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Written Answers — Export Controls: Export Controls (25 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the reference in a recent television documentary that a component that appears to have been made in Ireland was part of an unmanned aerial vehicle that was used for military surveillance in Sudan. The position of the Government is very clear in relation to the conflict in the Nuba Mountains/Southern Kordofan region which was the subject of this documentary. We condemn...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Human rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Irish Governments and a key plank of our foreign policy. The Government is concerned about the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Last week, officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade met with representatives from the Falun Dafa Association of Ireland and discussed the ways in which human rights...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Human rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Irish Governments and a key plank of our foreign policy. Through the formal framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue, which was established in 1995, the EU continues to share with China its experience in the field of human rights protection and promotion, and to urge China to take clear steps to improve the human rights...

Written Answers — Global Economic Forum: Global Economic Forum (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: No decisions have been taken by the Government as to the timing or list of participants for the next Global Irish Economic Forum. The matter is not likely to be considered by Government until 2013.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The situation in Mali is of serious concern to Ireland and our European Union partners. Developments in Mali were discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council which I attended in Luxembourg yesterday. The Council agreed strong Conclusions which repeated the EU's condemnation of the seizure of power by force in Mali in March and called for an immediate end to violence, the protection of...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Council of the European Union is a key decision-making institution of the EU, at whose meetings all EU Member States are represented. As Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, I have represented Ireland frequently at Council meetings. Since March 2011, I have attended 7 Foreign Affairs Councils, 1 General Affairs Council and 3 informal meetings of Foreign Ministers, the so-called...

Written Answers — Market Access: Market Access (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Under the Government's trade strategy, Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy, local market teams, led by the Ambassador and including representatives of the relevant State Agencies, have been established in each of Ireland's 27 priority markets. Each team is tasked with preparing an annual local market plan which is reviewed at mid-year and end-year stages. These plans generally identify...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Under item 5.9 of the Action Plan for Jobs, the Government will "utilise the Global Irish Network as official advocates of new and expanded FDI investment in Ireland including introductory meetings, briefings and establishing a restricted website access portal on IDA Ireland website to provide communication and information to relevant Diaspora." During the Second Global Irish Economic...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table: GRADE POSITION HELD DURATION 2005 1 Assistant Principal Assistant Principal - to assist in the preparation of files for the National Archives 10-week contract 2006 1 Assistant Principal Assistant Principal - to assist in the preparation of files for the National Archives 10-week contract 1 Assistant...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: An application for an Irish visa is made online on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, www.inis.gov.ie. The completed application form and supporting documentation is then submitted to the appropriate Embassy of Ireland as specified on the website or directly to the Visa Office at the Department of Justice and Equality in Dublin. In the case of Iranian citizens...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland has 56 Embassies, 7 multilateral missions and 10 Consulates General and other offices overseas. In addition to their country of primary accreditation, many Ambassadors are also accredited to additional countries on a non-resident basis. Ireland's missions abroad perform a wide range of functions in pursuit of Ireland's foreign policy interests. These include representing and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 201 together. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table: GRADE POSITION HELD DURATION ESTIMATED COST OF CONTRACTIN 2012€ 1 Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary - Head of Task Force in connection with Ireland's Chairmanship of the OSCE, 2012 Contract from 7 January 2011 to 31 December 2012 70,835 1 Deputy...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the reference in a recent television documentary that a component that appears to have been made in Ireland was part of an unmanned aerial vehicle that was used for military surveillance in Sudan. The position of the Government is very clear in relation to the conflict in the Nuba Mountains/Southern Kordofan region which was the subject of this documentary. We condemn...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (24 Apr 2012)

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

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (24 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The records of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade indicate that the case of Mr Liu Feng was raised by Ireland – which at the time held the Presidency of the EU – at the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue in Dublin on 26-27 February 2004. Mr Liu was released later that year and returned to Ireland. If the Deputy has further information on this case, officials of the Department...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012 - Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (20 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am opposing Deputy Catherine Murphy's amendment. On the basis of the advice from the Attorney General, the Government has agreed the text of the proposed amendment to the Constitution, the purpose of which is, first, to ratify the stability treaty and, second, to provide appropriate constitutional cover for implementing measures necessitated by the treaty. We in Ireland have a long and...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012 - Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (20 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is wrong.

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012 - Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (20 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Clearly, the Deputy has not read it.

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012 - Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (20 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Boyd Barrett's final point is clearly incorrect. In the context of the automatic correction mechanism, the Commission is not being given a role whereby it can effectively dictate policy. What will happen will be that it will propose the common principles to which the states party to the treaty will be obliged to agree. These mechanisms are defined in a way whereby they will be...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012 - Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (20 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy should read the rest of the paragraph.