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Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: The story of Tuam's mother and baby home is appalling and horrific and its scale mind-numbing. It is difficult to read and even harder to understand. Can we truly say what happened is surprising? In 2002, when I came into the Dáil, there had been calls to investigate the horrific crimes committed in residential institutions. The focus was narrow. We had a partial apology from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in South Sudan: Concern, GOAL and Oxfam (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and note the amazing work being done by their staff and those on the ground in South Sudan and in other areas. As has been stated before, those who work for the organisations represented here are great ambassadors for Ireland. They put many of us elected representatives to shame in the context of their commitment and passion for change. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is badly served by the vocational training opportunities scheme, VTOS, in terms of places.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Those figures do not add up, as I have told the Minister of State already.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Balbriggan has double the number in Tallaght. Where is the logic in this?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: That is not my opinion; these are the figures I have been given.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I have examined the population figures.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Therefore, the Minister of State's hands are tied. What was the point of even coming to the Chamber?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I am unsure whether the Minister of State has listened to anything that I have said this afternoon in respect of the reasoning behind this decision. The Minister of State said it was a matter for the board. What is the point of coming to the House if that is the case? Is the Minister of State listening to me?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Was the Minister of State listening earlier when I was asking him to outline the reasons why the board has done this? The Minister of State said the ETB is an independent board and manages its own resources to provide the best service and so on. The Minister of State outlined that Tallaght and Walkinstown have certain positions. He also said that Balbriggan is a growing area and so on. I...

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State knows the reason. Is that so? Is it because Balbriggan is the fastest-growing area in the country. Is that the reason?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State know the fastest-growing area in respect of unemployment in the country? Young people who have no hope at the moment are living in the Tallaght and Walkinstown areas and this is one of the only chances they have for retraining and reskilling. I have put that to the Minister of State. Many of them come from the construction industry. The Minister of State must...

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Perhaps the Minister of State will outline it to me again paragraph by paragraph because I cannot see it.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I was listening and I read the Minister's reply while he was speaking.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: At present, there is a proposal to take vocational training opportunities scheme, VTOS, training places from Tallaght and give them to Balbriggan. As the Minister of State is aware, Tallaght has one of the highest rates of unemployment among those between the ages of 18 and 24 in the country. I am requesting that the decision to transfer the training places to which I refer to Balbriggan be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I am not an expert and I do not believe any of the committee members are. My concern is that this is potentially a huge deal but there has been no real debate on it. There have been headlines in newspapers but there has been no real information behind them on the talks. A veil of secrecy covers the discussions that are ongoing and what the impact will be. It concerns me that some people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Exchange of Views: Mozambique Ministerial Delegation (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegation. Mr. Marques Balói began by referring to the 1 million people killed during the conflict. There have been disturbing reports that the security situation in Mozambique has deteriorated, particularly over the past few months, and it is possible that conflict could break out again. Nobody wants that to happen. Which international organisations or countries are...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Development Fund: Motion (29 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: What is the timescale?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Development Fund: Motion (29 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Costello. I apologise for being late; it was the traffic. I agree with the comments of previous speakers on the European Development Fund. It is managed by the unelected European Commission and the European Investment Bank, and the European Parliament has a limited role in scrutinising it, which I have been told is improving. I am interested in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Nigeria: Ambassador of Nigeria (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the ambassador. My first experience of people from Nigeria was when, as a child, two young children from Biafra arrived at our school, refugees from the conflict. As kids, it was probably the first time we had actually met anyone fleeing from a war-torn region and it was unusual that it was two African children at our school. There are 40,000 Nigerians living in Ireland today. A...