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Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: Who has the problem with figures now?

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: The Government has no cure.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: There is certainly an inquiry on the impact of Lariam. It is not only about those who are currently affected but also about the future of Lariam prescription in the Defence Forces. The Minister is considering whether to send more Irish troops to Mali after France invoked a mutual defence clause under the Lisbon treaty. We opposed that whole element when it was being negotiated. If the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 66. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware of the vigil which took place on 11 November 2015 at Merrion Square in Dublin 2 in support of serving and former Defence Forces members who claim to have been affected after taking Lariam; if he will meet the Action Lariam for Irish Soldiers group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: On 11 November, I attended a vigil in Merrion Square in support of serving and former Defence Forces members who claimed to have been affected by the anti-malarial drug Lariam. It was a moving ceremony and I heard disturbing stories from those present. I head from former members who were still struggling with the negative effects that they believed had ruined their lives and from the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: We are all on the same page. The reason the questions are being asked continually is that we are all concerned about soldiers who have been affected negatively by the drug. One question they ask is whether the Minister is satisfied that, in all circumstances in which personnel have been asked to take Lariam, they have been given complete information on the possible side-effects. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 87. To ask the Minister for Defence the projects and proposals that he submitted to the Government’s 2016 to 2021 capital investment plan; the projects that were accepted; and those that were rejected. [41163/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 88. To ask the Minister for Defence for further details on his announcement that all-female Defence Forces units will be created and embedded in United Nations peacekeeping operations, where gender-based violence has occurred. [41166/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 89. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the safety of members of the 51st Infantry Group who will leave later this month for service with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, given the recent attacks on civilians and soldiers in Lebanon, and given the prospect of greater destabilisation. [41165/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 93. To ask the Minister for Defence for an update on the work of the LÉ Samuel Beckett in the Mediterranean, and on his recent meeting with the ship’s captain and members of the crew. [41164/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 95. To ask the Minister for Defence for a breakdown of how the €6 million increase in his Department’s budget, outlined in budget 2016, will be spent. [41162/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 446. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the charges which have been brought against the Colombian Senator Mr. Iván Cepeda; that the Senator is one of Colombia’s most recognised human rights defenders and has dedicated his life to helping to secure peace; that these charges have been tabled by Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez, who is a close...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 447. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that around 1,000 Fuerzas Armadas Revolutionarias de Colombia, FARC, prisoners being held in 15 different prisons across Colombia have gone on hunger strike to demand an improvement in their conditions, particularly with regard to health care; that human rights organisations have long documented the cruel treatment to which...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (10 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 314. To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department received any request in 2011 from any other Department for the Defence Forces to be stationed at bank ATMs; and if his Department has created any operational plans for the stationing of the Defence Forces at these machines since this current Government took office. [39230/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (5 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to death by beheading by a Saudi Arabian court; that he is a prominent human rights activist and scholar who has campaigned for reforms within Saudi Arabia; that international legal experts have concluded that his trial did not meet the international...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: It is a pity the Minister for Social Protection is not here, but having read the newspaper extracts from Deputy Eamon Gilmore's book, I suppose she did not want to be in that position in the first place. The social welfare cuts the Government has imposed have had a devastating impact on citizens and families across the State. We welcome the small increases in social welfare payments in the...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: Fine Gael is the landlords' party.

Travellers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: Yes. I do not know whether this will surprise the Minister of State but for the past number of elections, a leaflet has gone around an estate in my constituency stating that Seán Crowe voted in favour of Traveller accommodation. It pops up at every election despite there never having been any problems from the Travellers in that accommodation. Nevertheless, this unsigned letter...

Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome that we are having statements and a debate on the North. Like other speakers, I wish it happened more often and that more time was given for the North to be a regular feature on Dáil business. As an Irish republican, the North is not an abstract issue that can be ignored or set aside. It shaped my politics. What I have seen, heard and experienced has honed my political...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: It is called the Irish diaspora.