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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (12 May 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...officials from President Biden's Administration, engaged with a number of foreign policy organisations, and met representatives from the Irish American community. In Washington D.C., I participated in a public discussion at the German Marshall Fund on Ireland’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as Ireland’s unique position within the EU-US...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...to underline the importance of the work of the Police Ombudsman, set up as part of the transformative process of policing reform in Northern Ireland. That reform process was driven forward by the Patten commission and underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement commitment to a "new beginning to policing" in Northern Ireland. It is only through this kind of rigorous and unflinching...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (2 Feb 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...forward on these issues. We also continue to raise individual legacy cases and the urgent need for access to information, including with respect to the Dublin-Monaghan bombings and the murder of Pat Finucane. The Government has of course noted the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's report into the RUC's handling of paramilitary attacks by the UDA/UFF between 1989 and 1993, which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Dec 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Counsellor Riga Friel Eimear First Secretary Riyadh McCoy Gerard Counsellor Rome O'Brien Patricia Assistant Secretary Santiago Gleeson Paul Counsellor Seoul Clare Julian Counsellor ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...with high-level US officials in the past three months. During my visit to Washington DC in September, I had good meetings with Senator Dirk Durbin, the Senate Democratic Whip, and with Senator Pat Leahy, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. I also met with Senator Chris Murphy, whom I have since spoken to again recently by phone. While in Washington, I also had fruitful in-person...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Nov 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Ireland Council for Integrated Education 27,730 58 Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association 3,000 59 Passionist Peace and Reconciliation Office (Holy Cross, Ardoyne) 50,000 60 Pat Finucane Centre Limited (Justice for the Forgotten) 34,888 61 PeacePlayers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education 27,730 Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association 3,000 Passionist Peace and Reconciliation Office (Holy Cross, Ardoyne) 50,000 Pat Finucane Centre Limited (Justice for the Forgotten) 34,888 PeacePlayers International - Northern Ireland...

Seanad: Report of Independent Review Group Jadotville: Statements (15 Jul 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...actions of individuals not already the subject of a recommendation [for a medal] ... in respect of Jadotville". During the course of the review process, the review group considered that Commandant Pat Quinlan, company commander, A Company, who was not previously the subject of a recommendation for a medal in respect of Jadotville, merited further investigation. The review group...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (27 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...those giving rise to serious allegations of collusion by the security forces in each of our jurisdictions, namely the murders of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan, Pat Finucane, Lord Justice and Lady Gibson, Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright. Former Canadian Supreme Court Judge, Justice Peter Cory, was appointed in May 2002 to conduct an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (8 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: The Government has consistently supported the establishment of a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, as provided for under the Weston Park Agreement reached by the UK and Irish Governments in 2001. I spoke with the Secretary of State on Monday 30 November and conveyed the Irish Government’s disappointment with his decision not to hold a public inquiry into the Finucane...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...that there is not a significant disruption to energy supplies and electricity supplies on the island of Ireland as a whole. In terms of the Green Party contribution, I do not want to go into the Pat Finucane case in this debate. It was hugely disappointing yesterday. I am really disappointed for the family in particular. This was a missed opportunity, in my view, for the British...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (26 Nov 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...Park Agreement reached by the UK and Irish Governments in 2001. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has committed to take a decision on whether to order a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane by the end of November. I met with the Finucane family earlier this month to reiterate our support. Following this meeting, I wrote to the Secretary of State ahead of his...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...to speak in support of this motion. As Minister for Foreign Affairs, I have had the opportunity to meet with Geraldine and the Finucane family to discuss their campaign to secure justice for Pat. Most recently, I spoke with them at the beginning of this month. On each occasion I have seen the Finucane family's strength, determination and dignity as they seek to uncover the full truth...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Inquiries (3 Nov 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...Ireland once again at our last meeting on 8 October in Hillsborough. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has committed to take a decision on whether to order a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane by the end of November. The Government will continue to engage with the UK Government on this issue at this critical juncture, and I am due to meet remotely with the Finucane...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (20 Oct 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Richard Neal, Peter King, Brendan Boyle, Mary Gay Scanlon and other members of the Friends of Ireland caucus, as well as Senators Chris Murphy and Pat Toomey. I also met National Security Advisor, Robert O'Brien, and Deputy Secretary of State, Stephen Biegun. The visit came at an important time for both Ireland and the United States, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Richard Neal, Peter King, Brendan Boyle, Mary Gay Scanlon and other members of the Friends of Ireland caucus, as well as Senators Chris Murphy and Pat Toomey. I also met with National Security Advisor, Robert O’Brien, and Deputy Secretary of State, Stephen Biegun. As the first official visit to the United States since March, the two...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...Affairs ‍‍Andreja Metelko-Zgombic 21/07/2020 Video call with Austrian Minister for Europe, Karoline Edtstadler 21/07/2020 Phone call with Maltese Parliamentary Secretary Hon Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi 22/07/2020 Phone call with Belgian Minister for Justice and European Affairs, Koen Geens ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (4 Dec 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...Costs 2018 Description Date Cost Minister Photographer New Ambassador Credentials Ceremony 18/01/2018 €351.85 Mr. Pat Breen, T.D Maxwell Photography Closing ceremony of 60 Years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland 23/01/2018 €676.50 ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Participation (28 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D., visited Bahrain on 21 November, leading a trade delegation. He was accompanied by an official from the Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh, which is accredited to Bahrain.   The Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade worked with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (11 Jun 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...involved a limited official programme. President Tump and First Lady Melania Trump were greeted at Shannon Airport by the Taoiseach, accompanied by Minister Josepha Madigan and Minister of State Pat Breen. The Taoiseach then held a useful bilateral meeting with the US President , during which they discussed issues of mutual concern, including Brexit; the Irish E3 visa Bill currently before...