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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Colombian Peace Process (18 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: The UN has documented that 172 human rights defenders were murdered in Colombia last year and in the first four months of this year 51 were murdered. In addition, 139 former FARC members have been killed since the signing of a peace deal in 2016. The UN has described the killings as "a risk to the peace process" and "a violation of the guarantees made by Colombia". Right wing paramilitaries...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Colombian Peace Process (18 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: Ms Romero attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. She is one of the activists involved in the Cerrejón mine controversy. The mine is one of the largest in Latin America and it has destroyed the traditional lands of 35 indigenous communities, like Ms Romero's. The mine has destroyed the natural environment and cut off communities. We are worried...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (18 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UN Refugee Agency has indicated that the Mediterranean Sea will soon be a sea of blood due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in Libya hastening departures at an alarming rate (details supplied); and if he will urgently speak to his European counterparts to review and reverse...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent events (details supplied) in Sudan; his views on violent attacks on peaceful protesters and reports of rape and sexual assaults; and if he has raised condemnation of these killings and attacks with the Sudanese Government. [25099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Committees (18 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that called for the immediate release of persons (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the UN report is a clear condemnation of a breach of fundamental human rights by Spain; and if he will raise the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cuba: Motion (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State. Like others, I fully support the motion on Ireland's ratification of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement. Unfortunately, the process seems to have taken longer than anticipated and we are one of the last EU countries to ratify the agreement. The Minister of State might explain the background there. It is welcome that we are discussing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: That is what the Bill is about.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: That is an old record.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the increase in serious security incidents against members of an organisation (details supplied); his views on the situation; if he will request information on actions that the Government of Guatemala plans to take to guarantee the life and safety of the persons threatened; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: It is not only saving money, it is saving a child's life and protecting the child's development. It is saving children the heartache of being prodded, poked, terrorised and hurt while attempts are made to find out what is wrong.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: We need to act. The Minister of State will have the collective support of the House if this programme is put forward.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: I understand the rare diseases plan only covers eight conditions. The health service in Italy has a screening programme in place and I understand the Minister for Health will meet his Italian counterpart. The difficulty is that in many cases the only way these rare conditions can be detected is if a child misses a developmental milestone, for example, starting to crawl, walk or talk. In...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: My theme relates to one area and I have two questions. The implementation of the Good Friday Agreement has been up and running for the past 20 years. Some of the most difficult meetings we have had were with families of victims of the legacy killings and so forth who have appeared before the committee. The concerns those people have relate to delays in inquests, some of up to 40 years,...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: I return to what was agreed to in the past. The St. Andrews Agreement is one of the issues to be explored in future talks. The agreement promised that “the Government will introduce an Irish Language Act reflecting on the experience of Wales and Ireland and work with the incoming Executive to enhance and protect ... the Irish language”. What is the Government doing to secure...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: The question was about speech and language therapists.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (29 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places for students with autism in both primary and secondary schools in Dublin by location; and the steps he is taking to address the shortage of school places for students with autism in Dublin. [22952/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the building of a new HSE nursing home (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has caused significant issues for residents living in an area; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the construction of the nursing home is ongoing and the lights in the facility are being left on all night each night;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (21 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if funding will be maintained to the United Nations Population Fund in 2020 at current levels; if funding to the fund will increase between 2020 and 2030 in addition to overall overseas development assistance budget increases; if funding will continue to be provided to the UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme to eliminate female genital...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (21 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will prioritise sexual and reproductive health in bilateral overseas development assistance to countries negatively affected by the expansion of the global gag rule of the United States of America, which is having a devastating effect on funding to vital sexual and reproductive health programmes around the world. [21638/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (21 May 2019)

Seán Crowe: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will attend the high-level conference to advance the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development, ICPD, programme of action that will take place in Nairobi from 12 to 14 November 2019; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the ICPD which took place in...