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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Co-operation on Health and EU Directive on Patients' Rights: Department of Health (6 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is a given that co-operation in health can deliver real benefits and efficiency in the system. Everybody accepts there is goodwill towards the project and no one seems to be opposed to it. There is an argument that it is not delivering the results as quickly as we would like. I would like to concentrate on what Mr. McDonnell refers to as people guarding their patches. If there are...

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: Like many of my generation the conflict in the North shaped, tempered and radicalised my politics. It was personal and immediate, not abstract, and it was not something that could be ignored or air-brushed from our consciousness. If conflict changed us, so did the peace process. The peace process did not start with the Good Friday Agreement and did not end when the DUP ended up in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State. I apologise if the points I make were covered earlier. The Minister of State referred to the four priorities of Greece's Presidency which are growth, jobs and cohesion; further integration of the EU and eurozone; migration, borders and mobility; and maritime policies. I do not believe anyone would have any difficulty with any of those priorities. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: One difficulty that used to arise involved people going to the local Garda station but the garda not recognising them. Is that it still a problem? There is a view that the garda will only know the person if he is a criminal. That is the answer most people give. Is that a difficulty? How can we address that? There is an issue with photographs on passports. We have heard about people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: Chairman, may I speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: In the case with which I am familiar, the individual could not understand when he sought a certified copy why the official said the office could not certify that it was a genuine document. There is probably a legal reason for this. The individual had to go to a solicitor and fork out €50 and then get the certified copies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: It was an extra layer of bureaucracy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is probably just one example in a million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. Some of my questions may seem silly to the witnesses, but I am asking them because I do not know the system. In my first term as a Deputy, the system for Oireachtas Members was in place and it was helpful. One problem is that in the majority of cases people are coming to us as the last resort. They believe we have a magic phone number and can ring somebody to get...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is hoped that lessons have been learned as a result of this fire. Other speakers referred to the number of other such facilities in this area and other parts of the city and country. Who regulates and monitors these plants to ensure they are in compliance with Irish and EU law? I ask whether the local authority or the EPA is responsible for carrying out an audit of such facilities. ...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: I am also deeply concerned about the impact this fire is having on my constituency and on the area that lies adjacent to it. The fire is also having a huge effect on local businesses. Part of the difficulty involved relates to the lack of information. People have been informed that the fire may continue to burn for another week. I visited the area last night and on a couple of occasions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the 20-year legal battle between Ecuadorian communities in the Amazon and Chevron-Texaco over one of the world's most severe environmental disasters; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the communities won the legal case for compensation in 2011 and that Chevron are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Role of National Parliaments in European Semester and Annual Growth Survey 2014: Secretary General of European Commission (23 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: Ms Day spoke about the fragile economy behind all the jargon and what it means for ordinary people. It is not the first time she will have heard this but there is a sense among many people I meet, and it is probably a view across Europe, that the members of the Commission, the Council and those who pull the strings in Europe have no real understanding of the hardship people are experiencing....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts (23 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the services that a company (details supplied) provided for his Department between May 2011 and 31 December 2013, and for which it was paid €6,069,815. [3225/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Illegal Israeli Settlements (23 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that four EU countries - Britain, France, Italy and Spain - summoned the Israeli ambassador to their respective countries to hear their protests against Israel's latest announcement of new illegal settlement building in Palestine; and if he has, or is planning to, summons the...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: Tonight’s Bill gives all Members an opportunity to address what is wrong with charities in this State. More importantly, it provides the means to bring about reform and to improve the climate that is facing the charity sector. I believe there is general agreement right across the benches in that regard. Since the financial crash, the charity and community sector has faced an...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: This is the seventh consecutive cut to the ODA budget. I understand the background to it, the economic crisis and so on. However, we have internationally committed to the target of 7% of GNI for ODA by 2015, and last year the Government acknowledged that it is unlikely to reach this. Are we working to a particular plan or is there a vacuum there? How does the Minister see us eventually...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: Justice for the Forgotten appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement last week. Its representatives highlighted the difficulty it faced with regard to funding and spoke about the Irish and British Governments looking at the difficulties faced by victims in this part of the island. It sees itself very much as a victims' group but it is...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: The European Council was mentioned during discussions in the Dáil yesterday. One issue that was raised concerned the development of drones. Is any of this funding going towards these organisations and the development of that within Europe? Does the Tánaiste see Ireland as having a role in the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons? For many years, there were initiatives on this...