Written answers

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 
  • Ministerial Meetings
    47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with the former US Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson. [14025/18]
  • Syrian Conflict
    53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has drawn to the plight of civilians in Afrin, in northern Syria, and the fact that the city has now been captured by the...
  • EU Issues
    54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the funding of €100,000 available to community and voluntary organisations to promote dialogue on the future of Europe;...
  • Foreign Policy
    57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the political situation in Hong Kong in view of recent by-elections. [14222/18]
  • Passport Services
    59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional seasonal personnel will be allocated for the Passport Office earlier than the usual seasonal increase in view of the current...
  • European Court of Human Rights Judgments
    60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he can advance the issues surrounding the detention and treatment of persons (details supplied) in view of the recent...
  • Syrian Conflict
    63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received the findings of the most recent EU review of the impact of sanctions on Syria (details supplied); the date on which the...
  • Brexit Issues
    64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has carried out a county analysis of the potential impact of Brexit here with particular reference to County Wexford; and...
  • Brexit Negotiations
    65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagement with the EU Brexit negotiating team and the UK Government with a view to ensuring regulatory alignment on...
  • European Council Meetings
    67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in February 2018. [14024/18]
  • UN Security Council Membership
    69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland’s plans for securing a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2021-2022 term; if the...
  • Brexit Negotiations
    70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the length of time given to the transition period for Brexit; if he regards this as a sufficient amount of time in view of the...
  • Emigrant Support Services
    71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions which will be taken following the publication of the economic report on addressing the challenges faced by returning...
  • Human Rights
    72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he plans to take to on behalf of the State to protest at the prison sentence handed to a Palestinian teenager by Israeli courts...
  • Diplomatic Representation
    73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish embassy due to open in Columbia will be active in addressing human rights issues there; and if it will address the concerns of...
  • Northern Ireland
    74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for the United States Administration to appoint a special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Middle East Issues
    76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new legislation passed by the Israeli Knesset which may lead to the forcible displacement of thousands of...
  • Catalan Referendum
    78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that the Spanish Government is continuing to suspend home rule in Catalonia and issues (details supplied) in this...
  • Northern Ireland
    79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which efforts continue to be made to restore the power-sharing Assembly in Northern Ireland, notwithstanding the issues such as...
  • Passport Services
    80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons waiting to have passport applications processed through the Passport Office; the present turnaround time for...
  • Human Rights
    81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the worsening human rights situation in Bahrain and the fact that the Bahraini Government is going to even more severe lengths...
  • Brexit Negotiations
    82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations, particularly those relating to the Border region of counties Cavan and Monaghan, in view of Brexit and the...
  • Ministerial Travel
    83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his visit to China. [14023/18]
  • Foreign Conflicts
    84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the assertion by an organisation (details supplied) that Libya is not ready to hold free and fair elections; if this is a cause...
  • Middle East Issues
    87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland's response to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on the database of all business enterprises in...
  • Good Friday Agreement
    89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the involvement of his Department's officials in planning the commemorations for the twentieth anniversary of the Good...
  • European Council Meetings
    90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to advocate at the EU Foreign Affairs Council for the need for EU members to work together with a view to working towards a...
  • Human Rights
    93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the issue of the continued incarceration of a person (details supplied) in an Israeli prison and the recent ruling...
  • Israeli Settlements
    94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review all trade between Ireland and Israel in view of continued illegal Israeli settlements, breaches of international law and...
  • Human Rights
    96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the UNHCR reports presented at the recent Human Rights Council that outline the way in which living...
  • Election Monitoring Missions
    98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the progress of the new election observer roster; the timeframe for its publication; and the way in which to address the...
  • Passport Applications Administration
    99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide greater resources to the Passport Office in Cork to allow for greater speed in clearing passport applications; and if he...
  • Human Rights
    100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the report on Human Rights and Business will be progressed and disseminated in order to inform Irish businesses of same....
  • United Nations
    101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a major review of the United Nation's structure and principles can be undertaken with a view to restoring its effectiveness and its...
  • Brexit Negotiations
    103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of details of the backstop agreement between the EU and the UK Government with regard to ensuring no hard border on the island of...
  • Northern Ireland
    104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made a request to the British Government to convene an inter-governmental conference between the British and Irish Governments in...
  • EU Investigations
    106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position regarding the EU Ombudsman’s recommendations of 9 February 2018 to end maladministration of the documents...

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