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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Colombian Peace Process: Discussion (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses are all very welcome. What we have heard this morning is a very bleak report. I would like to be more positive about the situation. The release of Huber Ballesteros was a positive. Another positive is Ms Kohon's statement that many Colombians are still committed to the peace process. As she outlined in her report, many governments and politicians gave a commitment and much...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the death in solitary confinement of a person (details supplied) following a number of in-depth interrogations in Israeli holding centres; if he has contacted his Israeli counterpart regarding this death in custody to request an explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34683/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Virus Outbreak (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role and supports Ireland will provide in response to the latest Ebola crisis in view of the recent declaration regarding the outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [34722/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Irish persons aside from a person (details supplied) being held following the conflict in Syria and Iraq. [34723/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Resolutions (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he will develop a position on the UN treaty in the context of the publication of a revised legally binding instrument to regulate in international law the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises, that is, the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights; and if Ireland will attend and engage constructively in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to increased threats and attacks against human rights defenders and the high levels of violence in Chocó, Colombia (details supplied); and if he will raise the lack of protection and intensity in the threats with his Colombian counterpart. [36083/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Turkish Government has removed three democratically elected Kurdish mayors from office and Turkish authorities arrested more than 400 political activists in August 2019 as part of a deepening crackdown on Kurdish political parties (details supplied); his views on this development and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 709. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fact that InterTradeIreland has found that most businesses are choosing to disregard the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement (details supplied); and the steps she is taking to help such traders prepare for and deal with a no-deal crash out Brexit. [36085/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 815. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issues facing persons with thalidomide-related injuries, both those acknowledged by the State and those who remained unacknowledged, in view of the fact they have sustained significant adverse injury consequences. [34808/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his discussions with the European Commission in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if he has discussed the introduction of a border in Ireland with the European Commission; and the status of his contingency plans in the event of a no-deal Brexit. [37659/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: There is a real and serious possibility that we could be facing a no-deal crash-out Brexit on 31 October, in just six weeks' time. Brexit is one of the greatest threats and challenges we have faced in a generation. My biggest concern is of the possibility of the hardening of the Border on this island. This is completely unacceptable. Can the Tanáiste provide us with an update on his...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: I fully understand the importance of the backstop. It remains the bottom line in terms of the very minimum that is needed to protect our economic interests and avoid a hard Border on the island of Ireland. As 31 October approaches and pressure mounts, we ask that the Government does not blink in the face of Tory intransigence and the recklessness of Boris Johnson's Government but we also...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: Okay.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed) (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: The Tánaiste will be aware that Border communities are extremely worried about recent statements that he and the Taoiseach made regarding the imposition of customs and Border checks. The Government states that it could not produce a plan months out from Brexit, which is only six weeks away now. People are asking if there is a plan B and , if so, when they will see the shape of it. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Safety (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is seeking to hire a private security company to provide bodyguard services, armoured transportation, vehicle tracking and route planning for diplomatic staff; if so, the reason he is seeking private security assistance and not using An Garda Síochána or personnel from the Defence Forces for same; the value of the contract;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent attacks by Israel in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq; his views on the attacks and the increased tension on the border with Israel and Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37237/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the unprecedented forest fires in Brazil, particularly in the Amazon rainforest (details supplied); and the steps he is taking to ensure that the Amazon, the indigenous population that live there and its unique ecosystem are protected. [37239/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the refusal of Italy and Malta to allow ships carrying asylum seekers to dock at their ports (details supplied); and the steps he is taking in response to this humanitarian crisis. [37238/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a lawsuit (details supplied) in Colombia has been filed by two communities in La Guajira, four national NGOs and three members of the National Congress of Colombia; if the case is being tracked by his Department in view of its connection in Ireland; and if the ESB has been briefed by his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 600 political prisoners in Bahrain have undertaken a hunger strike to protest against the degrading and inhumane prison conditions since 17 August 2019 (details supplied); and if the issue will be raised as a matter of urgency with his counterpart in Bahrain. [37280/19]