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European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: It is welcome that tackling youth unemployment is a priority and that a figure of €3 billion has been allocated to it. The problem is that when one does the sums, it will not have a significant impact on unemployment levels and the 26 million who are unemployed. It works out as €142 per unemployed person per year, which is not sufficient. There is an allocation of €150...

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I agree with Deputy Mary Lou McDonald on last Wednesday night's farce when nobody covered himself or herself in glory in the context of what went on in the House. I listened to Deputies who shouted and roared suggesting they had read the legislation, but just down the corridor it was in their pigeon holes. Perhaps, one well worn copy had done the rounds, but it seems unlikely that people...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capacity and numbers in residence in each of the three special care units and the two high support units; the numbers currently awaiting placement in each of these; her plans for additional capacity at any of the current five locations or any other or new location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7313/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Trawling through so many websites sounds exhausting. Recently a witness at a committee made the point that such websites should be multilingual. Does Mr. O'Mahony share that view? Perhaps it might be simpler for someone to go through the system. Is the UK site multilingual?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I was talking about Government websites. The delegates referred to welcoming the opportunity to explore the potential of designating Chambers Ireland as a competent authority. Will Mr. O'Mahony expand on that point? Where are the difficulties? Will there be difficulties with the Department of Justice and Equality or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade? Where else is this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombia Peace Process: Motion (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I move: That the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade - - affirm that it believes that the people of Colombia have the right to a peacefully negotiated and just solution to the conflict in their country, - recognise the efforts of civil society in Colombia in bringing about a peace process and support its demands to be involved in the current peace process, - welcome the commitment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombia Peace Process: Motion (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Is Deputy Durkan proposing to delete the wording about the current issues we face in the implementation of the Agreement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombia Peace Process: Motion (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I have no problem with that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Planning (14 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive Implementation Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7456/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (14 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the appalling health profile of Travellers evident in the All Ireland Traveller Health Study Report published in 2010, when he will develop an action plan/update the National Traveller Health Strategy to address Traveller health inequalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7457/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason funding applications under the sports capital programme by Dublin City Council in respect of Willie Pearse Park were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Airports (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the report by the Open Society Justice Initiative titled Globalising Torture: CIA Secret Detention and Extraordinary Rendition, that was released on 5 February, regarding the use of Shannon Airport by the US CIA for flights of extraordinary rendition, which were not in line with the dictates of international...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Airports (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: The Tánaiste is correct that the report is a compilation of testimonies gathered by human rights organisations and brings together various court documents, official sources and so forth. However, it also links the apprehension and transfer of three suspects to aircraft and flight schedules that included stopovers at Shannon Airport between 2002 and 2004. I welcome the Tánaiste's...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Airports (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Let us back up a little. What action does the Government propose to take that is different from the action taken in the past? Concerns persist on this issue, court cases involving extraordinary rendition are pending and one of the suspects involved remains in Guantanamo Bay. While the Government denies prisoners were transferred through Irish airports, they were certainly transferred...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Airports (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Will inspections be carried out? People want to hear that we will do things differently.

Other Questions: Nuclear Proliferation (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Are questions on the same subject not being grouped together any more? Questions Nos. 38 and 49 are on the same subject. I do not know who made that decision. There are a number of other questions on the same subject. I know it is not the Minister's responsibility but I noticed recently that questions on the same subject tend not be grouped any more and I wonder is that a new policy. ...

Other Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I have submitted a question, Question No. 23, on this issue. Senator Rubio from Florida said the plan was half baked and seriously flawed. While it is not helpful for us to concern ourselves with what one person or another has said, it is, however, important that we raise the issue of documentation in this House. It has cross-party support. The group, Friends of America, has been...

Other Questions: International Agreements (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Is there a timescale for ratification of many of these agreements? The Government has accepted, in principle, the terms of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, the Istanbul Convention. The Government said it accepted in principle the terms of the convention but it is almost a year since then and there has been no...

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: There has been some discussion of this but I want to add a few points. The nature of these cases involves unseen and unknown evidence, so it is difficult for people to defend themselves when they do not know what evidence has been presented against them. The common denominator is the involvement of shadowy figures in the background from MI5 and MI6 who are not friends of the Irish peace...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: There is general agreement across all the parties that there is a crisis in housing. The extent of the crisis might be a point of difference but every day in my constituency office, the majority of people are coming in about issues related to housing. Many of those issues relate to mortgage distress and the people who are coming in are looking for advice and solutions. The general...