Written answers
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Department of Foreign Affairs
- EU 2020 Strategy
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding achieving agreement on the EU 2020 Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7313/10] - Democratic Accountability
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on development, democratic accountability and equality in Angola; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7170/10] - Departmental Property
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the values of properties held by Irish embassies abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7075/10] - UN Conventions
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability, Article 11, he will ensure that issues of disability will... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the evidence of a person (details supplied) at the Goldsmith inquiry into the invasion of Iraq, that a consensus of legal... - Tax Code
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the reputational damage to Ireland by the use of Ireland as an effective tax haven for five of the world's top arms... - Emigration Issues
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts he has made and the prospects or progress in legalising the status of the undocumented Irish community in the United States of... - Diplomatic Representation
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he was informed that the Swedish Embassy is due for closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7072/10] - Product Labelling
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the issues surrounding the labelling of products from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding in Darfur where the recent International Criminal Court decision to charge a person (details supplied) which may lead... - Haiti Earthquake
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding that was allocated to the relief operation in Haiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7078/10] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made a request to the Israeli authorities to visit Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7076/10] - Holocaust Commemoration
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his reflections on the 65th anniversary of the closing of Auschwitz; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7139/10] - EU Council Meetings
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the most recent Council of Ministers meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7141/10] - Human Rights Issues
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views regarding the recent presidential elections in Sri Lanka; if his attention has been drawn to the recent protests and allegations of... - Middle East Peace Process
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he continues, in co-operation with his EU colleagues, to positively influence developments in the Middle East with... - EU Matters
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken, since the ratification of the Lisbon treaty in October 2009, to keep the general public informed and fully aware of all... - Human Rights Issues
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on proposed anti-gay legislation by the Ugandan Government; if this will have an impact on the country's status as an Ireland Aid... - UN Resolutions
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7084/10] - European External Action Service
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the implications the European external action service has for Irish foreign policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7074/10] - Haiti Earthquake
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the recent and current aid efforts in Haiti have demonstrated the need for such a restructuring of the Office of the Co-ordination of... - Democratic Stability
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the present position in Honduras and the prospect for democratic stability in that country; and if he will make a statement on... - EU Treaties
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of jobs that have been created here as a direct result of the ratification of the Lisbon treaty. [7235/10] - Economic Forum
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the high level recommendations of the global Irish economic forum that will be implemented; the main headings of this work that will be... - International Agreements
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the suspension of the free trade agreement negotiations between the EU and Columbia. [7153/10] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the role Ireland will play in the closure of Guantanamo Bay. [7236/10] - Diplomatic Representation
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current contacts between the Government and that of the Cote d'Ivoire. [7172/10] - Haiti Earthquake
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the request of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs for debt cancellation to Haiti; if he has communicated his... - Rapid Response Corps
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the equipment that is available to the rapid response corps; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7082/10] - World Trade Organisation Negotiations
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the prospect for the advancement of the development issues which were discussed at Doha in the present World Trade Organisation... - Human Rights Issues
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on recent talks between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7166/10] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way the cuts to overseas aid funding announced in budget 2010 will be implemented; the details of the projects and programmes that will... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the peace process in Sudan. [7150/10] - Climate Change Conference
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will seek movement towards a sustainable common position regarding climate change in view of the disappointing outcome of the... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his role in the negotiations for the devolution of policing and justice in Northern Ireland; his views on the outcome.... - OECD Enhanced Engagement
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the guiding principles of the ongoing discussion between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and third nations as... - Human Rights Issues
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress being made to date to ban female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7233/10] - US Tax Policy
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views regarding the recent state of the union address by US President, Barrack Obama; the implications that a change in the US tax... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the militarisation of aid to Afghanistan. [7154/10] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans for greater efficiencies with our foreign diplomatic corps; the percentage saving his Department is seeking to make in 2010; and... - Development Assistance Committee
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the development of the China development assistance committee study group, whose avowed aim is to provide a forum where central... - Combatting Piracy
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the efforts being made at EU level to heighten awareness of the ongoing threat being posed by pirates off the Somali... - Human Rights Issues
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on recent sectarian killings in Nigeria; the way he assesses the stability of that country and the security of its citizens; and... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made in the recommendations of the Goldstone report on Gaza; and his response to the statements made so far following... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of the overseas aid budget that was spent in each of the programme countries in 2009; the amount that will be spent in each of... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the escalating situation between North and South Korea following a recent arms transaction; and if he will make a statement on... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the situation in Iraq; if he accepts recent reports that there has been real progress towards peace and the withdrawal of... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the interconnection between issues of aid trade and debt, he will sympathetically respond to requests for basic funding of...
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