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Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: ——because I am enjoying this.

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Some day the Senator might produce some evidence.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Let him answer.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (27 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 253 of 1968, which imposed mandatory sanctions on the illegal regime in what was then Southern Rhodesia, new passports, or the renewal of existing ones, were not processed in the period 29 May 1968 to 21 December 1979 to Irish citizens for emigration to Southern Rhodesia nor to those of our citizens residing in Southern Rhodesia...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Contacts: Diplomatic Contacts (27 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Ireland has from the outset of this case given very firm support to the Bulgarian Government in its efforts to resolve this issue. I issued a statement condemning the decision in the retrial by the Libyan Court on 19 December 2006. We have pressed the issue at EU level on many occasions. I discussed this case with my EU colleagues at the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 22...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Decisions on Development Education grants are made on the basis of recommendations from the Development Education Grants Committee in accordance with certain rules and guidelines. The Committee is meeting this week and a decision will be communicated to the centre in question by the end of the week.

Written Answers — Undocumented Irish: Undocumented Irish (27 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Government gives the highest priority to the welfare of the undocumented Irish in the United States, and takes every opportunity to convey to US political leaders the urgent need to address the issues involved. The St. Patrick's Day period provided the Taoiseach and myself with a particularly valuable and timely opportunity to convey our views on this issue to key figures in the US...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (27 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 438 together. The political, economic and human rights situation in Zimbabwe is a matter of the most serious concern. There is currently no indication that the Zimbabwean government is willing to alter the malign policies which have destroyed the country's economy. Nor is there any sign of an intention to introduce real and necessary democratic...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I wonder why.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: He jumped over the fence.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: My Department has never introduced secondary legislation on foot of the EC Treaties or on foot of measures adopted by the EU Institutions that create penalties, including penalties of the kind referred to in the Deputy's question. Insofar as primary legislation is concerned, my Department has recently introduced the European Communities Bill 2006 (Seanad), which seeks to address the...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Opposition has been caught out in its rhetoric.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Has Deputy Ring not gone to the Labour Party yet?

Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The last we heard of Deputy Ring, he was going to the Labour Party.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: It is just not cricket.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: We look after the people.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (21 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: Following intensive discussions at Weston Park in July 2001 involving the Irish and British Governments and the parties, the two Governments published the elements of a package which they believed would help deliver the full and early implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. The package covered all four of the then outstanding issues, namely policing, normalisation, the stability of the...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (21 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90, 155 and 175 together. The Government shares the widespread concern at the very dangerous and difficult situation in Iraq. The appalling security situation, and especially the continuing spiral of vicious sectarian violence, dominate all developments. As a result, the political and reconstruction efforts of Iraq's first fully sovereign and democratic...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (21 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: The Taoiseach had an excellent meeting with the recently appointed UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon in New York last week. This was a very useful discussion, which ranged over a number of issues. Secretary General Ban expressed his appreciation for Ireland's work at the United Nations, particularly our strong involvement in UN peacekeeping and our support for reform. The Secretary...

Written Answers — International Conferences: International Conferences (21 Mar 2007)

Dermot Ahern: On 22 and 23 February, Norway hosted an international conference in Oslo to discuss how to address effectively the humanitarian problems caused by cluster munitions. The conference followed the failure of the Review Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), in November 2006, to agree on a mandate to negotiate an international instrument on the use of cluster...