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Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: The elder lemon goes first. I welcome the Bill and thank my colleague, Deputy Quinlivan, for bringing it forward. There is an urgency in this matter. The legislation has two main objectives. It will protect the ordinary consumer who buys a ticket in good faith only to discover he or she cannot attend the event. It would also ensure that people will be able to dispose of their tickets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: I agree with the last point made by Professor Murphy. A Brexit reversal is a good soundbite that makes headlines but no one realistically believes it will happen. I am surprised that no one has mentioned the Brexit vote here. Clearly, there was a significant opposing vote. No political party opposed Brexit in England and Wales. A group in Scotland clearly campaigned against Brexit and...

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: Tógfaimid cúig nóiméad an duine. On 29 March, the British Government triggered Article 50 of the European Union treaty and began the formal process of withdrawal from the Union. Its intention to leave the Single Market and the customs union will have a detrimental impact on Ireland in replacing a hard border on this island. It is clear from the mood music that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: I think the water issue will be resolved once and for all at the next election. Many people oppose the idea of the European semester process. Many of us see it as eroding sovereignty and reducing economic independence. My view is that the reform is primarily intended to ensure that member states do not deviate from the economic model that is being pushed in Europe. Countries in need of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. I do not know if they were here for the earlier discussion, but hopefully this one will not be as heated. The witness stated that Social Justice Ireland's recent findings found that the Government policies pursued over many years resulted in the ongoing exclusion of people who already found themselves on the margins of society. I agree with that, and I do not...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount Ireland has donated to the UN's International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism on international crimes committed in Syria; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a significant shortfall of $4.6 million in order to cover its budget for 2017, its first year in operation; and if his Department is working...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (9 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 315. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the concerning developments in the urgent case of a person (details supplied); and if he will protest the person's arbitrary, punitive and unlawful detention with the Bahraini authorities. [21974/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on a waiting list for surgery; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for this procedure; and the person's approximate waiting time for surgery [22034/17]

Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (4 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: My colleague made a fair point on the vote. I am conscious we do not normally get legislation before us on it. I welcome the Bill, which is very technical in nature. I might be in error in some of the points I pick out of it. If the Minister had sent us his speech we might have gotten a better sense of the errors we have made in our speeches on the Bill. I welcome that the Bill will...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: A Programme for Partnership Government contains a commitment to recognising a Palestinian state as part of a lasting settlement to the conflict in the region. As I am sure the Tánaiste is aware, 1,000 Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strikes to protest against inhuman and degrading treatment, torture and medical negligence. Unfortunately, a young Palestinian, Mazan al Maghrebi, has...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (4 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad met as planned on 30 March 2017; if the barriers and disproportionate burdens facing persons wishing to return home was discussed; and the solutions the committee come up with to resolve these issues. [21302/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (3 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality that teachers endure in view of the fact that it has now been six years of discrimination. [21061/17]

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: It is not a statement. I think the consolidated paper was badly handled. There was a commitment at one stage that we would get a briefing in the AV room by departmental officials; that was pulled at the last minute. There was a commitment to meet with party leaders; that did not happen. There was a commitment regarding Opposition spokespeople; none of that happened. Strategically it is a...

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: I do not know what I am going to say in a minute.

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: We would all accept this was probably one of the most important meetings of recent years. As Deputy Adams said on the talks themselves, much was made out of the statement on going into a united Ireland. We are aware of the precedent created by German reunification and we know about the situation in Cyprus. While welcoming the fact there is recognition, and it is written down, the message...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 623. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports of large-scale attacks on and illegal detention of LGBT citizens in Chechnya; if his Department is investigating the reports; and if he will raise the issue with his Russian counterpart. [19270/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 628. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in May 2017 the human rights situation in Morocco will be examined in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review; if Ireland will take part in the session; and if Ireland will raise Morocco’s continued violation of human rights in Western Sahara and its refusal to hold a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: ETA's disarming came about through a unique collaboration between international organisation and a vast array of civil society actors, ranging from churches to trade unions. The Archbishop of Bologna, Monsignor Matteo Zuppi, and the Rev. Harold Good from the North of Ireland witnessed ETA's decommissioning. Will the Minister join me in commending them on their work and all the work of those...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: I accept they are not primarily roles for the Irish Government but would the Minister agree that this initiative by ETA is a unique opportunity that must not be squandered? Does the Minister see a leadership or important interventionist role for the Irish Government in this matter? Will the Irish Government appeal to the Spanish and French Governments to demonstrate a more positive approach...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ETA has announced that, on 8 April 2017, it will decommission its weapons; his views on whether the Spanish Government should seize this historic moment and enter into a formal peace process to deal with other outstanding issues, especially concerning prisoners; and if he will offer his...