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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (5 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: 251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied), the leader of the non-violent Palestinian led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, was arrested by the Israeli authorities only days before travelling to the USA to receive the Gandhi Peace Award; that his arrest includes a travel ban (details supplied);...

Brexit: Statements (4 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: Would you like us on the opposition on this issue? Is that what you are saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: The ambassador is very welcome. I begin by offering my condolences, those of the committee, those of many of my constituents and those of others I have met to those affected by the attack on innocent civilians on Westminster Bridge. We are all familiar with Portcullis House from going in and out of it. I offer not only my condolences to those whose loved ones died, but also our hopes for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: I have raised privately and publicly with the ambassador the fact that in the past nine years the Dáil has unanimously passed three motions on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, in June 2008, in 2011 and in 2016. Wednesday, 17 May marks the 43rd anniversary of the bombings. The motions urge that the British Government would allow access by an independent international judicial figure to...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if operational Army units are operating with up to 50% of the officer numbers required; the percentage of officers assigned to operational Army units, in tabular form; and the minimum number of officers that should be attached to these units. [15270/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Funding (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ireland will be exempted from having to increase its spending on weapons and military capabilities from 0.6% to 2% of GDP (details supplied). [15269/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that refugees who escape North Korea by crossing the border to China are regularly returned by China to North Korea; his views on whether this violates international law; and if he will raise the issue with his Chinese counterpart. [15018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 268. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new legislation that allows the Israeli Government to ban persons who advocate for boycotts of Israel or Israeli settlements from entering the country, which stops them transiting to Palestine (details supplied); his views on the fact that Irish citizens will be banned and deported. [15019/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (28 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 604. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Tusla staff who have been removed from employment following reviews of children and youth services or assessment of practices since 2010. [14852/17]

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: I am delighted to be able to speak on this issue. I thought long and hard about whether to actually put my name forward to speak because, like other people, it is very difficult for me to be unemotional, rational, logical and have an intellectual discussion about this. Others have spoken about their backgrounds and in the discussions we have had with different people, it is very hard to...

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: Earlier I asked about Ibrahim Halawa's case and the Minister of State might respond to that issue. I also asked about the Israeli situation, in particular, the banning of citizens travelling to Israel. Are we going to look at the possibility of lifting the EU-Israeli trade agreement? Many others have asked about the recognition of Palestine and received the standard answer that we are...

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: I apologise on behalf of Deputy Gerry Adams who is unable to attend today. Deputies will be aware of where he is and what he is doing. The issue of Brexit has been raised by Deputies in this debate and during Oral Questions earlier. We were repeatedly informed that the most recent meeting of the European Council would project an image of unity among member states ahead of the Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will have the Dáil Éireann records corrected with regard to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 28 June 2005, in which it was incorrectly stated that it was in July 2000 that the storage site Clancy Barracks had been sold; and if she will correct the record to state correctly that the sale was completed on 26 March 2004. [13376/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 16 February 2017, if the balance of refugees, 261 in total, to be resettled here from Lebanon by autumn 2017 have been identified already or if the process is ongoing. [14111/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lengthy delay in coming to an agreement with a club and school (details supplied) on a land swap that will benefit the club, the school and the wider community. [13871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to assist families that have out grown their affordable homes and cannot sell without clawback or rent them out to move to bigger homes for fear of being penalised; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has caused untold and undue hardship for some persons in view of the fact it does...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department regularly inspects homes rented under the housing assistance payment scheme to check if they are fit for purpose and up to standard. [13373/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: State Properties Data (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will make all leases of buildings taken out by councils and Departments transparent and post them online. [13374/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Procurement Service Framework Agreements (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some local authorities publish the details of the companies that win their tenders, while others do not because they state it is commercially sensitive; and if he will instruct all local authorities to publish the details of the companies that win their tenders....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 604. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount Ireland spent on overseas development assistance in each of the years 2007 to 2016; and the percentage of gross national product the spend represents in each year. [14112/17]