Written answers
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Department of Foreign Affairs
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the savings he proposes in the context of the cut in the overseas development aid budget; the details of the savings it is proposed to make;... - Bilateral Relations
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he, or his officials, have had with the new administration in the USA regarding the recovery and reinvestment plan and the... - Human Rights Issues
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consideration he has given to housing, land and human rights in Luanda and the representations made to him by non-governmental... - Ireland's Future in Europe
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he proposes to take on a national basis to incorporate the findings and recommendations of the EU Sub-Committee on the Future of... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding work towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals. [5217/09] - US Military Bases
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the geopolitical situation in Central Asia in view of the decision by the authorities in Kyrgyzstan to no longer host a US... - EU Reform Treaty
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on having the new referendum on the Lisbon treaty at the same time as the local and European elections; and if he will make a... - Official Engagements
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5318/09] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the position regarding the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. [5220/09] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding that will be provided by Irish Aid in 2009 to support small holder and women farmers to intensify their agricultural productivity... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance he and the EU propose to offer to the hundreds of thousands of civilians caught between warring groups in Sri Lanka. [5196/09] - EU Presidency
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the stated aims as regards foreign policy and diplomacy of the Czech Presidency of the EU. [5205/09] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the imprisonment of the main opposition leader in Ethiopia and on the curtailment of political rights in a country that is a... - Miami Five Case
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise the case of the Miami Five with the new Administration in the United States to urge it in the short term to issue visas in... - Human Rights Issues
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Burma-Myanmar in particular in view of the testimony provided by boat people who have sought refuge in Indonesia. [5211/09] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received the needs assessment of priority humanitarian aid in Gaza carried out by the United Nations inter-agency mission; if he... - EU Presidency
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent discussions he has had with the Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5333/09] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Nepal; the amount to be allocated in 2009 in view of the recent announcement of cuts in the budget for overseas development... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his proposals to bring an end to the siege of Gaza in order to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and reconstruction material. [5228/09] - EU Accession
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the possibility of Turkey joining the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5327/09] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position that obtains in the Democratic Republic of Congo in view of the announcement by the authorities in Kin-shasa that 2,000 Hutu... - European Council Meetings
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the recent riots in some EU member states were discussed at the recent General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting; and if he... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make available those reports which have been prepared by agencies for presentation to the interdepartmental committee on... - International Relations
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports that Iran has successfully launched a satellite and on the geopolitical implications of this launch. [5213/09] - Global Financial Crisis
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the situation in Iceland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5332/09] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the report by the OECD peer group review on foreign aid. [5222/09] - Emigrant Support Services
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to promote a US bilateral deal on the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4752/09] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports that North Korea has cancelled a nonaggression pact with South Korea and is preparing to test a long-range missile... - Human Rights Issues
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will express condemnation of President Obama's decision to continue to permit the CIA to engage in extraordinary renditions as reported... - International Agreements
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issue of proposed US missile defence bases in Poland and the Czech Republic was discussed at the recent General Affairs and External... - Human Rights Issues
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the wake of the impending closure of Guantanamo Bay... - Middle East Peace Process
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to a previous parliamentary question in the answer to which he made reference to the proposed establishment of a Middle East peace... - Arms Trade
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the high level of arms sales by European Union members to the Middle East over the past five years. [5227/09] - Official Engagements
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is proposed that, as has become customary, the Taoiseach is to travel to the United States over the St Patrick's Day 2009 period; if it... - Industrial Development
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to protect Irish interests in the context of proposals to change US taxation rules for multinational companies; and if... - Human Rights Issues
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position as it pertains in Zimbabwe; the position regarding a person (details supplied) and those imprisoned with them; the assistance... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the position in Somalia. [5219/09]
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