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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Mali has been the subject of urgent and ongoing discussion by EU Member States since March 2012 when there was an army coup and armed groups seized control of the north of the country. Mali has also been discussed during a number of bilateral exchanges at official and political levels between Ireland and France, including following the French military intervention at the request of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The application in question was approved by my Department 17th January and the relevant certificate was forwarded to our Consulate in San Francisco on 18th January for issue to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The contract awarded to TERMINALFOUR Solutions Ltd. for the provision of its web content management software and professional services for the EU Presidency website eu2013.ie was for a total of €198,977.00 (€244,741.71 inclusive of VAT). The contract included a range of services including website design and development, content management system licensing, annual support and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The EU Presidency website, , has received over 104,000 visits since its launch on 17 December 2012, with around 386000 page views. The associated Twitter account has nearly 4500 followers. The statistics on website usage are tracked and analysed. Analytics will be made publicly available on the website on a quarterly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passports Act, 2008 provides, among other things, that only Irish citizens are entitled to be issued with Irish passports. Each application received by the Passport Service must, therefore, demonstrate that person's entitlement to Irish citizenship before a passport can issue. The Passport Service must operate within the law on this as in all matters. The Department received an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emergency Funding for Natural Disasters (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Hurricane Sandy directly affected large numbers of Irish Americans and neighbourhoods which have a special place in New York Irish American life. Following discussions between the Taoiseach and President Obama and between myself and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, I announced on 6 December 2012 that the Irish Government would provide emergency funding of €250,000 to assist the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Overseas Aid (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 195 together. Negotiations on the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020, the MFF, have made substantial progress. At its meeting on 22 and 23 November 2012, the European Council gave a mandate to President Van Rompuy and President Barroso to pursue work on the MFF, with a view to reaching agreement at the beginning...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government continues to attach particular importance to the welfare of the Irish abroad in general and especially to the position of undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States. A resolution of the situation for undocumented Irish migrants will continue to be pursued by the Government in our ongoing contacts with the US Administration and Congress. The advice of Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Staff (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: No member of my family is employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (22 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government follows closely reports of human rights abuses of the Rohingya people in Burma/Myanmar and is concerned about the situation. While Ireland’s diplomatic relations with Burma/Myanmar are maintained on a secondary accreditation basis via our Embassy in Vietnam and through the Embassy of Burma/Myanmar in London, we continue to work through the mechanisms of the EU and UN to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Stádas na Gaeilge san Eoraip (17 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Is saincheist í seo do mo chomhghleacaí, an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta. Tuigtear dom go bhfuil ceist eile ar an ábhar seo (2115/13) ón Teachta Ó Cuív á freagairt ag an Aire freisin. (This is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I am aware that a similar question from the Deputy (2115/13) is being...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Transfers (17 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The information available to my Department indicates that nine officers have applied through the central transfer list system and are awaiting transfers to Departments or offices in other counties. Other officers may have applied directly through the Central Application Facility (CAF), managed by the Public Appointments Service, for moves to decentralised Departments or offices. In 2012, five...

Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank both Deputies for raising this issue. In the light of the ongoing protests and tensions in Northern Ireland, there is a need for broad political agreement among the political parties on a way forward. In recent weeks we have seen widespread street violence in Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland. We have seen attacks on the Police Service of Northern Ireland, PSNI, including...

Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is important that we recognise progress has been made. Deputy Micheál Martin will remember, as he was directly involved, that there was a time when it was stop-go with the institutions in the North. They were up and running, before being suspended and are now up and running again. Since then there has been a prolonged period, including an election period, where the Northern Ireland...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The situation in Mali is very serious. I agree it is the case that there is a spillover from one country to another. The French intervention and the intervention of the African Union and ECOWAS is all being done to support the Malian authorities. There is a very serious danger of terrorism in that area. Recent meetings of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council have adopted conclusions...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government and the European Union share the widespread international concern about the situation in Mali. The UN Security Council has adopted three resolutions on the situation since July 2012. During the past week there has been a serious escalation in the conflict as militants based in the north pushed southwards towards Mali’s capital, Bamako. On 10 January the UN Security...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As stated, the situation in Mali will be discussed at the special meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council tomorrow. Unfortunately, as I am attending the meeting in Belfast I will not be able to be in Brussels but the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, will represent me at tomorrow's meeting of foreign ministers. There will be a full discussion on the action that has been taken. We will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with Deputy Smith that the Finucane family, Geraldine Finucane in particular, have pursued this issue with great determination and great dignity. I spoke with Geraldine Finucane on the day the report was published. We agreed I would meet her and her family early in the new year to discuss where we go from here. I hope to arrange that meeting in the near future and to keep in close...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: With the move to performance budgeting in 2012, the layout of the Estimates has changed. All expenditure is now grouped under departmental programmes which combine administrative and direct expenditure attributable to each area of activity. In the case of Programme C – Reconciliation and Co-operation On This Island, the overall allocation for 2013 is €18.334 million, a slight...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (16 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: First, in respect of the Estimate, which was the subject of the question, I would be very happy to take the opportunity at the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade or the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, if the Deputy wishes, to tease through some of the detail. The 2012 Estimate was the first on which we undertook this performance budgeting. The...