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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (17 Jan 2019)

Seán Crowe: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is planned to hold a referendum on lowering the voting age; the reason for the delay of the original proposed date of May 2019; if the referendum will take place in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2117/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Policy (16 Jan 2019)

Seán Crowe: Since the abandonment of the Kurdish-Turkish peace initiative in 2015, Turkey has intensified its military war and political repression of the Kurds. The suppression of political parties and the jailing of Kurdish political leaders has become the norm as Turkish democracy has descended into authoritarian rule. There are now an estimated 260,000 political prisoners in Turkey. Human...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Policy (16 Jan 2019)

Seán Crowe: Leyla Güven, an imprisoned MP for the pro-Kurdish HDP Party in Turkey, has been on hunger strike for the last 69 days. Leyla has been on hunger strike in a Turkish prison against her unjust detention since 8 November and is now in a critical condition. She faces over 31 years in prison for simply being critical of the Turkish regime, after she rightly condemned the Turkish invasion of...

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: On migrants, I referred to the compact agreed in Marrakesh, its impact and the disinformation in that regard. What are the views of the Minister of State on that issue? There was some commentary on expected population growth in Ireland which would be measured in the forthcoming census. That growth was linked to open door migration into Ireland. Is there any substance to such views?

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: Those spreading the disinformation have alleged that the population of Ireland will rise by 1 million by a certain date, based on growth patterns and birth rates and so on, and that that growth is linked to the Marrakesh agreement. My understanding is that the agreement is non-binding and does not have any implications in terms of the number of migrants coming to Ireland. That should be...

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: I know Brexit has been discussed here but I will concentrate on some of the other serious issues raised at the European Council meeting, particularly migration. The European Council agreed to continue to follow the EU's failed and disastrous migration policies to date. The EU is increasingly giving in to the demands of the far right. I agree with Deputy Micheál Martin that this is no...

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: Fair play to the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: On speech and language supports, the current waiting time for the Dublin South-West school age team is 42 months. There are 80 waiting to go on the list and there are 297 on the list itself. I raised this six months ago and was told then the waiting time was 36 months. It is now 42 months. I am at a loss as to how to move this forward. I have contacted the Minister. I have talked to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (18 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: 320. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) was referred to the school age team in September 2017 and has not received supports; the reason for the delay; the approximate timescale for support for the child; the further length of time the child will have to wait; the number of children awaiting speech and language support in this catchment area; and the average waiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Brexit and Matters Considered at Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: The Minister is correct that we need to be seen as critical, fair and consistent. People would be somewhat surprised, however, by some of the statements issued following meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council. The Minister mentioned that the elections in Venezuela were neither free nor fair, but there was no mention of certain other elections, such as those in Bahrain on 24 November. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Brexit and Matters Considered at Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: I am not suggesting that demands be made. It is practical ways that Europe can help the Irish peace process.

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: The last speaker made a lot of sense in what he said. We are having this debate at 10.30 p.m. and it is supposed to finish at 11.30 p.m. It is almost like a dirty secret. I do not know about the rest of the Deputies but I think it is embarrassing that this practice is still going on in 21st century Ireland and that people are being forced to go to moneylenders and, in some cases, illegal...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: What about affordable housing?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (5 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement and protocol; if he will be attending the next meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 17 and 18 December 2018; if the agreement will be discussed; and if he will oppose the agreement (details supplied). [51140/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (4 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the security situation that human rights defenders are facing in Guatemala (details supplied); and if he will raise the deteriorating situation with his Guatemalan counterpart and request that the Government of Guatemala conducts prompt investigations and legal prosecution of those responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (4 Dec 2018)

Seán Crowe: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed issues (details supplied) with his Israeli counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50630/18]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the commitment to providing more funding to UNRRA, especially in the light of the US decision to stop funding for its vital work. The Minister of State mentioned an additional allocation of €2 million for the UN peace-building fund, and that it will coincide with Ireland's membership of the UN Secretary General's advisory group on peace building. Will the money be...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State said there would be extra funding for this. What type of work will be involved? He spoke of security and protection. Does it facilitate meetings? Is it personal protection?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: There has been major investment in Colombia. The figures are continually increasing.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: An example of that is the Palestinian conference. Is that one of the examples?