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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (11 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 291. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the peace proposal in Colombia was narrowly rejected in a referendum; his plans for his Department to continue to assist the peace process; and if he has discussed the issue with his Colombian counterpart. [29598/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (11 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 292. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with the Russian ambassador and the issues discussed at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29599/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 293. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU is seeking to send persons back to war-torn Afghanistan as a part of a broader policy to return asylum seekers who refuse to be deported voluntarily; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the UN agency in Afghanistan, UNAMA, has recently documented the highest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: I agree with much of what the Commissioner said at the outset on bold actions, decisiveness, the need to demonstrate a capacity for joint action and the need to deliver a Europe of solidarity. Unfortunately, we have not seen that Europe of solidarity emerge. In September 2015, the EU launched a plan to resettle 160,000 refugees from Greece and Italy to other EU member states. So far, this...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: The most important message going out here tonight is that if people need help, it is there. Nobody should have to depend on luck for services but, unfortunately, in some cases, that is the situation. Location should not matter when it comes to the difference between care and no care but, unfortunately, that is the situation in parts of our country. Two weeks ago in my constituency, there...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to publish the national action plan on business and human rights. [28806/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State. The backdrop to today’s meeting is the decision made by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, in her recent comments on Brexit that Britain would trigger Article 50 by the end of March 2017. The Minister of State stated there is clearly sympathy and understanding. What does that mean? Is that there to reassure us that there will be sympathy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (4 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the French Government has vowed to destroy the so-called "jungle camp" in Calais; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this will displace hundreds of unaccompanied minors; and if she has explored any options to allow some of these unaccompanied minors to be relocated here....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (4 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 327. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been complaining of chest pains and that they have a family history of heart problems; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the prison authorities are refusing them permission to see an independent doctor; and if he will raise the issue with his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (4 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 328. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met his Egyptian counterpart to formally discuss the Government's support of a person's (details supplied) appeal for release by presidential decree under law 140, or if he has called by telephone; and if officials of his Department have spoken to the Taoiseach's office to request that he calls the Egyptian President to outline...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (4 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 324. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is paying €46,000 a month to rent an apartment in Tokyo for the Irish ambassador to Japan; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the ambassador's residence is reportedly more than twice as expensive as any other property rented by his Department in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Refugee Data (4 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 325. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the French Government has vowed to destroy the so-called jungle camp in Calais; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the camp is home to thousands of person, including hundreds of unaccompanied minors; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Refugee Data (4 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: 326. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any official from his Department has been in touch with volunteers or aid workers who work in the jungle camp in Calais, many of whom are Irish. [28564/16]

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: I will take the Deputy's word for it.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 26 September 2016 will mark two years since 43 teaching students were forcibly disappeared and six killed as they made their way to a protest in Guerrero, Mexico; since then, investigations have indicated state involvement at almost every level but no-one has ever been brought to justice...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that official statistics in Mexico register 28,472 disappeared persons in the country; that this puts modern-day Mexico on a par with Argentina or Chile under their brutal dictatorships, and even with Colombia which has lived through violent conflict for more than half a century; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn the illegal demolition of a Syrian home by the Israeli authorities in the occupied Syrian Golan that took place two weeks ago; that Syrian owners of between 80 and 90 houses have received orders that their homes are due to be demolished; that it is highly likely that this home demolition marks the adoption...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a significant additional workload has been placed on the operations of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, since the introduction of the British-Irish visa scheme for Indian and Chinese visitors; the additional staff that have been allocated to INIS to deal with this increased workload; and her plans or proposals to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff currently allocated to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS; if she is aware that there is a significant backlog of short-stay tourist visa applications; if she will detail the cause of these delays and the way this backlog in processing visa applications is being created; the additional resources that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Crowe: 140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any discussion or correspondence between her office and the office of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the long delays in processing short-stay tourist visas; and the way this is impacting on potential visitors to Ireland. [25578/16]