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Question· writtenPQ 160asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
160. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Minister or Minister of State that represented Ireland at the Ministerial Council meetings of the European Union during the Irish Presidency of the Council to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26209/13]
Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
152. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Minister or Minister of State that represented Ireland at the Ministerial Council meetings of the European Union during the Irish Presidency of the Council to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26207/13]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
123. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the Minister or Minister of State that represented Ireland at the Ministerial Council meetings of the European Union during the Irish Presidency of the Council to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26216/13]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
118. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Minister or Minister of State that represented Ireland at the Ministerial Council meetings of the European Union during the Irish Presidency of the Council to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26218/13]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
105. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the Minister or Minister of State that represented Ireland at the Ministerial Council meetings of the European Union during the Irish Presidency of the Council to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26211/13]
Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
89. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance which Minister or Minister of State represented Ireland at the ministerial Council meetings of the European Union during the Irish Presidency of the Council to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26213/13]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
68. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Minister or Minister of State that represented Ireland at the Ministerial Council meetings of the European Union during the Irish Presidency of the Council to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26214/13]
Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
60. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of decisions handed down by the European Court of Human Rights specifically referring to rulings of the Irish Supreme Court since joining the European Union; and the specific regulatory or legislative action taken by Ireland as a result of each decision. [26087/13]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2013
20. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the way she proposes to respond to the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union on 25 April 2013 which found that the State is liable for the shortfall in pension funds for the Waterford Crystal workers; the estimated cost to the State of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25834/13]
Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2013
144. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the effect a United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union would have on the common travel area between Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24934/13]
Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2013
297. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had discussions with his eurozone colleagues and the wider EU in the context of strategic investment to facilitate job creation throughout the European Union with particular reference to the need to generate growth, employment and achieve a reduction in welfare costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24392/13]
Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2013
141. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail Ireland's position on the future reform of the United Nations Security Council; if Ireland would vote in favour of expanding the number of permanent members of the UNSC; his views on whether the European Union delegation to the United Nations should one day hold its own permanent seat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/13]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 May 2013
107. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Finance his recent discussions with the European Union leaders in relation to Ireland's current Troika agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/13]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
108. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if European Union treaty change is necessary, thus triggering a referendum here, in order to legally create a single EU bailout agency and rescue fund; if he or his officials discussed this treaty change matter with the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble or his German officials either on the 14 May ECOFIN meeting in Brussels or beforehand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23549/13]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
77. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his colleagues within the EU have managed to focus on a situation that may arise in the event of Britain leaving the European Union; if it is recognised that the future decision by the UK might yet become a self-fulfilling prophecy with permanent damage to EU solidarity; if other likeminded Member States have been identified in this context; the extent to which the EU intends to address any such situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23609/13]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
74. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's contribution, financially or in terms of resource commitment or otherwise to the donor conference for development in Mali that was held on 15 May 2013 in Brussels; if Ireland took the initiative to participate in the meeting; if Ireland was invited by either the European Union or France to participate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23546/13]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
73. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions at European Union Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the labelling and boycotting of products from illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23500/13]
Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
65. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his recent trade mission to Turkey; his views in relation to Turkey's application for membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23104/13]
Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
42. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the series of constitutional changes initiated by the Hungarian Prime Minister were discussed at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23210/13]
Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
14. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions, if any, he has had with Commissioner Ashton or at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the Israeli/Palestine conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23194/13]
Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2013
6. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the urgent need for the European Union to conduct a strategic re-assessment of its approach in Bosnia in view of the serious concerns raised by leading civil society activists in the country and the Bosnian community here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23098/13]
Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2013
153. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline all pending trade negotiations that Ireland is involved with, either directly, or indirectly through the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23084/13]
Question· writtenPQ 167asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2013
167. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has been invited to take part in celebrations in Croatia upon its accession to the European Union and becoming the 28th member state of the EU on 1 July 2013; the representatives who will be there on Ireland's behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/13]
Record· debate2013-05-09published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2013
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2013
224. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Health his views on the potential negative impact upon legitimate manufacturing jobs in a tobacco company in Mullingar, County Westmeath; the proposed EU tobacco laws as set forth under the European Union Tobacco Products Directive may have; if these manufacturing jobs will be protected without compromising the EU’s efforts to reduce smoking among young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22021/13]
Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2013
61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Central Bank of Ireland of borrowing unused capacity from counterparts in the 17-nation currency bloc relating to ANFA assets to ensure that the Central Bank of Ireland’s holding of Irish Government bonds as part of the promissory note restructuring deal is not in breach of Article 123 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; if he will detail the total nominal amount of capacity the Central Bank of Ireland has for holding ANFA assets without breaching EU Treaty law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21984/13]
Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2013
51. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 30 April 2013, the reason the Central Bank of Ireland purchased the 2025 Irish government bond which was retained by Bank of Ireland; the reason this bond did not remain retained by Bank of Ireland; if he will explain if the Central Bank of Ireland is allowed purchase up to €3.1 billion of Irish government bonds and return the interest on these bonds to the Irish Exchequer; the reason the Central Bank of Ireland does not continue to engage in such practice for the foreseeable future in tranches of €3.1 billion of acquisitions per year; if he will explain how the Central Bank of Ireland purchasing rather than swapping as was the case with the promissory note restructuring of Irish government bonds from Bank of Ireland does not breach Article 123 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; if he will detail the way the Central Bank of Ireland financed this purchase and the available finance the Central Bank of Ireland has to conduct similar purchases of Irish government bonds on an annual basis of up to €3.1 billion in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21923/13]
Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to monitor fish stocks with particular reference to the degree to which particular stock in Irish waters have suffered a downturn in recent year by reference to comparisons over the past twenty years; if measures taken to date which have impacted severely on the Irish fishing industry are being fully honoured by all fishing interests throughout the European Union and outside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/13]
Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
190. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy and veracity of food-labelling indicating country of origin, husbandry, hygiene and production in the food industry here and throughout the European Union. [21798/13]
Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
188. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy and frequency of checks and inspections in respect of food and food-product labelling here and throughout the European Union with particular reference to the need to preserve the integrity of the food industry and recognise its importance to this economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21796/13]
Question· writtenPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
186. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that all the issues that arose culminating in the inclusion of horsemeat in beef burgers have been resolved satisfactorily to the satisfaction of his Department and that of the European Union, in this country and throughout the EU; if he is satisfied that the various procedures in place are being strictly observed in the spirit of the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21794/13]
Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
146. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans there are, at European Union level, to tackle the problem of dioxins from waste which are escaping into the atmosphere, if on land, in the air or in the water. [21701/13]
Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2013
58. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any new initiatives are being considered at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the ongoing conflict in Syria and the catastrophic humanitarian situation in that region; if the European Union has had negotiations recently with the United Nations in relation to the urgent need for the Security Council to achieve an agreed resolution which is long awaited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21861/13]
Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2013
297. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the way the Common European Asylum System will ensure that the European Union has a fair and effective system for processing asylum applications that is also robust and not open to abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/13]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2013
114. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the fact that Ireland and the medium-sized EU countries are the most adversely affected by the European Parliament's recent decision to reallocate MEP seats, and in view of the fact that there is still no clarification on the Council position, the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is prepared to liaise with similarly affected EU member states in order to ensure that adequate time is afforded to the redrawing of constituencies here if necessary; if he has a negotiation strategy to ensure that Ireland will not lose further seats in 2019, 2024 and beyond; if Ireland will accept the loss of an MEP seat without ensuring that there are no further losses in years to come; if Ireland has a veto on this matter; if Ireland alone could in fact block the reduction of MEP seats at Council level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21162/13]
Question· writtenPQ 474asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2013
474. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact that new member states joining the European Union would have on the Common Agricultural Policy for Ireland, particularly countries joining from accession states (details supplied); the impact this would have for payments made to Irish farmers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19994/13]
Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2013
91. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the proposals he has tabled to protect the beef sector within the European Union in the event of a EU-US trade agreement being formalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/13]
Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2013
90. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the proposed European Union-United States trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19677/13]
Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2013
83. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Irish delegation to the World Trade Organisation; the allocation of staff and other resources that are given by his Department to the delegation; the number of meetings the delegation were required or requested to attend in 2012; the number of meetings that were attended; his views on whether member states of the European Union still require their own national delegations to the WTO in view of the EU's competence in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19515/13]
Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2013
52. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any new initiatives were discussed at the most recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting in relation to Syria, particularly in relation to humanitarian issues in that region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19664/13]
Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2013
51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the issues discussed at the most recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/13]
Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2013
226. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the European Wide Missing Children's Hotline 116000, if the proposed move of the missing children's hotline from a pilot basis to a full time 24/7 operational basis will take place as planned in May 2013; if her Department has any plans to make funding available for the national promotion and advertisement of this hotline; if she will make a commitment to have this hotline fully operational here before the end of our Presidency of the European Union; and if she will call on all other Member States to follow our example. [19476/13]
Question· writtenPQ 580asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2013
580. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the National Plan for Rare Diseases will be in place before the end of 2013 in view of the fact that it is required under the 2009 Council of the European Union recommendation on action in the field of rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18253/13]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2013
54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions that have been held at European Union level in relation to North Korea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18162/13]
Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2013
50. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions he has held at bilateral level with other member states of the European Union or at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in regard to the ongoing conflict in Syria; if the European Union proposes any new initiatives for this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18126/13]
Question· writtenPQ 281asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2013
281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the confirmation by Moody’s Investors Services of Ireland’s sovereign debt junk status with a negative outlook, which Moody’s sought to justify by stating the euro areas continued vulnerability to shocks emanating from the regional debt crisis, most recently the agreement by the European Union to the bail-in of bank deposits to raise part of the funds needed for Cyprus' financial rescue, if he continues to maintain that the design, to which he contributed, and implementation of the Cypriot bailout is good for Cyprus, the Eurozone and Ireland. [16593/13]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2013
71. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of applications of countries that have applied for membership of the European Union; the likely timescale for the progression of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15890/13]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2013
69. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the initiatives he proposes to take to encourage more Irish graduates to apply for jobs in European Union Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15886/13]
Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2013
59. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further information on his visit to the Northern Ireland Assembly to discuss Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union; and if any decisions were made to ensure the Presidency has a strong North-South dimension. [15520/13]
Question· oralPQ 4asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2013
4. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made at the 22 and 23 March EU discussions on Syria; the future steps that will be taken by the European Union to address the problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15823/13]