Written answers
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of staff in his Department's Audit Committee and the Evaluation and Audit Unit in 2010, 2011, 2012 and... - Emigrant Support Services
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of spending on emigrant support programmes in 2010, 2011, 2012 and planned for 2013; and if he will make a... - European Union Stability
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which arising from any appraisal of developments within the EU of a political, economic, social or structural... - Official Engagements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an outline of what he and An Taoiseach discussed with American President Barack Obama during their meeting... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any plans to issue a policy response to the endorsement by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations Framework... - Official Engagements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed issues which are directly affecting the Irish peace process and the difficulties that have been experienced... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further discussions he has held with his EU colleagues regarding negotiations with Iran; and if he will make a statement on... - UN Commission on the Status of Women
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received a report from Ireland’s participants in the 57 UN Commission on the Status of Women; and if he will... - Cross-Border Projects
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money spent on cross border peace initiatives in 2010, 2011, 2012 and planned for 2013; and if he will make a... - Passport Applications
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is reviewing the issuing of passports to persons who already hold a passport of another State; if he has statistics on... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his recent initiatives with both the British and Northern Ireland authorities to end the imprisonment without trial of a number... - Ministerial Travel
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of his recent official visit to South Africa; if any of his meetings with South African business... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with his EU counterparts regarding the ongoing conflict in the Congo; and if he will make a... - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the World Bank report on the Palestinian economy, which states that Israel's system of... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the issue of the proposed Bill of Rights in Northern Ireland as specified under the Good Friday Agreement with the... - EU Treaties
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the additional steps that have been taken to reform the institutional architecture of the EU... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support Ireland sending any non-lethal military equipment to the Syrian opposition, the Syrian National Coalition,... - EU Conventions
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns regarding the series of constitutional changes initiated by Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban... - International Criminal Court
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether it would be a positive step for Palestine to become a party to the Rome Statute and accept the... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further talks he has held with the Northern Executive regarding the flag protests in Northern Ireland; and if he will make... - Diplomatic Representation
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reported position of the French Government, in relation to the reform of the European External Action Service... - North-South Ministerial Council
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next North South Ministerial Council will be held and the issues that are on the agenda [15605/13] - Consular Services Provision
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the services his Department offers Irish citizens and their families who are victims of crime abroad; if these services have... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent talks in Bahrain between the monarchy and the opposition; his views on the... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU colleagues have made efforts to mobilise worldwide opinion with a view to bringing about an... - Food Labelling
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the Dutch government to ask retail chains in the Netherlands to state the... - Fiscal Policy
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the joint statement issued by An Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister regarding to promoting prosperity and... - Prison Committals
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with his Spanish counterpart the situation facing Basque prisoners in the Spanish State as has been raised by... - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the discussion at the EU Development Ministers meeting in Brussels on 26 February, which aimed to... - European External Action Service
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reported position of the German Government, in relation to the reform of the European External Action Service,... - North-South Ministerial Council
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the proposals, if any, there are to discuss the Narrow Water Bridge proposal at North/South Ministerial... - Middle East Peace Process
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the EU will take to re-launch the Israel/Palestine peace process in view of President Obama's visit to the region;... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the limits being imposed on the fishermen of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Programmes
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if enterprises based in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are currently receiving financial support... - EU Presidency Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further information on his visit to the Northern Ireland Assembly to discuss Ireland’s Presidency of... - Ministerial Travel
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of his recent official visit to Tanzania and Mozambique; the Irish Aid programmes he visited in... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the reported use of chemical weapons near the Syrian northern city of Aleppo on 19 March; if... - Nuclear Proliferation
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the need for Israel to open its nuclear programme for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency and... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a Zimbabwean human rights lawyer (details supplied), who was recently arrested... - Trade Agreements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding talks between the EU and the US on a trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15423/13] - Undocumented Irish in the USA
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions in the US regarding the undocumented Irish and plans for immigration reform; and if he... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions in relation to Syria at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting; the decisions taken and... - Graduate Support Schemes
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the initiatives he proposes to take to encourage more Irish graduates to apply for jobs in European Union Institutions; and if... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions, if any, he has had with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State or with Members of the Northern Ireland... - EU Enlargement
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of applications of countries that have applied for membership of the European Union; the likely timescale for the... - European Council Meetings
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the issues discussed at the recent Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Treaties
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he anticipates European foreign policy to emerge as the leading peace promoting agency; and if he will make... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied regarding the extent to which the EU and the wider global community including the UN have positively... - Foreign Conflicts
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which it has been found possible, unilaterally or in conjunction with his EU and UN colleagues, to focus on... - Human Rights Issues
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to support a recognition for women rights in India with particular... - Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish aid continues to be made available to the most sensitive locations worldwide with particular... - Trade Agreements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his objectives for improvement in the volume of trade with various countries throughout Europe and worldwide with particular...
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