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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: Notification of the request and the reason for an emergency landing on 3 June 2018 by a US military aircraft, a was conveyed to my Department, via the Department’s Duty Officer, following the declaration of an emergency by the aircrew and prior to the landing in Shannon taking place. The Duty Officer in turn was in immediate contact with An Garda Síochána and Shannon Airport....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: The answer to the Deputy’s question is no.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Bodies Data (21 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: There are no State agencies nor commercial State companies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Treaties (21 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: Paragraph 5(iv) of the European Council Conclusions of 18/19 June 2009 provided that at the time of the conclusion of the next accession Treaty, the provisions of the Decision in Annex I would be set out in a Protocol to be attached, in accordance with Member States’ respective constitutional requirements, to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: As I have indicated to the Deputy in related Parliamentary Question answers, an extremely urgent request for landing facilities was granted on 3 June 2018 for a US military aircraft to land at Shannon Airport on the basis that this was purely an emergency situation. The aircraft concerned was not in Irish sovereign airspace when the emergency was declared nor was it scheduled to enter Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (21 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the case of the person concerned, whose administrative detention order has just been renewed for a further period reported to be four months. She has been in administrative detention without trial for a year, having already been detained, under administrative detention and a conviction whose basis was very unclear, for much of the period since April 2015. I understand that she...

United States Immigration Policy: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I wish to state for the record, if I may, that I made contact with the most senior US diplomat in the US embassy to make it clear why this debate was taking place. A number of Deputies asked that we would do so and the Taoiseach said it would be done. I spent about 40 minutes on the phone today expressing the concern of this House on the issues that have been raised.

United States Immigration Policy: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I move:That Dáil Éireann shares the dismay and condemnation articulated internationally and in the U.S. following the recent U.S. policy of removing children from their immigrant parents to take them into custody, views this as inhumane, undignified and unwarranted, and calls for it to be reversed immediately. I speak in favour of the all-party motion and the sentiments it conveys....

Business of Dáil: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: There have been some contacts between the political parties in agreeing a wording because people want it be an all-party motion. I understand that wording has been sent around to parties but I can check if certain parties do not have it.

Business of Dáil: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: The engagement is not yet complete but we are working towards getting a wording that I hope people will be happy with.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I had the privilege of welcoming the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to Ireland for their fourth visit in as many years. Although we did not have a formal meeting, we did have the opportunity, at various points during their programme in Cork, to discuss a number of issues of interest, including our mutual interest in marine issues, and the wider British-Irish relationship. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Equality (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: My Department is fully committed to ensuring that our staff are representative and reflective of the people and society we serve. The Department’s Management Board Sub Committee on Gender Equality, Equality, and Diversity was first established in 2012 to provide momentum and leadership to efforts to improve gender balance in the Department. In 2017, the Sub Committee’s remit was...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the case of the person concerned, whose administrative detention order has just been renewed for a further period reported to be four months. She has been in administrative detention without trial for a year, having already been detained, under administrative detention and a conviction whose basis was very unclear, for much of the period since April 2015. I understand that she...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (20 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: Irish people have been rightly appalled by the images which have recently emerged of immigrant children being separated from their parents at the southern US border and held in detention by the US authorities. I have no desire to become involved in a US domestic debate about immigration. Clearly, every state has the right, indeed the duty, to police its own borders and to enforce its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I met with the families of some of the victims of the Ballymurphy massacre in Belfast on 22 November 2017 to hear their views and experiences and to express the Government’s support. The Government has supported their campaign, including in 2015 in bringing forward the All-Party Dáil Motion, and the Government will continue to stand in solidarity with the families. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107, 108 and 131 together. We have now entered a crucial phase of the negotiations. The overall objective is that the full legal text of the Withdrawal Agreement, as well as a detailed political declaration on the framework for the future relationship, be concluded by the October meeting of the European Council. With a view to achieving this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I most recently met Michel Barnier on 14 May in the margins of the General Affairs Council (Article 50) in Brussels and on 30 April during his visit to the All-Island Civic Dialogue in Dundalk. I will meet Mr Barnier again this week when he accompanies Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, on his visit to Dublin. This will be an important opportunity to take stock of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: Work has begun on the initial phase of the expansion of Ireland’s diplomatic network following the launch of “Global Ireland” by the Taoiseach on 11 June. The locations for new missions agreed by Government were identified on the basis of maximising impact in promoting Ireland’s economic and political interests; expanding our influence in terms of values and in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I visited Germany on 12 and 13 June. My visit began in Munich where I had talks with Niels Annen, Minister of State at the German Foreign Ministry. Our discussions included Brexit, developments in the EU generally and our respective bilateral relationship with Africa. In Munich I also met with the Bavarian Minister for Digital, Media and Europe Georg Eisenreich. Brexit, the opening...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112, 121, 123 and 125 to 127, inclusive, together. This was my third visit as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to Israel and Palestine, and my first to Jordan and Cyprus. I visited Jordan on 5 June, for a visit focused on bilateral relations with Jordan, and the decision to open an Irish Embassy in Amman next year. I met Foreign Minister Safadi,...