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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Human Rights Issues (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: The video of the moment that Mr. Elçi was killed is concerning. It shows him taking cover behind police officers as they open fire on an armed man running towards them. Once the man passes them, they turn and fire in the opposite direction where Mr. Elçi was sheltering. A few seconds later, his body is seen laid out on the ground. He was killed by a single bullet to his head....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the violence in Burundi which erupted in April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to seek a third term; if he is aware that the United Nations states that at least 240 persons have been killed since then and there have been widespread reports of serious human rights violations; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the recent discussion of the case of Mr. Pat Finucane at the Council of Europe; the basis of Ireland's statement on the issue; and if he will provide an update on his work to ensure there is a full public inquiry into the killing of Mr. Finucane. [45392/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount Ireland will donate to the European Commission's trust fund for Africa; how this money will be spent; and if it will be taken from our annual overseas development assistance expenditure. [45394/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 222. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware that the Athy area in County Kildare is a jobs black-spot; the investment and resources he has put into rectifying this situation since March 2011; and his plans to address this unacceptable situation. [46130/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 635. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the mechanism in place to provide oversight of the work of special policy committees in local authorities and to measure their successes and failures. [46129/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 636. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that some Teachtaí Dála and local authority councillors are directors of approved housing bodies in County Kildare and directly responsible for offering houses to persons; and if he believes that this is acceptable and transparent. [46131/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Middle East Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: Much has happened following Sinn Féin's Private Members' motion which called on the Government to recognise the state of Palestine and which was passed unopposed in the Dáil on 10 December 2014. Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu has since been re-elected as Prime Minister of Israel. He has overseen the illegal blockade and mediaeval siege of Gaza, the building of an apartheid wall in...

Topical Issue Debate: Middle East Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: That is an appalling answer to what we are seeking. I do not see how the Minister of State can ignore the democratic will of this House. He says the final decision rests with the Minister, but the Minister's colleagues in both Houses have called for the recognition of Palestine. The Minister of State says the timing is not right, but when will it be right for the Palestinian people? It is...

Pre-European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: I echo the words of Teachta Adams and call on the Taoiseach to raise the case of Ibrahim Halawa, a constituent of mine, at the meeting. Yesterday the European Commission announced plans to launch its own European border and coast guard system. The plans envisage a reserve pool of 1,500 border guards who can be deployed on the EU's external borders without the consent of the host state, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Boko Haram Insurgency: Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Nigeria (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Boko Haram Insurgency: Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Nigeria (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: I could be a Senator one of these days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Boko Haram Insurgency: Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Nigeria (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: All right. We do look alike. I welcome Mr. Iginla to this meeting. I join my colleagues in recording my disappointment regarding the non-attendance of many of those who were invited to come to this meeting. I suppose their failure to turn up for various reasons - some of them decided not to make themselves available - means they have opted out of the whole idea of today, which is to try...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: I bid "Good morning" to the Minister of State. I have a good few questions, if he will bear with me. I note that the agreement was signed between the EU and Vietnam in 2012. I suppose the first obvious question is, why has it taken so long to become before the Oireachtas? Is the Minister of State confident that there is adequate parliamentary oversight of such important agreements?...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: Ms Collins was talking about human rights. Is there a trigger mechanism for sanctions in this agreement and, if so, how does a country trigger it? Can Ireland trigger it or does it have to be the EU? I am conscious that we have trade agreements with other countries, including Israel. That strikes me straight away, yet they still have this special trading agreement with the EU. I would be...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: Not necessarily in Vietnam but we are talking about what is happening across the globe.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: That is where the concern is.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (10 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: 185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the ongoing birthday postcard campaign for a person (details supplied). [44475/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (9 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: Are we in public session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: I support the motion. I have no confidence whatsoever in the legal system in Egypt. It is a sham trial of a huge number of people. The case has been cancelled on a number of occasions on the basis that witnesses have not turned up. It is an absolute joke to see the legal system in Egypt and I do not see how anyone can have any confidence in it. The Chairman said the law will take its...