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Ray Burke

Ireland · Official source

Memberships

  • · 28th Dáil · 26 June 1997 – 11 March 1998
  • · 27th Dáil · 14 December 1992 – 15 May 1997
  • · 26th Dáil · 29 June 1989 – 5 November 1992
  • · 25th Dáil · 10 March 1987 – 25 May 1989
  • · 24th Dáil · 14 December 1982 – 21 January 1987
  • · 23rd Dáil · 9 March 1982 – 4 November 1982
  • · 22nd Dáil · 30 June 1981 – 27 February 1982
  • · 21st Dáil · 5 July 1977 – 21 May 1981
  • · 20th Dáil · 14 March 1973 – 25 May 1977

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Question· oralPQ 5asked

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give his assessment of the prospects in respect of resuming productive and inclusive all-party talks following elections on the basis of a renewed IRA ceasefire and averting a serious escalation in community tensions during the marching season. [11630/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 1997

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give his assessment of the prospects in respect of resuming productive and inclusive all-party talks following elections on the basis of a renewed IRA ceasefire and averting a serious escalation in community tensions during the marching season. [11630/97]

Question· oralPQ 8asked

8 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money owed to Ireland by the UN; and the progress, if any, which has been made during the term of the present Government in reforming the UN, with particular reference to funding and institutional structure. [11548/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 1997

8 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money owed to Ireland by the UN; and the progress, if any, which has been made during the term of the present Government in reforming the UN, with particular reference to funding and institutional structure. [11548/97]

Question· oralPQ 6asked

6 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a clear, unequivocal statement of Government policy in relation to Ireland's military neutrality; and if he will guarantee that this Government will not commit Ireland to membership of the NATO-led Partnership for Peace, without first consulting the Irish people through a referendum. [11547/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 1997

6 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a clear, unequivocal statement of Government policy in relation to Ireland's military neutrality; and if he will guarantee that this Government will not commit Ireland to membership of the NATO-led Partnership for Peace, without first consulting the Irish people through a referendum. [11547/97]

Question· oralPQ 4asked

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, being taken by the Government to put pressure on the British Government to establish a full inquiry into allegations of sectarian discrimination against Baroness Denton, the Northern Ireland Minister for Fair Employment; and the progress, if any, being made to resolve this fundamentally important issue. [7467/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 March 1997

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, being taken by the Government to put pressure on the British Government to establish a full inquiry into allegations of sectarian discrimination against Baroness Denton, the Northern Ireland Minister for Fair Employment; and the progress, if any, being made to resolve this fundamentally important issue. [7467/97]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's reaction to a report adopted by the EU Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy which calls on the EU to define its armaments policy, to consolidate as a defence entity and for the Western European Union to define the material needed for achieving common foreign and security policy objectives; whether the Government supports the development of the Western European Union as the instrument for implementation of a common foreign and security policy in view of its first strike nuclear capability; and whether the Government supports the allocation of EU budget credits to the arms industry made in the report. [7469/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 March 1997

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's reaction to a report adopted by the EU Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy which calls on the EU to define its armaments policy, to consolidate as a defence entity and for the Western European Union to define the material needed for achieving common foreign and security policy objectives; whether the Government supports the development of the Western European Union as the instrument for implementation of a common foreign and security policy in view of its first strike nuclear capability; and whether the Government supports the allocation of EU budget credits to the arms industry made in the report. [7469/97]

Question· oralPQ 3asked

3 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans, if any, he has to utilise his position to initiate urgent steps to ensure a satisfactory resolution to the Russian and Egyptian beef bans which are having a detrimental effect on the Irish agriculture industry following the recent departure of the delegation of Egyptians vets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1997

3 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans, if any, he has to utilise his position to initiate urgent steps to ensure a satisfactory resolution to the Russian and Egyptian beef bans which are having a detrimental effect on the Irish agriculture industry following the recent departure of the delegation of Egyptians vets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/97]

Question· oralPQ 4asked

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on any proposal which would aim to cancel by the year 2000 the debts owed to first world countries by less developed countries; the steps, if any, he will take if he views any such proposal positively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1997

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on any proposal which would aim to cancel by the year 2000 the debts owed to first world countries by less developed countries; the steps, if any, he will take if he views any such proposal positively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/97]

Question· oralPQ 1asked

1 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give the Government's considered response to the North report; the action, if any, being taken following publication to ensure there is no repetition of some of the events of the 1996 marching season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3336/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1997

1 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give the Government's considered response to the North report; the action, if any, being taken following publication to ensure there is no repetition of some of the events of the 1996 marching season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3336/97]

Question· oralPQ 7asked

7 Mr. Briscoe and Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) a Tibetan musician, sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Chinese authorities on 26 December 1996; and the steps, if any, being taken by the Government in its capacity as a member of the EU Troika to address this issue and the wider abuse of human rights occurring in Tibet. [3227/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1997

7 Mr. Briscoe and Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) a Tibetan musician, sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Chinese authorities on 26 December 1996; and the steps, if any, being taken by the Government in its capacity as a member of the EU Troika to address this issue and the wider abuse of human rights occurring in Tibet. [3227/97]

Question· oralPQ 2asked

2 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals, if any, he has to increase the scope and resources of the human rights unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3333/97]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1997

2 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals, if any, he has to increase the scope and resources of the human rights unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3333/97]

Question· oralPQ 19asked

19 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's and the EU's response to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 15 November 1996 on the International Criminal Tribunal in the former Yugoslavia, which called on the Commission to link all aid to reconstruction in the Republica Srpska to bringing persons accused of genocide and crimes against humanity before the tribunal, to make future development of relations with Croatia contingent upon the will of Croatia to co-operate with the court and for the member states to oppose Belgrade's accession to international organisations until the provisions for application required for full co-operation with the tribunal have been implemented. [24056/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 1996

19 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's and the EU's response to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 15 November 1996 on the International Criminal Tribunal in the former Yugoslavia, which called on the Commission to link all aid to reconstruction in the Republica Srpska to bringing persons accused of genocide and crimes against humanity before the tribunal, to make future development of relations with Croatia contingent upon the will of Croatia to co-operate with the court and for the member states to oppose Belgrade's accession to international organisations until the provisions for application required for full co-operation with the tribunal have been implemented. [24056/96]

Question· oralPQ 14asked

19 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's and the EU's response to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 15 November 1996 on the International Criminal Tribunal in the former Yugoslavia, which called on the Commission to link all aid to reconstruction in the Republica Srpska to bringing persons accused of genocide and crimes against humanity before the tribunal, to make future development of relations with Croatia contingent upon the will of Croatia to co-operate with the court and for the member states to oppose Belgrade's accession to international organisations until the provisions for application required for full co-operation with the tribunal have been implemented. [24056/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 1996

19 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's and the EU's response to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 15 November 1996 on the International Criminal Tribunal in the former Yugoslavia, which called on the Commission to link all aid to reconstruction in the Republica Srpska to bringing persons accused of genocide and crimes against humanity before the tribunal, to make future development of relations with Croatia contingent upon the will of Croatia to co-operate with the court and for the member states to oppose Belgrade's accession to international organisations until the provisions for application required for full co-operation with the tribunal have been implemented. [24056/96]

Question· oralPQ 11asked

16 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress, if any, to date of the Stormont talks; and if the two Governments will set a firm date for a plenary session in January 1997 with inclusive attendance provided that there is an unequivocal restoration of the IRA ceasefire and a willingness by Sinn Féin to subscribe and adhere to the Mitchell principles. [24138/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 1996

16 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress, if any, to date of the Stormont talks; and if the two Governments will set a firm date for a plenary session in January 1997 with inclusive attendance provided that there is an unequivocal restoration of the IRA ceasefire and a willingness by Sinn Féin to subscribe and adhere to the Mitchell principles. [24138/96]

Question· oralPQ 13asked

17 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress, if any, made under Ireland's Presidency of the EU in imposing greater control on the world armaments sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24055/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 1996

17 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress, if any, made under Ireland's Presidency of the EU in imposing greater control on the world armaments sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24055/96]

Question· oralPQ 1asked

1 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the requirements which each party has to fulfil to participate in the multi-party talks; and if he has satisfied himself that sufficient efforts are being made by the two Governments to persuade the IRA to renew its August 1994 ceasefire. [20102/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 October 1996

1 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the requirements which each party has to fulfil to participate in the multi-party talks; and if he has satisfied himself that sufficient efforts are being made by the two Governments to persuade the IRA to renew its August 1994 ceasefire. [20102/96]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the implications, if any, for Irish neutrality of the recent decision by the United States of America to set a precise timetable for the enlargement of NATO. [20075/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 October 1996

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the implications, if any, for Irish neutrality of the recent decision by the United States of America to set a precise timetable for the enlargement of NATO. [20075/96]

Question· oralPQ 2asked

2 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's and the EU's position on the proposal to hold military exercises in deserted villages in Belarus; and whether Ireland intends to use its influence as President of the EU to ensure EU assistance in the full-scale decontamination of areas still devastated by the Chernobyl explosion in 1986. [20074/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 October 1996

2 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's and the EU's position on the proposal to hold military exercises in deserted villages in Belarus; and whether Ireland intends to use its influence as President of the EU to ensure EU assistance in the full-scale decontamination of areas still devastated by the Chernobyl explosion in 1986. [20074/96]

Question· oralPQ 1asked

1 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress, if any, that has been made in relation to the multi-party talks; and whether there has been any change in the conditions for participation in the talks. [14740/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 1996

1 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress, if any, that has been made in relation to the multi-party talks; and whether there has been any change in the conditions for participation in the talks. [14740/96]

Question· oralPQ 23asked

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views of the fact that European leaders at the Florence Summit endorsed President Jacques Santer's pro-employment confidence pact but at the same time failed to make funding available to implement President Santer's proposals; and the way in which he proposes to redress this situation during Ireland's Presidency of the EU. [14742/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 1996

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views of the fact that European leaders at the Florence Summit endorsed President Jacques Santer's pro-employment confidence pact but at the same time failed to make funding available to implement President Santer's proposals; and the way in which he proposes to redress this situation during Ireland's Presidency of the EU. [14742/96]

Question· oralPQ 26asked

9 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans, if any, the Government has during Ireland's Presidency of the EU to urge EU member states to adopt a stronger position on Tibet, in the face of the Chinese armed occupation of that country and its ruthless suppression of the people and religion of that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14718/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 1996

9 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans, if any, the Government has during Ireland's Presidency of the EU to urge EU member states to adopt a stronger position on Tibet, in the face of the Chinese armed occupation of that country and its ruthless suppression of the people and religion of that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14718/96]

Question· oralPQ 24asked

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, in view of the statement in the White Paper on Foreign Policy that the Government intends to initiate a campaign to seek membership of the UN Commission on Human Rights, his views on the recent statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Ayala Lasso, that the already limited resources which were allocated for human rights in the regular budget for 1996-97 had to be reduced by $2.7 million, or 6 per cent; the additional financial resources, if any, the Government intends to commit in the current financial year to support the crucial work of the Commission and of the UN in general in the field of human rights. [14741/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 1996

5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, in view of the statement in the White Paper on Foreign Policy that the Government intends to initiate a campaign to seek membership of the UN Commission on Human Rights, his views on the recent statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Ayala Lasso, that the already limited resources which were allocated for human rights in the regular budget for 1996-97 had to be reduced by $2.7 million, or 6 per cent; the additional financial resources, if any, the Government intends to commit in the current financial year to support the crucial work of the Commission and of the UN in general in the field of human rights. [14741/96]

Question· oralPQ 18asked

2 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent calls at the Western European Union Assembly for the Western European Union to examine the role of nuclear weapons in Europe's security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14743/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 1996

2 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent calls at the Western European Union Assembly for the Western European Union to examine the role of nuclear weapons in Europe's security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14743/96]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications for the peace process and Anglo-Irish relations in view of the mishandling of the Anthony Duncan extradition case. [11335/96]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 1996

4 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications for the peace process and Anglo-Irish relations in view of the mishandling of the Anthony Duncan extradition case. [11335/96]

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