Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Millenium Development Goals
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Government will honour its commitment to support developing countries by meeting the millennium development... - Passport Applications
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [36798/13] - United Nations Issues
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is intended to continue to support the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Integrated Border Control project in... - EU Funding
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will end all Irish and EU funding to the Orange Order until sectarian violence ends. [36883/13] - Exports Data
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the target for goods exports to be achieved in 2013; the measures he has taken to encourage trade in our goods exports; and... - Foreign Conflicts
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent case in which it is reported that Israeli soldiers illegally detained a five... - Military Aircraft Landings
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 562 of 9 July 2013 and 164 of 16 July 2013, the number of notifications given to... - Nuclear Plants
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and the EU accept that there is no nuclear site near Teheran in Iran and if he will actively support the... - Departmental Funding
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the organisations awarded funding from his Department under the annual civil society... - Ministerial Meetings
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his recent engagements with the Governor of the US State of California, Jerry Brown, on his recent visit here in July 2013;... - EU Meetings
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcomes of the Foreign Affairs Council that took place in Brussels on 22 July 2013; and if he will make a statement on... - Diplomatic Representation Issues
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an Irish consul will be appointed to Libya; when an Irish embassy will be established in Libya ; and if the Libyan... - Rapid Response Initiative
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline current operations of Ireland’s humanitarian standby roster, the Rapid Response Corps; the number... - Diplomatic Representation Issues
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the re-configuration of the EU Affairs and Co-ordination Division in conjunction with the Department of... - Passport Service Issues
77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the transfer of the passport service to the Department of Justice and Equality which is... - Trade Missions Issues
78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his political and trade mission to China that took place in July and August 2013; if he... - Diplomatic Representation Issues
79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the United States of America to fill the vacancy of ambassador to Ireland; and if he will make a statement... - Election Monitoring Missions
80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland was requested, through the EU, OSCE or otherwise to take part in or assist in any form international election... - Trade Missions Issues
81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the recent deal to provide full market liberalisation of Irish salmon exports to China, following... - Overseas Development Aid Issues
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the details of Irish Aid's recent joint review of its work on nutrition in Malawi; and if he will make a... - Human Rights Issues
83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in order to register the opposition of the Irish public to the repression of gay persons in Russia.... - Foreign Conflicts
84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his concerns, if any, at the rising tension between the United Kingdom and Spain regarding the issue of Gibraltar; if he... - Diplomatic Representation Issues
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered altering its diplomatic accreditation to Egypt as a result of recent civil unrest and events taking... - United Nations Issues
86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland's priorities for the 68th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York; and... - Diplomatic Representation Issues
87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the diplomatic missions of Ireland through embassies, consulates, honorary consuls and... - Register of Electors Issues
89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedures in place for allowing Irish diplomats posted abroad to vote in elections here; if such persons are allowed... - EU Meetings
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update and discuss the outcomes of the most recent General Affairs Council that took place; and if he... - Overseas Development Aid Issues
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's commitment to spending the internationl target of 0.7% on overseas aid by 2015;... - Overseas Development Aid Provision
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department provides aid to Egypt; if so, if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of aid that was allocated to... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is... - Ministerial Appointments
95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial... - EU Meetings
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the outcomes of the emergency Foreign Affairs Council meeting that took place on 21 August 2013... - Foreign Conflicts
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria in August 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past... - Foreign Conflicts
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the possible loopholes contained in the EU arms restrictions against Egypt; and if he will make a statement... - Diplomatic Representation Issues
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans, if any, to reopen the embassy in the Vatican in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38288/13] - Passport Service Issues
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms that have been put in place to have the passport office notify passport holders when their passports are... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of interns that have been based in his Department and the period of time in each case from 2011 to date in... - Departmental Funding
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that a fundraising event was held in the Irish consulate in New York in May 2012 for the redevelopment... - Overseas Development Aid Issues
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the main points in the Irish Aid Annual Report 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Foreign Conflicts
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will advocate comprehensive political talks with Syria. [38535/13] - Passports Data
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons in possession of an Irish passport who are not resident here. [38585/13] - European Year of Development
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a recent proposal at European level to designate 2015 as the European Year of Development; and if he will... - European Council Meetings
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the parameters of the discussions held with Ministerial colleagues at the Informal General Affairs Council in Vilnius,... - Ministerial Meetings
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Belfast; if he will detail the meetings he had during that visit; and if he will... - Northern Ireland Issues
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent Amnesty eport in relation to the victims of violence in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a... - European Council Meetings
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the humanitarian disaster in Syria and adjoining... - Foreign Conflicts
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in relation to the arrest of Irish citizens in Egypt; the discussions he has had with the... - Northern Ireland Issues
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and Members of the... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; the proposals...
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