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Pre-European Council: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: The European Council will have an important discussion on Brexit, and I echo the statements made by Teachtaí McDonald and Cullinane. However, Brexit will not be the only issue discussed. Migration and defence matters are also on the agenda and I will focus on the issue of migration. We have witnessed a worrying increase in racist and fascist sentiments in Europe regarding migrants and...

Other Questions: International Election Monitoring (27 Jun 2018)

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Other Questions: International Election Monitoring (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention was drawn to the position of a person (details supplied) in the context of Turkey’s presidential and general election on 24 June 2018; his views on whether such dire and unbalanced elections go against the democratic principle of free and fair elections; and if he will call for the immediate release of the person....

Other Questions: International Election Monitoring (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: On Sunday, Turkey held presidential and parliamentary elections. They were held under a state of emergency and unparalleled repression. The presidential candidate for the Peoples’ Democratic Party, HDP, the third largest party in the country, had to campaign from his prison cell because he remains in pretrial detention on trumped up and politically motivated charges. Does the...

Other Questions: International Election Monitoring (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: The result means that Mr. Erdoğan, who has ruled Turkey for the past 15 years, will now become the country's first executive President. He will preside over a political system that grants the presidency major new powers, while omitting the necessary checks and balances. The president now has the power to appoint vice presidents, ministers, high level officials and, more worryingly,...

Other Questions: Passport Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: The Minister has spoken about "allowing existing resources to be more effectively deployed within the Passport Service", just as he did when this issue came up in March. The problems within the Passport Office's communications system need to be looked at as part of any review. People are frustrated because information is key. They want to know what can be done to get information. That is...

Other Questions: Passport Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to clear the significant backlog that is delaying persons receiving a passport in a prompt and efficient manner, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current delays are causing significant hardship and if extra staff are being recruited or allocated to urgently deal with the issue. [27901/18]

Other Questions: Passport Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: My office and that of other Deputies have been inundated with requests from constituents regarding the current delays in getting passports. I thank the hard-pressed staff in the Passport Service and the Department for helping in some of those more difficult cases. Unfortunately, delays are frustrating and are causing families undue stress. What is causing the delay? Is the Tánaiste...

Other Questions: Passport Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: I am still at a loss about what the problem is within the system. I do not know if the Tánaiste knows what is the problem. Is it a lack of staff, the printing machine or the volume of applications? He said there has been an exceptional increase in the volume of applications but we realise that there would be a greater demand this year. An official from the Department of Foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns with the Government of the United States of America regarding the separation of children from their parents and the detention of vulnerable children in cages at the US-Mexican border; his views on whether this violates child and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27900/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his views on the calls for the International Criminal Court to open a formal investigation into Israel’s actions in Palestine; and his further views on the demand for third countries to impose targeted sanctions against officials responsible for Israel’s ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the public information campaigns his Department is running to advise of the current backlog regarding passport applications; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many are currently unaware of the significant backlog and that many are complaining that they are unable to contact the Passport Office; and his plans to update the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (26 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) in relation to the security forces in Honduras and other issues in that country; and if he will raise the need for prosecutions against those involved in state violence and the release of the remaining political prisoners with his Honduran counterpart. [27909/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (26 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by married same-sex couples in getting both their names on their child's birth certificate and the difficulties they experience when applying for passports and other State documents in view of the fact that they have to apply as sole parents; the steps he will take to rectify the issue; and if...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: I refer to 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Christian Aid Tax Report: Discussion (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses are all very welcome. I thank them for their campaigning work on tax justice and for all the research they have done in this area. They are playing a hugely significant role. We all collectively use their figures and a lot of their research. In the past week, academics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Copenhagen released a report entitled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Current Political Situation in Cuba: Mr. Fernando Gonzáles Llort (21 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. I attended a wedding in Cuba on this day 17 years ago. I am wishing I was back there now rather than sitting here. Anyone who visits Cuba is impressed by its healthcare and education systems, the arts and the country's climate, as well as the friendliness of the people. There is a relationship and warmth between the Irish and the Cuban peoples. There is a...

United States Immigration Policy: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin supports the motion. Like many others, I have been disturbed and appalled by the images coming from the US-Mexico border. Separating children from their parents and detaining them in cages is inhumane and a violation of child and human rights. The audio mentioned of children crying out for their parents, while a federal officer said it was like an "orchestra", reveals just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Deficiencies in Mental Health Services: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses are very welcome. Ms Brennan mentioned that she was refused payment for medication. I ask her to expand on that because it shocked me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Deficiencies in Mental Health Services: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: I ask Dr. Muldoon and Mr. Saunders to comment on that also. Is there an irregularity in terms of payment for medication being granted in some areas but not in others? Mr. Saunders mentioned that the Mental Health Commission has noted a considerable variation in funding depending on geographical area. How has that developed? Is it because of a Minister being from a particular area or is it...