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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Sep 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government has consistently condemned the acts of violence being perpetrated by both Al Shabab and Boko Haram, which remain a threat to the peace, stability, and prosperity of Somalia and Nigeria respectively, and neighbouring countries. The brutal activities of these groups have resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of millions more. They also involve the clear and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Sep 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The recruitment and use of child soldiers continues to be a serious problem around the world, including in Africa. Since 2002, the United Nations Secretary-General has issued an annual report on children and armed conflict which lists all armed groups – both state and non-state – that recruit and use children. The most recent list, published in April 2016, includes groups...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Sep 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government’s 2013 Policy for International Development, One World, One Future, affirms Ireland's commitment to addressing the rights and needs of vulnerable people, including those with disabilities. Disability is both a cause and a consequence of poverty. It can magnify existing vulnerabilities among individuals, communities and nations, and people with disabilities are extremely...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (20 Sep 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s Aid Programme, and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. Our priorities for the Programme are clearly laid out in the Government’s development policy, ‘One World One Future’. The programme has an enviable international reputation and is sharply focused on delivering our goals of reducing poverty and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (11 Sep 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I wish to commend the people of Kenya who on 8 August turned out in great numbers to vote in their presidential, parliamentary and county level elections. On 11 August, the incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta of the Jubilee coalition, was declared winner of the Presidential election, defeating Raila Odinga, leader of the National Super Alliance (NASA) opposition coalition, and other candidates. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (26 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 393, 394 and 396 together. International election monitoring missions play an important role in the promotion of democracy and human rights. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains a roster of election observers for such missions. Irish observers participate primarily in missions organised by the European Union and the Organisation for Security...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (26 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395 and 397 together. International election monitoring missions play an important role in the promotion of democracy and human rights. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains a roster of election observers for such missions. Irish observers participate primarily in missions organised by the European Union and the Organisation for Security...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (26 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions 427 and 428 together. International election monitoring missions play an important role in the promotion of democracy and human rights. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade administers a roster of election observers so that Ireland can be represented at an appropriate level in international election observation missions organised, in the main, by the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Chairman and members for giving me the opportunity to discuss the motion referred to the select committee for consideration. The motion Dáil Éireann has been asked to approve reads:That Dáil Éireann approve the terms of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank all the members for their kind words about my appointment as Minister of State. I am looking forward immensely to the role and to performing to the best standard. Deputies Darragh O'Brien and Seán Crowe raised the issue of the delay. I agree with them that there has been a significant and regrettable delay in terms of our ratification of this agreement. The agreement was...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: In an ideal scenario I would agree wholeheartedly with Deputy Darragh O'Brien. It would have been far more desirable to have this debated in both Houses of the Oireachtas. That opportunity does not arise right now. In April, all Departments confirmed that no new legislation was required to ensure Ireland is able to implement the agreement once it has been ratified. There has been...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: At this point we are not aware of any, but I assure the Chairman that we will communicate with the committee very early on in the process.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Syria have forced millions of people to flee their homes. In Syria alone, an estimated 6.3 million people are internally displaced, while a further 5 million people have fled to neighbouring countries, including Iraq. Inside Iraq, a further 3.1 million people have been displaced through the conflict there. The levels of humanitarian need in the region are...

Srebrenica: Statements (11 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I am pleased to open statements remembering the 22nd anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica this evening. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, regrets that he cannot be here due to prior travel commitments in the Middle East. I have just come from the Seanad where we discussed the issues raised by the Srebrenica genocide, including the appalling nature of the...

Seanad: Srebrenica Massacre: Motion (11 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I am pleased to support the motion put down by Senators Frank Feighan and Neale Richmond, whom I congratulate. I am grateful to the House for the opportunity to address it this evening. I offer the apologies of the Minister, Deputy Coveney, who cannot be here due to prior travel commitments. I would like to acknowledge the presence of members of the Remembering Srebrenica organisation,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I remain seriously concerned about the situation in South Sudan, where fighting continues to drive displacement, acute hunger and grave human rights abuses. Despite the announcement of the National Dialogue in December 2016, fighting has increased in recent months. The conflict itself has fragmented, increasingly on ethnic lines. Ireland and our EU partners have repeatedly condemned the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (11 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The purpose of the Cabinet Committees is to provide political oversight of relevant initiatives and developments in policy areas, in particular where there is a need for coordinated action across Departments and agencies. The Government’s policy on international development, One World One Future, was approved by Cabinet in 2013. It provides for a whole-of-government approach to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (5 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme, and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. In the Programme for Government we have set out our ambition to make progress towards the UN target of providing 0.7% of GNP to Official Development Assistance (ODA) as resources permit. Over the past two years we have managed to increase funding...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (5 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: As Minister, I share the urgent concern internationally for the 20 million people in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, who are at high risk of famine. These include 1.5 million acutely malnourished children. Ireland is responding to each of these protracted emergencies through the timely allocation of humanitarian assistance. So far in 2017, we have allocated €4 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict Resolution (4 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: I am extremely concerned about the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The crisis in the Kasai regions has reached an exceptional level in security, humanitarian and human rights terms. In a recent statement, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the appalling human rights abuses and called for an international investigation into the situation. ...