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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Were the witnesses surprised by the agreement that came out of the Paris meeting? There had been suggestions that no leadership would be shown. Do they think that the chairing of the meetings by the French was helpful? We have seen some of the disastrous consequences of climate change, such as the flooding in Ireland, but that pales in comparison with what is happening in less developed...

European Council: Statements (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Has the undemocratic nature of the Brexit been discussed with the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron? To date only 322 refugees have been resettled, meaning these humanitarian schemes are clearly failing. What solutions is the Government putting forward for this? Is there any idea of the number of refugees coming to Ireland in 2016? On the role of Turkey against the Kurds, along with...

European Council: Statements (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I agree with some of Deputy Micheál Martin's opening remarks on this process. It would be helpful in the next Dáil, if we are returned, for us to know exactly what the Irish position is in many of the negotiations taking place. If the Taoiseach were to impart that information, it would help the discussion we are having. It would also be useful for the people at home who are...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act has gone through the Houses and the President has signed off on it. It had to go back to the Minister's Department for some sections to be cleared. When will we see it proceed into law?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Deportation Orders (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 394. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the deportation from the United Arab Emirates of a person (details supplied) who was arrested and held overnight before being deported for a human rights investigation for The New York Times in May 2014 which documented how Bangladeshi and Pakistani workers working for Britain's largest construction firm, Balfour Beatty,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 395. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that the Jerusalem offices of the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem were damaged in a fire on 10 January 2016; his views on the general and increased incitement against human rights organisations in Israel, particularly since the new Israeli Government came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2013/16]

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: The Minister is looking for a ribbon to cut.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: Moore Street has a special place in the hearts of Irish people and it is vital that it be redeveloped in a manner worthy of its importance. The delays and negligence of successive Governments cannot be allowed to continue to damage and destroy the Moore Street terrace. The Minister's plan is minimalist and lacking in vision. It is an embarrassingly cobbled together bunch of ideas that...

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I am proud of those who took part in the revolution of Easter Week 1916: the youth of Fianna na hÉireann, of which my grandfather was a member; the women in Cumann na mBan; the Volunteers; and the men and women of the Citizen Army. As one of those lucky people who knows a bit of the history of this country and this city, I am appalled by what is happening to the national monument and to...

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: I will declare an interest, in that I have been on a trolley within the past 12 months. Attending the hospital probably saved my life. My brother-in-law has also been on a trolley in the past week. Some 4,000 patients were on accident and emergency department hospital trolleys or chairs during December. In the Dublin area alone, 1,318 patients were on trolleys. Last year in Tallaght...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (13 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 719. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade as a contributor to the European Union Trust Fund for Africa and as member of the strategic board, how he will ensure effective governance and oversight of the fund to ensure that projects approved for migration management including border control and policing are compatible with Ireland and the EU's objectives of promoting respect for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 720. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what he will do to ensure that respect for human rights remains a criterion guiding engagement with the governments which take part in the Valletta action plan and the Khartoum and Rabat processes, particularly in Eritrea and in Sudan. [46715/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Policy (13 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 721. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that many European Union member states are in favour of applying the more-for-more principle to migration which means that there will be positive conditionality attached to aid, trade and other aspects of co-operation between the EU and third countries who will receive more from the European Union in exchange for more...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Seán Crowe: 722. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that many single parent families are concerned over the expense incurred in providing an affidavit from a solicitor confirming their sole guardianship status when applying for an Irish passport for their children, that this adversely affects low-income families who are required to provide an affidavit every three to five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Current Developments in Northern Ireland: Discussion on Fresh Start Agreement (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: The Chairman is being very positive today. As part of this discussion, we should reflect on how this latest round of talks came about. We know there are difficulties within the political institutions and two individuals were killed in Belfast by criminals, which led to a serious crisis in the process. There were also difficulties concerning cuts in services for the most vulnerable in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Current Developments in Northern Ireland: Discussion on Fresh Start Agreement (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: When it comes to thanking people, the only person we have left out is the former American Senator Gary Hart who played a very important role. This reiterates the importance of the American Administration in the peace process. It would be remiss of us not to thank him also. While we are thanking everyone, we should also thank the staff of the committee and the Chairman for chairing meetings...

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: It is welcome that there will be additional funding. The concern is that the world does not seem to pay attention to the advance warning of these humanitarian crises and does not act until it sees horrific images on television or computer screens. Oxfam has stated the world must move faster than in the past to help drought stricken regions of Africa. In 2011 warnings were issued months in...

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: One could argue that the crises in Syria and Yemen are man-made, but it could be argued also that this weather phenomenon is caused by climate change. At the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked whether this issue would be raised at the December meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Did the Irish contingent at that meeting raise...

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that the El Niño weather pattern is expected to wreak havoc this year; that the United Nations has warned that 11 million children are at risk from hunger, disease and lack of water in eastern and southern Africa alone; that in west Africa conditions are aligning in a similar way to the massive 1972 drought that...

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: El Niño is a periodic, worldwide weather phenomenon caused by the Pacific Ocean warming. This year’s pattern is more extreme than it has been for decades and expected to wreak havoc. The European Union has warned that 11 million people are at risk from hunger, disease and lack of water in eastern and southern Africa alone. In west Africa conditions are emerging similar to the...