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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Due to pressure of other business, the discussion of the Middle East Peace Process which had been planned for the Foreign Affairs Council on 27 May was postponed to the Council’s meeting in June. It had been intended that Ministers would discuss the initiative of US Secretary of State Kerry to restart the peace process, and in particular what the EU could do in support of, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (30 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 62 together. A resolution of the situation facing the undocumented Irish in the United States has been and remains a priority for the Government in ongoing contacts with the US Administration and Congress. In this context, we very much welcome the recent publication of the US Senate’s Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have understood the Deputy's question to relate to judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Ireland. The European Court of Human Rights issues judgments and decisions relating to the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court and Convention operate within the framework of the Council of Europe rather than the European Union, but it is hoped that the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Fund for Ireland (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 to 63, inclusive, together. As I advised in my reply to PQ Reference No. 21088/13 of 7 May 2013, the decision to cease funding of the Wider Horizons Programme was taken by the Board of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) which is an independent organisation. I understand that this decision was taken due to the very significant reduction in funds...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Teachers' Remuneration (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand that the teachers’ dispute with the ISM in Tripoli has been ongoing for some time. The case, however, has only been brought to the attention of my Department recently. The issue is currently being handled by the Department of Education and Science and the State Examinations Commission (SEC), which has been in direct contact with the ISM in Tripoli regarding the unpaid...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passport Service wrote to the applicant in October of last year requesting further information in relation to the application. The application will be considered further on receipt of a response to the request.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Unlike the situation in many countries, there is no system in Ireland for the issue of special CD vehicle license plates to members of the diplomatic corps. However, members of the diplomatic corps are entitled to certain protections under the Vienna convention. My Department is currently reviewing the practice prevailing in other European countries with regard to CD identification for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Council of the European Union is a key decision-making institution of the EU, at whose meetings all EU Member States are represented. In addition, I have also co-hosted one informal meeting of Foreign Ministers, a so-called “Gymnich” meeting. Due to prior diary commitments, I was unable to attend the Extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council (Mali) meeting on 17 January 2013,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Parliamentary Questions Numbers (29 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department seeks to ensure that any extra information to be provided as a follow-up to a Parliamentary Question is made available as quickly as possible. I am not aware of any undertakings to provide extra information in my replies to Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy in 2013. However, if he has concerns that undertakings to provide information that I have given through a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Every year since 2004, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution expressing its grave concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. In 2011 a mandate for a UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran was created by the Human Rights Council. According to the Special Rapporteur’s report of February 2013 there continue to be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Teachers' Remuneration (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to answer Questions 131 and 139 together. I understand that the teachers’ dispute with the ISM in Tripoli has been ongoing for some time. The case, however, has only been brought to the attention of my Department recently. The issue is currently being handled by the Department of Education and Science and the State Examinations Commission (SEC), which has been in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The welfare of the Irish abroad in general, and especially the position of undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States, remains an important priority for the Government. The Government have also attached great importance to providing for future flows of migration between Ireland and the United States through the extension of the so called E3 visa scheme to include Irish citizens. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Engagements (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As part of the programme for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade organised a conference entitled ‘10 Years after Thessaloniki: An appraisal of the EU perspective and challenges in the Western Balkans’ at Farmleigh on 24 May 2013. This event was co-sponsored by the Institute of International and European Affairs. The purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Numbers (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The current staffing information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. The figures take account of officers on secondment to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade whose salaries and other costs are in some cases borne by the parent Department or Office concerned. Also included is a small number of staff indirectly engaged through local employment agencies. It would be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: More than two years after it first erupted, the conflict in Syria continues to be one of the greatest challenges confronting the international community. The dimensions of the crisis are truly daunting. An estimated 80,000 people have lost their lives; one-third of Syrians have either fled the country, are internally displaced or are otherwise in need of assistance; and there is an ever...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (23 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: We currently maintain diplomatic relations with 176 states. Economic and trading opportunities are a key focus in those relations. While the research involved in identifying countries which have not received a Ministerial visit since the foundation of the State would be disproportionate in the current context, I can assure the Deputy that Ministerial visits are a central part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disability Act Employment Targets (22 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Under the Disability Act 2005, Part 5, public service bodies are obliged: to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities to comply with the statutory Code of Practice to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities and to report every year on the achievement of these obligations Maintenance of records relating to numbers of staff with disabilities depends...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Property (22 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. However, I would caution that the valuation figures provided are subject to the price volatility of the current global property market. The properties listed have been acquired in locations where the Government considers that the State should be represented and where there is a clear economic advantage to owning, rather...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sale of State Assets (22 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: One such property was disposed of by my Department during the period in question. The residence of the Ambassador to Belgium was sold for € 2.2 m in 2012 and the proceeds of the sale were paid into central funds.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Importation Policy (22 May 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is already contrary to existing EU regulations for labelling of products to be misleading to consumers. Products coming from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian Territory clearly should not be labelled as produce of Israel, since the settlements are not in Israel. There has been a growing demand in a number of EU and other countries for rules or guidelines to make this clear to...