Written answers

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 
  • Israeli Settlements
    8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will re-examine the proposed legislation to ban the import of goods from illegal settlements in Palestine in view of recent attacks by...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU and UN colleagues are alert to the situation in Armenia, Azerbaijan, in respect of Nagorno-Karabakh and...
  • Undocumented Irish in the USA
    13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to enter discussions with the President-elect of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, on the issue of the difficulties...
  • Arms Trade
    15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been discussion at the European council of foreign ministers in relation to controlling the multibillion euro EU arms industry...
  • Brexit Preparations
    16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland's plans to ensure an effective landbridge for Irish agriculture in the aftermath of Brexit to the European...
  • Diplomatic Representation
    17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action his Department has taken to build contacts with the incoming Biden Administration in the United States of America; if such efforts...
  • United Nations
    18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations that have been made ahead of Ireland joining the UN Security Council in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Foreign Conflicts
    19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports of mass killings in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia; his views on whether this could escalate to a civil war; and...
  • Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
    20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his counterpart in the UK Government in relation to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; if he will provide an update on the...
  • Israeli Settlements
    21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on new illegal settlements on the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38265/20]
  • Brexit Negotiations
    22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Brexit negotiations regarding the protection of Irish fisheries and their fishing rights; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Rockall Island Ownership
    26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress in having the international community, including the EU and the UN, recognise Ireland’s sovereignty over Rockall. [38406/20]
  • Middle East
    28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress in relation to suspending Israel from the EU-Med and EU neighbourhood agreements, given its continuous flagrant breaches of the...
  • US Presidential Election
    31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that some European Union countries are making unsubstantiated claims in relation to the legitimacy of the outcome of...
  • Diplomatic Representation
    32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reopen an Irish Embassy in Iran. [38303/20]
  • Emigrant Support Services
    33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total financial allocation for the emigrant support programme in 2020; the funding to be allocated for 2021; if this allocation will...
  • Middle East Peace Process
    34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will use Ireland’s upcoming membership of the UN Security Council to highlight the increase in recent months in demolitions of...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38191/20]
  • Diplomatic Representation
    37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is expected that the new consulate in Manchester will be in operation; if other consulates in the United Kingdom are being...
  • Northern Ireland
    38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to ensure the inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) takes place in view of a debate in the UK...
  • Middle East Peace Process
    39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he plans to take on foot of the demolition of homes by the Israeli state in view of the recent illegal demolitions that have...
  • EU Budgets
    41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the interaction he has had with his European Council colleagues on the EU budget for 2021 to 2027; and when it will receive consent from the...
  • Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
    42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the ongoing outstanding requests with the UK Government regarding inquiries into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he...
  • Overseas Development Aid
    43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if overseas development programmes have been hampered by the Covid-19 virus; and if unspent money can be carried forward. [37952/20]
  • Legislative Measures
    44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reintroduce legislation similar to that of the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. [38242/20]
  • Foreign Conflicts
    45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reason for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38190/20]
  • Overseas Development Aid
    48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the possibility of allowing local communities decide the use of a small part of the ODA budget through a democratic...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest discussions he and his officials have had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland during Covid-19 regarding the Border and...
  • Human Rights
    50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he is taking to address the ongoing political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela; and if he will make a...
  • EU Issues
    51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Ireland signing up to the proposed European peace facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29131/20]
  • Human Rights
    52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position towards plans by the Hungarian Government to introduce a series of constitutional amendments that include the outlawing of...
  • Brexit Negotiations
    55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current position in regard to the Brexit negotiations, with particular reference to the issues of most sensitive importance to this...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to Turkish interference in the affairs of the island of Cyprus, and the calls by the Turkish President Erdogan for a two-state...
  • Human Rights
    58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37906/20]
  • EU Issues
    59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure adequate inputs from the Houses of the Oireachtas and civil society organisations in Ireland in relation to the proposed...

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