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Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: We are all keenly aware of the challenges posed by the State's finances, where public expenditure continues to outstrip revenues collected. All public sector organisations must continue to deliver improved services in the context of constrained resources. The careful balancing of resources across organisations is an ongoing exercise. I understand that against this backdrop the agencies...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Passports (28 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In general terms diplomatic passports are issued to Irish diplomats serving overseas, members of the Oireachtas and the Judiciary who have reason to travel outside the State on official business. Official passports are issued to other public servants and members of the Defence Forces are serving overseas or who have reason to travel outside the State on official business. In case of both...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (28 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 74 together. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is the lead Department on the signature and ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Government decided to proceed with Ireland’s signature of the Optional Protocol in February 2012 and this took place on 23 March...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (28 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: For Ireland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE last year, I continued the tradition of appointing three Personal Representatives, responsible for combating intolerance and discrimination. Judge Catherine McGuinness, who is a former Supreme Court Justice and President of the Law Reform Commission, was appointed as my Personal Representative on Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: A passport application was received by the Passport Service for this applicant in April, 2011. It was not approved at that time as the child’s entitlement to Irish citizenship was not demonstrated. To do this, her mother is required under Section 6A of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, (the Act) to have three years lawful residence in the State within a four...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Details are set out in the following table of the officials who retired from my Department in the last three years that are currently employed by the Department: GRADE POSITION HELD DURATION COST 2012 / 2013 Counsellor To assist in preparations for and the duration of the Irish Presidency of the European Union, January-June 2013 Contract from 1 May 2012 to 30 June 2013 Approx...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Travel (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: St. Patrick’s Day offers a unique opportunity to promote Ireland’s economic and political interests overseas, with levels of publicity and media attention unmatched by the national day of any other country. Ministerial visits around this period are organised to ensure that we use this exposure to maximise the promotion of Ireland’s trade, promotion and investment...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Feb 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. A resolution of the situation for undocumented Irish migrants will continue to be an important priority for the Government in our ongoing contacts with the US Administration and Congress. This issue will remain a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the case to which the Deputy refers and I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question 8843/13 on the 20th February. On 8th November 2010, violence broke out when Moroccan security forces tried to remove people from Gdim Izik, a camp on the outskirts of Laayoune in the Moroccan-administered Western Sahara region. The camp had been set up by Sahrawi people...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Language (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: All parties to the Good Friday Agreement recognised the importance of respect, understanding and tolerance in relation to linguistic diversity, including in Northern Ireland, the Irish language and the languages of the various ethnic communities, as part of the cultural wealth of the island of Ireland. In the St Andrews Agreement, the British Government committed to introducing an Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Controls (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 to 158, inclusive, together. The information requested regarding change of names and places of residence is not maintained by the Passport Service in a format which allows the production of the statistical reports sought by the Deputy. Passport holders legally change their names for a variety of reasons the most common being marriage. Whereas the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Controls (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I can confirm that the Passport Service maintains close and regular contact with An Garda Síochána and, by extension, Interpol. I also advise the Deputy that the Passport Service encourages Irish citizens to recognise that a passport is a valuable document and recommends that any passport lost should be reported at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is referring to the terrorist attack carried out by a suicide bomber on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at Burgas Airport in Burgas, Bulgaria on 18 July 2012. The explosion killed five Israelis and the Bulgarian bus driver and injured thirty-two Israelis, resulting in international condemnation of the bombing. At the time, as Chairman in Office of the OSCE, I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government follows ongoing issues in Tibet with concern and I am saddened and concerned by the increasing number of Tibetans, many of them young people, who have committed self-immolation. On behalf of the EU, the High Representative Catherine Ashton issued a declaration on 14 December 2012 on Tibetan self-immolations. This declaration was issued with the support of Member...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Taoiseach made clear in the Dáil on 12 February, the twenty fourth anniversary of Pat Finucane’s murder, the Government’s position remains in favour of an independent public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, in line with the all-party view in this House. Agreement by the British government to hold such an inquiry would fulfil its commitment in the...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Work has commenced on drafting the heads of the registration of lobbyists Bill. It is expected to be published this year. The sports Bill is also expected to be published this year.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The child and family support agency Bill is expected to be published this session. As already stated, the children first Bill will also be published this session. What is the third Bill about which the Deputy inquired?

Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill is also expected to be published this session. I am sure the committee discussions on the Mangan report will inform the manner in which the House addresses those Bills.