Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- European Council Meetings
133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken at EU Council meetings recently regarding the need for EU reform; and his priorities on same. [1471/18] - Ministerial Meetings
134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier on 12 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54381/17] - Human Rights Cases
135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the situation in Urabá, Colombia, in which persons (details supplied) have been killed in the past... - Departmental Funding
136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name and number of organisations here that are in receipt of funding from his Department that have expended resources seeking the repeal... - Ministerial Communications
137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he last used a private email address for Brexit related information. [54907/17] - Passport Applications
138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 5 December 2017, if a baptismal certificate is sufficient for a person who wishes to apply for... - Departmental Properties
139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the vacant properties and land not in use, owned, rented or leased by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his... - Climate Change Policy
140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of funding his Department is providing to the green climate fund in 2018; if this is his Department's only contribution to... - Human Rights Cases
141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the detention of a person (details supplied) with the Israeli authorities. [1331/18] - Ministerial Travel
143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent trip to the Middle East; the meetings that he attended; the issues that were discussed; and if he will make... - European Parliament Elections
144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department has been informed by Mr. Donald Tusk or his offices regarding a consultation process on possible changes to European... - Northern Ireland
146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent efforts to re-establish the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1501/18] - United Nations
147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland's efforts to gain a seat on the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1502/18] - EU Issues
148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of recent EU efforts to address issues relating to the rule of law in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Foreign Conflicts
150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Syria and recent European Union and international efforts to find a lasting and sustainable solution to the... - Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a review is currently under way on Ireland's overseas development aid and the 0.7% gross national product target; the meetings held and... - Departmental Projects
152. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Brexit-related research is under way in his Department; if so, the research under way; if his Department will publish the research and... - Consular Services Data
153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff working in Irish embassies and consulates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1508/18] - Overseas Development Aid Data
154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of reaching the 0.7% overseas development aid gross national product target from its current base of approximately 0.3% in... - Emigrant Support Services
155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current expenditure on the emigrant support programme; the full-year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he... - Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current expenditure on the trust fund for Africa; the full-year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will... - Consular Services Data
157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the full-year cost of running an embassy and a consulate, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1513/18] - Passport Services
158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed in passport offices and in the passport online service; the cost of running the passport service; and if he... - Peace and Reconciliation Programme
159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the peace and reconciliation fund; the full-year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will... - Brexit Negotiations
160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Brexit negotiations; his plans for Ireland's involvement in these negotiations and plans through 2018; and if he will make... - Legislative Reviews
161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the projects undertaken to consolidate or amalgamate existing legislation, including the cost, the duration, the number of staff required... - Human Rights
163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the move by the Israeli state to blacklist and ban members of human rights groups, including a group (details supplied) in an... - Human Rights Cases
165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the killing of a person (details supplied) in northern Peru on 30 December 2017; his plans to ensure... - Human Rights
166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25 year sentence for... - International Election Monitoring
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if developments in Honduras are being monitored (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1666/18] - Human Rights Investigations
168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will raise concerns regarding the arrest and treatment... - Ministerial Meetings
169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he plans to meet with the German Foreign Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1803/18] - Departmental Staff Data
170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proportion of employees in his Department or in organisations under its remit registered as disabled. [1858/18] - Departmental Communications
171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department uses anti-profanity software on its email systems and online contact forms; if so, the level of human oversight that is... - Government Information Service
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's initiatives in his Department in 2017 that promoted State services or welfare payments, public awareness on regulatory...
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