Written answers

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 
  • Foreign Conflicts
    2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the proposals for the return of the ghost city of Famagusta located in northern Cyprus, a demand of Security...
  • Human Rights Issues
    5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the adoption of the Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, which called for an independent and...
  • Humanitarian Aid
    10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the recently announced €3 million in aid to the Philippines will be spent; the way his Department...
  • Human Rights Issues
    11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that three air force generals in Venezuela were plotting with the Opposition to overthrow the...
  • Overseas Development Aid
    16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned at the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in Guinea; if Irish Aid has any plans to support a response to...
  • EU Issues
    17. 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...
  • Military Aircraft Landings
    19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason US military aircraft at Shannon have not been routinely searched to ensure our neutrality is not being breached....
  • US Immigration Reform
    20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on the possibility of immigration reform legislation being passed by the United States Congress following...
  • Diplomatic Representation
    21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total staff complement in the embassy to the Holy See; the projected cost of the embassy this year; the number of...
  • Military Aircraft Landings
    22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views, in relation to rendition flights, on whether relying on diplomatic assurances from the United States is...
  • Ministerial Travel
    24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make known the full costs of sending Ministers and Ministers of State to foreign lands to mark St Patrick's Day;...
  • Trade Relations
    25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conducted an audit of Irish exporting companies that could be affected as a result of possible sanctions being...
  • Humanitarian Access
    26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which it has been found possible, together with the international community, to convince the authorities in...
  • Middle East Issues
    27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has taken any action at European Union level in relation to the release of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti; if...
  • Overseas Development Aid Provision
    28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the current financial provision of the State to the overseas aid programmes; the number of...
  • Ministerial Travel
    29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of ministerial travel to his Department last year; his views on whether this travel represented value for money;...
  • Scottish Referendum
    30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has examined the policy implications for Ireland of a "Yes" vote in the Scottish independence referendum;...
  • Election Monitoring Missions
    32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the rapidly moving developments in Ukraine and the commitment of the OSCE to engage in both an observatory...
  • Middle East Issues
    33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the comments of the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Palestine, when he said that Israeli policies in...
  • Human Rights Issues
    34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will engage with the American authorities in supporting the call for the release of the remaining Cuban five...
  • Military Aircraft Landings
    35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had ongoing contact with the United States Embassy since a US military aircraft landed in Shannon Airport in...
  • Departmental Services
    36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the duration of the merchant agreement where payment by debit or credit card is accepted for services provided by his...
  • Passport Applications
    37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if confirmation has been received from the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the authenticity of identification...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU colleagues continue to monitor the situation in Ukraine with particular reference to the...
  • Humanitarian Aid
    39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the humanitarian situation in Syria remains a priority with the international community; the extent to...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which it is expected that the rights of ethnic minorities are likely to be respected in Crimea; the degree to...
  • Middle East Peace Process
    42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the EU and UN continue to support the peace process in the Middle East with particular reference to the...
  • Middle East Issues
    43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which prisoners held by the various opposing factions in the Middle East are afforded the principle of...
  • Overseas Development Aid Provision
    45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which overseas aid continues to be made available to those for whom it was intended notwithstanding the...
  • Humanitarian Aid
    46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which commitments entered into by the international community have been delivered to specific areas following...
  • EU Enlargement
    47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the EU remains focused on the issues affecting the Western Balkans with particular reference to the...
  • Human Rights Issues
    50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the most serious locations of war, famine, genocide, abuse of human rights remain a concern for the EU...

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