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Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers [Deputy Eamon Gilmore.] 2007 € 2008 € 2009 € 2010 € 2011 € PRAGUE 524,173 573,544 604,233 612,292 598,634 PRETORIA 1,407,145 1,318,279 968,255 1,111,600 1,182,650 RAMALLAH 419,099 373,828 286,792 354,106 347,291 RIGA 437,135 438,808 372,586 360,659 210,748 RIYADH 404,299 386,430 547,777 381,231 347,071 ROME 1,292,690 1,270,120 1,202,705 1,180,581 1,193,087 SAN FRANCISCO 500,358 628,525 417,187 428,014 394,350 SEOUL 643,540 767,822 438,633 833,161 413,750 SHANGHAI 512,507 466,888 511,801 667,532 567,923 SINGAPORE 913,131 865,908 805,922 833,820 828,590 SOFIA 617,814 452,737 425,518 367,670 408,350 STOCKHOLM 458,461 426,780 435,176 591,585 616,107 STRASBOURG 523,150 454,730 439,469 424,895 422,091 SYDNEY 546,538 511,344 489,353 587,275 647,462 TALLINN 445,663 426,396 352,791 415,288 390,376 TEHRAN (due to close in 2012) 315,881 361,419 347,641 417,048 348,049 TEL AVIV 666,237 574,527 737,733 623,858 573,639 THE HAGUE 1,066,280 1,079,734 949,973 921,078 749,539 TOKYO 1,543,374 1,604,708 2,079,7742 1,637,651 1,888,548 VALLETTA 369,535 329,452 330,122 372,090 322,379 VIENNA 677,684 664,055 633,729 662,725 670,686 VILNIUS 677,347 545,639 452,692 425,124 416,380 WARSAW 909,879 996,352 713,657 842,848 754,711 WASHINGTON DC 1,540,392 1,268,050 1,250,786 1,329,159 1,149,777 130. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of member states of the EU and other European nations that have embassies or consulates which serve the Vatican while simultaneously serving as diplomatic missions to other member states; the reasons the Vatican find this practice so unacceptable from the Republic of Ireland, in view of our grave financial predicament. [8151/12] Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): There is no EU or other European State which has a resident Embassy or Consulate accredited to the Holy See which also serves as a diplomatic Mission to an EU Member State, although a number of Embassies accredited to the Holy See are also accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta and/or San Marino. For what I understand are historical reasons, the Holy See does not accept accreditation from a resident Embassy that is also accredited to the Italian Republic. International Agreements 131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the European Stability Mechanism Treaty was signed by embassy officials on 2 February 2012 rather than the Minister for Finance; the standard practice for the signing of such international treaties; if he will list any previous occasions on which an international treaty was signed by an embassy official rather than a Government Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8246/12] 360
Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): The European Stability Mechanism Treaty was signed on behalf of each signatory state by its Permanent Representative to the European Union on 2 February 2012. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides that international agreements between states must be signed on their behalf by a Head of State, a Head of Government, a Foreign Minister or someone authorised by any of the foregoing. International law makes no distinction as to whether any such person is a politician or an official and it is normal diplomatic practice for Ambassadors to sign international agreements on behalf of their governments. Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the European Union has been authorised by me to sign on behalf of Ireland any international agreement the signature of which has been authorised by the Government. The Government authorised signature of the ESM Treaty at its meeting on 30 January 2012. A list of international agreements signed on behalf of Ireland in the last six months, with the name and function of the signatory, is set out below: 1 Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Finland; signed by Rory Montgomery, Permanent Representative to the European Union, on 2 February 2012. 2 Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity; signed by Anne Anderson, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on 1 February 2012. 3 Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Mexican States, the Kingdom of Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of Singapore, the Swiss Confederation and the United States of America; signed by John Neary, Ambassador to Japan, on 26 January 2012. 4 Convention between Ireland and the Republic of Panama for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Gains; signed by Eamon Gilmore, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, on 28 November 2011. 5 Convention between Ireland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income; signed by Niall Holohan, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 19 October 2011. Departmental Staff 132. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any remuneration, stipend, expense facility, financial facility or similar payment is being made from the Exchequer to any senior public servant who has retired from his Department beyond any accrued pension entitlements; if any such payment has been sanctioned for current senior public servants who are about to retire from his Department; if he will list the name, positions and details of any relevant moneys paid or scheduled to be paid of any person in receipt of or sanctioned to receive such a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8273/12] 361
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