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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 1206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are train stations in south Kildare that are being considered to become unmanned stations. [13368/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: I welcome Dr. Devine. She stated at the start she would pull no punches and she certainly did not. She indicated she hoped for a turnaround in Irish foreign policy fortunes but that the realisation of that goal depends on the response of members of this committee. She was somewhat flattering in that respect. We have not seen such independent thought coming through in this committee but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association (9 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: We all agree that Irish jobs should not be lost because of a decision made primarily by English and Welsh voters. That is where we should start this debate. Ms Byrne mentioned air and sea links and the significant amount of Irish goods shipped through Britain to continental Europe. Do the delegates have any idea for what percentage it accounts? Ms Byrne stated more preparations needed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association (9 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: Ms Armstrong mentioned the fact that 30% of the association's members have done nothing in relation to Brexit. I like her optimism. Máirtín Ó Muilleoir refers to optimistic people as the sunny side of the street people. In terms of the 30% of members who have not done anything, is that due to people feeling helpless? I met some chambers of commerce and some of their members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association (9 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: Common sense and Brexit do not-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the mechanism and criteria for a Youthreach programme to apply and receive funding for DEIS status supports; if his attention has been drawn to difficulties or a lack of awareness among Youthreach management on the process to access the funding; and his plans to update the current management on the scheme. [12272/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (8 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 181. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount it cost to run Ireland's liaison office to NATO and Partnership for Peace delegation in each of the years 2010 to 2016; and the amount it is expected to cost in 2017. [12321/17]

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

Seán Crowe: 350. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the latest military clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh; his views on whether such incidents could lead to a dangerous escalation and possible conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11285/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (7 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 353. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); his views on the fact this person is facing two separate trials in March 2017 related to their right to free speech; and if he will urgently raise his concerns regarding the case of this person with his Bahraini counterpart. [11443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (7 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify his response to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 22 February 2017 (details supplied). [11786/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (7 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 356. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 22 February 2017, his views on the fact that the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, appears to have unilaterally changed these policies in order to provide confirmation to the government of China as to whether named human rights defenders, HRDs, would attend the Human...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Parliament Information Office in Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: I want to follow through on some of the issues raised by my colleagues. We all accept that there is a democratic deficit in the European Union, but there is also an information deficit. Providing information is the role of Mr. Temple-Smithson's office. There is also a credibility issue. The latest issue about which people are talking is the agreement reached on roaming charges in the use...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Parliament Information Office in Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: If there are going to be two meetings, let us all be involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Parliament Information Office in Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: We are all inundated with sports capital grants and so on, particularly at the moment. It is hell to access grants coming from Europe. Do people come through the witness's office? I know the southern regional assembly used to be involved in information for different organisations that were looking for funding from Europe. It is positive that people see there is funding and linkage money...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Parliament Information Office in Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: We know there is a big leadership race going on. People are working out who they are going to vote for.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 273. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being experienced by parents, such as in a case of persons (details supplied), in accessing services; the reason some parents are being led to believe their children were or are on waiting lists for services when they are not; if the failure to replace a liaison officer is responsible for this; if this liaison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: 155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Commission, in December 2016, recommended that member states resume sending asylum seekers who first entered the EU in Greece back to Greece from March 2017; and the exact date that this will start happening. [10146/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: 473. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way he will use Ireland's influence at UN and EU levels to work toward the securement of a political solution that will end conflict and enable the safe delivery of humanitarian aid into South Sudan (details supplied); and if he will raise the issue at the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council. [10357/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: 472. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad has met since it was established; if it has met to discuss the obstacles hindering Irish emigrants from returning to live here; and if not, if he will arrange a meeting of the committee to examine this issue. [10353/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: 696. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a recent judgment by the European Court of Justice (details supplied) concerning fishing off Western Sahara; if his attention has been further drawn to any Irish vessels doing this; and if his Department has provided advice to Irish companies in this regard and to respect the Court's judgment....