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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an official from his Department attended the inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre; and the supports he is providing to those persons in the pursuit of truth and justice for their loved ones killed by the British army in the massacre. [48135/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: 88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is continuing to raise the persecution of LGBT citizens in Tanzania with his Tanzanian counterpart; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is deep concern for the safety and security of LGBT citizens in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48133/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 425 social and community leaders have been murdered in Colombia since the signing of the peace agreement; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that these murders are targeted and pose a very real threat to the peace process; if has he raised these continued attacks on and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn Israel’s unilateral violation of the ceasefire in Gaza by its military forces which has resulted in deaths on both sides; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Gaza remains under an illegal Israeli blockade and that Israel continues to carry out human rights abuses against its inhabitants; and the...

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht), 2018: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: First Stage (13 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: Tairgim:Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú. I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution. I am very happy to introduce this Bill with my colleague, Teachta Ó Snodaigh. The Bill is similar to one I introduced in the Thirty-first Dáil and another one we introduced in this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (13 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: 154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Pakistan accused of blasphemy and convicted of the offence under Pakistan's blasphemy law and sentenced to death; and if will he raise the person's case with his Pakistani counterpart and request that the person is freed and removed from the exit control list....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: I welcome from Waterways Ireland, Ms Dawn Livingstone, chief executive; and from the Loughs Agency, Ms Sharon McMahon, designated officer. I will shortly invite them to give their opening statements and this will be followed by questions from the committee. I remind members and visitors in the Gallery to ensure their mobile phones, tablets and so on are switched off completely for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Livingstone. I invite Mrs McMahon to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Livingstone and Ms McMahon. The witnesses may notice people leaving and coming back. That is just the nature of the Houses. The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 is before the Seanad so some Senators have to attend those sittings and others are doing other work in the Houses. Witnesses may see them on the screen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: Did the two brothers not cut it in half?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: That is a broad range of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: I will open things up to a few more members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses may consider when summing up what the committee could do to help both agencies. I will let Senator Frances Black in now as she is under pressure with Seanad business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: Ms Livingstone mentioned the quality of the water. Perhaps she will expand on that. How clean is it? She also referred to pollution. What are the main problems in that regard? On houseboats, what would be the best model for that? Everyone is always interested in invasive species. Are there new ones every year? One of the issues for anglers is the removal of pike from many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: Waterways Ireland and Loughs Agency (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: I appreciate very much all of the witnesses coming in to answer our questions so comprehensively. It was interesting. I suggest that if the witnesses have issues that they want the committee to try to progress on their behalf, they should write to us. We will certainly look at this again.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: It is ours as well.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: What is next ?

Agreement with Kazakhstan: Motion (6 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: That has never happened.

Agreement with Kazakhstan: Motion (6 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: Vótáil.

Agreement with Kazakhstan: Motion (6 Nov 2018)

Seán Crowe: It will come as no surprise to learn that we will not be supporting the agreement. The enhanced partnership agreement seeks to increase co-operation between the European Union and Kazakhstan in 29 areas, including economic and financial co-operation, energy, transport, the environment and climate change. While we welcome co-operation in some of these areas, others are problematic. Thus,...