Written answers
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Department of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the continuing failure to reach agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Cypriots of Northern Cyprus; and his... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the comments (details supplied) made to an Oireachtas committee on 27 June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Europe 2020 Strategy
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the finalisation of Europe 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/10] - Certificates of Irish Heritage
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his proposal to issue certificates of Irish heritage; the estimate of the proposed fee for this certificate; the details of... - Death of United States Senator
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd, long-serving United States Senator for West Virginia, and his... - Middle East Peace Process
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the steps necessary to progress the Middle East peace process; the steps being taken at EU level to move this forward; and if he... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding provided from the overseas aid budget to non-governmental organisations in 2009; the reductions in NGO funding in 2010; the way... - EU Enlargement
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress of negotiations for Iceland to join the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29686/10] - Human Rights Issues
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is in recent receipt of appeals from those representing the Ahmedi people who are suffering repression and oppression in Pakistan; the... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the priorities for spending for his Department's allocation to Timor Leste in 2010; if the new development strategy being drawn up will... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the call from the relatives of 11 unarmed civilians killed in Ballymurphy, Belfast, over three days in August 1971, by the... - Guantanamo Detainees
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the resettlement in Ireland and Europe of persons detained in Guantanamo. [29693/10] - Overseas Development Aid
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the meetings held and matters discussed on his recent visit to Uganda; his priorities regarding that country; and if he will make a statement... - Human Rights Issues
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he proposes to initiate or support efforts to declare the EU fishing agreement, which impinges on issues of self-determination for the... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the plight of refugees from Kyrgystan taking refuge in Uzbekistan; the assistance or advice he and the EU... - Gas Prices
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on current Russian relations with Belarus regarding gas prices; the implications for Ireland regarding winter energy prices; the... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the outcome of the interdepartmental committee meetings on Irish Aid; the position of his Department in such... - European External Action Service
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the functions agreed for the new External Relations Agency headed by a person (details supplied) on behalf of the European Union; and the... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will offer direct humanitarian assistance to the Saharawi refugee camps in Tindouf and the other occupied territories. [29662/10] - Niger Food Crisis
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance he is providing to deal with the food crisis in Niger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27559/10] - Foreign Conflicts
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent upsurge in clashes in Sudan which has led to the deaths of three UN peacekeepers in the Darfur region recently; the... - Extractive Industries
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent Concord proposals regarding European Union policy on extractive industries in view of the fact that such considered... - Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that he has taken in the two years following the all-party motion of 10 July 2008 calling on the British Government to cooperate... - EU Enlargement
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current thinking within the EU in relation to European enlargement; the extent to which he has engaged with his EU colleagues on this... - Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on discussion at EU level on possible sanctions on Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29589/10] - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he has had with, or the communication he has received from, the Mexican Government regarding the implications which arise... - Rapid Response Corps
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current deployment of the Rapid Response Corps; the nature and expected duration of each deployment; and if he will make a statement on... - Emigrant Support Services
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made on resolving the issue of undocumented Irish in the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/10] - Passport Applications
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports lost, mislaid or stolen in 2009 and to date in 2010; the percentage as a total of all passports requested; and... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will guarantee that there will be no further cuts in the overseas aid budget in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - International Relations
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent presidential election in Colombia. [29649/10] - Departmental Offices
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to set up additional satellite passport offices outside of Dublin and Cork; his views on locating one of these satellite offices at... - Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on China's proposed sale of nuclear reactors to Pakistan; the regional implications of such a sale; his position on the matter; the... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on suggestions that food shortages in Africa will encourage a peremptory introduction of genetically modified crops and food; if he... - Millennium Development Goals
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the meetings he plans to hold in preparation for this year's review of the world millennium development goals; if he will provide further... - Human Rights Issues
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has held regarding recent processes in certain countries in Africa to punish persons engaged in same-sex relationships... - Hunger Eradication
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the relative roles of the Committee on World Food Security and the World Bank within the proposed global partnership for agriculture, food... - Disaster Relief
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the ongoing support, in funding and personnel, he is giving the Haitian people to rebuild their country in the vital areas of housing, social... - Foreign Conflicts
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the evidence on which he bases his rejection of the call for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel and in particular the evidence... - Disputed Territories
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding jurisdiction claims over Rockall; if the Irish claim has been accepted by the UK; the position regarding agreements... - Departmental Staff
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacant posts at the Limerick office of Irish Aid in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the breakdown of these vacancies... - International Relations
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has held discussions with colleague Ministers at EU level regarding the need to put pressure on the Government of Angola to allow a... - United Nations Resolutions
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will respond to the concerns shared by a number of non-governmental organisations that in developing its national action plan for the... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the support that he and the EU are giving, or propose to give, to enable African countries achieve the aims of the Maputo declaration on...
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