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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 597. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 12 October 2016 (details supplied), if she will provide clarification of the nature of the charge upon public funds envisaged in the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement, CETA; the basis for her determination that this constitutional provision is appropriate for ratifying CETA, in...

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Like other speakers, I welcome the fact that two hours was set aside to allow us discuss the deteriorating situation in Syria. I want to make it clear at the outset that I am not a pacifist. Consistent with the principles of international law, I believe the use of force can be necessary sometimes as a last resort to prevent the deaths of others or the oppression of a people. I am aware the...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: An Chéad Chéim - Third-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: First Stage (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Déarfaidh mé cúpla focal. Táim an-sásta, i dteannta le mo chomrádaí, an Teachta Aengus Ó Snodaigh, an Bille seo a chur os comhair na Dála. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh said, this Bill is similar to the one I introduced in the Thirty-first Dáil in that it seeks to amend the Constitution to ensure Ireland will not and could not aid foreign...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: An Chéad Chéim - Third-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: First Stage (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Bille in am Comhaltaí Príobháideacha." I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister. We all welcome the eight-hour humanitarian corridor that has been established in Aleppo but there are already reports in the media that it has broken down. Will the Minister join me in demanding that all these allegations of war crimes are investigated? What is the view of the Irish Government on the allegations of war crimes? Are we doing, saying or proposing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister believe there are war crimes going on there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: I asked the Minister about CETA but got no reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: I would like a response from the Department on the activities in Mosul, Iraq and the humanitarian crisis that is coming down the track. The Minister mentioned war crimes in Syria and said he supported the referral to the international court. What role can the Irish Government play in this matter? He did not mention the war crimes in Yemen. Would he similarly support a referral to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: Can we get a note on the refugee issue?

European Council Meeting: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: On the 27th.

European Council Meeting: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: I was going to talk about Syria but we will possibly have an opportunity to address that matter tomorrow. The Taoiseach spoke about the EU Canada comprehensive economic trade agreement, CETA. My frustration in respect of this is that we have had no debate on it in this Chamber.

European Council Meeting: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: It has been raised with various Ministers at committee meetings but there has been no real debate in the House. Across the EU, this matter was treated secretively at first, as was the case with the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP. It is almost as if a climate of secrecy is being encouraged and informed citizenship about these trade agreements is discouraged. It has...

European Council Meeting: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: That is when it comes to the end but surely in the run up to it-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: -----we should have this opportunity and we do not have it. When we deal with other trade agreements, we have the opportunity to discuss them when we get the final document. It is not enough to speak for two minutes about a comprehensive deal that will have a huge impact on people.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 49. To ask the Minister for Health the funding required as part of the digital package solution to the waiting list crisis that has been presented to him; his views on whether the funding that is earmarked is sufficient; the proposals made and the costs involved as part of the digital package solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30506/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Data (18 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the increase there will be in Ireland's overseas development assistance, ODA, in 2017; and the percentage of gross national income, GNI, which will be spent on ODA in 2017. [30582/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 353. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to LAW-TRAIN, which is a project to build a technological platform to unify the interrogation methodology between EU and Israeli police forces, and the fact that it is part of the Horizon 2020 EU funding cycle; his views on this grave case of the EU's cooperation with Israel's colonial military, police and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (18 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the licensed importers here for the anti-malarial drug mefloquine; and the licensed distributors here for mefloquine. [30387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (13 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the huge disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million. [30110/16]