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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: I must bring the meeting to an end. The Deputy indicated at the start that he would take written replies so if there is anything outstanding, the Minister and Ministers of State could respond in writing. We are over time and we must think of staff safety. Next Tuesday, the chief executive officer of the HSE, Mr. Paul Reid, will provide an update on the public health measures in place to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Seán Crowe: I believe Dr. Colleran has indicated.

Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Seán Crowe: The long-term health effect of Covid, so-called long Covid, has yet to be determined. Initial indications are that the lifelong impact of the virus may be severe. Is the Department of Social Protection examining the possibility of a Covid disability payment or long-term enhanced illness payment, should the need arise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare (14 Oct 2020)

Seán Crowe: I ask the Senator to ask his questions. I allowed him to contribute because he indicated he needed to leave soon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare (14 Oct 2020)

Seán Crowe: We are working to a two-hour timeframe. I let the Senator in because he indicated he wanted to contribute and I thought he had to leave. The witnesses have about two minutes to respond. If they cannot respond in that time, I ask them to reply to the committee and Senator Conway in written form.

Post-European Council: Statements (18 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...is a small, partitioned island. Partition on both islands has had a massively negative effect. I believe the EU should work towards unification in both our countries. Will the Minister of State indicate if the Taoiseach discussed with the Cypriot President Turkey's illegal activities in Cyprus's exclusive economic zone? Did the Taoiseach personally express Ireland's full solidarity...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...hope that we can retain these seats and even gain one more. I note that the Taoiseach has endorsed a candidate that Deputy Micheál Martin was canvassing for at the weekend in Derry. The Taoiseach indicated his support for more Irish MPs in Westminster rather than here in the Dáil, which I find bizarre coming from an Irish Taoiseach. The electorate in the North will have...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...Parliamentary Assembly at the weekend and Brexit's long shadow had an impact in the sense that many MPs had to leave early on the first day for a vote that in the end did not happen. That is an indication of how Brexit is impacting on the relationship between the two islands. The result of last night's vote in the House of Commons means that the uncertainty will continue. It is welcome...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Union Membership (24 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...of the right to organise, the right to affiliate to a certain organisation and the right to enter into negotiation and collective bargaining. To allay fears about a military strike, PDFORRA has clearly indicated that it is not interested in securing a right to strike. Its moves to become part of a trade union will not in any way jeopardise national security. Trade union membership is...

Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (18 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...are invaluable safe spaces for children yet here we have an Israeli Government confiscating and attempting to auction off schools for Palestinian children donated by the EU. The Minister of State indicated that the auction has been put off. My information is that it has been put off for a month. That is the concern. It is not the first time we have seen Palestinian children being...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (18 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UN Refugee Agency has indicated that the Mediterranean Sea will soon be a sea of blood due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in Libya hastening departures at an alarming rate (details supplied); and if he will urgently speak to his European counterparts to review and reverse...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: ..., conservative, Islamic legal system. His ousting came after months of protests against the Government. Protesters accused the Government of mismanaging the economy, as the Minister of State indicated, and some peaceful protests have been attacked by security services. Last week, the military in Sudan stated that it had arrested Omar al-Bashir and would oversee a two-year transitional...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: After centuries of conflict, the Good Friday Agreement indicated to the world on a legal basis that we had created a path out of conflict which involved upholding and respecting people's identity, allegiances and rights. The worry is that this aspect of the agreement is dissipating in front of our eyes. There are significant concerns about the rights of citizens' partners. What is the...

A Better World: Ireland's Policy for International Development: Statements (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...USAID had long supported. There is an opportunity for Ireland to step into a leadership role as a funder and champion of sexual and reproductive health rights. We should take that opportunity. I again commend Irish Aid on the fantastic work it does and indicate my backing for increased financial support for Irish Aid in order that we can meet our international targets. However, we need...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...this cost of this by a simple calculation in one's head. It could be anyone's relation. This is just one example. Unfortunately for the family, they have taken on this burden. Surely if it is indicated that there are hours available, the family should get some support. Unfortunately, up to now, that has not happened. I am aware that this is not the responsibility of the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Agreements (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...of Western Sahara have not given their consent to this deal. In fact, the UN-recognised representative of the Saharawis is the Polisario Front. Not only has it not given its consent but it has indicated that it will take a fresh case to the CJEU to try to block this deal. The CJEU ruling was clear. It said the EU would violate EU law if it included the territory of Western Sahara into...

Other Questions: Passport Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: ...families undue stress. What is causing the delay? Is the Tánaiste providing additional resources to clear the backlog? Could he give us a sense of what the problem is and why there is no indication that there are problems within the passport system and why there are delays?

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: ...waiting lists and access to a dermatologist in Tallaght Hospital, for which one of my constituents has been waiting for 12 months. When I put a question on this case to the Minister for Health, he indicated there were 2,868 people on the waiting list and that 43% of these had been waiting for eight months or less. This means 57% have been waiting for longer than eight months. Of these,...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Crowe: ...staff and so on to deal with the backlog. I welcome the €5 million increase for the passport reform programme and I understand that big reforms have been undertaken in recent years. Recent figures indicate that 53,715 people in the North applied for Irish passports in 2015, 67,582 in 2016 and 80,964 in 2017. Staff in the Passport Office are doing a fantastic job under immense...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Crowe: I was going to ask about the increase in pay, but it has been indicated that this programme has to do with Brexit. As section B.3 relates to the treaty, does it cover the issue of Ireland's involvement in the Permanent Structured Co-operation, PESCO, arrangement? In section B.4 there is a 185% increase in spending compared with the figure for 2017. Supposedly, it is to inform and engage...