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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: ...Governments therefore committed to undertake a thorough investigation of allegations of collusion in the cases of the murders of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan, Pat Finucane, Lord Justice and Lady Gibson, Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright. In line with Judge Cory’s subsequent recommendations, a Tribunal of Inquiry into the murders...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 Dec 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...of selective justice. Important progress by Ukraine had been achieved. I commend the European Parliament’s monitoring mission, led by former President of Poland, Aleksander Kwaœnievski, and former President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, for their intensive engagement with the Ukrainian authorities over many months on all areas of concern. Of course, ultimately it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Dec 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...known as selective justice, at the centre of which were the circumstances surrounding Ms Yulia Tymoshenko. A process initiated by the European Parliament was under way in which former Irish MEP, Pat Cox, and former Polish Prime Minister, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, were leading discussions which it was hoped would lead to a resolution of that problem. In the event, it was taken out of...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...all of the work that was committed to at Weston Park. I have already communicated previously to my counterpart in the UK Administration the unanimous wish of this House to see an inquiry into the Pat Finucane case. I have met with Geraldine Finucane and the family and discussed the issue with them. We will continue to pursue the Finucane case. The fact that the Smithwick tribunal has...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...remained a source of grave public concern. The Governments are committed to undertake a thorough investigation of allegations of collusion in the cases of the murders of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan, Pat Finucane, Lord Justice and Lady Gibson, Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright. Arising from the Weston Park Agreement, Mr. Peter Cory, an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...Governments therefore committed to undertake a thorough investigation of allegations of collusion in the cases, of the murders of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan, Pat Finucane, Lord Justice and Lady Gibson, Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright. The Government's position continues to be to fulfil the commitments we entered into at Weston Park,...

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

Eamon Gilmore: ...has announced that they will suspend the preparations to sign their Association Agreement with the EU at the Vilnius Summit. While disappointed, Ireland would nevertheless hope that Ukraine will continue on the path of reform and believes that Ukraine’s future lies in a strong relationship with the EU. The conditionality for Ukraine to sign its Association Agreement with the EU,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...and calls for public inquires into such allegations have featured in our discussions with the British authorities since the 1970s. Most recently, following the report by Sir Desmond Da Silva into Pat Finucane's murder, the British Prime Minister David Cameron said the degree of collusion exposed between elements of the security forces and loyalist paramilitaries was "unacceptable". Anne...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...before the FAC last month.The European Parliament’s monitoring mission to Ukraine, which is led by the former President of Poland, Aleksander Kwaœniewski, and the former President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, has also been engaging actively with the Ukrainian authorities to resolve all areas where the EU has expressed concern, including the area of selective justice....

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: That is what gets down the cost of heating a home and fuel. We are committed to doing this. Only last week I had a lengthy discussion with the Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, about the plans he had to encourage more people to take up the retrofitting scheme and about the grants and various forms of assistance available through his Department and Sustainable Energy Ireland. We are going to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...send a powerful signal in that regard. The European Parliament’s monitoring mission to Ukraine, which is led by the former President of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, and the former President of the European P arliament, Pat Cox, has been engaging actively with the Ukrainian authorities to resolve all areas where the EU has expressed concern, including the area of selective...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...the policy director and counsel to the Majority Whip Congressman Kevin McCarthy and with Speaker Boehner’s chief of Staff, Mike Sommers. In the Senate, I met with Senator John McCain, Senator Pat Leahy and Senator Dick Durbin. I also met with representatives of Irish-American community groups with whom the Embassy has worked closely in the context of shared US immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (17 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...with the policy director and counsel to the Majority Whip Congressman Kevin McCarthy and with Speaker Boehner's chief of Staff, Mike Sommers. In the Senate, I met with Senator John McCain, Senator Pat Leahy and Senator Dick Durbin. I also met with representatives of Irish-American community groups and others with whom we have worked closely. Summer J1 visa issues have been largely...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Prisoner Welfare (26 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: .... The issues concerning visits have been raised. Since his arrest there was a consular visit on 29 May and another is scheduled for today. We have facilitated access by an elected official, Pat Doherty MP, to the prisoner and there was a request for expedited access for Deputy Pearse Doherty. The embassy in London has made representations to the prison authorities regarding his health...

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

Eamon Gilmore: ...Vilnius in November. The European Parliament’s monitoring mission to Ukraine, which is led by the former President of Poland, Mr Aleksander Kwaœniewski, and the former President of the European Parliament, Mr Pat Cox, has been engaging actively with the Ukrainian authorities. While there have been some positive developments, including the release of former Interior Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (14 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...Montgomery Permanent Representation to the European Union, Brussels Paris Paul Kavanagh Paris Beijing Declan Kelleher Beijing Permanent Representation to the European Union, Brussels Pat Hennessy Rome Abu Dhabi Bobby McDonagh London Rome Dan Mulhall Berlin London Patricia O'Brien Special leave (as Legal Counsel and Under Secretary General at the United Nations ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...that the Government and our embassy in Kampala have been taking on the issue. Deputy Eric Byrne raised the issue of Palestinian Christians. I know that the Chairman of the joint committee, Deputy Pat Breen, met a delegation of Christian leaders from Palestine last Monday. The Middle East unit of my Department also had a long and interesting discussion with them. The central message we...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...for the Government in our ongoing contacts with the US Administration and Congress. This issue will remain a central feature of the Government’s engagement with the US authorities over the St. Patrick’s Day period, and my programme and that of other members of the Government, while not yet finalised, will include meetings with key political figures and the Irish community...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...her lawyer. She also met with the European Parliament’s monitoring mission to Ukraine, led by the former President of Poland, Mr Aleksander Kwaœniewski, and the former President of the European Parliament, Mr Pat Cox, earlier this month.