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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (26 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The decision taken by the Government in 2011 to close three missions, Ireland’s Embassies to the Holy See and Iran and its representative office in Timor Leste, followed a comprehensive review of our overseas diplomatic network in which particular attention was paid to the promotion of our economic interests and the return from our network of diplomatic and consular missions abroad....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (26 Nov 2013)

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 of the Third Secretary Campaign. PAS is equipped with the specialist expertise for this task and is independent in the running of such processes....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Excise Duties Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware from my previous reply, the Irish Embassy in Brussels has been in contact with the Belgian customs authorities to express my deep concern at the delay in processing the claims submitted by the company and to highlight the serious impact that this is having on their operations. Following further representations in recent days, the Embassy has been advised that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The atrocities perpetrated in Dublin, Monaghan, Dundalk and elsewhere in the 1970s, and incidents such as the massacre of the Miami Showband stand out in the memory as particularly bloody episodes in this island’s history. In recent weeks there have been further well-publicised allegations of collusion. The late Judge Henry Barron and Patrick McEntee SC carried out detailed and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (21 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are no public funds available from my Department to repatriate the remains of Irish citizens for burial in Ireland. However, as the Deputy may be aware, there are various Irish groups and organisations in the UK which may be able to assist in the circumstances as outlined. Such groups and organisations would have links with the wider Irish community...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I strongly support the Colombian peace process and hope that the negotiations underway will bring an end to the long conflict which has caused much suffering. In May, negotiators reached agreement on the land reform element of their discussions. In a positive development earlier this month, agreement was reached on the issue of political participation. I wish the parties to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (21 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no state agencies, and consequently no state boards, under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (20 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Contact with members of the US Congress is a regular feature of the work of the Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. In this context, Ambassador Anderson has frequent, ongoing contacts with a wide range of Congress members on a range of issues, including economic and political issues. At present, US immigration reform proposals are a particular focus of these contacts. On behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (20 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: This question relates to a query by a student enrolled to study for a Ph.D. who wishes to have details of international agreements which the State has not signed. As the Deputy will be aware, there is a large number of international agreements, covering a very wide range of subjects and falling within the functional responsibility of a number of Departments. Consideration is given, on an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Policy (20 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department has ongoing contact with the US Embassy in relation to a range of issues regarding our bilateral relationship. In relation to the issue of US immigration reform, I refer the Deputy to my most recent reply on the issue, PQ 48806 of 19 November 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Civil Registration Documentation (20 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issues Certificats de Coutume to facilitate Irish citizens who are entering into a marriage or civil partnership abroad. It is the responsibility of the people getting married to ensure that they have the correct documentation in place to satisfy the legal requirements of the country in which they are getting married. South Africa requires foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies Data (20 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no organisations of the type referred to by the Deputy under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am in regular contact with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP about the overall situation in Northern Ireland including contentious marches and the threat of violence. Over recent weeks, I met with all of the party leaders in the Executive and with the British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP as well as with the Independent Chair of the Panel of Parties,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Service Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passport Service provides a comprehensive range of options for citizens to apply for passports. Applications may be made by Passport Express through some 1,000 post offices across the country and some 70 post offices in Northern Ireland. This means that no Irish citizen in the State, including in the Deputy’s constituency has any significant distance to travel. Furthermore, as I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 124 together. As I have stated in this House previously, I am aware that one US military aircraft recently landed in Shannon Airport armed with a fixed weapon. The aircraft therefore did not comply with Ireland’s policy conditions, which require that military aircraft are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives, do not engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Israel has maintained for some time a policy of not enabling access to Gaza for official visitors, other than for Ministers with directly pertinent responsibilities, notably Foreign Ministers and Development Ministers. The rationale given is that continual visits by official delegations give tacit recognition to and support of the Hamas authorities in Gaza, and ignore the fact that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Membership Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 96 together. Prime Minister Cameron stated in a speech on 23 January 2013 that the Conservative party manifesto for the next parliamentary elections expected in 2015 will seek a mandate for a Conservative Government to negotiate a new settlement with EU partners, and that if a Conservative Government is elected, it will put such a settlement to a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95, 101 and 111 together. I am aware of the arrest of Huber Ballesteros in August and of the recent killing of Cesar Garcia. I have asked my officials to follow closely developments in the judicial proceedings involving Mr Ballesteros, as well as the investigation into the killing of Mr Garcia. When I met earlier this year with President Santos of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Terrorism (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland has consistently taken the view that combating terrorism must be conducted in full respect of international law, in particular the law of armed conflict and human rights law. In line with the UN Global Strategy on Counter Terrorism, effective counter terrorism and the protection and promotion of human rights are mutually reinforcing and not competing goals. This means that human...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Surveillance Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Following allegations of US surveillance of European Union institutions earlier this year, the EU has engaged regularly with the US authorities in both Washington and Brussels to seek clarification on the issues raised. An EU-US High Level Expert Group on data protection has been established, where this and related matters are discussed. The EU is represented on this working group by the...