Written answers
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Department of Foreign Affairs
- Democratic Stability
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate the response he proposes to make to the Report of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Sri Lanka. [20929/10] - International Agreements
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on proposed economic partnership agreements between the EU and East African Community States. [20937/10] - Overseas Visits
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the foreign visits planned for the remainder of 2010. [20864/10] - Overseas Missions
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland's permanent mission to the UN is actively pursuing Ireland's participation in further UN peace keeping missions; and if he will... - Investigation of Death
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made into the investigation of a person (details supplied). [20862/10] - Missing Persons
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of citizens who are missing abroad; and the length of time they have been missing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Humanitarian Assistance
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he and his EU or UN colleagues continue to engage in follow up support for Haiti and or other locations of recent natural... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the findings of the working groups set up by the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Northern Assembly to examine the establishment of a North... - Debt Relief
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is concerned at the development consequences of the conditions being imposed by the International Monetary Fund on some of the world's... - Emigrant Support Services
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress being made with the political system in Washington DC regarding an amnesty for the many undocumented Irish in the US; and if he... - Human Rights Issues
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised with the Iranian ambassador the continuing incarceration, without charge, of members of the Baha'i community and the... - Military Neutrality
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that Ireland's foreign policy principles in relation to neutrality are not affected by the presence of Irish military... - Middle East Peace Process
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current situation in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/10] - Human Rights Issues
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present human rights situation in Zimbabwe. [20944/10] - Official Engagements
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Foreign Ministers, if any, who are due to visit Ireland during the remainder of 2010. [20867/10] - Human Rights Issues
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the allegations (details supplied) that human organs are being harvested for sale from executed members of the Fallun Gong and... - Democratic Stability
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the elections held in late 2008 in Angola. [20941/10] - Rapid Response Corps
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to increase the numbers of those in the Rapid Response Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/10] - Global Irish Economic Forum
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a progress report on the Global Irish Economic Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20883/10] - Passport Applications
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the delay in processing passport applications and the disruption to the general public as a result; if... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made at the level of the European Union in relation to Somalia. [20942/10] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will develop and deliver a millennium development goals action plan in the run up to 2015 as recommended by Dóchas members. [20983/10] - Diplomatic Relations
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has had in recent times with the Venezuelan ambassador to Britain and Ireland. [20950/10] - EU Enlargement
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Turkish membership of the EU; if he agrees that Turkish membership should not be considered until such time as Turkey withdraws... - Diplomatic Representation
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to plans to install a plaque on Rockall with the approval of a British local council; if he has made a formal... - International Agreements
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will reconsider the signing of free trade agreements with Colombia or Honduras before substantive agreement has been reached on respect... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent advice he has issued to Irish travellers in Thailand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20871/10] - EU Relations
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the effect of the formation of a new Government in the UK on the European project; and if he will make a statement on the... - Human Rights Issues
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has condemned the execution by firing squad of two Palestinians (details supplied) by the Hamas regime in Gaza; and if he condemns this... - False Passports
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the full extent, if known, of the unauthorised use of Irish passports by bodies, groups or agencies in this or other jurisdictions for... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the planned official development assistance spending on tackling HIV and AIDS and other communicable diseases in 2010; the comparable amount... - Human Rights Issues
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to address the practice of female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20861/10] - International Relations
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate proposals he may have for deepening cooperation between Ireland and Cuba. [20951/10] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take the necessary steps to introduce a clear and binding timetable with interim targets for the achievement of commitments made... - Passport Applications
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make representations to the airlines serving the UK market to accept driving licences or other means of identity instead of a... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the position in respect of the prospects of peace in Chad. [20947/10] - International Agreements
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate such UN conventions and protocols that Ireland proposes to sign or ratify before in 2010 or in the coming years. [20952/10] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the planned official development assistance spending in each of the nine programme countries in 2010; the amount spent in each of these... - International Agreements
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he favours a new framework programme which would ensure that all EU countries respected Cuba's sovereignty; and whether such a programme... - Equality Issues
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is concerned with the slow progress towards establishing equality for women, and in particular, their ability to own land in Zambia.... - European External Action Service
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present state of recruitment for the new European Union Diplomatic Instrument; his estimate of the likely Irish involvement; and the...
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