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European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: The Acting Chairman is asking for more questions, but we have not got answers to the first lot. It is crazy.

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Perhaps the Minister of State could ask about a note I had asked of the Taoiseach on the migration crisis. I have asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade at various venues if he would come up with a note. I believe the Taoiseach was indicating that he might be able to supply the House with that.

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: The migration crisis. The asylum process is clearly broken in Ireland and other European countries. There is a problem in Italy, for example, around the system there. There is a handful of people coming from Greece but there are clearly problems there. I, and other Members, meet people every day who are asking about what Ireland is doing with regard to the crisis. We would like to know...

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Reference is also made to the fact that migration has dropped off but will the Minister of State confirm that the October death toll had reached the same as the death toll from October last year? We are now approaching November and we still have December coming up. With people taking much more dangerous routes to get into Europe, unfortunately more and more people are dying.

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: During the pre-Council statements, I raised the pressure the Parliament of Wallonia was under to ratify CETA. Many parties in Europe would see this decision by a small region as an irritant or democracy gone mad. I see it, however, as a victory for democracy and citizens all over Europe who have campaigned hard to defeat CETA. Speaking of democracy, it is also regrettable the Government...

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Hear, hear.

Priority Questions: Humanitarian Access (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is assisting in efforts to open a humanitarian corridor to allow aid to reach the besieged civilians of eastern Aleppo and other besieged areas in Syria; and the efforts his Department is undertaking to help to establish a durable and lasting ceasefire in this conflict which is nearly six years old. [32024/16]

Priority Questions: Humanitarian Access (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: We had a long debate last Thursday on the situation in Syria, prior to which I had tabled this question. I am trying to find out the specific efforts in which Ireland is assisting to help to open humanitarian corridors in besieged areas of Syria. What specific initiatives are we supporting or involved in? I heard what the Minister said about the figure of €62 million. We give aid...

Priority Questions: Humanitarian Access (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: We all agree that this is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent times. From the debate, we all agree that we are appalled at the savage aerial bombardment of eastern Aleppo by the Syrian and Russian armies and the bombing of Kurdish areas in northern Syria by the Turkish army. We all agree that all sides urgently need to establish a ceasefire and use their influence to broker a...

Priority Questions: Humanitarian Access (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: A key aspect on which we have not touched in dealing with the humanitarian crisis is the increase in the number of Syrian refugees relocating and resettling here. Today my colleague, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, organised a briefing in the AV room with the Irish Refugee Council which is concerned that Ireland is not doing enough to assist refugees. In the past two weeks we have...

Priority Questions: Human Rights (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: It is clear from the comments from the Conservative Party conference that they are trying to reduce the human rights oversight of their actions. We know only too well the human rights abuses committed by British soldiers in the past conflict in Ireland. An opt-out for the British Army of this part of the convention is reprehensible. I have listened to what the Minister has said with regard...

Priority Questions: Human Rights (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: They may say these things privately to the Minister but publicly they talk about the primacy of British law and so forth. That is the worry. The Minister may or may not have read the report compiled by the law firm Kevin Winters and Company on the potential effects of the repeal of the Human Rights Act. The report says that restricting the role and influence of the European Court in...

Priority Questions: Human Rights (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, has stated that she will seek to exclude the British army from the European Convention on Human Rights during future conflicts; his further views on the fact that this is just one step on the road to the British Government’s attempt to completely repeal the...

Priority Questions: Human Rights (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: At the Conservative Party conference at the beginning of the month, the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, and the Defence Secretary, Mr. Michael Fallon, stated that they were planning to ensure that the British army would opt out, in other words be excluded, from the European Convention on Human Rights during future conflicts. This is a clear case of Britain waiving the rules. Does...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials in his Department have met with the new general manager of a charity (details supplied); if he will confirm that Irish Aid funding to the charity is still suspended; and if this is due is due to the ongoing investigations into the allegations of bribery and bid rigging against the charity. [31793/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Controls (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the comments made by the Israeli ambassador to Ireland in an interview with a newspaper (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the ambassador stated he could not guarantee that Irish passports would not be forged again by the Israeli secret service, Mossad; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo that it will push back the presidential election which was due to happen in November 2016 to April 2018; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this will keep the incumbent President, Mr. Joseph Kabila, in power until...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is still committed to ensuring Ireland reaches the goal of spending 0.7% of gross national income on overseas development assistance; and, if so, if he will detail when and the way in which his Department plans on reaching this goal. [31792/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the worsening situation in Yemen and that the UN estimates the war there has killed almost 6,900 persons, wounded more than 35,000 and displaced at least 3 million since March 2015; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that fighter jets belonging to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition have in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 341. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Israel’s continued demolition of structures in Palestine that were built with EU funding which includes schools, houses and other important infrastructure; his plans to protect infrastructure in Palestine, particularly infrastructure that has been paid for with the help of Irish taxpayers, from...