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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: I had a meeting with the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade this morning, and I welcome his comments about the Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa, particularly his statement that the only successful and acceptable outcome to his case would be his release and early return to Ireland. We would all mirror those remarks, which were quite...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Votáil Uachtaráin) 2014: An Dara Céim [Private Members] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis na Teachtaí ar fad a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht tábhachtach seo. Chuir Sinn Féin an Bille seo chun tosaigh mar go bhfuilimid ag iarraidh deireadh a chur leis an gcaoi ina bhfuil imircigh agus Éireannaigh sna Sé Chontae in aicme eile. Sinn Féin firmly believes in the core republican...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Votáil Uachtaráin) 2014: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: Tairgim: Go gcuirfear an Bille faoi bhráid an Roghfhochoiste um Chomhshaol, Pobal agus Rialtas Áitiúil de réir Bunordú 82A agus 118 de na Buan-Orduithe i dTaobh Gnó Phoiblí agus alt 6 de Théarmaí Tagartha an roghfhochoiste sin.I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Environment, Community and Local Government pursuant to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason Irish citizens have to prove they are using their Irish name on all correspondence for at least two years before they can get their Irish name placed on their passport; and his plans to review this procedure. [10617/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the six months since the ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, not a single house has been rebuilt under the United Nation’s temporary Gaza reconstruction mechanism; and in view of aid organisations estimating that at the current rate of reconstruction it will take 100 years to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Communications (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken to publicise the advice his Department published in June 2014 advising Irish citizens, and businesses, regarding involvement in financial and economic activities in Israeli settlements; and if representations been made to the private sector to ensure the advice is being made known. [10693/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on EU Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister. I also welcome his statement on Ibrahim Halawa, which was very forthright. He said he would continue to advocate and try to influence circumstances to bring about his release, which was a priority for his Department. Again, I express our collective thanks to the Irish Embassy in Cairo for its interest and advocacy on behalf of Mr. Halawa. The Minister says the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Crowe: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a child with special needs in a special school was subjected to prone restraint 360 times in 2014; if she is aware that the child is currently on continuous suspension since 16 February 2014 because the parent is so concerned for the child's well-being that the parent cannot agree to the behaviour support plan that allows...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: I have a couple of questions. If we go down the road of new legislation, I would not want to compound the hurt inflicted on children and particularly on those who have given evidence. I have read some of their submissions, some of which concern reputational damage to organisations. We are stuck in this difficult situation. This is a significant departure. Perhaps Mr. Mulligan would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: For some of us, it is not an intellectual argument as some of us know intimately some of the people who went through these experiences. Anyone who has been involved in politics will have met many of the survivors groups. Like it or lump it, we agreed to the legislation. As legislators, we are saying that we are conscious of the impact on survivors. That is my main concern. I do not want...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: Who does it suit to have people in precarious, low paid work? Who does it suit to have a legal framework that allows employers to stagger ten hours of employment over five days and have a workforce at their beck and call? Who does it suit to allow workers to live their lives with the real threat of unemployment hanging over them? Who does it suit when employers can tell their employees...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (16 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance whether Irish citizens who are living abroad and who have never bought a house here are still classified as first-time buyers under the new Central Bank mortgage rules if they return to Ireland, even if they have already bought and are planning to sell a house in another country. [15012/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned that the trial of a person (details supplied) has now been postponed until 26 April 2015, that this person has been in jail in Egypt for more than 600 days; and if he will provide an update on the case. [15330/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: Sadly, I raise the case of Ibrahim Halawi with the Minister once again. He has been in jail for the past 600 days and we all hoped he would have been released and back home in Ireland by now. We all agree he will not get a fair trial in Egypt, considering the political situation there. Up to now there have been mass show trials and no real legal proceedings. Can the Minister give an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister's involvement in the case. I do not believe the individual will get a fair trial. He is being held in appalling conditions. He is not safe, he is vulnerable and his human rights have been violated. He was 17 when he was arrested, and he has been detained for the past two years. His health and mental condition are clearly deteriorating. We saw the release of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: My colleague Lynn Boylan has formally brought this case to the office of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms Federica Mogherini. I raised this personally with her. Ms Boylan raised the point that Egypt is in breach of Article 2 of its Euro-Mediterranean trade agreement, which states that relations between the parties "shall be based on respect of...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the comments of the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in the run up to the recent elections, in which he stated that a Palestinian state would not be created during his time in office; that he also criticised Arab voters for their high polling turnout and that his Likud party won the...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: The inflammatory comments of the Israeli Prime Minister during the recent election campaign were racist and whipped up hate, fear and negativity. He also highlighted that he has no intention of ensuring that a democratic two-state solution is ever established. In the face of this, I once again call on the Minister to respect the wishes of the vast majority of Irish people and of both Houses...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: If we are waiting for positive actions from Mr. Netanyahu, we will be waiting a long time. However, I welcome the fact that the Minister signed a letter with other Foreign Ministers calling for the labelling of Israeli settlement goods. It is a welcome first step, but it does not go nearly far enough. Just last week the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that an Israeli Government can legally...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: People want some action. According to a recent report from the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in 2014 was the highest since 1967. The death toll in the occupied territories - some 2,314 Palestinians were killed in 2014, compared to 39 in 2013 - has been described by the UN co-ordinator as...