Results 4,921-4,940 of 8,649 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount Ireland has donated to the UN's International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism on international crimes committed in Syria; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a significant shortfall of $4.6 million in order to cover its budget for 2017, its first year in operation; and if his Department is working...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (9 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 315. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the concerning developments in the urgent case of a person (details supplied); and if he will protest the person's arbitrary, punitive and unlawful detention with the Bahraini authorities. [21974/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on a waiting list for surgery; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for this procedure; and the person's approximate waiting time for surgery [22034/17]

Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (4 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: My colleague made a fair point on the vote. I am conscious we do not normally get legislation before us on it. I welcome the Bill, which is very technical in nature. I might be in error in some of the points I pick out of it. If the Minister had sent us his speech we might have gotten a better sense of the errors we have made in our speeches on the Bill. I welcome that the Bill will...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: A Programme for Partnership Government contains a commitment to recognising a Palestinian state as part of a lasting settlement to the conflict in the region. As I am sure the Tánaiste is aware, 1,000 Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strikes to protest against inhuman and degrading treatment, torture and medical negligence. Unfortunately, a young Palestinian, Mazan al Maghrebi, has...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (4 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad met as planned on 30 March 2017; if the barriers and disproportionate burdens facing persons wishing to return home was discussed; and the solutions the committee come up with to resolve these issues. [21302/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (3 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality that teachers endure in view of the fact that it has now been six years of discrimination. [21061/17]

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: It is not a statement. I think the consolidated paper was badly handled. There was a commitment at one stage that we would get a briefing in the AV room by departmental officials; that was pulled at the last minute. There was a commitment to meet with party leaders; that did not happen. There was a commitment regarding Opposition spokespeople; none of that happened. Strategically it is a...

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: I do not know what I am going to say in a minute.

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: We would all accept this was probably one of the most important meetings of recent years. As Deputy Adams said on the talks themselves, much was made out of the statement on going into a united Ireland. We are aware of the precedent created by German reunification and we know about the situation in Cyprus. While welcoming the fact there is recognition, and it is written down, the message...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 623. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports of large-scale attacks on and illegal detention of LGBT citizens in Chechnya; if his Department is investigating the reports; and if he will raise the issue with his Russian counterpart. [19270/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (2 May 2017)

Seán Crowe: 628. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in May 2017 the human rights situation in Morocco will be examined in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review; if Ireland will take part in the session; and if Ireland will raise Morocco’s continued violation of human rights in Western Sahara and its refusal to hold a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: ETA's disarming came about through a unique collaboration between international organisation and a vast array of civil society actors, ranging from churches to trade unions. The Archbishop of Bologna, Monsignor Matteo Zuppi, and the Rev. Harold Good from the North of Ireland witnessed ETA's decommissioning. Will the Minister join me in commending them on their work and all the work of those...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: I accept they are not primarily roles for the Irish Government but would the Minister agree that this initiative by ETA is a unique opportunity that must not be squandered? Does the Minister see a leadership or important interventionist role for the Irish Government in this matter? Will the Irish Government appeal to the Spanish and French Governments to demonstrate a more positive approach...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ETA has announced that, on 8 April 2017, it will decommission its weapons; his views on whether the Spanish Government should seize this historic moment and enter into a formal peace process to deal with other outstanding issues, especially concerning prisoners; and if he will offer his...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: I tabled this question after the historic decision by the Basque separatist organisation ETA to decommission all its remaining weapons. On Saturday, an international verification commission received information from Basque civil society representatives on eight weapons dumps that contained all ETA's remaining weapons. This comes six years after ETA declared an end to its armed struggle....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Israeli Government’s decision to build a new illegal colonial settlement in the occupied West Bank (details supplied); if he will raise his objections to this new illegal colonial settlement and the other 143 with his Israeli counterpart; and his views on whether sanctions should be placed on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if during his discussions with his European counterparts he has requested that Ireland receive a veto on the EU-Britain deal on Brexit similar to that received by Spain; if so, and if he did not receive support, the basis on which Ireland is being treated differently to Spain; and if he has not requested such a veto, the reason therefor....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish ambassador to Egypt attended the latest mass trial in Cairo involving a person (details supplied); if he has considered the calls on his Department to begin an international legal challenge against Egypt on the grounds of human rights violations against the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18294/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Crowe: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deaths of at least 52 adults and 20 children due to sarin and chlorine gas exposure in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria (details supplied); and if his Department will play a role in an investigation of this incident. [18298/17]