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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I met with David Miliband on Wednesday, 22 May, in his capacity as former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the British government. In the course of a wide-ranging and useful conversation, we discussed issues related to British-Irish relations, the European Union and wider foreign policy issues.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 56 together. The Irish International Immigration Centre in Boston (IIIC) has provided assistance to Irish emigrants in Massachusetts for almost 25 years. The Government has provided funding to the organisation through the Emigrant Support Programme primarily for services aimed at assisting vulnerable Irish citizens, including the undocumented, the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 51 together. I attended the most recent meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 27 May. As you will be aware, the deteriorating situation in Syria and specifically discussions around the renewal of the sanctions package - including the arms embargo – dominated the meeting. I will return to this point. In her opening remarks,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The recruitment of Third Secretaries is conducted on behalf of my Department by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). The approval of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is required before a competition can be held. Competitions are advertised through the PAS website which includes an automatic e-mail alert service for potential candidates. The most recent competition was...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: J1 Summer Work and Travel Programme (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The welfare of the Irish abroad in general, and especially the position of undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States, remains an important priority for the Government. The Government have also attached great importance to providing for future flows of migration between Ireland and the United States through the extension of the so called E3 visa scheme to include Irish citizens. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Budgets (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In the context of the forthcoming Budget, the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform has asked my Department to identify savings which will feed into the expenditure decisions by Government for the Estimates 2014 and the setting of future Ministerial ceilings. The scale of the adjustments for 2014 was set out in part 1 of the Expenditure Report 2013, which was published in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Due to pressure of other business, the discussion of the Middle East Peace Process which had been planned for the Foreign Affairs Council on 27 May was postponed to the Council’s meeting in June. It had been intended that Ministers would discuss the initiative of US Secretary of State Kerry to restart the peace process, and in particular what the EU could do in support of, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 62 together. A resolution of the situation facing the undocumented Irish in the United States has been and remains a priority for the Government in ongoing contacts with the US Administration and Congress. In this context, we very much welcome the recent publication of the US Senate’s Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have understood the Deputy's question to relate to judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Ireland. The European Court of Human Rights issues judgments and decisions relating to the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court and Convention operate within the framework of the Council of Europe rather than the European Union, but it is hoped that the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Fund for Ireland (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 to 63, inclusive, together. As I advised in my reply to PQ Reference No. 21088/13 of 7 May 2013, the decision to cease funding of the Wider Horizons Programme was taken by the Board of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) which is an independent organisation. I understand that this decision was taken due to the very significant reduction in funds...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Teachers' Remuneration (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand that the teachers’ dispute with the ISM in Tripoli has been ongoing for some time. The case, however, has only been brought to the attention of my Department recently. The issue is currently being handled by the Department of Education and Science and the State Examinations Commission (SEC), which has been in direct contact with the ISM in Tripoli regarding the unpaid...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passport Service wrote to the applicant in October of last year requesting further information in relation to the application. The application will be considered further on receipt of a response to the request.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Unlike the situation in many countries, there is no system in Ireland for the issue of special CD vehicle license plates to members of the diplomatic corps. However, members of the diplomatic corps are entitled to certain protections under the Vienna convention. My Department is currently reviewing the practice prevailing in other European countries with regard to CD identification for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Council of the European Union is a key decision-making institution of the EU, at whose meetings all EU Member States are represented. In addition, I have also co-hosted one informal meeting of Foreign Ministers, a so-called “Gymnich” meeting. Due to prior diary commitments, I was unable to attend the Extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council (Mali) meeting on 17 January 2013,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Parliamentary Questions Numbers (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department seeks to ensure that any extra information to be provided as a follow-up to a Parliamentary Question is made available as quickly as possible. I am not aware of any undertakings to provide extra information in my replies to Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy in 2013. However, if he has concerns that undertakings to provide information that I have given through a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Every year since 2004, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution expressing its grave concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. In 2011 a mandate for a UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran was created by the Human Rights Council. According to the Special Rapporteur’s report of February 2013 there continue to be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Teachers' Remuneration (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to answer Questions 131 and 139 together. I understand that the teachers’ dispute with the ISM in Tripoli has been ongoing for some time. The case, however, has only been brought to the attention of my Department recently. The issue is currently being handled by the Department of Education and Science and the State Examinations Commission (SEC), which has been in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The welfare of the Irish abroad in general, and especially the position of undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States, remains an important priority for the Government. The Government have also attached great importance to providing for future flows of migration between Ireland and the United States through the extension of the so called E3 visa scheme to include Irish citizens. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Engagements (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As part of the programme for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade organised a conference entitled ‘10 Years after Thessaloniki: An appraisal of the EU perspective and challenges in the Western Balkans’ at Farmleigh on 24 May 2013. This event was co-sponsored by the Institute of International and European Affairs. The purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Numbers (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The current staffing information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. The figures take account of officers on secondment to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade whose salaries and other costs are in some cases borne by the parent Department or Office concerned. Also included is a small number of staff indirectly engaged through local employment agencies. It would be...