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Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I do not want to make political capital out of the hardship of so many families whose lives were destroyed, in many cases by losing what they had worked all their lives for, but I am concerned about the delay. I had some experience of this in my local authority a number of years ago where there seemed to be reluctance on the part of the county manager to address delays. There is an...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 54. To ask the Minister for Defence the precise role the Defence Forces played in supporting civil society groups as they responded to the recent floods which devastated many homes and communities. [2788/16]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: We all witnessed the scenes of utter devastation caused by the recent floods and the stress that families went through at that time. There has been a succession of floods and major incidents of this nature in recent years. I do not think there was any criticism of the Defence Forces themselves, although some people suggested that there were delays in bringing the Defence Forces into the...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Okay.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: It is important to reiterate our gratitude for the work of the members of the Defence Forces who came out in extremely bad conditions. Everyone has spoken about the fantastic role they played. Some families experienced delays in the use of Defence Forces resources. I do not know if the Minister experienced that. I remember watching the Minister on television one night where a family said...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister's reply. There was some expectation that the number travelling across the sea would drop off. Certainly, there has been a drop but people are still in desperate circumstances trying to cross to what they believe to be the safety of Europe. Some European countries are bickering and fighting and some right-wing politicians are stoking up racism and sectarian hatred....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: The European Union needs to show solidarity with Greece and Italy. They are completely overwhelmed. The statistics I have suggest 35,000 people made the sea crossing from Turkey to Greece this month alone, which represents a 20-fold increase over this time last year. Ireland needs to show solidarity by supporting the rescue missions and relocating refugees fleeing the war zone. The idea...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I would like to do the same. Fáilte.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 49. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will send a naval vessel to the Mediterranean to replace the LE Samuel Beckett, which returned home on 17 December 2015. [2950/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Three Naval Service ships - LE Eithne, LE Niamhand LE Samuel Beckett- rescued 8,631 refugees from the Mediterranean last year. They have been rightly praised by all sides of the House. I reiterate our gratitude to those brave men and women. While fewer people may be trying to cross the Mediterranean at this time of year, the sea is more dangerous and naval ships are needed on patrol. A...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 67. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received and read the report he commissioned to investigate the allegations that Air Corps inspectors tasked with certifying repairs and modifications on aircraft were not qualified to sign-off on the said works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Visits (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 68. To ask the Minister for Defence to report on his recent visit to the Golan Heights to meet Irish troops serving on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission and to south Lebanon to visit Irish troops serving on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon mission; and if he had any other engagements during this visit. [2789/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 70. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is monitoring the trial of the alleged perpetrator of the murder of Irish United Nations peacekeepers and the attempted murder of a person (details supplied); and if he is satisfied with the pace and quality of the legal process. [2790/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the pay rights of undergraduate and intern student nurses following the long and protracted discussions with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation; and when these discussions will be completed [2713/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on escalating attacks on and the repression of Kurdish people in Turkey; if he is aware that the Turkish authorities have locked down cities in the majority Kurdish South-East of the country, that Turkish police have detained 27 academics who signed a petition denouncing military operations against Kurds in the South-East of the...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: That was when I went off script.

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: The debate follows an attempt to have a cross-party committee motion on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP. I was one of the first to raise this at committee meetings, as I had concerns about it. It seems bizarre that the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, of which I am a member, has never discussed TTIP. The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Can I have five minutes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Reform Negotiations: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I will try not to repeat some of those points, but I raised the migration issue with the Minister of State. I apologise for repeating myself, but he stated at this meeting that it was one of the highest priorities on the agenda. Yesterday, we discussed the relocation of 160,000 people. To date, only 322 have been relocated across Europe. Hardly a weekend goes by in which 322 people do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Reform Negotiations: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: We discussed this yesterday during the post-Council statements.