Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Overseas Development Aid
862. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's commitment to the percentage of our national income towards overseas development aid; the projection for the percentage of... - Military Aircraft Landings
863. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the presence of aircraft with tail numbers (details supplied) in Shannon Airport on 18 April 2015; the reason for those... - Departmental Budgets
864. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated expenditure of his Department in 2015, in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for 2015;... - Lansdowne Road Agreement
865. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road Agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures.... - Air Navigation Orders
866. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of mid-air refuellers of the United States of America which passed through Shannon Airport in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the... - Appointments to State Boards
867. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in... - ERASMUS Programme
869. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the students at Bethlehem University by strongly condemning their exclusion from the European Union Student Mobility... - Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
870. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on where the progress of his request to seek answers through the release of British Government files on the Dublin and... - Departmental Bodies
871. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the interdepartmental committee on development has not met since the publication of One World, One Future: Ireland's Policy for... - Human Rights Issues
872. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn the treatment of 43 students participating in a demonstration in Mexico, who were rounded up by police and handed over to... - EU Treaties
873. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the recent parliamentary elections in Switzerland, his views regarding the renegotiation of bilateral treaties between the European... - International Terrorism
875. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the terror attacks in Turkey and the protest movement against these attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Middle East Issues
876. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any contact with the Israeli embassy regarding the tone and manner of its online discourse, which is incredibly inaccurate and... - Departmental Staff Allowances
879. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for details of the rent allowances paid to public servants and officials of his Department if placed on assignment in the United Kingdom and... - Shannon Airport Facilities
880. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of military personnel who have passed through Shannon Airport since the start of 2015 on military and State aircraft, including... - Passport Services
881. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of complaints from citizens living in rural areas who are having difficulty in getting their passport forms signed by a... - Air Navigation Orders
883. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the six United States of America Marine Corps F18 Hornet fighter aircraft which were making the journey from the Middle East back to the... - Departmental Appointments
885. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the appointment of persons (details supplied) as goodwill ambassadors to San Diego in the United States of America,... - Middle East Issues
886. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the possible revocation of Jerusalem residency of Palestinian communities on the outskirts of East Jerusalem; and if he will... - Humanitarian Aid
887. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the devastating floods which have hit Sahrawi refugee camps in south-west Algeria; that the camps provide shelter to... - Passport Applications
888. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if and when passports will issue to persons (details supplied) who were born in Ireland, whose parents are European Union nationals, and who... - Passport Services
889. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is potential to allow passport renewals to be signed by a Peace Commissioner or by another official in good standing, in order to... - EU Migration Crisis
890. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which a co-ordinated humanitarian effort throughout Europe remains a possibility, in the context of the refugee crisis; and if... - European Security Strategy
891. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the Council of Foreign Ministers is conscious of the tendency in some Member States to pursue policies that are not in... - EU Enlargement
892. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues to be made in respect of the application by Turkey for membership of the European Union; and if he... - Foreign Conflicts
894. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which realistic efforts continue to be made to bring about a ceasefire in Syria; the degree to which the European Union is... - Human Rights Issues
897. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which women and girls, continue to be targeted by the Boko Haram; taken as hostages are being released; the efforts being made... - EU Issues
898. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which any particular emphasis is placed on efforts within the European Union to address the issue of Euroscepticism; and if he... - Human Rights Issues
900. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the persecution and abuse of Christians has been noted globally; if steps have been taken; are likely to be taken, to... - Trade Strategy
901. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which new trading links can be established globally; it is expected that Ireland can benefit from such developments in the... - Humanitarian Aid
902. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which humanitarian aid should be received by those persons for whom it was intended at all locations globally; and if he will... - Ukrainian Conflict
903. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union continues to engage with the Russian and Ukrainian authorities with a view to achieving a permanent... - Human Rights Issues
904. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department directly, and through the aegis of the European Union, continue to engage with the authorities in... - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
907. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a...
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