Written answers
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Anti-Terrorism Measures
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the events in Paris, if measures are being considered by his Department to restrict the rights of Irish citizens or residents, in... - Foreign Conflicts
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the UN can play more of a role in preventing massacres and human rights offences by Boko Haram; and if he will make a... - Overseas Development Aid Provision
13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total Irish Aid funding allocated to those countries affected by the Ebola virus; the precautions being taken to ensure the health and... - Human Rights Issues
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make contact with the Saudi Arabian Government to express our concern in relation to the public flogging of Raif Badawi whose only... - Humanitarian Aid
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which commitments entered into by the international community in the aftermath of various natural disasters such as those that... - Human Rights Issues
16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific measures he is taking, in addition to the matter being raised by the EU, to support writer and blogger Raif Badawi who has been... - EU Issues
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent legislation in Spain curtailing the right to protest. [2663/15] - Human Rights Issues
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the protocols or actions that have been taken to prevent the abuse of workers in embassies and ambassadorial residences based here; and if he... - Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning the motions passed unanimously by Dáil... - Foreign Policy
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take to follow up on the recent unanimous decision by both Houses of the Oireachtas to recognise the state of Palestine;... - Ministerial Correspondence
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 15 January 2015, if he will provide information on his correspondence with the UK authorities... - Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update regarding Irish Aid's spend for 2014; the checks and controls in place to ensure there is no fraud and that... - Human Rights Issues
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on sending observers to the sentencing court on 8 February 2015 following the conviction of Abdallah Abu Rahme, a Palestinian peace... - Shannon Airport Facilities
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has requested or his plans to request an unredacted version of the sections relevant to Shannon Airport in the recent US Senate... - Conflict Resolution
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which, through the influence of the EU and UN, he will encourage the international community to progress towards peaceful... - Middle East Issues
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports Palestine’s application to join the International Criminal Court; and if he is concerned by Israel withholding customs... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional resources will be provided to US-based support groups for the undocumented to facilitate the maximum uptake of President... - UK Referendum on EU Membership
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the impact of a UK exit from the European Union, particularly on Irish trade and the common travel area; and if this... - Human Rights Issues
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the continued detention of Ibrahim Halawa, in particular the further postponement of his trial, and if he will report on the... - Foreign Conflicts
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria; that death tolls vary from hundreds to 2,000; and his views... - Human Rights Issues
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has challenged authorities in any of the countries identified as the top ten for persecution of Christians in the... - Military Aircraft Landings
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to change existing arrangements between his Department and the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Defence in... - Undocumented Irish in the USA
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to progress the regularisation of Irish citizens currently undocumented in the United States; and if he will make a... - International Agreements
35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent agreements by the US and Cuba aimed at normalising relations between the two countries; if he will support any efforts to... - Departmental Conferences
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the selection process for the 40 businesses which met with Irish Ambassadors, consuls general and senior diplomats over a... - Action Plan for Jobs
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the expansion of the embassy network with particular reference to the "Winning Business and Jobs" abroad strand of the... - Human Rights Issues
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the human rights defender Mr. Nabeel Rajab will be tried in Bahrain on 20 January 2015 on... - Overseas Development Aid
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the significant EU annual development aid budget if he is satisfied that enough is being done to ensure aid effectiveness; his... - Diplomatic Representation
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views in relation to diplomatic immunity and on whether this may not be invoked as an excuse for torture or complicity with torture. [2661/15]
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