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Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that none of the armed loyalist groups (details supplied) associated with a party (details supplied) has ever publicly disbanded, disarmed or called a cessation of armed actions against the nationalist people of Northern Ireland. [34113/04]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider commissioning an investigation into the death toll from the Iraq war to enable the Irish people to more accurately evaluate the consequences of the Government policy of allowing the US military to use Irish airspace and airports in the prosecution of this war; and the number of dead and injured as a result of the Iraq...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that all future discussions on overseas development aid and security at the OECD and at the Council of Ministers are informed by the human security concept to which the Government is committed by its membership of the Human Security Network. [34138/04]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position advocated by Ireland in the high level OECD meeting in December 2004 regarding peace, security and development; his position on the DAC April 2003 discussion paper, A Development Co-operation Lens on Terrorism Prevention; his views on whether it is wrong to finance security and counter terrorism measures from already stretched...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made since the January 2004 Council conclusions by which the Irish Presidency obtained a commitment from the EU to develop clear and objective criteria for the allocation of EU aid. [34140/04]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that poverty eradication remains the overarching goal of EU development assistance in the period 2007 to 2013. [34141/04]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the European Commission proposals on EU development spending in the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 risk undermining the terms of the proposed EU constitutional treaty which recognises development co-operation as a policy area in its own right and defines poverty eradication as the overarching objective of EU...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the current European Commission proposals on EU development spending in the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 (details supplied). [34143/04]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the points made by the Irish delegation to the Chinese Prime Minister during the recent trade mission to China; the specific points made on the ongoing occupation of Tibet; and the other human rights concerns raised. [1537/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the Government cannot take a tougher line on human rights in China than the big EU countries as stated by the Taoiseach; and if this rule applied only to Irish policy on China or to all foreign policy. [1538/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will reconsider the decision to take the additional €10 million pledged for tsunami disaster relief from the existing emergency humanitarian assistance budget, in view of the fact that the UN has urged countries to use new money and other countries such as Canada, Norway and Germany have done so. [1551/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of official tsunami relief aid delivered to date. [1557/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the forms of tsunami disaster relief aid pledged by the Government; the amount delivered to date in cash; and the amount promised in cash, which remains outstanding. [1559/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason he will not commit to matching tsunami disaster relief humanitarian aid funds to that raised independently by people here through voluntary donations to charitable organisations. [1560/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Transparency International's call for maximum access to information regarding sources and expenditure in relation to tsunami relief aid; his further views on the call for a tendering system and transparent budgeting in tsunami reconstruction efforts including monitoring for dedicated disaster relief and reconstruction such as...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had with the Israelis over the arrest of a person (details supplied) in Jerusalem. [1536/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of disaster relief moneys promised and delivered by the Government to date in response to each humanitarian disaster since 1997. [1539/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the holding of the Iraqi elections under a state of emergency, which has now been extended to February 2005, and its potential effect on the establishment of democracy in Iraq. [1541/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the Iraqi elections, scheduled for 30 January 2005, should be delayed and whether, under the circumstances, these elections can be free and fair if they go ahead as planned. [1543/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (26 Jan 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent representations to the US Government regarding the remaining 550 non-US citizens in custody and incommunicado at Guantanamo Bay for up to three years without trial, 546 of whom continue to be held without charge; and if he has requested regular access for independent human rights monitors. [1542/05]