Written answers
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with other EU Foreign Ministers in relation to Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - NATO Membership
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans in relation to NATO membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/13] - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) who travelled here last summer to have his eye replaced in... - International Relations
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been informal or formal discussions with the new Libyan Government about its transition to democracy and... - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the recent EU Development Ministers' meeting in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8930/13] - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the decision by the Moroccan authorities to place 23 Saharawi civilians and human rights... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the decisions made at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in relation to Syria; and if he will... - Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail the projects and programmes that will receive funding from his recent decision to approve an additional... - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the total funding allocated at EU level for development programmes arising from the recent conclusion of... - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his EU counterparts fresh plans to provide a much-needed and new impetus to the Israel/Palestine peace... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the progress he has made with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with the Northern Ireland... - State Airports
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Globalising Torture Report regarding the use of Shannon Airport by the US CIA for extraordinary rendition... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent hearings in the American Senate on comprehensive immigration reform; if he has... - Ministerial Meetings
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail the matter which were discussed when he met Bill Gates recently; and if there are any new partnerships... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has decided on any specific issues, to bring forward in the coming months on the UN Human Rights Council . [8853/13] - United Nations Resolutions
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU is considering additional sanctions against Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8923/13] - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on internment in Northern Ireland. [8876/13] - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the extent to which aid intended for specific... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that five unarmed civilians were shot dead by the Israeli armed forces in January... - Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the aid that has been provided to Mali arising from the conflict there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8935/13] - Nuclear Proliferation
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that North Korea's recent nuclear test is likely to result in the imposition of new or tightened sanctions by the... - Ministerial Travel
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the travel plans of Government Ministers have been finalised for Saint Patrick’s Day this year; the countries that... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he proposes to hold with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State to advance the Bill of Rights as proposed in... - Official Engagements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of his commitment to do so, he has made plans to visit the Short Strand community in Belfast, to discuss the... - European Council Meetings
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent EU budget discussions in particular in relation to the significant cuts to EU transport and... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the assassination of a Tunisian secular opposition leader; his views that Tunisia’s... - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date on which his Department will conclude its review of the White Paper on Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with the Northern Executive and with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the... - Foreign Direct Investment
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been an analysis by his Department of the impact on foreign domestic investment into Ireland if the UK move... - Trade Agreements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has to advance the EU US trade agreement during the Irish EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on... - Food Safety Authority Investigations
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements that have been agreed as a result of his meeting with the British Secretary of State for the North, in regards... - Middle East Affairs
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to develop a coordinated strategy on the Arab Spring and Middle East with his EU counterparts and EU High... - Global Economic Forum
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide up to date achievements of the Global Irish Economic Forum; if any more progress been made in the creation... - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Trócaire’s 2013 Lenten campaign which shows the positive impacts for communities in the developing world... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the continued detention by the British authorities of a person (details suppied), who is a qualifying prisoner... - Ministerial Correspondence
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with his Spanish counterpart the policy of dispersal of Basque prisoners throughout the Spanish state and the... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent demolitions of Palestinian homes by the Israeli military in the Jordan Valley;... - State Visits
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be supportive of efforts to bring about an official visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to this State; his... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made to the Northern Ireland authorities in relation to the human rights issues of prisoners in... - Rapid Response Initiative
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 12 February 2013, the basis on which persons are chosen for these delegations and... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the recent detention of Jeyasundaram in Sri Lanka, considered illegal by UNWGAD, the reason there was no Irish... - Western Balkans Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU colleagues continue to encourage and support the peaceful evolution of structures in the... - Exports Growth
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade based on the performance over the past two years, the countries in Europe or worldwide that present the best prospects for... - European Union Membership
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which contingency plans are in preparation in the event of the United Kingdom opting out of the European Union... - Tourism Promotion
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which it is expected to use the St Patrick's Day feast day celebrations worldwide to promote the national image... - Irish Communities Abroad
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which it is expected his Department can interact and engage with the Irish diaspora in the context of St... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department continues to have dialogue with the authorities in the United State with a view to... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main locations worldwide in respect of which he and his EU or UN colleagues continue to be briefed where war, starvation,...
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