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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (14 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: 137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he is proposing to ensure that there is a formal and clear mechanism for Colombian civil society involvement in the decision-making process of the allocation of the €3 million his Department has contributed to the EU trust fund for the implementation of the peace agreement in Colombia. [21767/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (14 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations to ensure that the peasant reserve zones in Colombia are properly considered by the seven-EU-member-state committee that is allocating EU funds which are ring-fenced for equitable access to land in national protected areas. [21768/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (14 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations to the EU-member-state committee that is deciding where and how to allocate the EU trust fund for the implementation of peace in Colombia to ensure that proper vigilance is followed to guarantee that the fund is well spent. [21769/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (14 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights has published a new report which addresses the latest developments of the state of the Gaza Strip border crossings in May 2016; that it details the devastating impact that the blockade is having on economic and social conditions in Gaza; that it refutes Israel’s claims...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (14 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East’s condemnation of Israel’s punitive demolitions in the Klanadia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank; that Israeli forces demolished two houses there in the middle of the night; that one of the homes belonged to a UNRWA for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (19 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: 878. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views that the European Union-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA, should be provisionally applied, before Dáil Éireann has the chance to debate and vote on its ratification; and if she will veto the provisional application of it until the parliaments of each member state have debated and voted on CETA....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Migration Summit: Discussion (28 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe to the meeting this morning. Deputy Darragh O'Brien raised the progress on the EU-Turkey agreement and that Turkey is a country of safe origin. Do the witnesses have a view on that, particularly in respect of the latest attempted coup and the idea of an EU partnership deal which rewards countries which will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Migration Summit: Discussion (28 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: I would merely make the point that I am old enough to remember that refugees came to this country from the conflict in the North of Ireland. At that time, it was the largest movement of population since the Second World War. Thankfully, we have moved away from conflict in the context of the North. We have a responsibility to adopt positions that do not contribute to conflict but that are...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: The majority of Irish taxpaying citizens are absolutely fuming as they look on with disbelief at the Government's antics and the ludicrous proposal to appeal a finding that could possibly mean billions of euro to the Irish taxpayer. Parts of my constituency have some of the most deprived areas in the State. If a fraction of this tax was invested into those disadvantaged communities, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a significant additional workload has been placed on the operations of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, since the introduction of the British-Irish visa scheme for Indian and Chinese visitors; the additional staff that have been allocated to INIS to deal with this increased workload; and her plans or proposals to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff currently allocated to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS; if she is aware that there is a significant backlog of short-stay tourist visa applications; if she will detail the cause of these delays and the way this backlog in processing visa applications is being created; the additional resources that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any discussion or correspondence between her office and the office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the long delays in processing short-stay tourist visas; and the way this is impacting on potential visitors to Ireland. [25578/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current average waiting time to receive a short-stay tourist visa for Ireland. [25580/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visas to enter Ireland that have been granted per year in the past five years under the headings, business, employment, join family, study, visit, re-entry, and other. [25579/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 829. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to political developments in Turkey; his views on the Turkish Government's crackdown on civil society since the failed coup attempt; his further views on the fact that the Turkish Government has reportedly suspended 15,200 state education employees and demanded the resignation of almost 1,600 deans from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 856. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the increased crackdown on civil, political and human rights in Turkey and that the Turkish Government is using the failed military coup to repress civil society and political opposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26297/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 857. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Turkish Government has suspended 11,285 teachers for alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, and that the Government have also removed 24 democratically elected mayors in Kurdish run municipalities; and if he will raise his concerns over these developments with his Turkish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 830. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if he will condemn the Israeli military's continued fatal attacks on Palestinian children. [24492/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 834. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason he has created new commercial attaché posts in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Romania; the cities in which these posts will be based; and the role in this regard [24578/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 835. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the amendment to legislation passed recently by the Israeli Parliament (details supplied); and his views in this agreed. [24579/16]