36 together. Details of payments in the period in question are included in the following tables in respect of Vote 27 (International Cooperation) and Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade). There are also costs incurred on professional fees at missions abroad where advice is sought from time to time on a range of local matters. Total expenditure on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. Expenditure on Third Level Courses and Training Programmes Sept 2013 to June 2014 Nature Cost € Third Level (Refund of Fees Scheme) 84,975 Language Tuition 172,020 Other Courses & Programmes 43,671 Total 300,666 Refunds of fees arise in cases where staff of the Department undertake qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Expenditure on Training & Development in my Department in 2013 was €513,431. Based on that figure, the percentage reductions specified by the Deputy would result in the following outcomes: - 5% € 7% € 10% € 12% € 15% € 17% € 20% € Resulting reductions in expenditure 25,672 35,940 51,343 61,612 77,015 87,283 102,686

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 to 42, inclusive, together. With regard to savings that would arise from reductions if applied to my Department's budgetary allocation for travel and subsistence this year (Question 39), the Revised Estimates Volume makes provision for this expenditure as follows in 2014: Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) - €6.630 m; and Vote 27 (International Cooperation) -...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 44 together. Human rights have been a priority of successive Irish governments, and are a key dimension of our foreign policy. Ireland works bilaterally and through the EU and UN to ensure that human rights are respected in Myanmar/Burma. At the EU Foreign Affairs Council in May 2014, EU Foreign Ministers approved the establishment of a formal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (9 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland's positive links with Cuba have grown steadily, in particular since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries in 1999. In 2013, bilateral trade in goods with Cuba reached €1.35 million, an increase from the figure of €1.2 million in 2012. In keeping with our interest in relations with Cuba developing across various areas, the Ambassador of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (9 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Guidelines on Ministerial Appointments issued in March 2011 do not apply to Special Advisors to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste. There are five Special Advisers in my Department. Salary details for each of them are set out in the following table. Name Position held Annual Salary Mark Garrett Chief Adviser – Office of the Tánaiste €156,380 Colm O'Reardon Economic...

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: First, I thank Deputy Timmy Dooley for his good wishes for my new role. Second, I thought the only people he left out were possibly the Brazilians, who might be free to be involved at this point in time.

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: This is a really important issue.

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The critical thing is that 400,000 people have bought tickets for a concert. It is about people having a summer celebration. The Government is absolutely interested in seeing how best it can assist the process. I want to make it clear that I want the issues resolved. It is a significant economic boost to the economy - I see people have indicated in the region of €50 million.

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: It also involves 70,000 to 80,000 people coming to Ireland, and that is important. The way that this can be resolved, as Deputy Timmy Dooley is well aware, is through discussion among the parties. I want to encourage the parties to engage in all of the discussions that are necessary to resolve this issue. With regard to Deputy Timmy Dooley's suggestion in regard to the city manager or,...