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Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: Is a meeting required?

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: Can the Minister of State outline when we should expect a decision from the European Council regarding a Brexit extension? Will a Council meeting be necessary or can it be decided through a written procedure? Is 31 January 2020 the only date on the table or are alternatives being considered in respect of Brexit? Can the Minister of State reveal whether the Taoiseach discussed...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: I attended the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly at the weekend and Brexit's long shadow had an impact in the sense that many MPs had to leave early on the first day for a vote that in the end did not happen. That is an indication of how Brexit is impacting on the relationship between the two islands. The result of last night's vote in the House of Commons means that the uncertainty will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imprisonment of nine Catalan political and civil society leaders for between 9 and 13 years by the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid; if he has raised the case with his Spanish counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42985/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Religious Persecution (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to statements from the UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Daniel Kravetz, on the situation of human rights in Eritrea; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that members of Christian denominations have recently been targeted for harassment by the authorities; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Israeli Minister of the Interior has stated that they are taking action to force a person (details supplied) out of Israel; if he has raised the case with his Israeli counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43031/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent attacks in Colombia (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43032/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Access of Girls to Quality Education in Developing Countries: Discussion (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses are all very welcome. I will follow on the conversation. The witnesses spoke of the importance of encouraging girls into education. Considering the Irish experience, it is not too different. It is only two generations away when it was the boys in the family who went on to education and the girls who were kept at home. It is not a huge distance. I remember going to school...

Pre-European Council: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: We are not sure whether another Brexit deal will be debated at tomorrow's European Council meeting. It has been another long week of speculation and uncertainty as we rapidly approach the 31 October deadline. According to the latest news reports, the DUP is holding up the process again. Throughout this process, the DUP has acted against the social and economic interests of people of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: The programme for Government contains a number of commitments regarding the concept of early intervention. A constituent of mine recently received a letter from the HSE school age team in Dublin South-West. This parent was told that it will be 52 weeks before their child is seen. Will the Minister accept that this makes a nonsense of the idea of early intervention? Will he agree to speak...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: The waiting period is 52 months, not 52 weeks as I said.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of vehicles Inland Fisheries Ireland purchased in 2018 and to date in 2019; the type of vehicles purchased; the cost of each vehicle; and the cost of installing IFI logos on the new vehicles. [42421/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (15 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a planned Turkish invasion of northern Syria; his views on whether such an invasion by the Turkish military poses a threat to the Kurdish community and minority ethnic and religious groups in the region; his further views on whether such an invasion will also hamper the fight against Daesh-ISIS; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing protests in Hong Kong and the escalating tensions and violence; if he has discussed the situation with his Chinese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (15 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the questioning of the designate EU high representative and vice-president for foreign affairs and security policy Mr. Josep Borrell by the foreign affairs committee of the European Parliament; his views on his comments on the need to reinforce the military capacity of the EU and his desire to conduct...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Saudi-led coalition has illegally stopped all commercial ships, including those carrying food and fuel, from entering the Yemeni port of Alhodeidah (details supplied); and if he will raise this urgent issue with his Saudi counterpart. [41745/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether lack of compliance by Ireland with the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities due to the fact that a number of sections of the Mental Health Act 2001 do not meet the standards of either convention is damaging the international reputation of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: A total of 6,480 children are waiting for various treatments or assessments in the CHO 7 area, of which my constituency of Dublin South-West has the highest proportion. It would be appropriate to send a message to the families waiting for those assessments on World Mental Health day, particularly to the many parents who are going through the courts to try to get an assessment. They believe...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: Will the Minister of State have a look at the area and see what the problem is? I ask him to talk to the staff and see for himself-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: -----the key staff that are missing. He should try to do something about it rather than giving us the same bland answer, that the Government is looking into it, all the time. We need early intervention which is not happening here.