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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Middle East Issues (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: The Minister is saying that it will not involve simplistic solutions. The Minister accepts that the settlements are illegal, as does the UN. I think most people around the world accept they are illegal. What I am really asking the Minister is what we can do and what we are doing to do. What actions are we going to take? I am asking for us to move beyond the rhetoric because according to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister's declaration. I think the Bill is unwelcome and a clear contravention of the Stormont House Agreement. It is extremely worrying that Tory and DUP MPs, and even some Labour Party MPs, want to apply a statute of limitations to crimes committed by the British military during the conflict in Ireland, including collusion with unionist death squads, the killing of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: As I have said, agreement on the way to move this on was reached at Stormont House. It is clear that legacy issues are still outstanding. I welcome the Minister's statement that "a unified approach" will be taken in this respect. I ask him to expand on the approach that is being taken to legacy issues. The British Government will have the huge responsibility of funding legacy cases and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Armed Forces (Statute of Limitations) Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 1 November 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48397/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: I tabled this question after First Stage of the Armed Forces (Statute of Limitations) Bill was taken in the House of Commons. The Bill aims to prevent the prosecution of British soldiers for crimes committed during the conflict in Ireland. It is in direct contravention of the Stormont House Agreement. It is sponsored by two DUP MPs. I understand the British Government has made a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: Professor Walsh mentioned in his presentation this morning the destruction of Ireland's reputation. He said investing more heavily in and moving towards humanitarian aid is destroying Ireland's international reputation. Perhaps I misunderstood Professor Walsh. Could he expand on that? He said he sees a weakness in Irish Aid's involvement in various projects in various countries. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: Two of the projects from Deputy O'Sullivan's area were originally in my constituency. I am aware of the Harambee project. The ambassador from Kenya visited the Institute of Technology in Tallaght to talk about that. I think it means in Swahili 'all pull together'. We are talking about our two countries pulling together and the idea that it is not just one-way traffic but that we work...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Travel (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on his trip to Ethiopia and Kenya; the stakeholders and government officials he met; and his views on whether his trip will lead to an increased political and humanitarian engagement between his Department and the Horn of Africa region. [48396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Catalan Referendum (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that two Catalan civil society activists remain in jail in Spain awaiting trial on charges of sedition for organising peaceful and democratic public demonstrations (details supplied); his views on whether the Spanish Government’s decision to dismiss the Catalan Government, dissolve the parliament and bring...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Saudi Arabia has again placed an illegal and inhumane blockade on Yemen (details supplied); if he will condemn the imposition of this blockade; and if he will contact his Saudi Arabian counterpart and demand that it is lifted. [48399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (15 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is taking to assist Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and stop the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar; and if he has contacted his counterpart in Myanmar to condemn the actions of the Myanmar government which amount to ethnic cleansing. [48410/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (15 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to an organisation (details supplied) more than 80 social leaders have been killed in Colombia in 2017; and if he has raised the level of assassinations with his Colombian counterpart. [48411/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a van for personal use needs a yearly commercial vehicle test whereas a car van for commercial use needs a bi-annual national car test; and if so, the reason therefor. [47758/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a service station on the M9 between Kilcullen and the next exit at Ballytore going south has not been delivered (details supplied); and the amount that has been spent to date on this project. [47759/17]

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: Like other speakers I support the thrust of the Bill. The Minister of State has raised a number of issues such as pre-legislative scrutiny. I am conscious that we have identified areas of high socio-economic deprivation in the past and we introduced programmes such as RAPID to tackle them. As a society we have identified that particular areas needed to be addressed and supported. I am...

Private Rental Sector Standards: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: I commend my colleague Eoin Ó Broin on his contribution to the debate tonight. The debate appeared to focus all of our minds on finding solutions. It was not the usual blame game. We all accept that there is a housing crisis. No one in this Chamber denies it. We come across those difficulties every day of the week. The "Prime Time" programme showed another symptom of that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has had its application for an additional teacher refused (details supplied); and if the decision not to provide the school with an additional teacher will be reconsidered. [46412/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 457. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the crackdown on NGOs in Israel; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Israeli MPs have considered initiatives to shut down NGOs that they claim are trying to have Israeli soldiers tried under international law; his further views on whether this will particularly affect one of the most high profile anti-occupation...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 458. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are schemes within his Department to financially support Irish families who are fighting legal cases in foreign countries due to the death of their immediate Irish family member in a foreign country; and if not, if there is Government help available to families that find themselves in this difficult and expensive scenario. [46321/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Crowe: 460. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the murder of a person (details supplied) in a rural area of Tumaco, Colombia; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the community council in the area has repeatedly denounced human rights violations against the Afro-Colombian, Mestizo and indigenous persons in the region; his views on...