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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.

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin is on record as saying it will not be part of the institutions if their function is to implement mass social spending cuts that the Tories in London are dreaming up. We would argue that the Tories have no political mandate in the North. In recent weeks, we have also seen the British Government attempt to breach the Stormont House Agreement on legacy and victims issues....

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: I have no doubt we will continue to try to resolve this issue. However, on the legacy issues and the draft legislation put forward by representatives of the British Government, has the Irish Government had any input into that legislation? Is the Minister concerned about this whole area of sensitive security information that the British are putting forward? I know many of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: There was a particularly brutal crackdown on the media in the days leading up to the elections. Also, there was an increasingly volatile political climate. Last Wednesday Turkish police raided the offices of the main opposition media company and forced two television companies to close, yet the Minister said there was relative calm. It may appear that there was relative calm from this side...

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has concerns about the lack of engagement or leadership shown by the British Government and Unionist political leaders in the current talks, particularly in honouring commitments made in previous agreements, recognising that we are facing into a period of major political challenges in the coming weeks; and if he will agree to...

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: The question I tabled is now probably dated. I Iistened to the Minister's earlier response to Deputy Brendan Smith's question when he said the talks had entered an intensive stage. There was concern about the lack of engagement. As the Minister knows, there is a crisis in the political institutions in the North which is being facilitated by the failure of the British Government to honour...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: I am surprised by the Minister's reply. On Monday the elections observer, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, observed that the Turkish elections had been unfair and overshadowed by a climate of fear. This echoes the claim made by the HDP that it had been unable to campaign effectively because it had been busy trying to negotiate an end to violence in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the twin bombing attack on a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey, organised by the Peoples Democratic Party; that the death toll currently stands at 102, according to the public prosecutor’s office; that this is the third such attack at the party's rallies since June 2015; that it is the only party to be targeted like...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: This question to the Minister was tabled before the elections in Turkey took place and concerned the attack in Ankara in which 102 people were killed. I asked whether the Minister was concerned about the lack of security services to protect citizens attending peaceful and democratic rallies, especially during the run-up to the election. I note that three months earlier, there was a bombing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: I do not disagree with anything in the Minister's statement. We all want to see an end to violence but the reality seems to be that the Israeli Government continues its occupation, oppression and apartheid policies and Palestinians are subjected to extra-judicial killings. This is the most extreme and right-wing government Israel has had and its promotion of hate and impunity continues to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: During the past ten years, more than 11,000 attacks have been perpetrated by illegal Israeli settlers against the occupied Palestinian population and their properties. Does the Minister not agree that settlements are one of the biggest obstacles to peace? Will he push for an EU ban on the entry into the EU of goods produced in illegal settlements? If we cannot get this agreement, will he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deteriorating situation in occupied Palestine; if he is aware of the blatant violations of international and human rights law, many of which have been caught on camera; his views that Palestinians living under such a brutal and violent occupation require international protection; and if he has raised concerns over these...