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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Reform Negotiations: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I will try not to repeat some of those points, but I raised the migration issue with the Minister of State. I apologise for repeating myself, but he stated at this meeting that it was one of the highest priorities on the agenda. Yesterday, we discussed the relocation of 160,000 people. To date, only 322 have been relocated across Europe. Hardly a weekend goes by in which 322 people do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Were the witnesses surprised by the agreement that came out of the Paris meeting? There had been suggestions that no leadership would be shown. Do they think that the chairing of the meetings by the French was helpful? We have seen some of the disastrous consequences of climate change, such as the flooding in Ireland, but that pales in comparison with what is happening in less developed...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Can I have five minutes?

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: The debate follows an attempt to have a cross-party committee motion on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP. I was one of the first to raise this at committee meetings, as I had concerns about it. It seems bizarre that the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, of which I am a member, has never discussed TTIP. The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: That was when I went off script.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I would like to do the same. Fáilte.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 49. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will send a naval vessel to the Mediterranean to replace the LE Samuel Beckett, which returned home on 17 December 2015. [2950/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Three Naval Service ships - LE Eithne, LE Niamhand LE Samuel Beckett- rescued 8,631 refugees from the Mediterranean last year. They have been rightly praised by all sides of the House. I reiterate our gratitude to those brave men and women. While fewer people may be trying to cross the Mediterranean at this time of year, the sea is more dangerous and naval ships are needed on patrol. A...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister's reply. There was some expectation that the number travelling across the sea would drop off. Certainly, there has been a drop but people are still in desperate circumstances trying to cross to what they believe to be the safety of Europe. Some European countries are bickering and fighting and some right-wing politicians are stoking up racism and sectarian hatred....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: The European Union needs to show solidarity with Greece and Italy. They are completely overwhelmed. The statistics I have suggest 35,000 people made the sea crossing from Turkey to Greece this month alone, which represents a 20-fold increase over this time last year. Ireland needs to show solidarity by supporting the rescue missions and relocating refugees fleeing the war zone. The idea...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 54. To ask the Minister for Defence the precise role the Defence Forces played in supporting civil society groups as they responded to the recent floods which devastated many homes and communities. [2788/16]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: We all witnessed the scenes of utter devastation caused by the recent floods and the stress that families went through at that time. There has been a succession of floods and major incidents of this nature in recent years. I do not think there was any criticism of the Defence Forces themselves, although some people suggested that there were delays in bringing the Defence Forces into the...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Okay.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: It is important to reiterate our gratitude for the work of the members of the Defence Forces who came out in extremely bad conditions. Everyone has spoken about the fantastic role they played. Some families experienced delays in the use of Defence Forces resources. I do not know if the Minister experienced that. I remember watching the Minister on television one night where a family said...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I do not want to make political capital out of the hardship of so many families whose lives were destroyed, in many cases by losing what they had worked all their lives for, but I am concerned about the delay. I had some experience of this in my local authority a number of years ago where there seemed to be reluctance on the part of the county manager to address delays. There is an...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 55. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware of the ongoing British inquiry into the prescribing of Lariam by the British Ministry of Defence to its military personnel; if he is further aware of compelling medical evidence that has been presented to the inquiry regarding the possible dangers of Lariam; and if he will use any of this presented evidence as part of his own review...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: This question was asked earlier in connection to Lariam. There are significant concerns from Members on all sides of the House on the use of this drug. Has the Minister been following the public hearings in the House of Commons on the prescribing of Lariam by the British Ministry for Defence to its own personnel? The Minister established a review and new evidence was given at the inquiry....

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: The Minister said a serious analysis was done of what happens before soldiers are prescribed Lariam. He might elaborate on how this is done within Army structures. He said the review was supposed to arrive at the end of January but that they now have extra time. Does he expect it to be done before the election or will it be on the long finger for the next Administration?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Twenty-eight last year.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 67. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received and read the report he commissioned to investigate the allegations that Air Corps inspectors tasked with certifying repairs and modifications on aircraft were not qualified to sign-off on the said works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/16]