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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: Was there any criticism of the Turkish army moving into parts of Syria? Does the Tánaiste see it as an escalation of the conflict in the area? I did not see it mentioned in the response. With regard to Turkey, another parliamentary election is due to take place on 24 June. Was this discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council? Turkey is sliding into authoritarianism. We know that 12...

Leaders' Questions (31 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: The Government is massaging the figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: I apologise for being late as there was a rally outside relating to people with cervical cancer. It was fairly moving, as one might imagine. We accept the witnesses have major challenges ahead in their work. I am not long on this committee. There is a credibility issue with the work being done because of the work already done but which has not been implemented. That is a problem. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (30 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: Last week Professor Harry Kennedy was in but he is on record as saying he is breaking the law and not complying with court orders. It is another scandal like the scandal being raised outside the gates today. Will we be the first to criticise the service providers coming to us and saying that resources are not there? There are gaps in the service and someone must follow through the work we...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: This has been a useful debate. Previous speakers spoke about the scale of the problem, the way it is impacting on many of their constituents and we heard stories of students sleeping in cars. It is important on the day that is in it, when a homeless man died in Newcastle, that we should mention the fact that there are homeless people sleeping in squalid conditions. Unfortunately, that man...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses for their submissions and for the work they do. We do not do that often enough. We need to constantly recognise the work of the groups that appear before this committee. In preparation for this meeting, I went through different cases and looked at some of the headlines, including headlines such as court releases man as Central Mental Hospital full, unmedicated and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: The reason families think their children are probably safer in jail is that they cannot get access to services in the community. They believe that by going into prison, they will at least have somebody to identify whatever mental health problems their child has. These families are desperate because their sons and daughters are involved in all sorts of criminal activity, but much of it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputies Declan Breathnach, Brendan Smith and Sean Sherlock, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile and Ms Elisha McCallion, MP. Before we begin, I wish to acknowledge that today marks the 44th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. Those attacks marked the highest number of deaths in a single day during the Troubles. Our thoughts are with the families,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: Our witnesses have been asked a great many questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: To be eligible a person must be born on the island of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: Did Ms Gildernew wish to come in as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: I would have asked Professor Phinnemore about the Tory policy on the idea of withdrawing from the Convention on Human Rights. One of the areas Professor Phinnemore touched on was the more strident language coming from Europe. Does this arise from frustration and the fact that the British seem to put the position forward and then withdraw from it? Is that why the European Commission is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: Can it be seen as a positive, rather than a threat?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: I thank Dr. Hayward and Professor Phinnemore for their submission which we all found informative. I apologise that members had to come and go as there are other meetings taking place. Some of our members are also attending a meeting next door. If Dr. Hayward or Professor Phinnemore wish to expand on some of their ideas, the committee would appreciate any written submission they might wish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the members of the deputation. I realise it comes across that we are trying to score points and so on but it is not about that. We are simply trying to get greater understanding. Many of us believe the system is broken and needs to be fixed. What we are trying to do is come up with avenues to get there. We need to work together in that regard. The last speaker referred to...

Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: Will Deputy McGrath tell us where the Israeli border is? Where does it begin and where does it end?

Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: I am sharing time with my two colleagues. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday was a glorious day. US President Donald Trump said it was a great day for Israel. It was a horrific day for Palestinians as the toll of dead and injured rose. Today is the 70th anniversary of the Nakba or "catastrophe", an annual commemoration of the more than 700,000 Palestinians who...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (15 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan that found rockets and heavy machine guns fired from Afghan Government helicopters killed and wounded at least 107 boys and men attending a religious ceremony (details supplied); and his views on the concern of the UN with regard to the...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (15 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: In recent months the war in Afghanistan has escalated rapidly. Significant civilian casualties arose due to attacks by Jihadists and Afghan military operations. In April 2018 the UN stated that rockets and heavy machine guns fired from Afghan Government helicopters killed and wounded almost 107 boys and men attending a religious ceremony in the northern city of Kunduz. Has the...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (15 May 2018)

Seán Crowe: It is another brutal reminder of the disaster that unwise foreign military intervention can bring. The USA and Britain, along with their NATO allies, have wreaked havoc in that country. The war has rapidly escalated in recent months. According to the UN more than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injury during 2017. Yet, the conflict has largely slipped out of the news agenda....