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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland’s three-year membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council from 2013 - 2015 presents an opportunity to make an enhanced contribution to the international promotion and protection of human rights. In particular, we are committed to highlighting the importance of ensuring that human rights considerations underpin all areas of development, with a particular focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I meet regularly with my British counterpart, Foreign Secretary Hague, and with other members of the British Government, both bilaterally and at multilateral meetings. I discuss this issue with them on an ongoing basis and continue to outline our strong view that the UK is better off within the European Union and that the Union is stronger by having the UK within it.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (28 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I attended the most recent Foreign Affairs Council that took place in Brussels on 20 January. This was the first Council meeting of 2014 and there was a very busy agenda. Conclusions were agreed across a number of key policy areas; the full text of these Conclusions may be accessed on the official EU website. . The Council reviewed developments in relation to Syria and considered the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: No pro bono work has been provided to my Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past twenty four months.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department engages a wide range of external service providers in areas where the required skills or resources are not available in-house and it is more cost-effective to source them externally. In the absence of a particular time period specified by the Deputy details of payments of €20,000 or above made by my Department from 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013 to such providers are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (23 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland signed the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 1 October 1971 and ratified it on 8 December 1989. In November 2002, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted General Comment No. 15 on the right to water. General Comments provide guidelines for States Parties on the interpretation of specific aspects of the Convention and clarify the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Data (23 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28: Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Vote 27: International Cooperation. Consultants are engaged only where specialised knowledge and skills are not available within the Department and, especially in the case of Ireland’s official overseas aid programme, known as Irish Aid , where independent...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts (23 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department makes payments to the company concerned for the management of two essential IT systems – Passport Service Systems and Human Resources Management System. The company is responsible for the support, maintenance and upkeep of all Passport Service IT systems. Passport Service IT systems comprise a complex range of technologies to enable receipt and processing of passport...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Illegal Israeli Settlements (23 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Other than where a common EU action is agreed, it is a matter for each Member State to decide for itself what means or diplomatic signals it wishes to employ to make a particular point. This might take into account, inter alia, their previous actions on the same subject or previous engagement with the same country. It does not therefore follow that if another EU partner decides to summon an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (23 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37 to 39, inclusive, together. Throughout the period of the Talks, I spoke to and met with all of the Parties, with Drs Haass and O’Sullivan and with the British Government on numerous occasions. I made clear and demonstrated my support for the process and my willingness to meet with participants throughout. I believe that my engagement, and that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: As was indicated on 15th January in my reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 33 and 78, my Department is providing consular assistance to this person and will continue to provide all possible consular assistance. My Department does not have an automatic entitlement to provide consular assistance to the person referred to by the Deputy given that he is an American citizen being tried in a US...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I would direct the Deputy to Question No. 187 on the same topic, which was raised by Deputy Thomas P. Broughan and answered by me on 21 January 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: It is clear that Palestine, having been seated as a "Non Member Observer State" at the United Nations General Assembly, could now become a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. However, Palestine has not yet done so, and is not at present a party to the Statute. At the time of the General Assembly vote in 2012 the UK was one of many states, including many who voted...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 41 together. As I set out in my reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 86 and 115 of 19 November 2013, in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Constitution, Ireland accepts the generally recognised principles of international law as its rule of conduct in its relations with other States. Sovereign immunity, also known as State immunity, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Management Appointments (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the independent body designated under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 to provide shared service recruitment to the public service and is responsible for the running and advertising of competitions on behalf of the Department including for Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) positions. Special Advisers to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Outsourcing of Public Services (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: The core functions of my Department are predominately concerned with policy advice – including areas such as international political and security policy, advancing reconciliation and cooperation on the island of Ireland, EU enlargement and external relations. The promotion of Ireland’s economic and trading interests overseas is also a strategic priority. My Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies Establishment (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State agencies under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (22 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no semi State companies operating under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (21 Jan 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question 79 on Wednesday 15 January 2014 which includes the information that he has requested.