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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (31 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department spent more than €70,000 moving works of art between embassies and ambassadors' residences in 2016; if his Department paid the National Gallery €25,504 to move paintings between the old ambassador's residence in Vienna to a new one, a distance of 8 km, in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (31 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: 353. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that the Israeli Government has stated its intention to build 566 new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem; his further views on the fact that the Israeli Government has also stated its intention to build 2,500 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank; if his attention has been drawn to reports that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Acht Teanga (31 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: 359. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade ós rud é go bhfuil sé ráite aige féin gur mhaith leis gach mír de Chomhaontú Chill Rímhinn a bheith curtha i bhfeidhm, agus ós rud é gur mír thábhachtach den Chomhaontú sin Acht Teanga a rith ó thuaidh, an bhfuil sé ar intinn aige brú a chur ar na...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Syrian Conflict: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (26 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses are welcome. The figures presented here today are staggering. There are 5 million Syrian refugees abroad, 6.6 million are internally displaced and 13.5 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. War and conflict create refugees as do climate change and famine. The only solution long term is a political one. There is a great deal of positive news in regard to some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Syrian Conflict: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (26 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: On the resettlement programme, Ireland has experienced major changes in the past 15 years as a result of people from different parts of the world moving here. This has caused a major cultural change. The death of Alan Kurdi caused a major outpouring among Irish people who wanted to provide help and support. A number of groups consisting of organisations which deal with migrants,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Killing of Mr. Michael Dwyer in Bolivia: Discussion (26 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: I welcome Ms Dwyer and Ms Heaney to the committee and I extend my deepest sympathies on them on the death of Michael. I also commend Ms Dwyer and her family and Ms Heaney on the tireless work they have carried out on behalf of Michael. My knowledge of the case is limited. It seems to me that Ms Dwyer's son was summarily executed and we must carry out some actions on behalf of the Dwyer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Killing of Mr. Michael Dwyer in Bolivia: Discussion (26 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: Does the submission have to be in Spanish and are supports provided in order to do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Killing of Mr. Michael Dwyer in Bolivia: Discussion (26 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: Is Ms Dwyer satisfied with the support she has received from the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Killing of Mr. Michael Dwyer in Bolivia: Discussion (26 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: What was the official reason given by Bolivian Government officials and technical experts when they said Ms Dwyer would not meet with the witnesses on their visit to Bolivia?

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: We should all declare an interest in this matter. My first recollection was as a young person living in Dublin and hearing the news of this tragedy on the radio. I was a Sinn Féin youth spokesperson at the time. I remember putting out a statement expressing my condolences to the families involved. It is a long time ago. Deputy O'Callaghan said it changed the fire regulations....

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the speech the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May gave on 17 January 2017 concerning the British government’s position on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3048/17]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: We agree that they should be banned. They are criminal weapons. We speak out but what happens next? Where are the sanctions for those who use and those who supply those weapons? Does the Minister agree that countries need to immediately suspend all further weapon sales to Saudi Arabia? What is the next step for the 120 countries that have signed this agreement to ban and prevent the use...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Saudi Arabian Government has confirmed that it has used cluster bombs in its aerial bombardments of Yemen (details supplied); and if he has raised the issue with his British and Saudi counterparts. [3049/17]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: I do not want to go over old ground. I think we all agree that the Saudi-led military campaign has been brutal, murderous and highly illegal. Thousands of Yemeni civilians have been killed or injured by the coalition's reckless and indiscriminate bombing of homes, hospitals, schools, factories and even funerals. The coalition has also triggered a humanitarian crisis in the area. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the allegations of deep-seated corruption by the Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, in respect of the renewable heat incentive, RHI, scheme have undermined the political institutions in Belfast (details supplied); and the steps and actions his Department is undertaking to ensure that the Good Friday Agreement and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: I would like to use this introduction to pass on my gratitude to Martin McGuinness after his retirement from electoral politics last week and wish him every success in tackling his serious health problems. I do not think anyone has worked harder than Martin over the past ten years to maintain and realise the potential of the institutions in the North, which are sadly being undermined by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: It is generally accepted the DUP has failed to live up to its obligations on equality, respect and reconciliation. The RHI scheme and the arrogance of the DUP has further undermined and led to the collapse of the political institutions. Arlene Foster was the architect of the scheme. It has the potential to be a cost on the public purse in the North of almost £500 million. There are...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: The issues have moved beyond the RHI scandal. Worryingly, the DUP MLA, Edwin Poots, recently stated that his party never committed to the Governments’ bringing forward an Irish language Act, despite such commitments being explicitly stated and agreed to in the internationally-binding St. Andrews Agreement of 2006. We have parties trying to unwind previous agreements. Will the...

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: Ibrahim Halawa's case was referred to by several speakers. Last week, his trial was postponed for the 18th time. Did the Taoiseach raise the situation of this EU citizen at the last meeting of the European Council and will he raise it again at the next one? Did he seek the support of other European Heads of State to address Mr. Halawa's situation? The President of Cyprus recently made...

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin completely opposes the EU-Turkey migration agreement, as I have said on several occasions in the House. I have raised this on any platform I could, for example, at last week's meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Union Affairs, at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and in this Chamber. I cannot understand how under any criteria the...