Results 341-360 of 8,202 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: I seek leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of public concern, namely, the urgent need to suspend the Corrib gas pipeline project pending a full inquiry into the project and the release of the five men from Rossport currently held in Cloverhill Prison.

Written Answers — North-South Co-operation: North-South Co-operation (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself with the level of co-operation between the enterprise development agencies North and South. [25512/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received any communication regarding the installation of sub-standard driver seating on public transport buses and the possible health effects on employees; if, in view of the heightened public awareness regarding safety on public transport, he has satisfied himself that adequate mechanisms to ensure...

Job Losses. (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question : To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address the situation of staff in Irish Ferries forced into taking so-called voluntary redundancy as was allowed to happen in Aer Lingus, lest management now see this as a legitimate tactic; and if he will send a clear signal that this type of behaviour is unacceptable.

Job Losses. (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: I was about to make suggestions concerning the Scottish Executive and the European trades directive but the Minister of State has addressed these issues. Where will the matter leave workers in other industries? Last week, Aer Lingus workers talked about having been pushed out of jobs. Is the Minister of State concerned about the precedent that will be set if the matter is allowed come to...

Written Answers — Defence Spending: Defence Spending (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western European Union to establish a permanent multinational operations headquarters. [25973/05]

Written Answers — Defence Spending: Defence Spending (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western European Union to make financial resources available to the European capability action plan. [25974/05]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the response by the Garda authorities to anti-social behaviour in the area of Ashford Street, Dublin 7, including the repeated breaking of pensioners' windows; if additional gardaí will be made available for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26022/05]

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will include a unit (details supplied) in the list of institutions, hospitals, homes and orphanages to be dealt with by the Residential Institutions Redress Board. [26018/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who were unable to get a place on the school bus to the school they attended last year; and the number from within the catchment area. [26019/05]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the plans for the new children's hospital at the Mater Hospital site at Eccles Street are going ahead without any delay; the details of her preparation costing to date regarding the children's hospital at Eccles Street; and if she is in support of this development. [26184/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason his Department has refused to accept a person (details supplied) as a candidate for the back-to-education allowance; if he accepts the fact that this person suffers from clinical depression and has recently been diagnosed with a form of autism, and who has now had his unemployment benefit cut until he produces a letter...

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: The Minister outlined that it was back in 1993 when the last Social Welfare (Consolidation) Bill was initiated. I join with other Members who congratulated staff who pulled this Bill together. If it simplifies and helps people to understand their rights and entitlements in plain language without the legalese, then it will be a more than worthwhile piece of work. If it leads to the removal of...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I agree with the previous speakers. What is proposed is unacceptable. I look forward to the Minister's explanation of what is proposed. This legislation was published a number of years ago. We were told on Committee Stage that it had to be rushed through but then it appeared to go into a black hole for 12 months. We subsequently received a series of amendments and we received further...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I move amendment No. 4: In page 10, lines 32 and 33, to delete all words from and including "the" where it firstly occurs in line 32 down to and including "Iarnróid," in line 33 and substitute the following: "An Coimisiún Sábháilteachta Iarnróid or, in the English language, the Railway Safety Commission,".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I will withdraw my amendment No. 41. The Minister's amendment has clearly taken on board the concerns we had.

The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act: Motion. (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin supports this motion. Immigration and the undocumented Irish are the big issues for the Irish in the US and those associated with Ireland. I appeal to those who are friends of Ireland to support the Kennedy and McCain Bill. There is not a village, town or city in Ireland where people are not affected by this issue. The message coming from this debate is that the Irish people, North...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: My Sinn Féin colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, has outlined our party's concerns about the provisions of this Bill as published. He spoke specifically about the proposals to extend significantly the powers of the Garda, including the proposal to extend the period of detention to up to 24 hours. Further proposed new powers include the power of compulsion of bodily samples without consent and...

Written Answers — UN Reform: UN Reform (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the matter of UN Security Council reform following the outcome of the UN 2005 World Summit. [26934/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the proposal for the establishment of a human rights council agreed at the UN 2005 world summit. [26936/05]