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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: safefood Ireland (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: It will not be simple, which is the way it is portrayed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Implementation Bodies: safefood Ireland (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: As there are no further questions, on behalf of the joint committee I thank Mr. Dolan and his colleagues for appearing before the joint committee today and answering the questions so comprehensively. This, particularly the staff issue, is an matter that we as parliamentarians might be able to raise at a future date. I propose we now go into private session for a short period to deal with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: Who inspected them?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: How long is that for?

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: I listened to the Minister's speech. He said he absolutely agrees with the intention of the Bill and the objective of tackling the misuse of scramblers and quads in parks and other recreational areas. He talked about the difficulties in this regard. He said, "it is critically important that we all redouble our efforts [to tackle the misuse of these vehicles], including an examination of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: While I welcome the good news that the project will go ahead, I have a difficulty because similar news was relayed previously to the hospital authorities and the patients who use the facility. In that context, I am seeking an assurance from the Minister of State that the project will definitely go ahead. The dialysis unit at Tallaght Hospital is clearly not fit for purpose, given the number...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: The good news can wait.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: This Topical Issue matter relates to the dialysis unit in Tallaght Hospital. The HSE and the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group agreed in 2017 that the building of a new unit would proceed, but inexplicably in January this year that proposal was cancelled. The existing unit is operating above capacity and cannot cope with the numbers attending. Clearly, there are problems in the delivery of...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: I wish the Taoiseach well in the discussions. Brexit presents a serious social, economic and political threat to our island and the peace process, and I repeat an Teachta McDonald's call to defend the rights and interests of the entire island and safeguard the rights enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement and the potential of the Good Friday Agreement. There will be other pressing issues...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will raise the case of the suspected murder of this person by agents of the Saudi regime with his Saudi counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42344/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: 133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the €110 million increase in overseas development assistance will be spent; the programmes that will receive part of the €45 million increase in Irish Aid; and the type of spending that makes up the rest of the €65 million increase in ODA spend. [42345/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Brendan Smith who is on Oireachtas business. Today, as part of our work programme for 2018, we are commencing a series of meetings with the North-South implementation bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement. It has been some time since the committee has heard from some of the bodies and we are keen to get an update on their work, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: Okay. My apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: It could take off even more after today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: Before we finish I will ask about the area of productivity. There is supposed to be a lower level of productivity in the North than in the South and if we look at regions of Britain, Northern Ireland is way down again. Has that come across in the research and is that one of the concerns the witnesses would have in light of the Brexit scenario coming down the road? On the voucher, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: On behalf of the committee I thank the witnesses for appearing before it today and for answering the questions so comprehensively. Míle buíochas. I suspend the meeting while we bring in our next witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: I welcome Mr. Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland. I will shortly invite him to give his opening statement to be followed by questions from members of the committee. I ask people to turn off their mobile phones. I remind members of a long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that Members should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person or a body...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: Somebody's phone is going off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: Lambay or Ireland's Eye-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: Do any other members wish to contribute? I thank Mr. Gibbons for his attendance and the amount of time he put aside for questions. We look forward to meeting him again.