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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Government fully supports the all-party Dáil motions of July 2008 and May 2011 urging the British Government to allow access by an independent international judicial figure to all original documents in their possession relating to the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. I have raised this issue with the British Government on a number of occasions, including most recently on 8 October, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Sustainable Development Goals (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The UN Summit in New York in September adopted a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets to guide development policy and action for the next fifteen years. Ireland played a key role in framing the parameters of the new agenda at both EU and UN levels, and succeeded in brokering consensus among all 193 Member States of the UN as co-facilitator in the final phase of the UN...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I have repeatedly condemned the horrific crimes by ISIS against religious and ethnic minorities in Syria and Iraq, including in my speech to the UN General Assembly last month. ISIS has publicly promoted its use of murder, torture, mass sexual violence and forced religious conversions in areas under its control. Ireland has publicly condemned ISIS and other terrorist groups at the United...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The passport reform programme which was announced in the 2016 budget will see the use of new technologies to completely re-shape how passports are delivered over the next three years. The result will be a more streamlined system to process passport applications, including the introducton of online renewals for adults; a stronger focus on first-time applicants and on areas that are potentially...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I am aware of the continuing detention in Mauritania of Mr Biram Abeid, the founder and President of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania. He was a candidate in Mauritania's 2014 Presidential election, in which he was runner-up. Together with other activists, Biram Abeid was arrested during a peaceful demonstration against slavery on 11 November...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The scale of the migration challenge facing the EU is an enormous one requiring a comprehensive and coherent response. The political and economic circumstances behind the displacement of millions of people must be addressed, if the flow of migrants is to be managed. The conflict in Syria (which is the biggest driver behind this year’s migrant flows) has led to the world’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Strategies (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: “Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy”, the Government Trade Tourism and Investment Strategy 2010-2015, runs to the end of 2015. The Strategy was however reviewed in 2014. This involved a long process of consultation with Local Market Teams abroad, the Embassy network, Government Departments, State agencies and also with the private sector through the Global Irish Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Turkey is a very important partner for all of us in the European Union, and a key partner as we all frame our collective response to the current migration crisis. As host to well over two million refugees, Turkey is particularly important to any resolution to this crisis and, in this regard, it is important that the EU and Turkey formulate a coordinated and collaborative plan of action. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Committees (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Body established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is one of the UN’s core human rights treaties. The Human Rights Committee is composed of independent experts elected by States parties to the Covenant. Ireland ratified the Covenant on 8 December 1989. In...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: This is a repeat of my answer to question no. 113. Prison issues in Northern Ireland, in particular those affecting prisoners in separated accommodation, regularly arise in my discussions with Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford MLA and, on non-devolved matters, with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP, both of whom I meet on a regular basis in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I would like to thank the Deputy for his timely question regarding current developments in relation to Nuclear Disarmament. In line with our long standing leadership role with regard to the promotion of nuclear disarmament, Ireland has been deeply involved in the Humanitarian Consequences Initiative, including a series of conferences held prior to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: This is a repeat of my answer to question no. 124. Prison issues in Northern Ireland, in particular those affecting prisoners in separated accommodation, regularly arise in my discussions with Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford MLA and, on non-devolved matters, with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP, both of whom I meet on a regular basis in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy is referring to the financial elements of the recently published draft ‘Action Plan on Turkey’. Turkey is a very important partner for all of us in the European Union, and a key partner as we all frame our collective response to the current migration crisis. As host to well over two million refugees, Turkey is particularly important to any resolution to this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The human right situation in Egypt was not discussed at the recent meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council or European Council. The EU position was expressed at the last session of the UN Human Rights Council, when it was stated that “the EU remains seriously concerned about the growing number of death sentences and recent executions, over reports of enforced disappearances, the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that permission was granted by my Department for the landing of these four aircraft at Shannon Airport subject to the strict conditions which apply to all foreign military aircraft. These include stipulations that the aircraft must be unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives and must not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in question must not form...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Budgets (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: My Department manages two Votes – Vote 28Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote 27 - International Cooperation. The 2015 allocation is outlined below: Vote Current - € Capital - € Total - € 27 International Cooperation 476.37 m 0.25 m 476.62m 28 Foreign Affairs and Trade 205.25 m 4.75 m 210.0 m Total 681.62 m 5.00 m 686.62m A total of €686.62 million...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Lansdowne Road Agreement (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Government’s voted expenditure allocations and measures for 2016 were presented to Dáil Éireann in the . The table below shows the estimated gross pay bill for my Department’s two votes for 2016 as reflected in the Report. Vote Allocation Foreign Affairs and Trade (Vote 28) €78,858,000 International Co-operation (Vote 27) €14,916,000 TOTAL...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 866, 882 and 884 together. The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. Arrangements under which permission is granted for military aircraft, including US aircraft, to land at Irish airports are governed by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: There are no State Boards under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: ERASMUS Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Palestinian students are fully eligible for participation in ERASMUS programmes, as are Israeli students, and are not excluded as suggested. It has been the case that some students may have been deterred from taking part in ERASMUS by more general movement and access difficulties experienced by Palestinians, in terms of exiting and re-entering the territory, and questions of residency...