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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: I know that staff at our embassy and consular offices across the US are having meetings on this issue. A note of caution is needed here because this is not a pathway to citizenship and people are taking a huge risk in choosing to go down this path. That said, there is real potential here and that is the main message in regard to this development. The Department of Foreign Affairs and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: An expression that has often been used in the context of immigration reform is "coming out of the shadows". If people take that first step and go down the road of registering with the social security service, the difficulty is that once they come out of the shadows, they cannot go back in. The changes announced may affect up to 5 million illegal immigrants in the US but what about those who...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the comments of Ms. Birte Hald, head of operations for the International Federation of the Red Cross, who has stated that most of the EU aid pledged to fight Ebola has yet to materialise on the ground; if he will confirm that all promised Irish assistance to fight Ebola has been paid and is reaching those...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: Last week, the European Commission announced an additional €29 million in aid, bringing total EU anti-Ebola funding to €373 million. Member states have pledged millions more in funding and the total EU pledge, other than pledges to provide equipment and supplies, now stands at more than €1 billion. I tabled this question after the head of operations of the International...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State's reply. My other question concerned the Minister of State's European counterparts. Will he raise the issue with them, given the fact they have pledged this money but it does not seem to be appearing? Is the Minister of State surprised the Red Cross head of operations has said only €2 million of the EU's €1.1 billion has gone to that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: There are reports the Red Cross and MSF have complained that the majority of the volunteers have resigned. Many of the workers say they have been badly treated when returning to their home countries. We should use this opportunity to commend the Government of Cuba, a small country like ours, which has sent 165 people to Sierra Leone to help on the front line. The small nation has 50,000...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: So it is not a question of Sinn Féin members; now it is associates.

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: I ask the Minister to explain why he chose the route of such narrow parameters for the time period as outlined by Deputy Ó Caoláin. The women concerned have been waiting for years. It is an accepted fact that they were butchered as a result of the twisted theory that women could continue to have baby after baby, year after year, with the connivance of the medical profession and...

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: I asked about independent medical reports and those women from a poor background who do not have the money to obtain them. How do they do so within the time period the Minister has outlined if they do not have money? It is a fair question and it has not been addressed by the scheme. The Minister stated there are other possibilities for people. I hope the Minister has an answer. I agree...

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: What about those with dementia? They seem to be excluded from the scheme.

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: They are not, but how they go about applying for the scheme itself is very narrow. This is the understanding of many of the groups.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been monitoring the deteriorating and worsening situation between Palestine and Israel; the added tension around religious sites in occupied East Jerusalem, combined with the fact that the Israeli Government has repeated that it will not stop building illegal settlements in Palestine; and if he shares mounting...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean regarding the charting of potential gas deposits, which are renewing tensions and disregarding Cyprus's sovereign rights in its economic zone; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that Turkey's actions have resulted in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, the faltering official ceasefire and the continued build-up of military hardware and personnel in the region. [44966/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UN's world food program has had to reduce food rations for over 500,000 residents of Kenya's Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps by 50%, that cutting rations is a last resort, that they have taken this unprecedented step to stretch out the existing limited food...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is satisfied with the commitment of all parties towards full participation in the cross-party talks in the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he is confident that agreement may be reached regarding the outstanding parts of previous agreements and whether they will be fully honoured and implemented. [44965/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (27 Nov 2014)

Seán Crowe: 101. To ask the Minister for Defence the exact size of the Nordic Battle Group of which Ireland is a member; the number of troops it consists of; the number of troops that Ireland contributes; and the military equipment that is at their disposal. [45659/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Visits (2 Dec 2014)

Seán Crowe: 298. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of official overseas trips that he has undertaken since he assumed office; if he will detail the venues visited; and the official overseas trips planned between now and December 2015. [46137/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (4 Dec 2014)

Seán Crowe: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the overseas trips he, and the Ministers of State in his Department, have planned between December 2014 and December 2015. [46593/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Trade Union Recognition (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Crowe: 245. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to provide trade union rights for pay and negotiations to PDFORRA, similar to the rights EU courts stipulated the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors should have and as the right to withdraw labour is not being sought by PDFORRA; if this process could be advanced quicker. [47241/14]