Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
357. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the election roster members and separately non-roster members sent abroad from 2013 to date for monitoring elections and referenda in tabular form; the cost to his Department of members sent to each election and referendum observation; and the process by which election observers are selected for particular election observation missions. [40066/16]
View answer358. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the weight given to factors such as language, gender and length from last assignment for election monitoring roster members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40067/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together.
International election monitoring missions play an important role in the promotion of democracy and human rights. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains and administers a roster of observers for such missions. The aim is to ensure that Ireland is represented at an appropriate level in international election observation missions organised in the main by the OSCE and the EU.
A full list of observers who have served on election observation missions from 2013 to mid-November 2016, together with the costs arising, is set out in the tables below. Those names marked with an asterix are officials from the Department, who work on relevant geographic desks, or election Focal Points who on occasion also participate in such missions.
The European Union covers the costs associated with EU Election Observation Missions. For OSCE missions, the Department covers all costs incurred by the individual Irish election observers. This includes a daily allowance based on OSCE guidance, to cover the cost of food, accommodation and local transport costs in country. A return air fare is also provided. In addition, all Irish election observation roster members undertaking a mission, receive a once-off grant annually of €600 from the Department to cover pre-departure mission expenses. Insurance cover is also provided by the Department for all observers. The costs incurred by officials are paid on the same basis as other election roster members, but no pre-departure grant is provided.
For each election observation mission, the EU or OSCE set out their specific requirements and, on the basis of expressions of interest and application form submitted by roster members, the Department draws up a list of observers. In selecting nominees to be put forward, the specific criteria set by the EU or OSCE, including relevant local and regional experience and language proficiency, form the principal basis for decision-making. Issues of gender balance and length of time since serving on a mission are also taken into account. In many cases, the EU and OSCE also invite Member States to nominate observers with limited experience. Following consideration of the applicants, a draft list of nominees is submitted for Ministerial approval.
For EU missions, the final selection of observers submitted by the Department rests with the European Commission. In the case of OSCE election missions, all of the observers nominated by the Department are usually selected. By the end of 2016, it is envisaged that 67 observers will have participated on missions this year, compared to 46 in 2015.
Election Observation Missions 2013
|
Country |
Organisation |
Role |
Forename |
Surname |
Total Cost € |
|
Jordan |
EU |
LTO |
Mary |
O'Shea |
600 |
|
Jordan |
EU |
STO |
Abdi H |
Ibrahim* |
0 |
|
Armenia |
OSCE |
STO |
Dermot |
Ahern |
3447 |
|
Armenia |
OSCE |
STO |
Maca |
Hourihane |
3447 |
|
Armenia |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Purcell |
3447 |
|
Armenia |
OSCE |
STO |
Edward |
Naessens |
3447 |
|
Armenia |
OSCE |
STO |
Elizabeth |
Mullan |
3447 |
|
Armenia |
OSCE |
STO |
Simon |
Deignan |
2400 |
|
Armenia |
OSCE |
STO |
Pat |
Carroll |
3447 |
|
Kenya |
Carter Centre |
STO |
John |
Lynam |
0 |
|
Paraguay |
EU |
LTO |
Grattan |
Lynch |
762 |
|
Paraguay |
EU |
STO |
Chiara |
Popplewell* |
0 |
|
Paraguay |
EU |
STO |
Ciaran |
Kinsella |
45 |
|
Pakistan |
EU |
LTO |
Edward |
Horgan |
227 |
|
Pakistan |
EU |
LTO |
Donal |
Blake |
827 |
|
Pakistan |
EU |
STO |
Sheena |
McMahon |
827 |
|
Pakistan |
EU |
STO |
Mary |
Boland |
725 |
|
Pakistan |
EU |
STO |
William |
Bulman |
725 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Mulvihill |
3727 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
Catherine |
Brophy |
3727 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
Brendan |
Gogarty |
3727 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
James |
McCarthy |
3727 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
Padraic |
McDunphy |
3727 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
Andrew |
Richardson |
3788 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
Jerry |
O’Brien |
3788 |
|
Albania |
OSCE |
STO |
Patrick |
O’Reilly |
2990 |
|
Mongolia |
OSCE |
STO |
Theresa |
Reidy |
5781 |
|
Mongolia |
OSCE |
STO |
Joseph |
Scanlon |
5781 |
|
Mongolia |
OSCE |
STO |
Ronan |
O’Brien |
5781 |
|
Mali |
EU |
LTO |
Dorcha |
Lee |
797 |
|
Mali |
EU |
STO |
Mary |
Dowling |
642 |
|
Guinea |
EU |
LTO |
Colm |
Fahy |
190 |
|
Guinea |
EU |
STO |
Philippe |
Carr |
649 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Geraldine |
Power |
2941 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Seamus |
Martin |
5388 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
John Thomas |
Kelly |
3382 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
Joseph |
Mangan |
3382 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
Christopher |
Andrews |
3476 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
Maria |
Kiernan |
3338 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
Asa Karl |
Cusack |
3433 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
Annetta |
Flanigan |
3382 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
Cathal |
Kelly |
3382 |
|
Azerbaijan |
OSCE |
STO |
Paul |
Brennan |
3382 |
|
Madagascar |
EU |
LTO |
Mary |
Boland |
296 |
|
Madagascar |
EU |
LTO |
Grattan |
Lynch |
296 |
|
Madagascar |
EU |
LTO |
Traolach |
Sweeney |
896 |
|
Madagascar |
EU |
STO |
Aidan |
O'Shea |
653 |
|
Madagascar |
EU |
STO |
Robert |
Sampson |
653 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
LTO |
Peter |
McMahon |
6726 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Eamonn |
Walsh |
3638 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Peter |
Cotter |
3587 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Kevin |
Cronin |
3883 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Fergus |
Gleeson |
3723 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Fidelma |
McHale |
3723 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Caroline |
Brennan |
3784 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Una |
McGurk |
3784 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Vincent |
McCorley |
3784 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Suhail |
Ahmad |
3883 |
|
Georgia |
OSCE |
STO |
Ann |
Ormonde |
3978 |
|
Honduras |
EU |
LTO |
Celeste |
MacKenzie |
801 |
|
Honduras |
EU |
STO |
Patrick |
Maher |
664 |
|
Honduras |
EU |
STO |
Ciaran |
Kinsella |
664 |
|
Kosovo |
EU |
LTO |
Paul |
O'Shea |
843 |
|
Kosovo |
EU |
STO |
James |
Somers |
642 |
|
Nepal |
EU |
LTO |
Frank |
Scott |
797 |
|
Nepal |
EU |
STO |
Terry |
Duffy |
664 |
|
Nepal |
EU |
STO |
Victoria |
Somers |
664 |
|
Mali |
EU |
LTO |
Thomas |
Earlie |
831 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Fergal |
McCusker |
4039 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Cecilia |
Keaveney |
4039 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Anne |
Donnellan |
4039 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Gerard |
Buckley |
4039 |
Election Observation Missions 2014
|
Country |
Organisation |
Role |
Forename |
Surname |
Total Cost € |
|
Serbia |
OSCE |
LTO |
Cecilia |
Keaveney |
5001 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Sean |
O’Callaghan |
5949 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Durnin |
2720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Eric |
Byrne |
2720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Gabrielle |
Brocklesby |
2720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
John Paul |
Coakley |
2720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Almha |
O’Keefe |
2720 |
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
OSCE |
STO |
Aisling |
Schorderet* |
1982 |
|
Guinea Bissau |
EU |
STO |
Diarmuid |
Cunniffe |
642 |
|
Egypt |
EU |
STO |
Michael |
Boyle |
649 |
|
Malawi |
EU |
LTO |
Aidan |
O’Shea |
155 |
|
Malawi |
EU |
STO |
Michael |
Kavanagh |
657 |
|
Malawi |
EU |
STO |
Ellen |
McCabe |
657 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
LTO |
Michael |
Verling |
15136 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
David |
Denny |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Finbar |
O’Sullivan |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Frank |
Kennefick |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
James |
Doody |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Moore |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Cousins |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Kevin |
Grogan |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Noel |
Brennan |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Peter |
Donovan |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Lynch |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Peter |
Emerson |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Andrew |
Richardson |
3785 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Fidelma |
MacHale |
3185 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Deirdre |
Grogan |
638 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Patrick |
McDaniel* |
38 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Patrick |
Mulvihill |
638 |
|
Kosovo |
EU |
LTO |
Nicholas |
Murphy |
600 |
|
Kosovo |
EU |
STO |
Adrienne |
Boyle |
600 |
|
Turkey |
OSCE |
LTO |
Barbara |
O’Shea |
5711 |
|
Tunisia |
EU |
LTO |
Dorcha |
Lee |
975 |
|
Tunisia |
EU |
STO |
Robert |
Sampson |
638 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
LTO |
Diarmuid |
Peavoy |
5686 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
STO |
Eithne |
MacDermott |
3047 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
STO |
Jack |
Purcell |
3047 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
OSCE |
STO |
Geraldine |
O’Neill |
3047 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
LTO |
Andrew |
Richardson |
8548 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Marie |
Cross |
3373 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Kevin |
Grogan |
2773 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Dominic |
Hannigan |
3373 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Elizabeth |
Mullen |
3373 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Finbar |
O’Sullivan |
2773 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Kieran |
Dalton |
638 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Brian |
Fagan |
638 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Ciara |
Gilvarry |
638 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Caroline |
Brennan |
2486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Mary |
O’Shea |
2486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Paddy |
Donnelly |
2486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Patrick |
Quinlan |
2486 |
|
Moldova |
OSCE |
STO |
Terry |
Duffy |
2486 |
Election Observation Missions 2015
|
Country |
Organisation |
Role |
Forename |
Surname |
Total Cost € |
|
Nigeria |
EU |
LTO |
Cecilia |
Keaveney |
600 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Sheena |
Walsh McMahon |
8123 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Maria |
Kiernan |
3819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Gerard |
Buckley |
3819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Donal |
MacDonald |
3819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Denis |
Kirby |
3819 |
|
Tajikistan |
OSCE |
STO |
Eimear |
O’Casey |
3819 |
|
Uzbekistan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Seamus |
Martin |
6626 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
LTO |
Michael |
Verling |
10513 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Deirdre* |
Bourke |
2660 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Kieran |
Dalton |
2660 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Burke |
3260 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Marga |
Foley |
3260 |
|
Kazakhstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Fergus |
Gleeson |
3260 |
|
Turkey |
OSCE |
LTO |
Edward |
Horgan |
6071 |
|
Haiti |
EU |
LTO |
Colm |
Fahy |
600 |
|
Haiti |
EU |
STO |
Diarmuid |
Peavoy |
600 |
|
Haiti |
EU |
LTO |
Dorcha |
Lee |
600 |
|
Guinea |
EU |
LTO |
Thomas |
Earlie |
600 |
|
Guinea |
EU |
STO |
Peter |
Ballagh |
600 |
|
Sri Lanka |
EU |
LTO |
Mary |
Boland |
600 |
|
Sri Lanka |
EU |
STO |
McGrath |
Jean Marie |
600 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
LTO |
Peter |
McMahon |
12241 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Eithne |
Mac Dermott |
2723 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Mulvihill |
2723 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Noel |
Brennan |
2723 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Frances |
Ball |
2723 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Dermot |
Ahern |
2723 |
|
Tanzania |
EU |
LTO |
Philippe |
Carr |
600 |
|
Tanzania |
EU |
STO |
Audrey |
Ryan |
600 |
|
Tanzania |
EU |
STO |
Andrea |
Breslin |
600 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Lynch |
3380 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Almha |
O’Keefe |
3380 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Michael |
Coyne |
3380 |
|
Turkey |
OSCE |
LTO |
Barbara |
O’Shea |
6753 |
|
Myanmar |
EU |
LTO |
Marion |
Roche |
600 |
|
Myanmar |
EU |
STO |
Michael |
Boyle |
600 |
|
Myanmar |
EU |
STO |
Helen |
Keogh |
600 |
|
Burkina Faso |
EU |
STO |
Traolach |
Sweeney |
600 |
|
Burkina Faso |
EU |
STO |
Asa Karl |
Cusack |
600 |
|
Guinea |
EU |
LTO |
Thomas |
Earlie |
600 |
|
Guinea |
EU |
STO |
Peter |
Ballagh |
600 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
LTO |
Peter |
McMahon |
12241 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Eithne |
MacDermott |
2923 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Mulvihill |
2923 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Noel |
Brennan |
2923 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Frances |
Ball |
2923 |
|
Belarus |
OSCE |
STO |
Dermot |
Ahern |
2923 |
|
Tanzania |
EU |
LTO |
Philippe |
Carr |
600 |
|
Tanzania |
EU |
STO |
Audrey |
Ryan |
600 |
|
Tanzania |
EU |
STO |
Andrea |
Breslin |
600 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Lynch |
3636 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Almha |
O'Keefe |
3636 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
OSCE |
STO |
Michael |
Coyne |
3636 |
|
Turkey |
OSCE |
LTO |
Barbara |
O'Shea |
6753 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Terence |
Fleming |
600 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Annetta |
Flanigan |
600 |
|
Ukraine |
EU |
STO |
Ruadhan |
Mac Aodhain |
600 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Geraldine |
Power |
5452 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
John |
Mulvihill |
4849 |
|
Ukraine |
OSCE |
STO |
Mark |
Long |
3341 |
Election Observation Missions 2016
|
Total Cost € |
Surname |
Forename |
Role |
Organisation |
Country |
|
0 |
Flanigan |
Annetta |
LTO |
EU |
Uganda |
|
600 |
Doody |
James |
STO |
EU |
Uganda |
|
600 |
Nolan |
William |
STO |
EU |
Uganda |
|
0 |
Crowe* |
John |
STO |
EU |
Uganda |
|
12398 |
McCusker |
Fergal |
LTO |
OSCE |
Kazakhstan |
|
4707 |
Kelly |
Cathal |
STO |
OSCE |
Kazakhstan |
|
4707 |
Dowling |
Mary Jo |
STO |
OSCE |
Kazakhstan |
|
4707 |
Moynihan |
Rebecca |
STO |
OSCE |
Kazakhstan |
|
4707 |
Byrne |
Eric |
STO |
OSCE |
Kazakhstan |
|
4707 |
Choiseul |
Anne |
STO |
OSCE |
Kazakhstan |
|
4707 |
Cronin |
Kevin |
STO |
OSCE |
Kazakhstan |
|
600 |
Mac Kenzie |
Jean Celeste |
LTO |
EU |
Peru |
|
0 |
Boland |
Mary |
LTO |
EU |
Peru |
|
6978 |
Blake |
Donal |
LTO |
OSCE |
Serbia |
|
7577 |
Keaveney |
Cecilia |
LTO |
OSCE |
FYROM |
|
5156 |
Byrne |
Elaine |
STO |
OSCE |
Mongolia |
|
5156 |
Ahmad |
Suhail |
STO |
OSCE |
Mongolia |
|
5156 |
O’Luain |
Fiachra |
STO |
OSCE |
Mongolia |
|
5156 |
Donnelly |
Patricia |
STO |
OSCE |
Mongolia |
|
5156 |
Gogarty |
Brendan |
STO |
OSCE |
Mongolia |
|
0 |
Roche |
Marion |
LTO |
EU |
Zambia |
|
0 |
O'Shea |
Barbara |
STO |
EU |
Zambia |
|
0 |
Boyle |
Michael |
STO |
EU |
Zambia |
|
600 |
Cunniffe |
Diarmuid |
STO |
EU |
Gabon |
|
8201 |
Burke |
John |
LTO |
OSCE |
Belarus |
|
2951 |
Donnellan |
Anne |
STO |
OSCE |
Belarus |
|
2951 |
Fagan |
Brian |
STO |
OSCE |
Belarus |
|
2951 |
Kitt |
Tom |
STO |
OSCE |
Belarus |
|
2951 |
Tighe |
Paul |
STO |
OSCE |
Belarus |
|
3099 |
Kelly |
John |
STO |
OSCE |
Belarus |
|
2951 |
Blacking |
Lelia |
STO |
OSCE |
Belarus |
|
18219 |
MacDermott |
Eithne |
LTO |
OSCE |
Russia |
|
3970 |
Donnelly |
Paddy |
STO |
OSCE |
Russia |
|
3970 |
O'Neill |
Geraldine |
STO |
OSCE |
Russia |
|
3970 |
Coakley |
John Paul |
STO |
OSCE |
Russia |
|
3970 |
Maher |
Patrick |
STO |
OSCE |
Russia |
|
3970 |
Smith |
Colin |
STO |
OSCE |
Russia |
|
3370 |
O'Sullivan* |
John |
STO |
OSCE |
Russia |
|
600 |
O'Shea |
Paul |
STO |
EU |
Jordan |
|
600 |
Brennan |
Paul |
STO |
EU |
Jordan |
|
8528 |
Donovan |
Peter |
LTO |
OSCE |
Georgia |
|
2957 |
O'Cinnseala |
Niall |
STO |
OSCE |
Georgia |
|
2957 |
Foley |
Marga |
STO |
OSCE |
Georgia |
|
2957 |
Scanlon |
Joseph |
STO |
OSCE |
Georgia |
|
2957 |
Naessens |
Edward |
STO |
OSCE |
Georgia |
|
2957 |
Mullan |
Elizabeth |
STO |
OSCE |
Georgia |
|
3022 |
Daly |
Brian Bernard |
STO |
OSCE |
Montenegro |
|
3022 |
Barker |
Patricia |
STO |
OSCE |
Montenegro |
|
6707 |
McMahon |
Peter |
LTO |
OSCE |
Moldova |
|
2280 |
Mangan |
Joseph |
STO |
OSCE |
Moldova |
|
2280 |
Carroll |
Pat |
STO |
OSCE |
Moldova |
|
2280 |
Kinsella |
Ciaran |
STO |
OSCE |
Moldova |
