Results 4,301-4,320 of 8,600 for speaker:Seán Crowe
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (4 Dec 2018)
Seán Crowe: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the security situation that human rights defenders are facing in Guatemala (details supplied); and if he will raise the deteriorating situation with his Guatemalan counterpart and request that the Government of Guatemala conducts prompt investigations and legal prosecution of those responsible for...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (4 Dec 2018)
Seán Crowe: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed issues (details supplied) with his Israeli counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50630/18]
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018) Seán Crowe: I welcome the commitment to providing more funding to UNRRA, especially in the light of the US decision to stop funding for its vital work. The Minister of State mentioned an additional allocation of €2 million for the UN peace-building fund, and that it will coincide with Ireland's membership of the UN Secretary General's advisory group on peace building. Will the money be...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018) Seán Crowe: The Minister of State said there would be extra funding for this. What type of work will be involved? He spoke of security and protection. Does it facilitate meetings? Is it personal protection?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018) Seán Crowe: There has been major investment in Colombia. The figures are continually increasing.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018) Seán Crowe: An example of that is the Palestinian conference. Is that one of the examples?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018) Seán Crowe: The work that has been done is transformative and it is changing people's lives. AIDS was the major challenge of the previous century and hugely positive work was done. Poverty is being reduced. A lot of this involves man-made crises, which is the frustrating thing for people watching at home and thinking "Here we have another conflict."
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018) Seán Crowe: That is made by man and it is mainly men who are causing these conflicts. Hunger, inequality and disadvantage are all things which must be addressed. If we are playing a positive role and if Irish Aid funding is not tied to Government policy or anything else, that is key. It is transforming people's lives. Coming up with technologies which can double food production in a particular area...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Returning Irish Emigrants: Discussion (29 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. Does the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas have a breakdown by country for the Irish prisoners in jail abroad? I am familiar with the difficulties experienced by Irish prisoners in prisons in Britain, with people being moved around, ghosting and so on. Even when the legislation was there allowing people to be transferred home, the British Government was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Returning Irish Emigrants: Discussion (29 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: Even getting a visa visit might be difficult.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Returning Irish Emigrants: Discussion (29 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: Irish people are travelling all over the world and things happen on trips.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Returning Irish Emigrants: Discussion (29 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: On a practical note, how does one deal with simple issues like data protection where one is dealing with a person who is abroad? It has gone crazy. If one sends a document over to the person to sign to act on his or her behalf, it is a simple thing, but it causes major problems for any organisations. Has Crosscare encountered that difficulty?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Returning Irish Emigrants: Discussion (29 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: That is another one. I am talking about the barriers that are there for the organisation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Returning Irish Emigrants: Discussion (29 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: If there is anything left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Returning Irish Emigrants: Discussion (29 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: It was the period when people went to school on the back of donkeys.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (27 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support he is providing to ensure the peace in South Sudan holds and moves to a sustainable peace process; the further supports he is providing for the humanitarian crisis in the country; his plans to increase same; and if he will support the conflict resolution and peacebuilding being carried out by civil society organisations and...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (27 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: 129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his views on the EU-Mercosur trade deal have altered to take into account the new incoming far right government in Brazil. [49158/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (27 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had communications with the Brazilian Government regarding Brazil's regressive climate action policies including the appointment of climate-denying Ministers elect, and the increase in the rate of deforestation in the country. [49304/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Negotiations (27 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: 492. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has submitted a request to make a statement during the high-level segments of COP24; and if not, the reason. [49159/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Negotiations (27 Nov 2018)
Seán Crowe: 493. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all written submissions and preparatory work being done by his Department in advance of the COP24 climate conference will be published. [49160/18]