Written answers
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he sees a role for Ireland and the EU in resolving the conflict in South Sudan; if he will make representations at... - Humanitarian Access
11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress and support Ireland has given in terms of establishing humanitarian corridors to allow aid to get into Syria;... - Human Rights Issues
13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of his engagement with the American authorities on the continued imprisonment of the Cuban five, only one of... - Middle East Peace Process
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to provide full diplomatic recognition to Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1485/14] - Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that in applying the most recent reduction to Ireland’s overseas aid budget he will ensure that... - Northern Ireland Issues
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports and assistance that are being provided and will be provided by his Department to the Northern Ireland... - Foreign Conflicts
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Basque Political Prisoners Collective agreed to endorse a peace... - Human Rights Issues
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that were taken in relation to raising the Saudi Arabian regime's human rights abuses, discrimination against... - Middle East Issues
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza; that Israel is deepening the crisis due to... - Trade Strategy
24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if work has commenced on devising a new trade strategy; if he will indicate the number of staff and sections of his... - European Council Meetings
25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements at the recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting regarding the position of... - International Agreements
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ratify the Antarctic Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51929/13] - UN Issues
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the priorities being pursued by Ireland in terms of the UN Human Rights Council and if he will report on the contribution... - Diplomatic Representation
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the consular assistance given to date to a person (details supplied) with particular regard to the hearing... - Passport Applications
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application submitted more than 12 months ago in respect of a person (details supplied)... - Military Aircraft Landings
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 10 December 2013 the reason sovereign immunity is being applied to US military... - Diplomatic Representation
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is committed to bilateral and multilateral diplomatic interaction with the Holy See; if the Irish ambassador to the... - Broadcasting Sector Regulation
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the suspension of a journalist with a volunteer community radio station (details supplied) due to an... - Human Rights Issues
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to an escalation of violence against the community in Pitalito, Colombia, over its ongoing... - Middle East Issues
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a Palestinian teacher and non-violent political activist (details supplied)... - Departmental Staff Data
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of... - Human Rights Issues
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the passing of anti-homosexual legislation in Uganda; if he will re-emphasise human rights as a development... - EU Membership Issues
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a statement on the possibility of Britain leaving the EU. [50299/13] - Northern Ireland Issues
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the comments made recently on past crimes from the Attorney General in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a... - Diplomatic Representation
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of countries who presently have no Embassy here that have approached his Department about setting up such an... - UN Conventions
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland's involvement in the negotiations for the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, signed in... - EU Solidarity Fund
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will immediately put forward an application to the EU solidarity fund to help with the disasters caused over the past... - Public Sector Pensions Issues
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form year on year the occasions on which he has signed off on the awarding of added years to... - Appointments to State Boards
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form year on year the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions,... - National Internship Scheme Data
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form year on year the number of JobBridge interns taken on in his Department in 2013. [1393/14] - Trade Relations
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to improve trade with South Korea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1447/14] - Registration of Marriages
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding obtaining a marriage certificate in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Human Rights Issues
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts and that of his Department in the past three months at national, European and international levels in raising... - Illegal Israeli Imports
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the British Government has issued guidance warning of the significant... - Nuclear Proliferation
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the EU, together with Russia and China, in seeking an agreement with Iran about its nuclear programme if... - Diplomatic Representation
77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Dutch Foreign Minister’s recent trip to Cuba; if he is aware that the... - North South Ministerial Council
79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all formal North-South meetings through the North South Ministerial Council, formal... - Humanitarian Aid
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance provided by Irish Aid to date to the Philippines following the typhoon; the proposals there are to provide... - EU Membership
83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of countries that propose to apply for full membership of the European Union that have attained candidate... - Trade Data
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which new trading partnerships have been developed in each of the past five years to date; the extent to... - Diplomatic Representation
86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the network of Irish embassies abroad has developed its capacity in promoting increased trade between... - Humanitarian Aid
87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to encourage awareness at EU and UN level of the ongoing pressing issues of the... - Syrian Conflict
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and the international community continue to positively influence the situation in Syria with... - Egyptian Conflict
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor the situation in Egypt with a view to ensuring the... - EU Enlargement
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and his EU colleagues continue to promote and encourage democracy in the western Balkans with... - Human Rights Issues
95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ten most sensitive locations throughout Africa which remain currently the cause of greatest concern in the context of... - Colombian Peace Process
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and the international community continue to encourage the Colombian peace process with particular... - Driver Licences
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the provision of an exchange agreement for Irish drivers licences with Alberta, Canada, the delays...
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