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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Partnership for Peace (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has a permanent office in Brussels to handle engagements with NATO's partnership for peace programme; and the cost of running this office in 2015. [12413/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Data (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 177. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of houses Waterways Ireland has in its possession and the number of these are derelict or vacant, by county. [12414/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the child psychiatric services available for children addicted to drugs in County Kildare. [12416/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Meals-on-Wheels Services (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department spent on grant aid to the meals-on-wheels project in 2015 and the projected amount for 2016 by county. [12419/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a sugar beet processing factory in County Kildare or in a neighbouring county. [12415/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Safety (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the bridge in Kildanghan, County Kildare can be made safe and if he will provide funding, given there is no footpath and children and parents traverse it daily. [12417/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide enough funding to complete the Athy southern distributor road in County Kildare; and the number of car journeys travelled on the assessment of route selection, given that Kildare County Council is not supplying this information. [12418/16]

Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: The Right2Water and Right2Change movements brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets right across the State. Ordinary citizens said "Enough is enough". Tonight's motion is part of the Right2Water campaign. It has cross-party support and is signed by 39 Deputies. At the heart of the Right2Water movement is not only opposition to an unfair and unjust tax, but a belief that...

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion (25 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: I extend a céad míle fáilte to the members of Justice for the Forgotten, the bereaved families and survivors of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings who are present in the Gallery. I am one of the Oireachtas Members of the cross-party group on victims of the conflict and we meet them regularly. Their struggle and search for justice has been a long and difficult one for the families...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (25 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 218. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) one of the co-founders of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, BDS, movement; that they have lived in Israel for over 22 years but have now been denied the right to travel outside the country; that this denial of movement severely hinders their right to free speech, free...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Summits (25 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit which took place on the 23 and 24 May 2016; his views on the outcomes; the additional action Ireland will take as a result of this summit, and if this action focus on meeting the needs of men, women and children facing decades of displacement. [12235/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (25 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 352. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a report on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, discussions that took place at Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 13 May 2016; if the leak of TTIP documents by Greenpeace was discussed; and if the rejection of CETA by the Walloon...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (24 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that persons who have residency rights, but who have family members who would qualify for refugee status, are precluded from applying for a family reunification; the reason for this; and if she will reform this legislation. [11262/16]

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the findings of the sub-committee on Dáil reform and agree with others that Dáil reform is overdue. The uncertainty of the Thirty-second Dáil has probably led to the reforms about which we are talking. I congratulate those who were on the committee and there are certainly a lot of positive things in the report. There are a lot of questions on the document and how...

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: I have been on different committees. The frustrating thing for a person from a different background is that every committee had a Government majority. That did not help the committee and is not good for democracy. It did not work. I have been a member of delegations on behalf of the Dáil too and I can bring such experience to the debate today. I welcome the electronic visitors'...

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: I am not looking for an offer. If we are talking about an inclusive organisation we need to think about these things. The sub-committee should review international best practices. I do not know whether it will be dissolved after the recommendations we are considering today have been dealt with - I am not a member of it - but we should look at how other parliaments around the world operate....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (18 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the running cost of each Irish embassy in 2015. [10824/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish embassies that are based in properties that his Department owns; and the current value of each of these properties. [10825/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish embassies that are based in properties that his Department rents; and how much each of these properties cost to rent in 2013, 2014 and 2015. [10826/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (17 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 583. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that the most recent Aid Transparency Index has placed Ireland 38th out of 46 major donors; that this is the fourth time in six years that Irish Aid’s transparency levels have rated as poor; and if he will explain why Irish Aid has achieved such poor results. [9798/16]