Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Irish Language
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed progress on the Irish Language Act with the Northern Executive and the Secretary of State for Northern... - EU Presidency Expenditure
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Northern Executive on all island priorities for the Irish Presidency of the EU Council; and... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to alleviate the plight of displaced and affected persons in the Syrian civil war; and if he will make a... - State Visits
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent visit of the President and the Minister of State to South America and the estimated impact on... - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released UN report, 27 August 2012, which states that Gaza will not be liveable... - Diplomatic Representation
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for the further rationalisation of Irish embassies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44885/12] - The Gathering
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in his role to encourage and promote The Gathering in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - Northern Ireland Marching Season
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed violence in Northern Ireland during the marching season with the Northern Executive and Secretary of State... - World Trade Negotiations
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made on bilateral economic partnership agreements between the EU and third countries; and if he will... - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further details on his senior level meeting with the World Bank; and if it will signal any change in... - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider proposing to the EU Foreign Affairs Council the exclusion from the EU of products from illegal Israeli... - Consular Services
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the revelations contained in the New Zealand made television documentary Who Killed Trent Keegan, by Melting Pot... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to support imprisoned Irish trained doctors in Bahrain who have had their appeals rejected; and if he... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any recent discussions in relation to immigration reform between the Irish and American Governments,... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether US threats of military action against Iran are breaches of the UN Charter and international law. [44834/12] - EU Enlargement
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with Serbia on their accession talks with the EU; the outcome of same; and if he will make a... - EU Presidency Expenditure
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for when Ireland assumes the Presidency of the European Union on 1 January 2013. [43032/12] - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that between March 2001 and October 2011 Israeli forces destroyed €50... - Trade Mission Numbers
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any trade missions planned to visit Russia in the near future, on the back of the trade mission he led to Russia... - Overseas Development Aid Oversight
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with the manner in which audits are undertaken on non Governmental organisations which are funded through... - EU Enlargement
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions that have been held with Albania on the accession talks with the EU; the outcome of the talks; and if he will... - Departmental Functions
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the practical advantages of trade being assimilated into his Department; the progress that has been made as a... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken on the issue of the undocumented Irish in the USA; if he has discussed the E-3 Visa amongst members of... - Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on sanctions on Iran with regard to UN Chapter VII, article 39, which the Security Council used to impose sanctions... - EU Enlargement
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Serbia's readiness for accession to the European Union; if it is his intention that a date will be set for Serbian... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which unilaterally or in conjunction with his EU and UN colleagues he can focus worldwide attention on the fate... - EU Summits
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has engaged with his EU colleagues with a view to re-defining a modern vision for Europe with particular... - International Agreements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the peace deal signed between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the group styling itself the Patriotic March, an amalgamation of civic society groups and... - Overseas Development Aid Provision
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade following his public commitment to reaching the UN target of development aid spending of 0.7 of GNP, if he will specify a... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the 2012 expenditure profile of his Department up to the end of September 2012; and if he will make a... - Overseas Development Aid Provision
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of his discussions with the Director of UNICEF in New York, regarding Ireland's commitment to tackle... - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the EU has agreed to help achieve progress in the Israeli - Palestinian conflict; and if he will make a statement on... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released Children in Military Custody report, which was sponsored by the... - Overseas Development Aid Provision
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total funding allocated to the end of September 2012 under overseas development aid; the specific programmes funded; the... - Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress and advances made in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe since Ireland's chairmanship was... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent peace talks between the FARC and the Colombian Government; and if in view of the... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his UK counterparts the prospect of the holding of a referendum in Northern Ireland regarding the... - Overseas Development Aid Provision
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any plans to facilitate county councils to engage in long term sustainable development projects within developing... - International Relations
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by the families of Cuban 5, Miami 5 in accessing visas to... - Millenium Development Goals
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details on his meeting with the UN Deputy Secretary General; and in view of the fact that there is now... - Overseas Development Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to promote transparency, accountability and fair use and allocation of proceeds from natural resource... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that he has made to date on the issue of the undocumented Irish in the USA; if he has lobbied for the reviving of... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form, in respect of 2011, the number of payments issued by his Department and each agency within... - International Relations
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent wave of protests across the Muslim world sparked by an obscure American made video; and if he will make... - Trade Relations
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which trade has increased or improved between Ireland and other EU countries and non EU countries in each of the... - EU Presidency Expenditure
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade this country's priorities when Ireland assumes EU Presidency having particular regard to the need for a strategic emphasis on... - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which directly or in conjuction with his EU colleagues, he expects to be in a position to address the ongoing... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the treatment of academics or opposition activists in Iran; if any progress has been made to facilitate... - Humanitarian Access
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which through his Department the international community continues to be made aware of the ongoing situation of... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which basic human rights remain available to the former Prime Minister of the Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko; if in the... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total amount of... - Legal Matters
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 inclusive, of the... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all companies or persons providing an external professional service to his Department such as ICT,... - Airport Security
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish passports now being issued meet the criteria required to use the automatic border control machines in use in some...
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