The Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations on which my Department is currently working provided for a broad-based process of consultation, including a call for submissions from members of the public on any aspect of our foreign policy. A period of two months, from 4 December 2013 to 4 February 2014, was provided for the submission of inputs to the review.
In response to this invitation to contribute views, my Department has received 203 submissions from organisations and individuals. Thirteen of these were received after midnight on 4 February.
A list of those organisations that made submissions is attached. In compliance with the Data Protection Acts, my Department sought consent for the publication of submissions, including names of individuals, when inviting inputs to the review. In the time permitted, it has not been possible to provide a list of those individuals from whom consent has been received to disclose their name.
The purpose of the review is to provide an updated statement of Ireland’s foreign policy and to identify a series of recommendations for its conduct, with a view to ensuring that the Government is equipped with the right mix of policies and instruments to promote our values and interests in a complex and changing international environment. I expect to be in a position to finalise the review in the second quarter of this year.
List of organisations from whom submissions to the Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations were received
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80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World
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Afri
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Age Action Ireland
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American Chamber of Commerce
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Amnesty International Ireland
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ARCO: Association of Retired Commissioned Officers
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI)
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Barnabas Fund
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CBM Ireland
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Christian Aid Ireland
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Church In Chains
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Coalition for Children's Rights, on behalf of: Plan Ireland; World Vision Ireland; Childfund Ireland; UNICEF
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Concern
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Crosscare Migrant Project
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DCU Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction (IICRR)
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Dóchas
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EAPPI - The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) Ireland
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ECO-UNESCO
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Fianna Fáil
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Frontline Defenders
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Future Matters
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Goal
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Gorta/ Self Help Africa
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Habitat for Humanity
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Immigrant Council of Ireland
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Immigration Control Platform
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Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA)
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Institute of Public Administration (IPA)
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Ireland Stand Up
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC)
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Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway
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Irish Christian Friends of Israel (ICFI)
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Congress - Irish Congress of Trade Unions
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Irish Development Education Association (IDEA)
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Irish in Britain
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Irish in Europe Belgium
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Irish Missionary Union (IMU)
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Just Forests
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Kimmage Development Studies Centre
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Liberia Solidarity Group
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Monaghan County Council
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Moroccan Irish Friendship Association
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NGO Monitor
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Oxfam Ireland
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Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA)
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SADAKA – the Ireland Palestine Alliance
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Shannonwatch
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Sinn Féin
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Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
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Social Justice Ireland
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Stop Climate Chaos
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Teagasc
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The Centre for Cross Border Studies
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The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention at NUI Maynooth
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The Galway Platform on Human Rights in Irish Foreign Policy, signed by:
Amnesty International Ireland; Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights at University College Cork; Centre for Disability Law & Policy at National University of Ireland, Galway; Children's Rights Alliance Community; Workers’ Co-operative’ Department of Applied Social Studies, National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC); Front Line Defenders; Gay & Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN); Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway; Irish Council for Civil Liberties; Irish Congress of Trade Unions; Irish Penal Reform; Irish Refugee Council; Liberia Solidarity Group; National Assembly of the Baha’is of Ireland; National Women's Council of Ireland; Northern Ireland Human Rights Consortium; Pavee Point; Social Justice Ireland; Trócaire; University College Dublin, Human Rights Network; Women’s Human Rights Alliance
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The Irish Maritime Forum
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The Leprosy Mission, Ireland
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The Missionary Society of St. Columban
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The School of Asian Studies, University College Cork
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Trócaire
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Vivat Ireland
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VMM: Volunteer Mission Movement
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We're Coming Back (WCB)
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Women’s Human Rights Alliance
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The Workers’ Party
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