Results 1-20 of 23 for israel speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work at EU and UN level which Ireland is undertaking in pursuit of peace and of a two-state solution in the Israel Palestine conflict. [2981/24]

Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Richard Bruton: ...and equipped to an extraordinary level, and its target was to see the hope of the emergence of the seeds of some sort of settlement in the Middle East destroyed. It is bent on the destruction of Israel and that is the sad reality we face. Equally, however, the actions of Israel to cut energy, water and humanitarian aid is designed in my view to drive the citizens further and further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Between Ireland and the Palestinian Territories: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Richard Bruton: What worries me is that members of Mr. Lovatt's organisation has described our ambassador in Israel as a Zionist. That is not helpful to developing policy in this arena. While there can be clearly different views about what the best approach should be, it is not right that when an Irish civil servant presents the Irish Government case that should be the reaction. I do not know whether Mr....

Topical Issues Debate: Israeli Settlements (23 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: .... In response to the recent increased threat, there have been strong statements on the case from the relevant UN agencies on the ground and from the EU representative. The Irish ambassador in Israel has made a démarcheat a senior level in the Israeli Foreign Ministry, drawing attention to the threats and expressing the strong concerns of the Government over the threats of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Controls (20 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: ...purposes but may also have a military application, the vast majority of dual-use licences issued by my Department are for commercial purposes. Proposed exports of Military List and Dual-Use products to Israel and Saudi Arabia, as with all other destinations, are reviewed by my officials on a case-by-case basis. Each proposed export is considered against the EU Common Position on Arms...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (8 Dec 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...The applications came from both Irish nationals living abroad and non-nationals from a wide variety of countries including Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, India, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine. Following the call the twenty highest scoring projects were invited to pitch to a panel of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Startup Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...The applications came from both Irish nationals living abroad and non-nationals from a wide variety of countries including Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, India, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine. Following the call the twenty highest scoring projects were invited to pitch to a panel of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (13 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...purposes but may also have a military application, the vast majority of dual-use licences issued by my Department are for commercial purposes. Application for the export of Military List and Dual-Use products to Israel, as with all other destinations, are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Applications are subject to a rigorous licence application process which centres on a careful...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Controls (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...when reviewing any military export licence application. All applications for military export licenses are very carefully assessed against well-established criteria. Proposed exports of Military List products to Israel, as with all other destinations, are subject to a rigorous licence application process which centres on a careful assessment of the nature of the product in question and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Licences (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...reflects the EU Common Military List. In my reply of 9thJune to the Deputy I have previously outlined the procedures in place in my Department against which all applications for export licences to Israel are rigorously assessed. The EU Common Military List includes military goods and technology, and components for such items that should be licensed for export from the Union. Items which...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Controls (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...listed in the Annex to the Control of Exports (Goods and Technology) Order, S.I. 216 of 2012, which reflects the EU Common Military List. No licences for the export of Military List products to Israel have been granted since the end of the first quarter of 2014. No applications for the export of Military List products to Israel have been received or rejected during that period. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...remain. India, China, Singapore, the ASEAN countries,- including Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam as well as South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Israel and South Africa, referred to as Growth Markets, have become central sources of and destinations for global FDI flows, with Asia in particular becoming a key player. IDA Ireland has put...

Other Questions: Military Exports (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...was subsequently adopted in 2008 as an EU Common Position, seeks to safeguard regional stability and human rights, among other concerns. Eleven licences for the export of military list items to Israel have been issued since 2011. No licences for the export of military list products to Israel have been granted since the end of the first quarter of 2014. All applications received for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (30 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...all 28 EU member states. The other twenty-two countries and territories outside the EU that are taking part are: Australia, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States of America. Together, these countries account for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Controls (17 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...applications for export licenses are very carefully assessed having regard to the end use and the end user and against well-established criteria. Eleven licences for the export of Military List items to Israel have been issued from 2011 to date. Details are provided below: 2011 Three licences for the export of Military List products to Israel were issued in 2011, to the total value of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Controls (17 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...;military goods” from an export control perspective and which are exported from Ireland involve components rather than military equipment. Eleven licences for the export of Military List items to Israel have been issued from 2011 to date. Details are provided below: 2011 Three licences for the export of Military List products to Israel were issued in 2011, to the total value of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Controls (17 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...2013 Country Licence Number of Licences Licence Value € Australia 12 567,325 Canada 8 1,535,609 Denmark 2 581,975 Finland 1 145,600 France 2 626,560 Germany 12 9,696,985 Ireland* 2 9,300,000 Israel 5 119,971 Italy 1 730,630 Kuwait 1 115,949 Luxembourg 1 100,000 New Caledonia 1 720 New Zealand 4 118,277 Norway 1 25,590 Pakistan 1 0 Russia 1 6,360 Saudi Arabia 9...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (8 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...some of the largest importers and exporters of services. There are currently 22 countries participating in the negotiations with the EU counting as one participant. These are Australia, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and the USA. Since the EU...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: ... Norway Canada Portugal China Russia Denmark Singapore Finland South Africa France South Korea Germany Spain Greece Sweden India Switzerland Israel Taiwan Italy Turkey Japan United Kingdom Liechtenstein United States Luxembourg Mexico

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (24 Apr 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...0 1 Egypt 8 0 8 Ethiopia 1 0 1 Fiji 1 0 1 Georgia 0 0 0 Ghana 1 0 1 Haiti 1 0 1 Hong Kong 3 0 3 India 266 117 383 Indonesia 1 0 1 Iran 0 1 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 0 1 Iraq 1 0 1 Israel 2 0 2 Japan 10 5 15 Jordan 2 0 2 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 Kenya 0 2 2 Korea (Republic of (South)) 1 1 2 Korea, Republic of 8 0 8 Kyrgyz Republic 0 0 0 Lebanon 2 0 2 Libya 1 0 1...