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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (18 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a report will be provided on his recent trip to Israel and Palestine; the persons he met; the issues discussed; the new proposals he will undertake in order to provide support to a two-state solution and an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine by Israel. [53318/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (18 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to growing protests in Malta regarding the mishandling by the government of the investigation into the murder of a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to mounting concerns regarding the alleged involvement of former chief of staff and other employees of the office of the Prime...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation: Discussion (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Barrett is doing a great job. Mr. Hynes and Ms Walshe are very welcome. I am sure they will get the sense from members that we want to be supportive of Glencree's work. I wish to record my thanks for the work the centre has done over the past 45 years, it is ground-breaking. Glencree's geographic isolation helps with its work. It is not that easy for people to drift off or go out...

Broadcasting (Amendment) (Protection of Journalism) Bill 2019: First Stage (12 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: I am introducing this Bill with my colleague, Teachta Cullinane, to ensure that journalists are not discriminated against while doing their job for reasons of professional affiliation or status. The Bill amends the Broadcasting Act 2009 to make it a breach of contract or licence under the Act to prohibit a member of the National Union of Journalists from communications media for reason or...

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

Seán Crowe: I was not sure if Brexit would be formally discussed at the European Council meeting until I heard the Taoiseach's speech. We would all accept that Brexit casts a long shadow. Polls in the Westminster election will close at 10 p.m. tomorrow and we should get the first exit polls shortly after that. This will occur during the European Council meeting. I am sure that the Taoiseach and all...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: Jesus.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: He is like a broken record.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: What rights would the Taoiseach have had us drop?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the new initiative on sexual and reproductive health and rights promised in A Better World; when the initiative will be launched; the level of funding to be allocated for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51237/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (10 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the staff shortage in the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the shortage is severely impacting on the service it provides and persons seeking to avail of its services are being directed to other DDLETB centres due to the...

Scouting Ireland: Statements: Drugs Dealing (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: The primary purpose of this Topical Issue matter is to draw attention to the issue and get a more proactive response to it. Every day I see drug-dealing in my community. It is an attack on the community in which it happens, and no one should have to live beside it. That is the other big problem. I asked in my initial contribution what one says to those people living beside this open drug...

Scouting Ireland: Statements: Drugs Dealing (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: I want to ask about the Government's approach to open drug dealing in my constituency of Dublin South-West. This is a scourge on our communities and there is an inadequate and weak response from the Government and the Garda, which is more than aware of the extent of the problem but seems reluctant, perhaps for resource or operational reasons, to act and close it down. In many cases, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice that food products from the illegal colonial settlements of Israel in Palestine must be clearly labelled as products originating in occupied territories to allow consumers to make informed choices when they shop; his plans to ensure that products from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new documents released in the media regarding the mass detention of Uighur and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang; if he has raised this issue with his Chinese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50717/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: I raise an issue of concern under promised legislation. I visited a number of parks last weekend and saw clear evidence of turf having been gouged out by the tyres of scrambler and quad bikes. Will the Taoiseach discourage parents who might be thinking of buying these bikes for their loved ones at Christmas from doing so? These vehicles bring mayhem into communities and are destroying our...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: The Taoiseach mentioned the importance of marking the International Day of People with Disabilities. What about people who have a disability and are looking for respite care? I raised this with the Taoiseach last week and hoped to get the Minister for Health today. We were told that Cuisle was closing on Friday. Families are being pushed towards a hotel model. Unfortunately, for many of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Participation (28 Nov 2019)

Seán Crowe: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Minister of State with responsibility for trade, employment, business, EU digital Single Market and data protection took part in a recent Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Bahrain; and if he or his officials briefed the Minister of State on the human rights abuses of the regime in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (28 Nov 2019)

Seán Crowe: 131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a report will be provided on the recent Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain; her plans to deepen trade relations with these countries; and if the Minister of State with responsibility for trade, employment, business, EU digital Single Market and data protection raised human rights...

Litter Pollution (Amendment) (Dog Litter Control) Bill 2019: First Stage (27 Nov 2019)

Seán Crowe: I move: "That Second Stage be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Seán Crowe: The programme for Government gives a commitment to improve services for disabled citizens and to improve the lives of people with a physical or mental impairment. Last Thursday, representatives of the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, appeared before a special sitting of the Joint Committee on Health. They made it crystal clear that if funding for necessary works had been made available,...