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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: An example of the difficulty with trade agreements is that one of the agreements the Parliament agreed today has been in operation for the past six years. We are only playing catch-up. This is a big concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: Six years later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: I know that. It is the fault of the Government.

Economic Partnership Agreement: Motion (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: The idea of economic partnership agreements, EPAs, is to combine trade and development. According to the EU, the various African, Caribbean and Pacific countries with which it wants to conclude these trade deals will not only benefit from these agreements in an economic way, but will do so in terms of human and social development. We refute these disingenuous claims as they include more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses here this morning. To follow up on what Mr. Maskey said, how often do representatives of the different structures meet? It is a pity that the former Minister, Deputy Quinn, had to leave because he would have had a better insight on co-operation at ministerial level. How flexible are the systems for meeting counterparts? If something is working in one area, North or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that a family (details supplied) is fighting against immediate eviction from their East Jerusalem home in favour of an Israeli family with no ties to the building; that the resident family has resided in this home for 65 years; and if he will raise this case and other illegal evictions with the Israeli authorities. [42092/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that from 9 November 2015 to 13 November 2015, in the space of less than one week, three prominent Colombian human rights defenders (details supplied) were killed; if he is aware that it has been claimed they were killed by right-wing paramilitaries with the complicity of the Colombian authorities and army; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the killing of one peasant farmer and the injuring of many more after heavy military operations in Argelia in Cauca in Colombia; if he is concerned that such a military operation was carried out against one of the most marginalised communities in one of the poorest regions of Colombia, who were all unarmed; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: I approach this debate from the perspective that we need serious and radical democratic reform within Europe. Only a fool would suggest we did not need to strengthen the accountability and transparency of European institutions. We also need to be honest about the mistakes and failings which have led to a growing number of people across Europe being alienated from the institutions of the...

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]