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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I am aware of the matter referred to by the Deputy and officials of my Department have been briefed in detail by the Embassy of Argentina, at their initiative, on their country’s position. I am aware also of concerns at Argentina’s actions that have been raised in the context of the Foreign Affairs Council on 20 April this year, and in other EU fora, including the Trade Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I represented the Government, together with Minister of State Seán Sherlock, at the Review meeting of the Stormont House Agreement which took place in Belfast on 2 June. In addition to the Review round table meeting, Minister Sherlock and I also had bilateral meetings with each of the Northern Ireland Executive political parties and with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed that the person referred to by the Deputy is a dual Irish/Canadian citizen who entered Palestine on their Canadian passport. I understand that the individual has sought consular assistance from the Embassy of Canada. The individual concerned has been in consistent contact with the Canadian authorities. In circumstances where an Irish citizen travels on the passport of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: A competition for open recruitment to the grade of Assistant Principal Officer, incorporating an option for recruitment to the grade of First Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has recently been advertised by the Public Appointments Service. Details are available on the Public Appointments Service website: Prospective candidates should note that the closing date for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: All Third Secretary competitions are open competitions. My Department is currently in discussion with the Public Appointments Service regarding the next such competition. It is expected that the competition will be advertised over the coming months. Prospective candidates may wish to register their interest on the Public Appointments Service website and ask to be alerted by e-mail or text...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland has consistently condemned the dispossession and eviction of Palestinian people in order to clear land for Israeli settlements. This is clearly contrary to international law. I have expressed these concerns in public statements, in contacts with the Israeli Embassy here, and directly to the Israeli Foreign Minister when I visited the area in February. We have also consistently...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: Ireland regards the protection of refugees as a core human rights priority. The Syrian conflict, which has displaced millions of Syrians, including over 4 million refugees, is the gravest such problem internationally. Ireland has committed €41M in humanitarian assistance to the victims of the Syrian conflict. Ireland has also accepted 128 refugees fleeing Syria in previous years...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade exercises responsibility for trade promotion, and is not the Department responsible for international trade policy. Hence, it does not have the leading role in Ireland’s input to the negotiations relating to the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Accordingly, where formal representations are received by my Department on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (9 Jun 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 914 to 918, inclusive, together. One World One Future: Ireland’s Policy for International Developmentrenews the Government’s strong commitment to a whole-of-Government approach to international development and effective collaboration across Government in achieving policy objectives. We are committed to identifying specific policy areas where...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (28 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that the organisation, Global Schoolroom, applied for funding under the Irish Aid Civil Society Fund in 2014 and was awarded a grant of €40,000 for one year for its project in India in 2014. Global Schoolroom applied again in 2015 for further funding but, on this occasion, was unsuccessful. The Civil Society Fund application and appraisal process is completed in an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (28 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: On 19 May, I met with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP, in Dublin. We discussed a range of legacy and political issues. It was an opportunity also for the Secretary of State and me to discuss the current political impasse within the Northern Ireland Executive. I have remained in close contact with her since then on this matter, as I have also with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (28 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I attended the most recent Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Brussels on 18 May. At the Council, Foreign Ministers addressed the Middle East Peace Process. This was the first meeting of EU Foreign Ministers since the formation of the Israeli government, and in the run up to the meeting I had urged High Representative (HR) Mogherini to include the Peace Process on the Council...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (28 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: The next Plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council is scheduled to take place in early June, and is to be chaired by the Taoiseach. It is likely that discussions will touch on financial and economic issues affecting both jurisdictions and that Ministers from North and South will together take the opportunity to review the work undertaken in the areas of North South...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (27 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that the organisation, Global Schoolroom, applied for funding under the Irish Aid Civil Society Fund in 2014 and was awarded a grant of €40,000 for one year for its project in India in 2014. Global Schoolroom applied again in 2015 for further funding but, on this occasion, was unsuccessful. The Civil Society Fund application and appraisal process is completed in an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: As the Taoiseach informed the Dáil on 14 May, at the most recent hearing in this case our Embassy in Cairo was advised by this individual’s lawyers that he is facing differing charges than some other defendants in the group trial. This information has been subsequently re-confirmed to the Embassy, and we are informed that the most serious charges applied to some of the group...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: As the Taoiseach informed the Dáil on 14 May, at the most recent hearing in this case our Embassy in Cairo was advised by this individual’s lawyers that he is facing differing charges than some other defendants in the group trial. This information has been subsequently re-confirmed to the Embassy, and we are informed that the most serious charges applied to some of the group...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: As the Taoiseach informed the Dáil on 14 May, at the most recent hearing in this case our Embassy in Cairo was advised by this individual’s lawyers that he is facing differing charges than some other defendants in the group trial. This information has been subsequently re-confirmed to the Embassy, and we are informed that the most serious charges applied to some of the group...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: As the Taoiseach informed the Dáil on 14 May, at the most recent hearing in this case our Embassy in Cairo was advised by this individual’s lawyers that he is facing differing charges than some other defendants in the group trial. This information has been subsequently re-confirmed to the Embassy, and we are informed that the most serious charges applied to some of the group...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (26 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: An internal competition for promotion to First Secretary has been announced in my Department and the closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 25 May 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 May 2015)

Charles Flanagan: I am seriously concerned at the political situation and the violence in Burundi. Over the past two weeks, there has been a wave of killings, militias have acted with impunity, and the country has experienced arbitrary arrests, intimidation, forced closures of media outlets and the targeting of human rights defenders. I have condemned the coup attempt by senior military figures on 13 and 14...