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Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
Mick Wallace
34. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he is making to protect unaccompanied minors who are arriving in refugee camps on the Greek islands and throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19226/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Official Engagements
Paul Murphy
35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on any recent contact he has had with the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19476/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Human Rights
Gino Kenny
36. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the comments of a person (details supplied) that torture and abuse takes place in the prison and that a person not receiving the same level of support that they did; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19352/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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North-South Ministerial Council
Darragh O'Brien
37. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to strengthen engagement with regard to the North-South Ministerial Council and North-South bodies in general given the United Kingdom referendum result, the subsequent possibility of the re-emergence of a hard border on this island and the threat to European Union PEACE funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Human Rights
Mattie McGrath
38. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian embassy in Dublin regarding that state's restriction of religious freedoms, in particular the application of the death penalty for those found guilty of apostasy or conversion to Christianity; if he thinks it is appropriate for Ireland to have trade links with such states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19084/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Northern Ireland
Mick Barry
39. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the findings of the Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin with the Secretary of State for Northern, which revealed the fact that over 100,000 children in Northern Ireland live in poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19470/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Middle East Issues
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
40. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that over the past few weeks Palestinians have faced severe water shortages because a company (details supplied) has denied or restricted their access to water; that Israel stands accused of using water as a weapon in the West Bank; and if he will raise the issue with his Israeli counterpart. [19466/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Human Rights
Ruth Coppinger
41. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received reports on the current political situation in the Federative Republic of Brazil; if he or his officials has had contact with the Brazilian Government or with opposition political leaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19457/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Human Rights
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
42. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the signing of a peace process between the Colombian Government and FARC rebels in Havana, Cuba; that this is a very welcome step but that much more needs to be done to ensure that the Colombian Government respects human rights and international law; and if he will take action to ensure that political and community activists are protected in the country, considering that 534 have been killed in the past five years. [19468/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
Darragh O'Brien
43. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he is making to compel the British Government to allow access by an independent international judicial figure to all original documents in its possession relating to the Dublin Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19464/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Humanitarian Aid
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
44. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned regarding the recent political developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC; that opposition political activists have been arrested and the government has now said that it will not be able to hold the elections on time; that the DRC is facing huge humanitarian problems; and the action he is taking to assist the millions of persons in the DRC that need humanitarian help and assistance. [19469/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Overseas Development Aid
Darragh O'Brien
45. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will publish a multi-annual plan with respect to overseas development aid funding outlining the way the Government proposes to move towards the 0.7% target for official development assistance over the course of next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Foreign Policy
Thomas P. Broughan
46. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his recent statement that the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign is a legitimate political viewpoint, his plans to consider adopting such an approach as official Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19416/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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EU Agreements
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
47. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that 104 non-governmental organisations from across Europe have signed a statement condemning the European Commission’s communication on a new partnership framework with third countries; that this is testament to the strong concern across European civil society regarding the direction the European Union is taking; that this proposed partnership framework fundamentally contradicts international human rights law and Ireland’s commitments to supporting and upholding human rights, which was laid out in his Department’s The Global Island policy document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19465/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Middle East Issues
Bríd Smith
48. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned at the treatment of Palestinian academics in the West Bank and Gaza at the hands of the Israeli Defence Force; and his plans to raise this issue with the Israeli ambassador. [19411/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Human Rights
Paul Murphy
49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made contact with the Mexican Government concerning the reported state repression of a strike by school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19480/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Official Engagements
Mick Barry
50. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he held discussions with representatives of the USA administration accompanying the Vice President of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, during his visit here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19471/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Darragh O'Brien
51. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his plans to deploy further resources, including monetary and staffing resources, to his Department given the United Kingdom referendum result and that the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union affects almost every unit within his Department; the need to protect and sustain trade, business, tourism and investment within the island of Ireland; the need to continue to advance peace and social and economic progress in Northern Ireland and the need to support the Irish community in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19461/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Military Aircraft Landings
Clare Daly
52. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 21 June 2016, if he has reconfirmed details in respect of the aircraft and if he is quite sure that the aircraft in question did not participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military exercises in Poland which took place in early to mid-June 2016. [19086/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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EU Issues
Bernard Durkan
53. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent, if any, to which he might, along with his European Union colleagues and arising from Brexit, identify if political groups within individual member states in the European Union appear to be determined to undermine the Union itself and bring about a chaotic situation which can only lead to social and economic instability and unrest; his views on whether a time has come to redefine and restore the objectives on which modern Europe was founded whereby each individual member state instead of imposing its will on the Union or opting out of participation in its structures can again come to take ownership of the European project for the benefit of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19413/16]