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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: The most recent figures available are for the calendar year 2005 and they are as follows: Supplier Service Location Cost € All Water Systems Supply and fit units Bishop's Square, Dublin 9,428.28 All Water Systems Supply and fit units Passport Office, Dublin 8,926.62 All Water Systems Maintenance All Buildings 6,900.71 All Water Systems Supply paper cups All Buildings 8,462.33...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: So much for defending the workers.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: Under the Government's decentralisation programme, the Development Cooperation Directorate of the Department of Foreign Affairs, which is Irish Aid's Headquarters, and currently based in Dublin, will decentralise to Limerick. This is scheduled to take place during the third quarter of 2007 and will involve the relocation to Limerick of 124 posts. Already, 48 posts in Irish Aid headquarters,...

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (21 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 428 and 429 together. The Government is deeply concerned by the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and especially by the rising toll of death and destruction in Gaza. We have conveyed our position clearly and consistently in direct contacts with the parties, including the Israeli Ambassador in Dublin and the Israeli Government in Jerusalem,...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (21 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: The Department of Foreign Affairs has not received any such documentation from the Ecuadorian authorities regarding facilitating the transfer of prisoners. Our Honorary Consul in Ecuador, together with her EU colleagues, are in regular contact with the Ecuadorian Authorities with the objective of having the procedures of the Strasbourg Convention activated by Ecuador.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (16 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: There are four bodies of this type under the aegis of my Department, only one of which was established by statute. The Fulbright Commission was established under the Educational Exchange (Ireland and the United States of America) Act 1991. The role and function of the Fulbright Commission is to finance study, research, teaching and other educational activities between Ireland and the United...

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Kenny was caught out.

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: Which party was that? Deputy McManus was in many parties, including the Workers Party, Democratic Left, New Agenda and now the Labour Party.

Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: It is very complex.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (15 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. The Government is deeply concerned by the situation in the Occupied Territories, and especially by the rising toll of death and destruction in Gaza. I have unreservedly condemned the deaths of 18 civilians, including women and children, in the shelling of Beit Hanoun by the Israeli Defence Forces on 8 November. I have called very clearly...

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: Money was not growing on trees.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: It was planned on top of a beer mat.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputies' remarks are a disservice to the people.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: It is about political blame.

Written Answers — Repatriation of Remains: Repatriation of Remains (14 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my reply to a parliamentary question by him on this subject on 24th October 2006 in which I stated that representations have not been received from organisations campaigning for the repatriation of the remains. I also indicated that this matter has not been the subject of discussions with the British Government. The situation remains as conveyed in that reply.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (14 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: The Government is deeply concerned by the rising toll of death and destruction in Gaza. Last week, I unreservedly condemned the deaths of 18 civilians, including women and children, in the shelling by the Israeli Defence Forces of the town of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza. The UN has reported that, since the beginning of the latest Israeli military operation in the area on 1 November, 82...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (14 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: EU Member States collectively express their strong concerns regarding the death penalty to the United States Government on a regular basis. However, given the number of death penalty cases in the United States, the EU restricts its interventions in respect of individual cases to those involving EU nationals, juveniles, mentally retarded detainees or violations of the detainee's rights under...

Written Answers — Trade Sanctions: Trade Sanctions (14 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: Ireland, in common with our partners in the European Union, is of the view that the US economic embargo on Cuba seriously hampers the economic development of Cuba and negatively affects its entire people. EU companies account for at least half of all Cuba's foreign trade, and the EU rejects unilateral measures against Cuba which are contrary to commonly accepted rules of international trade....

Written Answers — Passport Fees: Passport Fees (14 Nov 2006)

Dermot Ahern: A passport is normally issued for ten years, and the fees to be charged are laid down by a Statutory Instrument. There is no provision in this Statutory Instrument to permit the Passport Office to waive the fee for persons aged less than 65 years. Apart from the legal dimension, the reality is that, if this attractive concessionary scheme is to work satisfactorily, there clearly has to be a...