Results 3,981-4,000 of 4,092 for speaker:Michael D Higgins
- Written Answers — EU Enlargement: EU Enlargement (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation with regard to Turkey's application for membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2771/05]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the new proposed policy for applications for residency on the basis of the applicant being a non-Irish parent of an Irish-born child, the Government considered periods within the asylum process as acceptable qualifying periods to access State employment and education support. [3117/05]
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: Were Questions Nos. 115 and 135 on the list for this reply?
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: I might then use this time to allow the Minister for State to complete his reply to me with regard to the arrangements for the Finance Bill to deal with the second â¬10 million promised by the Government from the humanitarian assistance fund. He might outline the arrangements. If the money is removed from the fund, will the arrangements be published before the publication of the Finance Bill...
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: I will return to it as I have other questions.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: We will not argue as to whether the money involved is genuinely additional or represents the depletion of a contingency fund, which is in fact the case.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: I have a further question since the Minister of State has raised the issue of an emergency. I agree with some international observers in this field on the definition of an emergency. If one considers the Government commitment of â¬2 million, then the increase to â¬10 million and the final increase to â¬20 million, was the emergency not obvious at the time of the â¬2 million donation? Why...
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: I repeat my request for information on who is handling the relationship with Somalia. My own reading on it is that there is an interim Government in place but there has been very little news from Somalia regarding the number of deaths, destruction or whatever. In so far as it is not represented strongly at the inter-state relationships, it would be a further punishment since the Somalian...
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: I accept that.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: I accept that. It is on the calculation.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: That is a new condition.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: He is alone in that regard.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: "Forever and a day" is the important phrase.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: The Minister should be careful about the statements he has issued. They are simply not accurate.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: Bam.
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's medium to long-term proposals with regard to aid for the victims of the recent tragic tsunami in south-east Asia and overseas aid in general; if the Government will reconsider its broken promise and provide for an allocation of 0.7% of GNP for overseas development aid; if the â¬10 million which has been set aside for aid...
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: In the context of the tsunami disaster, will the Government return to its commitment to an overseas development aid budget of 0.7% of GDP, given that there has already been a major deflection by other countries of aid from, for example, the African project within the world millennium development goals? In this context, it would be very valuable if Ireland returned to its solemn commitment to...
- Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: Perhaps the Minister of State will communicate with me on the issue of defining Irishness and the mechanism by which he proposes to secure the second â¬10 million, whether that is before or after the publication of the Finance Bill.
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)
Michael D Higgins: I wish to ask about the diplomatic immunities Bill. Perhaps the Taoiseach will state how many years have been spent on drafting the necessary constitutional adjustments.