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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State Bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State Bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department engages professional services in a number of areas where the required skills are not available in-house and it is more cost-effective to source them externally. Details of payments in the period in question are included in the tables below in respect of Vote 27 (International Cooperation) and Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade). There are also costs incurred on professional...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table: Expenditure on Third Level Courses and Training Programmes Sept 2012 to June 2013 Nature Cost€ Third Level (Refund of Fees Scheme) 67,006 Language Tuition 143,134 Other Courses & Programmes 47,880 Total 258,020 Refunds of fees arise in cases where staff of the Department undertake qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Further to my reply to Question No [34546-13], the total amounts spent on professional fees including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and other external service provision in the period between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013 are as follows: Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): €4,859,005 Vote 27 (International Cooperation): €1,033,082 ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: A breakdown of the Department’s administrative budgetary allocation for 2013 was published in the Revised Estimates Volume which shows the Department’s allocation for Travel and Subsistence as follows: Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) €6.382 m Vote 27 (International Cooperation €2.2m Total: €8.582 m The percentages specified would be equivalent to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Expenditure on Training & Development in my Department in 2012 was €503,045. 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 25,152 35,213 50,304 60,364 75,456 85,517 100,608

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Details of the salaries paid to my Special Advisers, which are commensurate with the responsibilities attaching to their positions, are provided in the following table. Position held Annual Salary with effect from 1 July 2013 Chief Adviser - Office of the Tánaiste €156,380 Economic Adviser - Office of the Tánaiste €144,550 Special Adviser - Tánaiste and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Programme for Government Implementation (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have set out in the table below the current status of each of the recommendations in the Programme for Government for which the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has primary responsibility. Those commitments which continue to be in progress represent sustained and ongoing actions, rather than discrete undertakings for which a completion date is envisaged. Further consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no organisations or agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I represented Ireland at the first International Conference of the Friends of the Syrian People held in Tunis on 24 February 2012. I did so at the formal invitation of the Tunisian Government. During my visit to Tunis, I held bilateral meetings with President Marzouki of Tunisia and with the then Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr; I also delivered our national address at the Conference.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The most recent meeting of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in plenary format was held in Dublin Castle on 5 July 2013. At the meeting, discussions covered a wide range of financial, economic and EU matters including the economic challenges faced in both jurisdictions, the work being undertaken to address the global economic crisis, bank restructuring and NAMA. The success of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As part of the Government’s economic promotion efforts led by Ambassador Collins in Washington, the Consulate General in New York has undertaken a series of visits to the States for which it has consular responsibility. These visits are aimed to broaden the Consulate’s economic networks and include outreach to key local leaders, networking with the local Irish communities, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Legal Costs (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department generally seeks advice on domestic legal matters from the Office of the Attorney General. Depending on the subject-matter, litigation is dealt with on my Department’s behalf by the Attorney General’s Office, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the State Claims Agency who engage lawyers to act for the Department where necessary, including for personal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Road Projects Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: On 9 July Louth County Council announced that the Narrow Water Bridge project was on hold. Consultations are underway between the SEUPB and the relevant stakeholders, and I shall await the outcome of these consultations before considering any further action.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Order (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The provisions of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 apply in relation to Heads of State or Heads of Government who are passing through Irish airspace on board military aircraft. Advance notification of such requests is provided by the accredited Embassy of the country whose military or government aircraft is due to pass through or land in Irish airspace and such...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Monument to the International Brigades (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the decision in June of the Superior Appeal Court in Madrid to instruct the public Madrid Complutense University to remove the monument to the International Brigades which was installed inside its grounds on 22 October 2011. The ruling of the Superior Appeal Court was that the installation of the monument was illegal as the University had never sought the relevant urban planning...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Websites (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: is the official Twitter account of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It is managed by the Department's Press Office. Other Department accounts: - provides information about Ireland's overseas aid programme - provides information on consular & passport matters, including travel advice - provides information on Ireland's work on disarmament & non-proliferation...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: A passport for the person in question was issued by the Department on 8 July, 2013 and was dispatched by diplomatic bag to our Embassy in Helsinki on 11 July, 2013. The applicant in question should contact the Embassy to arrange collection early next week.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The issuance of second passports with concurrent validity is tightly controlled so as to minimize the scope for fraud and identity theft. As outlined in PQ 33750, the Passport Service does operate a system to provide a second passport to Irish citizens who travel regularly to countries where possession of an entry/exit stamp or visa from another state would likely prevent a person’s...