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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: That is the Tánaiste's opinion.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: There are different legal opinions available.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent anti-Government protests in Sudan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17562/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: I tabled this question before Omar al-Bashir was removed as President of Sudan. I was moved by seeing the huge crowds of citizens that had gathered to protest his continued autocratic rule and demand civilian government. Things have moved quickly in the past week and we can all state our support for the end of military rule in Sudan and that a democratic civilian Government needs to be put...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: Omar al-Bashir was an autocratic leader of Sudan for just under 30 years. He came to power in a military coup and ruled Sudan with an iron fist and a strict, conservative, Islamic legal system. His ousting came after months of protests against the Government. Protesters accused the Government of mismanaging the economy, as the Minister of State indicated, and some peaceful protests have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: In another development, 13 people were reportedly killed in an armed attack on protestors in the troubled region of south Darfur over the weekend. Gunmen attacked the anti-Government protests at a camp for displaced people, according to local reports. Omar al-Bashir has been indicted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur by the International Criminal Court and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: My question is on the annexation of illegal Israeli colonial settlements in the West Bank. The comments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the recent election were inflammatory but not surprising. They have swept him to power. The balance of power in the Knesset is now held by smaller right-wing parties and religious parties that have previously sat in coalition with Likud. They...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: While the Tánaiste has worked extremely hard on this issue, with all due respect, I do not believe his approach is working. He asked us to give him time but the problem is that the Palestinians do not have time. The approach of Europe and certainly the United States is not working or helping to build a peace settlement. Things are becoming measurably worse for Palestinians every day....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the comments of the Israeli Prime Minister that if he wins re-election he will annex illegal Israeli colonial settlements in the occupied West Bank; if he will condemn these comments; and the response he will take if Israel moves towards annexing illegal Israeli colonial settlements in Palestine. [17558/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: As we know, the Good Friday Agreement is an internationally binding agreement between two sovereign states. As the Tánaiste said, it recognises the "birthright" of the people of Northern Ireland to choose to hold Irish citizenship, British citizenship or both. Emma DeSouza, who is a citizen's rights campaigner from Derry, published material earlier this month which shows that the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: After centuries of conflict, the Good Friday Agreement indicated to the world on a legal basis that we had created a path out of conflict which involved upholding and respecting people's identity, allegiances and rights. The worry is that this aspect of the agreement is dissipating in front of our eyes. There are significant concerns about the rights of citizens' partners. What is the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing difficulties being faced by Irish citizens in Northern Ireland in asserting their Irish citizenship and that in certain cases Irish citizens are being forced to renounce British citizenship even though they are not and have not claimed to be British citizens; the steps he is taking to ensure...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: I tabled this question because I am deeply concerned about the rights of Irish citizens, particularly those living in the North. Time and again, we have seen attempts by the British Government to row back on provisions of the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements. Citizens in the North are angry and frustrated that we have celebrated the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance his Department is providing to Mozambique to recover from the devastation brought by Cyclone Idai (details supplied); and if he will report the response of Ireland to the disaster and humanitarian crisis. [17561/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new legislation introduced in Brunei which includes punishments such as death by stoning or whipping for homosexuality; if he will condemn these new laws; and if he has raised the issue directly with the Government of Brunei. [17559/19]

A Better World: Ireland's Policy for International Development: Statements (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: I commend the work Irish Aid does. Irish Aid's work is transformative and makes a life-changing difference to many of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world. We should have more debates on Irish Aid in this House than we do. It has been a year since we last had a stand-alone debate on Irish Aid, which happened in April last year after the publication of a report on Irish Aid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: I have received apologies from Deputies O'Dowd, Sherlock, Brendan Smith and Senator Craughwell. Today, we will be hearing from Ms Judith Thompson, Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, but before that we will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: Good afternoon. Apologies for the delays with the votes and so on. Before I open the floor to members, we agreed that we would take Ms Thompson’s opening statement and maybe a round of questions and then go into private session. This will allow us to have probably a franker discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Crowe: We can ask questions-----