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Departmental Agencies (29 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome the Source Ireland portal proposed by the Government to market Irish goods and services overseas. When will this be developed? Has the Department begun to develop this? How will enterprises link in to it? There is a website already established called thinkirish.ie. Is the Minister intending to develop the portal along the lines of that site and co-operate with those who operate it?

Departmental Agencies (29 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a work in progress at this stage. In terms of the export trade council issue, there is already a Foreign Trade Council in existence which is made up of senior representatives from relevant Departments. The concept of that is to promote the brand Ireland, develop the St. Patrick's Day potential; and trade missions utilising the existing embassies. When the export trade council is...

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (24 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to invest in a targeted early childhood education programme for disadvantaged children as per the programme for Government; the date on which he intends to roll out these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5510/11]

Written Answers — Economic Governance: Economic Governance (23 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made to finalise the work on the Commission's six legislative proposals on economic governance; the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the task force; the progress in putting together the National Reform and Stability Programme required by the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

European Council Meetings (23 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received any counsel or consultation on the Pact for the Euro; the measures that will presented at the European Council meeting as those pledged to be implemented under the pact for the first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5409/11]

Response to the Aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan: Statements (23 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I express deepest sympathy on behalf of myself and Sinn Féin to the people of Japan. It was an event that evoked a genuine outpouring of grief in this country and across the globe. It was dreadful, and we are only beginning to realise now the full extent of the disaster with the numbers of people missing and killed exceeding first estimates. It may be some time before we realise the...

Written Answers — Humanitarian Assistance: Humanitarian Assistance (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the aid plans that have been put in place to offer assistance to the people of Japan following the earthquake and tsunami which have hit there. [5284/11]

Written Answers — UN Conventions: UN Conventions (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to ratify the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. [5416/11]

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I wish to share the final five minutes of my time with Deputy McDonald. Looking forward to this week's European Union summit, we hear the word "co-operation" bandied about. Co-operation is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as the action or process of working together to the same end. To intimidate means to frighten or overawe, especially to make another do what one wants. There is...

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Acting Chairman should give the Deputy an extra minute to make up for the interruptions.

Overseas Development Aid (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I could give the Tánaiste a supplementary question.

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of States have recently recognised Palestine as an independent state; his plans to do the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5414/11]

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am mindful of the fact that when we enter Leinster House, the 1916 Proclamation is one of the first documents we see. A few short years after the 1916 Rising and the reading of the Proclamation outside the GPO, the Irish people, by way of their vote for Sinn Féin in the 1918 election, voted in favour of their independence. We had the First Dáil and declared our independence to the...

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will come to it very quickly, although the direction I wish to take is clear. At that time the world did not recognise our legitimate democratic right to freedom and there were dramatic consequences. In 1988 the Palestine Liberation Organization-----

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----in an extremely honourable compromise was willing to accept 22% of the territory based on the lines drawn in 1967. However, that has never been accepted and because of the failure of the Government, the European Union and the international community to give the Palestinians the validation required-----

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----there have been crises in Gaza and the continued repression and control of the Palestinian people. Will we take a stand through the Government and lead a charge in Europe to defend the rights of the Palestinian people or does the document at the front of this building amount to sheer hyprocrisy?

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will repeat what was a very simple question. The Tánaiste is new to his position and this is a fresh start. Traditonally his party gave support to the Palestinian people. I ask him, therefore, to take a stand, with Cyprus, in the European Union in recognising the rights of the Palestinian people. That would have a significant and dramatic impact. Ireland is respected internationally...

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will Ireland lead the charge in that respect in the European Union?

Middle East Peace Process (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Minister answer my question, which is a simple one?

Human Rights Issues (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views regarding the treatment of a person (details supplied) who is being held by US authorities in conditions that Amnesty International has described as inhumane; if he will raise these concerns with the US authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5285/11]