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Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Brendan Smith
1. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the outbreak of sectarian violence in Belfast over the past number of weeks over flag protocols at Belfast City Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1357/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Use of Non-Conventional Weapons
Seán Crowe
2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support an international investigation to examine if the use of non-conventional weapons, such as chemical weapons and depleted uranium munitions, were used in Israel’s recent bombardment of Gaza in November 2012; and if they were the cause of a rapid rise in the number of patients being admitted into hospitals in Gaza with grotesque injuries, that the Ministry of Health in Gaza said resembles the adverse effects of exposure to uranium or lethal chemicals. [1979/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Clare Daly
3. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise on the UN Human Rights Council, the fact that the arrest of Irish citizens including Martin Corey, have been found to be in breach of Article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights but that this has been overruled by the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the basis of closed evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1603/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Brendan Smith
4. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in relation to requesting a full independent inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane since the publication of the De Silva report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1358/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Peace and Reconciliation Programme
Seán Crowe
5. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the programmes which will benefit from the €315,000 increase in Reconciliation and Cooperation on the Island services of his Department as laid out in Budget 2013. [1675/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Provision
Sandra McLellan
6. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the fact that Ireland has received praise internationally for maintaining its overseas development co-operation programme despite the recession, he will take or encourage any measures to ensure that the EU’s larger member states live up to their commitments and obligations in terms of the quality, and the quantity, of overseas aid during Ireland's Presidency of the EU. [1665/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Provision
Sean Fleming
7. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for the establishment of a civilian corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1576/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
Timmy Dooley
8. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to review the overseas development aid paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1574/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Foreign Conflicts
Charlie McConalogue
9. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his EU counterparts have taken to address escalating ethnic tensions in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1585/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Foreign Conflicts
Seamus Kirk
10. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional steps he and his EU counterparts have taken to address the Syrian conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1581/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Nuclear Proliferation
Micheál Martin
11. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU is considering additional sanctions against Iran on the basis of its nuclear development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1582/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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EU Programmes
Brian Stanley
12. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure that the EU’s development cooperation programme is a central focus of Ireland’s EU Presidency; and what he sees as the biggest successes to aim for in this area. [1664/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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EU Presidency Agenda
Bernard Durkan
13. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will, during the course of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU, encourage his EU colleagues to rediscover the original vision of Europe as set out by Monnet, Schuman, Adenauer and others with particular reference to the urgent need to ensure that European leaders speak with a common cause and purpose, mindful of the need for unity and solidarity on matters affecting the persons within and outside the Eurozone; if it is expected to set particular or specific targets in this regard in respect of areas that have become known to require particular attention in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Seán Crowe
14. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department has been given significant increases in some administration spending, such as travel, €452,000, postal and telecoms services, €451,000 and office equipment and external IT services, €945,000, in Budget 2013. [1676/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Derek Keating
15. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to address the problems arising from the decision taken by Belfast City Council and the flying of flags in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1724/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Provision
Billy Kelleher
16. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the target of 0.7% of GNP to be given as overseas development aid for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1578/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Overseas Development Aid Oversight
John Browne
17. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to address procedures in distributing aid to Uganda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1563/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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EU Battlegroups
John Halligan
18. Deputy John Halligan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a new EU military mission will be launched in the coming months; if he will provide details of both the mission and Ireland's involvement in any such mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1683/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Middle East Peace Process
Barry Cowen
19. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with the Israeli representation in Ireland and his EU counterparts regarding the Gaza conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1572/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Derek Keating
20. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions that are taking place between his Department, the Northern Ireland Office and the British Government to address the new crisis in relation to the decision taken by Belfast City Council and the flying of flags in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1723/13]