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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Expenditure (9 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The amounts claimed by each Junior Minister and Secretary General in my Department for travel and subsistence and details of the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Junior Minister in my Department or constituency office to include costs for the period 2007 – 2013 are set out in the tables below. My Department is fully compliant with the Department of Finance guidelines on...

Europe Week: Statements (8 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It did not.

Europe Week: Statements (8 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Europe Week prompts us to reflect on the original Schuman Declaration and, in particular, its observation that Europe would not be made all at once or according to a single plan. It is stated it will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity. The reality that the integration of nation states is a process rather than an event remains as true today as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is deeply concerned by instances where innocent civilians, including children, have been killed by drone attacks. In line with the UN Global Strategy on Counter Terrorism, we believe that effective counter terrorism and the protection and promotion of human rights are mutually reinforcing and not competing goals. Ireland has consistently taken the view that combating terrorism...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (8 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 59 together. The Secretary of State and I co-hosted an event to mark the 15th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in the Metropolitan Arts Centre in Belfast. The event featured some sixty 15 year olds and representatives of civil society and was interactive in nature with lively and interesting questions from the young audience. The event...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The situation in Syria has understandably dominated discussions at recent Foreign Affairs Council meetings, including at the last meeting in Luxembourg on 22 April which I attended. Against the background of escalating violence and a deepening crisis not just within Syria but the wider region, discussions focussed on how the EU can best promote a peaceful resolution and alleviate the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Services Provision (8 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is strongly supportive of efforts to re-establish a direct air link with the US West Coast which would further enhance our considerable existing economic relationship with the region and increase tourist traffic. I am optimistic that progress will be made in this regard. It is a matter that has arisen frequently in my discussions with US-based members of the Global Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Fund for Ireland (7 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The International Fund for Ireland is an Independent International Organisation and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on a decision of its Board. The Wider Horizons Programme was one of very many successful programmes that the Fund supported over that time. All of these programmes would not have been possible without the support of the international donors to the Fund, the United...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (7 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department’s review of Ireland’s Honorary Consul Service has not yet concluded. It is hoped to complete the review by mid 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Parliament Membership (7 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In exercise of its right of initiative under Article 14.2 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on 13 March 2013 on the composition of the Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections. It is a matter for the President of the European Council to bring it to the European Council for decision. I understand that it is intended to do so in a timely fashion...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (7 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department does not own any property in the State and there are no agencies under its aegis. Ownership of Iveagh House, headquarters of my Department, is vested in the State. Lease and rental commitments relating to all other properties in the State occupied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are discharged by the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Summits (7 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: On 22 March, the 21st EU-Japan Summit was postponed. This decision was taken due to the unfolding financial situation in Cyprus at the time. This required the presence of the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. It was decided, in agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, that the Summit be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Communicating Europe Initiative (7 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Communicating Europe Initiative (CEI) was established in 1995 to raise awareness about the European Union and to improve the quality and accessibility of public information on European issues. The programme is administered by the Department of the Taoiseach. This year's CEI was publicly launched on 29 January 2013, see link here:. The closing date for funding applications was 15...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Contacts (7 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As I’m sure the Deputy will appreciate, officials from my Department have neither the qualifications, nor the authority in a foreign jurisdiction, to carry out assessments into the wellbeing of children who may also be citizens of that country. If the father of the person named by the Deputy has concerns for her welfare, he should report these concerns to An Garda Siochána (and...

Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: That will be published this year.

Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Commitments in the programme for Government will be fulfilled. I do not have a date for the publication.

Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The workplace relations Bill is due to be published this session. On the second matter, there is a Labour Court recommendation. The Labour Court has adjudicated on that matter.

Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The heads of an environment Bill addressing waste management issues were approved by the Cabinet this week. I do not have a date for the Bill's publication but I will revert to the Deputy in this regard.

Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The road traffic Bill is due to be published this session.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: When the Committee on Health and Children held its hearings on this issue earlier this year, it did so in a very dignified and reasoned way. I expect that, in considering the content of the heads of the Bill, the committee will address it in the same reasoned way. As I said yesterday, it is important that this debate be conducted in a reasonable manner. Deputy Mattie McGrath has a point of...