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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (22 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: My Department does not own any vacant sites, properties or land in the Dublin city council area.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (22 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...of an international agreement automatically incorporates the terms of that agreement into its domestic law. Such states may be in a position to ratify agreements more quickly than dualist states such as Ireland. As Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, I have an important role in relation to all international agreements entered into by Ireland. Before a treaty may be signed, ratified...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Nov 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. Permission must be sought in advance for landings by all foreign military aircraft and, if granted, is subject to strict conditions. These include stipulations that the aircraft must be unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (25 Oct 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...that we are committed to maintaining the open and effectively invisible border and protecting the Common Travel Area (CTA). The CTA is an important feature of the close relationship between Ireland and the UK with long-established benefits for trade and tourism between our two countries. It operates across a range of areas including allowing for free movement between Ireland and the UK,...

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (5 Oct 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...outcome for Ireland and the EU as a whole and, in particular, to ensure, as I said earlier, that our very particular concerns are safeguarded to the greatest possible extent. The enormity of the Brexit challenge, combined with the question marks over how the UK will approach negotiations and where the landing zone will ultimately be, has given rise to a great deal of comment and some...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Sep 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I have repeatedly made clear my concerns about demolition of homes and seizures of land by the Israeli occupation authorities. We have conveyed these concerns to the Israeli authorities, and worked to focus EU attention on them. However, my Department cannot attempt to track and take action on the case of every individual house. All people living under occupation are entitled to respect...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (27 Sep 2016)

Charles Flanagan: The requests for landings by the flights in question concerned airport familiarisation and aircraft refuelling. The US Embassy has confirmed that the flights in question were not connected to the activation of a missile defence station in Romania by the United States in May 2016. The US Embassy has also re-confirmed that the flights in question were unarmed, carried no arms, ammunition...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (27 Sep 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I can confirm that all applications for US military aircraft to land in Shannon Airport in the period in question stated in each case that the flight met each of the conditions necessary, including that the flight did not form part of a military exercise. The US Embassy also re-confirmed that the flights in question did not form part of a military operation or exercise.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Sep 2016)

Charles Flanagan: 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 military aircraft, to land at Irish airports are governed by strict conditions. These include stipulations that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Sep 2016)

Charles Flanagan: It is normal procedure for military pilots, including those of our own Air Corps, to conduct landings at airfields outside of their home country. Aviation, whether civil or military, is an international activity and aviation procedures, rules and practices can vary from country to country. Familiarisation with differentlocal procedures, geography and meteorological conditions contributes to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: Relations between Britain and Ireland have improved greatly over recent years and the Government is committed to maintaining these good relations as we navigate our way through the new landscape following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. In this context, I met the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Brussels on Monday and discussed with him the broad range of issues...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (19 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: My reply to Question number 429 of 12 July stated that the US Embassy had reconfirmed that US military aircraft that landed at Shannon Airport last month were not part of a military operation or exercise. The requests for landings by these aircraft concerned crew rest, aircraft refuelling, airport familiarisation, passenger transfer and aircraft maintenance.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (14 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 to 139, inclusive, together. Ireland will contribute €3 million to the European Union Trust Fund for Colombia, which will be formally established as soon as a final peace agreement is signed between the Colombian Government and the FARC guerrilla group. The Fund will support the implementation of the peace agreement and Ireland has been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (12 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...Transport Act 1946, gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. Permission must be sought in advance for landings by all foreign military aircraft, including US aircraft, and if granted, is subject to strict conditions. These include stipulations that the aircraft must be unarmed, must not engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (12 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I have stated consistently that I believe the relentless expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land is now a major driver of the continuing conflict. The EU and the wider international community have repeatedly identified settlements as threatening the prospects of achieving a peaceful resolution of the conflict, by making the establishment of a coherent Palestinian state...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (12 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...however insisted that they can only enter negotiations if these are going to be a genuine attempt to reach peace, and not just a process for its own sake. They have also demanded that seizure of Palestinian land, and construction of settlements, cannot continue while talks proceed. When this demand has been refused they have sought alternative confidence building measures, such as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (12 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...no arms, ammunition or explosives and did not engage in intelligence gathering. The Embassy further reconfirmed that the aircraft were not part of a military operation or exercise. Permission for landings by these aircraft was granted subject to these conditions.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Data (7 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...– see footnote* 2012 Mike Williams Evaluation of the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation 12,247 July 2013 2012 PA Consulting Group Evaluating the value of the economic relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland 73,083 July 2013 2012 Cathy Roche Review of the Our World Awards 2005-2011 6,300 * 2012 Everywhere Consulting Feasibility Study on the Establishment of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Aircraft (6 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: 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. Permission must be sought in advance for landings by all foreign military aircraft, including those from the US. If granted, permission is subject to strict conditions. Aircraft must be unarmed, carry...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Military Aircraft (6 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: I reiterate that the number of requests and approvals for landings by US military aircraft at Shannon Airport to date this year is broadly in line with that for the same period last year. Successive Governments have followed the same policy in respect of Shannon for many years. The facility of landing there is afforded not only to planes from the United States but also to those from other...