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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: 690. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) was tortured, sexually assaulted, verbally abused and threatened with rape by the Bahraini police on 26 May 2017 and that this occurred due to the human rights work they have undertaken; and if his office will urgently raise this case with his Bahraini...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: 696. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Israel's decision to reduce the supply of electricity to Gaza and that the reduction of electricity supplied by Israel to Gaza will cause a certain worsening of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; and if he will urgently raise his objection to the reduction of this fundamental supply with his Israeli...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: 1059. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with representatives of a group (details supplied) to discuss the appointment of a new expert medical oncologist with sarcoma specific experience equal to or greater than the expert that previously treated patients at St Vincent's University Hospital. [26741/17]

Report on Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Motion (1 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: Like other speakers, I commend the Deputies and Senators on the joint committee who contributed to this important debate and to the report on the recognition of Traveller ethnicity. I have difficulty pronouncing the word "ethnicity", although I have no difficulty with what we are discussing. It is one of those words that cause difficulty and I have no doubt that it will probably arise about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: As Deputy Adams has outlined, this Bill has two main elements. First, it proposes to amend the Constitution to extend the voting franchise in Presidential elections to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland and to the Irish diaspora. Second, it proposes that the voting age in Presidential elections should be lowered to 16. I do not think there should be much confusion about the issues covered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: I thank members for their comments and questions. Deputy Coppinger asked about the Bill itself and whether it applies to people who are resident here but who are not entitled to vote at the moment. The Bill will change the Constitution. The Deputy asked if it could be more ambitious and perhaps it could be but what we are trying to do is to get it over the line. We want to get it agreed....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Chair and apologise for Deputy Adams being late.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: EU Agreements (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the European Commission's efforts to renegotiate a new protocol with Morocco; and the safeguards that the Government will require from the European Commission to ensure the negotiations are in full conformity with the European Court of Justice ruling of 21 December 2016 in Polisario v. Council notably in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: EU Agreements (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: As the Minister knows, I am extremely concerned about the efforts of the EU Commission to renegotiate or rebrand an adaption of the protocols of association agreement between the EU and Morocco. I am trying to find out the safeguards the Irish Government will require from the European Commission to ensure that negotiations are in full conformity with the ruling of the European Court of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: EU Agreements (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: The Minister might remember that when the agreement was going through the House I raised concerns in respect of this matter at the time. People said it was not a concern at all and so on. Clearly, the European Court of Justice has difficulties with the agreement. It involves the issue of consent. My concern is that unless we talk to those who represent the people of Western Sahara we will...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: EU Agreements (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: It will come down to a referendum. Would the Minister not accept that it is completely unacceptable that the Moroccans continue to export products from Western Sahara into the EU, as they did before the ruling of the European Court of Justice? There are two cases pending before the European Court of Justice regarding the EU-Morocco fisheries partnership agreement. The agreement secures...

Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: There has been a clear abuse of parliamentary privilege. Those who remain without a voice, namely, the families of the victims, have an expectation that those elected to any parliament will respect the rule of law. In response to concerns raised by the Pat Finucane Centre on behalf of the families, the Speaker's office confirmed that the House of Commons had a long-standing resolution that...

Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: I share the Minister's concerns about the Northern Ireland Executive which I also hope to see up and running and doing its work soon. My concern about this case is that it is a backdoor to providing immunity for British soldiers. We know that throughout the history of the conflict only four British soldiers were convicted of shooting civilians while on duty and that all four were freed...

Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to comments made by various members of the British House of Commons regarding ongoing legal cases involving the prosecution of British soldiers over alleged criminal actions in Northern Ireland; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the Speaker has agreed that MPs should not make reference...

Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: I tabled this question over my deep concern regarding comments of some members of the British House of Commons regarding two active cases in the British courts involving the unlawful killings of Irish citizens by British soldiers in the North of Ireland in the 1970s. I do not want to comment on the details of the killings and I am sure the Minister does not as well. The Minister will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that more than 1,500 Palestinians are on hunger strike in Israeli jails; his views on whether Israel’s mass detention of Palestinians and its treatment of Palestinian prisoners and their families is inhumane and vindictive and that Israel should abide by international and human rights law;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the state of democracy and human rights in Turkey and the state of emergency that allows President Erdogan to rule by decree, which is to be continued indefinitely; his further views on the fact that these powers have to date allowed the Turkish Government to jail more than 40,000 persons, fire or suspend more than 140,000...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the escalating campaign of reprisals against human rights defenders and their families in Bahrain; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that civil and political society leaders have been subject to a pattern of intimidation, including the vandalising and destruction of their property with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to an organisation (details supplied) 51 social leaders, activists and human rights defenders have been assassinated to date in 2017 in Colombia and this list has been verified against statistics from a human rights think tank (details supplied); if his attention has been further...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 332. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if persons applying for a passport from autumn 2017 will need to have a public services card; the reason for this change; if he has considered the negative consequences it will have for persons living in Northern Ireland; and his views on whether it impinges and places unnecessary burdens on the right of Irish citizens resident there...