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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown on the average waiting time for an appointment for the adult vascular outpatient department in the Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [38709/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Data (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 144. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Prospectus report in 2009, that suggests 579 intensive care unit beds were needed by 2020, if he will confirm that there were 289 ICU beds in 2009; if he will confirm that there are now 233 ICU beds; and his plans to improve this situation that is undermining the health and well-being of critically ill patients. [38710/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome what the Minister has said. The US Administration has talked about playing a constructive and meaningful role in supporting the talks process. During his trip to the US last week, did the Minister have formal discussions with members of the US Administration, and what role does he see for it in these talks?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin is ready for the talks. We will enter them to resolve outstanding issues and we will always abide by any agreements made. We have lived up to all our commitments in the past and sought to promote peace and reconciliation, inclusion and equality. We have tried to work with all parties and none in the institutions in good faith, and we are committed to the whole idea of power...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will pursue the implementation of all aspects of the political agreements entered into since Good Friday 1998 in respect of the peace and political processes, as part of the newly convened all-party talks on Northern Ireland. [37869/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I congratulate the Minister and the Ministers of State on their elevation to their new jobs and I look forward to working with them. I welcome the Minister's statement that the British and Irish Governments are to initiate all-party talks. There is a growing sense of crisis in the North and it requires an immediate response. Will the Minister outline a date to begin all-party talks? He...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Catalan Referendum (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Catalan President, with the support of the Catalan Parliament, has signed a decree to hold a referendum on independence on 9 November 2014 and that the Spanish Government has declared it will block this democratic vote; his views on the right of the Catalan persons to democratically...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cyprus Reunification (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Cypriot reunification talks that the preparatory phase has ended and the talks are now entering an important and delicate phase; if he welcomes a UN envoy's meeting with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on 17 September 2014; and if he has discussed the issue with Cypriot Government representatives and his European...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the creation of a so called international coalition to bomb ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria; if Ireland will be providing any humanitarian aid or support to the tens of thousands of Kurds who are fleeing from Syria to Turkey to escape ISIS attacks in recent weeks. [37724/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent resolution before the International Atomic Energy Agency calling on Israel to join the non-proliferation treaty; his views on the resolution; which way Ireland voted; and if he is in favour of a nuclear weapons free Middle East. [37726/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the increasing tensions in eastern Ukraine which have seen soldiers, militants and civilians killed recently; his views that the ceasefire may still hold; and his further views over possible gas and fuel shortages in Ukraine as winter approaches. [37727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 402. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any formal contact with the Bolivian Government over the case of a person (details supplied) who was killed in Bolivia in 2009; and if he will detail the level of discussions. [37703/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 422. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the pro-democracy protests taking place in Hong Kong; his views on whether Hong Kong's democratic structures are now under threat; and his discussions at EU level regarding these development. [37858/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Data (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of surveys-questionnaires, that require personal and sensitive information on pupils and their families, that schools are currently required to carried out; the purpose of gathering such sensitive material; the person that will have access to the material; and if a school declines to carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated report regarding the development and identification-selection of a proposed new site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [38065/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated report, per school, of the proposed new builds that cover the Dublin South West constituency area; and developments regarding the identification of sites, planning, and advertising and procurement for a builder. [38066/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated report regarding the development and identification/selection of a proposed new site for a second level school (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [38067/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I have an appointment at 3 p.m. but I hope to return to the meeting. I cannot miss the opportunity to mention the fact that two of the MEPs are based in Dublin South-West and I wish them both well. Both MEPs know of the difficulties in the area, with high unemployment, in particular youth unemployment. People will expect them to deliver and come up with the goods and some ideas. Both MEPs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Register: Crosscare Migrant Project (1 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: Mr. O'Brien mentioned the use of that register for people who go into areas where there is a level of risk but that register would be a useful contact for people who go to the United States in the event of situation arising during the hurricane season or some other such situation. A newspaper in the United States organised for Irish people to go into a traditional Irish place in New York...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Register: Crosscare Migrant Project (1 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegation. We share the same position in that we all see the positive elements in the proposal. Crosscare has two jobs to do. First, it must sell the register to us and to the Department. I presume the only difficulty the Department will have with it is the cost. There are positives regarding the proposal. Second, a body of work must be done to sell it to emigrants. As the...