Written answers

Thursday, 29 June 2006

Department of Foreign Affairs

 
  • United Nations Reform
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the position in relation to the proposed reforms of the United Nations Central Emergency Revolving Fund, aimed...
  • Middle East Peace Process
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians which have been increasing in intensity; the steps he is...
  • EU Enlargement
    Question 12: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had discussions with his Turkish counterpart with regard to the issue of recognition of Cyprus by Turkey; and if he will make a...
  • European Council Meetings
    Question 13: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in June 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/06]
  • Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
    Question 14: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps being taken to promote the updating of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty at international level; and if he will make a statement...
  • Nuclear Programmes
    Question 16: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the EU3 negotiations on behalf of the Union with Iran regarding nuclear development; and if he will make a...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    Question 17: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the political and security situation in East Timor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25129/06]
  • Overseas Development Aid
    Question 18: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of projects currently funded by Irish Aid in Africa specifically directed towards combating HIV and AIDS; and if he will make a...
  • Passport Applications
    Question 20: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the obligation placed on some Irish sports people to carry other than an Irish passport. [21215/06]
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 21: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of principal development specialists, currently working with Irish Aid, volunteering to decentralise; and if he will make a...
  • Human Rights Issues
    Question 22: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent efforts he has made to request the release and restoration to liberty of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, the return...
  • Democratisation Initiatives
    Question 23: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on such progress as has been made by the Mozambique President Chissano in his task as mediator at the initiative of the...
  • EU Enlargement
    Question 25: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of EU accession talks with Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25171/06]
  • International Agreements
    Question 27: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when Ireland will ratify the Optional Protocol of the United Nations Convention against Torture in view of the departure from equivalence as...
  • Common Foreign and Security Policy
    Question 28: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest discussions he has held with his European counterparts with regard to the development of new EU battlegroup formations; and if he...
  • International Agreements
    Question 29: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to the draft United Nations proposal in relation to the rights of the disabled; and if he will make a statement on...
  • United Nations Agencies
    Question 30: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the new UN Human Rights Council will begin its work; the composition of the new UN Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement...
  • Democratisation Initiatives
    Question 31: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the pro-democracy initiatives which are funded by his Department in different parts of the world; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Overseas Development Aid
    Question 32: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress of efforts to deal with war, starvation, HIV and AIDS throughout Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25316/06]
  • Human Rights Issues
    Question 33: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of his Department with regarding to the recent Council of Europe report on rendition; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    Question 35: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Somalia has been neglected by the international community in the years following its famine; and his further views on...
  • Debt Relief
    Question 36: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he or his EU and UN colleagues have monitored the impact and extent of debt write-off to developing countries; if...
  • EU-US Summit
    Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the implications of the most recent EU-US summit text and in particular the declaration of an intention to intensify their...
  • International Agreements
    Question 39: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's position in relation to Agreement for the Application of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America, and such...
  • EU Constitution
    Question 42: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe for the extension of the EU Constitution period of reflection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25143/06]
  • Naval Service Vessels
    Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the visit of the Royal Navy warship, the HMS Ocean to Dublin Port in June 2006; the purpose of this visit; and if he will...
  • Debt and Development Coalition
    Question 44: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress which has been made in achieving the objectives of NEPAD; and his views on the capital flight from heavily-indebted countries in...
  • Overseas Development Aid
    Question 45: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department will have a lead role in the Rapid Response Initiative to strengthen Ireland's ability to respond to emergency and disaster...
  • European Council Meetings
    Question 46: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at the June 2006 EU Council meeting, in particular on developments with the EU Constitution; and if he...
  • Human Rights Issues
    Question 47: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a report in a newspaper (details supplied) is accurate. [25202/06]
  • Departmental Programmes
    Question 48: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the educational initiatives which are funded by his Department; the location of such initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Human Trafficking
    Question 49: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to cooperate with other countries in order to combat human trafficking and to support the victims of human trafficking;...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 50: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to a premises to accommodate the decentralisation of Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25167/06]
  • Human Rights Issues
    Question 54: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the right of access to clean water is a fundamental human right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25247/06]
  • Northern Ireland Issues
    Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest timetable for the full re-establishment of the Assembly and the Executive in Northern Ireland; the latest meetings he has had with...
  • Legislative Programme
    Question 58: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the human rights criteria taken into consideration when he designates countries for the purposes of legislative provisions contained in the...
  • Nuclear Plants
    Question 59: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the issue of the development of a network of nuclear facilities in the United Kingdom with his UK counterpart; and if he will...
  • Northern Ireland Issues
    Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the latest report of the Policing Oversight Commissioner in Northern Ireland; if he shares the Commissioner's concern regarding...
  • Human Rights Issues
    Question 67: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison camp, which was called for at a recent meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers; and if...
  • Democratisation Initiatives
    Question 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it proposed to send observers to the forthcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Recruitment
    Question 73: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date of the last open competition for recruitment into his Department; the arrangements being made for recruitment to Irish Aid; and the...
  • Development Aid Principles
    Question 74: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the European Union cotton regime is consistent with good development aid principles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25242/06]
  • Common Foreign and Security Policy
    Question 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to security and defence cooperation at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25135/06]
  • Foreign Conflicts
    Question 76: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on recent developments in relation to the incarceration and trial of opposition members in Ethiopia. [25235/06]
  • Arms Trade
    Question 77: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised with the Chinese Government the Amnesty Report suggesting that China has sold weapons to conflicts in Sudan, Burma and Nepal;...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the political and security situation in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25169/06]
  • Human Trafficking
    Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the meetings he has held with his counterparts from EU and non EU Member States to discuss tackling human trafficking; and if he will make a...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's views on whether the British and American Governments' interpretation of UN resolutions which both Governments assert gave UN...
  • Diplomatic Representation
    Question 90: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has paid court-imposed bond for an Irish citizen in 2006; the number of Irish people for whom his Department has paid a...
  • Human Rights Issues
    Question 91: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of contact between the Government and the regime in Cuba; if he has communicated his concern at human rights abuses in Cuba to the...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the decentralisation of Irish Aid will take place on a phased basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25170/06]
  • Human Rights Issues
    Question 95: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to the continuing struggles for independence of the Sahara Arab people; the assistance Ireland has offered or will...
  • International Criminal Court
    Question 98: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of signatories to the charter of the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25165/06]
  • Diplomatic Representation
    Question 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); his views on the incarceration of this person; and if he will ask...
  • Emigrant Support Services
    Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being undertaken to support legislative proposals in the United States which would benefit the undocumented Irish; and if he will...
  • Diplomatic Representation
    Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the new embassies it is proposed to open during the lifetime of this Government. [25250/06]
  • Arms Trade
    Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issue of supply and sale of arms by European Union Members to conflict zones in Africa has been discussed at the General Council of...
  • Northern Ireland Issues
    Question 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had meetings with authorities in Northern Ireland and political parties regarding the security situation surrounding the 2006...
  • International Agreements
    Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the Government has rejected the advice of the Irish Commissioner for Human Rights in relation to the ratification of the United...
  • Diplomatic Representation
    Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position pertaining to the ongoing incarceration of a person (details supplied); and the Government's views on this ongoing situation....
  • Middle East Peace Process
    Question 116: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the three year plan presented by former chairman of the World Bank (details supplied) for the revitalisation of Gaza. [25261/06]
  • Diplomatic Relations
    Question 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made contact with Prime Minister, Milo Djukanovic, following Montenegro's recent vote for independence; and if he will make a...
  • International Agreements
    Question 120: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will ratify and implement the United Nations Convention Against Corruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25119/06]

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