Written answers
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Department of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Policy Issues
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the programme in foreign policy terms of the new President of Pakistan taking office; his views on the departure of the previous... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Georgia and in particular in those regions seeking autonomy; the assistance he and the European Union was, and is, able to... - Poverty Eradication
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the achievements of the New Partnership for Africa's Development with particular reference to its achievement of its stated... - Human Rights Issues
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts he has recently made ten years after the unjust arrest of persons (details supplied) to raise and challenge their unjust... - Diplomatic Contacts
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions which have been held between EU officials and their counterparts in South Africa in the context of a changing government in... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will mark the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba by making the right of return of refugees an enforceable and enforced condition... - EU Treaties
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position following the rejection of the Lisbon reform treaty; the decisions the Government has reached regarding future consultation with... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the countries with which he has agreed five-year country strategy papers; the amount of Irish Aid funding to be spent in each of these... - Emigrant Issues
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding allocated by him to a centre (details supplied) for the years 2007 and 2008; if he has audited the accounts of this organisation;... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister the work of the historical enquiries team in the Six Counties; and if he will make a... - Commemorative Events
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to commemorate United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October 2008; and if he will make a statement... - International Agreements
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the information he is in receipt of indicating that Iran is in breach of its International Atomic Energy Agency obligations; and if he will... - Diplomatic Contacts
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent discussions he has had with the Belorussian authorities regarding Belorussian children visiting here; and if he will make a... - Ministerial Meetings
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent meeting with Foreign Secretary Miliband during his recent visit to Dublin; the matters which were discussed... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will establish an umbrella group to deal with individual or small group applications for overseas aid; and if he will make a statement... - Emigrant Issues
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide assurances that proposed cutbacks in the various Departments will not impact adversely on the vital front-line work being... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding for overseas development aid allocated for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34080/08] - International Conventions
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if legislation to enable the international Convention on Cluster Munitions will be confined to the final text published following the Dublin... - Human Rights Issues
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Tibet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34075/08] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the work being carried out in Irish Aid's target countries; if it is proposed to expand this programme; if he will... - Immigration Policy
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he and his Department have had with the Nigerian Embassy following the treatment undergone by a person (details supplied) at... - Planned Coup
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent reports regarding a planned assassination of the President of Venezuela; and if he will make a... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that the scope and quality of assessments of the effectiveness of humanitarian aid are as rigorous and robust as those... - Freedom of Information
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the freedom of information requests currently under examination by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34073/08] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding our relations with the Government of Sudan; and his views on the decision of the prosecutor of the International... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to meet the UN target of 0.7% of GDP assigned to overseas development aid... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Burma, particularly in the view of the first anniversary of the 2007 Saffron Revolution and its subsequent military clampdown... - Election Monitoring
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been monitoring the preparations for the elections planned in Bangladesh for December 2008 at which it is planned to reintroduce a... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will take to assist in reaching a settlement in Sri Lanka; his views on the situation there; and if he will make a statement... - Sporting Events
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that offensive anti-Irish songs were sung by supporters of Glasgow Rangers Football Club... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his priorities for the coming year in respect of development aid for Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/08] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, with regard to the newly formed Government in Zimbabwe, he will indicate which sanctions have been either lifted, or newly imposed, upon... - Election Results
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent election results in Austria where the far right won 29% of the popular vote; if this has been discussed at European... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the food crisis in Ethiopia, reports of which, it is suggested, the Government may be trying to suppress... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position as it pertains in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34198/08] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if aid funding goes to government organisations or agencies in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34087/08] - Debt Relief
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance he will provide the Jubilee Debt Campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34081/08] - Diplomatic Representation
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the suggestion that in embassies in Europe, including here, there is non-compliance with internationally recognised labour...
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