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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: A passport reminder service is available on the Passport Service website. This reminder service sends an e-mail, to those who have registered, three months before a passport is due to expire. Registration is simple and merely requires those interested to record their name, e-mail address and the expiry date of the passport. It is possible to register a number of different passports (e.g....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Programme for Government Implementation (25 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer the Deputy to the recently published Annual Report on the Programme for Government which sets out the progress over the last 12 months of an extensive number of the Department’s commitments including increasing exports, promoting Ireland abroad, overseas development aid, humanitarian crises response, civilian corps, implementing the Good Friday Agreement and St. Andrew’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (25 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together. My colleague the Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr Paschal Donohue T.D., attended the most recent Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 17 March. While Council discussions were, understandably, dominated by the situation in Ukraine which I address below, other important issues were also discussed, and Conclusions were agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Dialogue (25 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Ambassador Daniel M. Rooney completed his Mission as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland on 14 December 2012. Pending the nomination of his successor, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the United States of America is acting in the capacity of Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim. While the appointment of a new Ambassador is a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Application Fees (13 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: It is the policy of the Passport Service to refund fees that exceed the statutory amount or in situations where either the applicant has cancelled their application or does not qualify for a passport under the Passports Act, 2008. In this particular case, the applicant does not qualify for a passport on the grounds that he is not an Irish citizen. Accordingly, he is entitled to a refund of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (12 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The upcoming census in Myanmar/Burma will be conducted between 30 March and 10 April. It will be the first nation-wide population count in more than 30 years and will be key to the nation's future development, including the forthcoming elections. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided technical and financial support to the census preparations over the past 18 months, in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (12 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I met the owner of the named company in New York in February 2012 at an “Invest in Ireland” roundtable discussion hosted by former President Clinton when the Taoiseach and I briefed potential investors over the course of that event. On a separate occasion, in 2011, our Consulate General in New York made a meeting room available to a nongovernmental organisation supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Reports (12 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). There are no state agencies under the aegis of my Department. The Department commissions external reports where specialised skills are not available within the Department and particularly where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (11 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government has always taken very seriously the need to deal sensitively with the legacy of the past. This informs our support for the ongoing political talks among the Northern Ireland party leaders. The need to deal with prisoner issues was recognised in the negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement which committed both governments to provide for the accelerated release of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Procurement Contracts (11 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department, including its diplomatic missions overseas, is subject to the same general rules on public procurement as other Irish central government bodies. In summary, these require contracts for supplies of goods (including food and beverage products) over €130,000 in value to be advertised in the Official Journal of the EU and to be awarded in accordance with legally binding...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government closely follows the situation of the Rohingya people in Myanmar/Burma. The decision taken by the Government of Myanmar/Burma ordering Médecins Sans Frontières to cease its activities is deeply worrying. I reiterate calls made by the international community that urge the Government of Myanmar/Burma to grant safe, timely, full and unhindered humanitarian access across...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Working Holiday Programmes (11 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 and 51 together. The Working Holiday Programme with Canada gives young people from Ireland and Canada the opportunity to live and work in the other country. The agreement reflects the excellent relationship we enjoy with Canada and contributes further to that relationship by fostering increasing personal, cultural and professional ties between our people....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (11 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) provides funding to non-profit organisations and projects to support Irish communities overseas and to facilitate the development of more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish. Since the inception of the ESP in 2004, some €104 million has been distributed to Irish community organizations in Britain, the US, Australia, Canada and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Legal Costs (11 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department is responsible for two Votes, Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). There are no state or regulatory bodies under the aegis of my Department. With regard to legal services, my Department generally seeks advice on domestic legal matters from the Office of the Attorney General and/or the Chief State Solicitor’s Office. Depending on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (6 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 40 and 44 together. I am deeply concerned about developments in Ukraine in recent days. I have strongly condemned the Russian action in Crimea, which severely threatens the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and have called on Russia to withdraw troops immediately to their bases. Russia’s actions are in clear breach of international...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Language Issues (5 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28: Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Vote 27: International Cooperation. Expenditure by my Department on translating and printing Irish language publications, documents and advertisements in each of the past three years is set out in the table below. This expenditure includes the translation and printing of passport application forms and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Common Foreign and Security Policy (4 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) is responsible for advising the Political and Security Committee (PSC) on the civilian aspects of crisis management. CIVCOM plans and monitors the progress of EU civilian crisis management missions established in the framework of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The Committee meets twice a week....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (4 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I am concerned about the situation in Venezuela, in particular at the reports of deaths, casualties and detentions arising from the unrest there. I urge the full, impartial investigation of incidents in accordance with due legal process. I join with the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton in calling for calm and in condemning intolerance and any recourse to violence by the parties...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (4 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: A list of our current top ten non English-speaking trading partners is set out below. My Department, in close collaboration with the Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, co-ordinated the review of the Government Trade, Tourism and Investment Strategy which was published in February 2014. The review identifies 27 ‘High Value Markets’ and ‘Other Established...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (4 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department attaches a high priority to language proficiency and it is regarded as an important skill in a diplomatic officer’s career development and the conduct of their duties, in particular when posted to one of our missions abroad. French is accorded a high priority, given its importance in the EU context and in the conduct of diplomacy generally, closely followed by German,...