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Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Israel is one of a number of third countries participating as "associated countries" in the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013). Such participation is governed by science and technology agreements concluded with each country concerned. The agreement with Israel was signed on 16 July 2007, with provisional application...

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I was not aware that the Deputy was going to raise a specific case. The note I have is that he was to ask me whether passports or travel documents can issue to children born outside Ireland when the parentage is proved to be Irish and, if not, whether the Government plans to bring forward urgent legislation to allow him to do so. It is to that general question to which I have prepared a...

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----a prepared script. I am familiar with the case to which Deputy Martin referred because he raised it with me in correspondence and I have also met the parents of the child concerned. It is a case for which I have considerable sympathy and I have made extensive inquiries about it within my Department. The Deputy stated that he is not aware of anything that would prevent me from issuing a...

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Martin is incorrect to state that the Circuit Court refused to hear the case. The Circuit Court issued a ruling which refused the application for parentage. This ruling can only be dealt with in the High Court, which makes it impossible for me to exercise discretion, as the Deputy will understand.

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: For a passport, there has to be satisfaction-----

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The court has made a decision. We have made it clear that an appeal to the High Court will not be opposed. We will not seek costs and full co-operation will be offered. In any event, the issuance of a passport will not address the question of legal guardianship, which is necessary for granting consent to medical treatment. The Deputy is correct that wider issues arise in regard to...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State agencies, and consequently no State boards, under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (13 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: My Government remains highly concerned about the situation in Bahrain, and the recent sentencing of 20 medical professionals, a number of whom were either trained by or have worked with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), to sentences ranging from five to fifteen years. Ireland raised the situation in Bahrain at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 10 October where we made clear...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (12 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Currently there are vacancies at Ambassadorial level at our Embassies in Canberra, Holy See, Stockholm and Brussels. Irish Ambassadors are appointed by the President based on nominations by the Government. I will be submitting proposals to the Government in the very near future about filling existing Ambassadorial vacancies and others that are expected to arise over the next few months.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department, through the Reconciliation and Anti-Sectarianism Funds, has supported the Corrymeela Community for a number of years in its aims to provide a safe environment for people to build new relationships through dialogue and encounter and to foster reconciliation between all people in Northern Ireland. Corrymeela Community was awarded a grant of €150,000 in 2009 (three equal...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (12 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland has 58 Embassies, 7 multilateral missions and 11 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. The budget of each Mission is considered to be the locally-devolved administrative (day-to-day) budget including local staff salaries but not...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (12 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The advancement of Ireland's economic interests overseas is a key priority for my Department. This includes the promotion of Ireland as a tourist destination. Both at headquarters and through our Embassy network we work closely with all of the State Agencies including Tourism Ireland, which is tasked with helping to grow overseas tourism revenue and visitor numbers on an all-Ireland basis. In...

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (11 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As stated in my response to PQ 21421 (and related PQs 24708/11, 24724/11 and 26099/11) which issued on 4 October 2011, I retain overall Ministerial responsibility for the co-ordination of EU affairs, including preparations for Ireland's Presidency of the EU in 2013. Following the transfer of the European Union Division at my Department to the Department of the Taoiseach, the Second Secretary...

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (11 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware from my previous replies in relation to the person mentioned by him my officials remain in close and direct contact with his wife and family. They liaise directly with her on any request for assistance and on any developments in his case. Our Ambassador and officers in our Embassy in New Delhi, which is accredited to Sri Lanka, have also been very active in...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together. The only organisation under my Department which deals directly with the spending of public funds is the International Fund for Ireland. That organisation has not reported any difficulties to me concerning its ability to oversee public funds. There are no organisations under my Department for which an Employment Control Framework has been...

Written Answers — Public Petitions: Public Petitions (11 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Petitions addressed to me or to my Department are received from time to time. There is no prescribed format for such a petition and they have no particular status. They may range in scale from a few dozen signatures to several thousand or more. They may come from particular interest groups, from concerned individuals and from Ireland or from overseas. Such petitions are generally related...

Written Answers — Export Trade Council: Export Trade Council (11 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I chaired the first meeting of the Export Trade Council, on Thursday 29 September 2011. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, as well as the Minister of State for Trade and Development also participated in the meeting. Other relevant Government Departments were represented at senior official level and the Chief Executive Officers...

Written Answers — Foreign Relations: Foreign Relations (11 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland and New Zealand have traditionally enjoyed close relations, with shared historic and heritage links. We have a very good working relationship across a range of international issues, including disarmament and non-proliferation. Ireland's interests in New Zealand are represented by the Embassy in Canberra, which is accredited to New Zealand, and by the Honorary Consul General who is...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Approximately 2.5 billion people, roughly one-third of global population, lack safe sanitation facilities and 885 million people lack access to improved sources of drinking water. While progress has been made, only twenty six out of fifty four African countries are on track to meet Millennium Development Goal 7 "to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department manages expenditure under two Votes - Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) and Vote 29 (International Co-Operation). In 2011, an allocation of €108,000 has been made for consultancy services and value for money and policy reviews in Vote 28. Most of this budget has been allocated towards the provision of specialised ICT consultancy services which are essential in order to maintain the...