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- European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (16 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: Many parliamentary questions have been asked since.
- European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (16 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: I was.
- European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (16 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: We were more than willing to have a debate.
- European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (16 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: It was well flagged.
- European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (16 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: After the meetingââ
- Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (11 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: I am aware of the tragic death of the person referred to by the Deputy and would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family concerned. I raised the person's death in my meetings in Washington on 3 October with the US Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, and with Senator Edward Kennedy, who is the Senator for the area in which she resided. In addition, since receiving news of the...
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: I continue to be gravely concerned at the ongoing deterioration in the situation in Zimbabwe. The dire situation gives added urgency to the efforts being made by President Mbeki of South Africa and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to broker a political accommodation between the parties and an economic rescue plan which will respond to the catastrophic current situation. We...
- Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The opening of further resident diplomatic missions abroad, including in Thailand, is considered by the Government on an ongoing basis. However, any expansion of our overseas network can only be undertaken on the basis of clear priorities. The current position is that our Ambassador to Malaysia is also accredited to Thailand on a non-resident basis, and there are no plans at present to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: In 2004, a fire occurred in the temporary residence of the Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels. The remedial costs were shared between the lessor and the Permanent Representation and the net amount paid by the latter was â¬43,268. In June 2004 an individual, who had been working on contract in the Department of Foreign Affairs, received a four year...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The Department's headquarters, Iveagh House, is owned by the State. All of the other properties used by the Department in the State are leased. With one exception, these properties are leased by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Department. The one property directly leased by the Department is Hospitality House in South Cumberland Street and the relevant details are as follows: ...
- Written Answers — Reconciliation Projects: Reconciliation Projects (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The eligibility criteria as listed in the guidelines to the Fund are: Reconciliation through education, courses, dialogue and culture Developing and maintaining cross-Border links Promoting improved Anglo-Irish relations Promoting cross-community and interdenominational activities Promotion of tolerance and acceptance of cultural diversity Academic research aimed at promoting reconciliation...
- Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: We would be using it with every issue.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: Deputy Gilmore is bluffing.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: We are not johnny-come-latelys.
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (9 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The Passport Office can only issue a passport to an Irish Citizen. In this case, an application for an Irish passport was submitted on behalf of a child by his parents to the Passport Office in May, 2007. The applicant was born in Ireland in 2006. Under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 2004, persons born in the State after 1 January 2005, where neither parent is an Irish or British...
- Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (9 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The failure of efforts by the United States Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation earlier this year was a major disappointment and setback for the thousands of undocumented Irish people in the United States and for their families in Ireland. Given the present very difficult and divided environment in Congress on immigration, it is now widely considered that such...
- Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (9 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The case to which the Deputy refers relates to five Cuban citizens who were convicted in the US in 2001 on charges ranging from espionage to first degree murder. A panel of three judges from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta overturned the 2001 convictions on 9th August 2005 and ordered a retrial based on new evidence. The Miami District Attorney duly filed an appeal against this...
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (9 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The United Nations has the lead role in the search for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem. The Government fully supports the leadership of the UN Secretary General in this important work, and we welcome the ongoing efforts of the Secretary General's Special Representative to Cyprus, Mr. Michael Moeller, to bring the two sides together to seek progress toward a political...
- Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (4 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that efforts by the United States Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation failed to get the necessary support earlier this year. This was a major disappointment and a setback for the thousands of undocumented Irish people in the United States, and also for their families in Ireland. It is now widely considered that this important issue is...
- Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (4 Oct 2007)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy may be aware that my Department recently launched an upgraded website (www.dfa.ie) and the Department is currently upgrading the websites of all our Missions throughout the world. A number of these upgraded Embassy websites are already live, such as those for our Embassies in Paris (www.embassyofireland.fr) and in Berlin (www.embassyofireland.de). The upgrade of the website for the...