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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Crowe: 912. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a Palestinian refugee (details supplied) who had to flee his home in Syria due to the conflict there, who has been living in Jordan but now faces deportation back to Syria, where he faced possible torture and death; if the Minister will raise this case with his Jordanian counterpart and call on the Jordanian...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Opportunities to Enhance Health Service Provision through North-South Co-operation: Minister for Health (28 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: I apologise for being late. My excuse is that I was in the hospital system. On previous occasions the two Ministers would have attended the committee - for instance, the former Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, and the Minister for Education, Mr. John O'Dowd, MLA. It was useful that they spoke jointly about the co-operation enjoyed but also about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Opportunities to Enhance Health Service Provision through North-South Co-operation: Minister for Health (28 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: My colleague raised the cross-Border issue and the GAA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Opportunities to Enhance Health Service Provision through North-South Co-operation: Minister for Health (28 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: There was a meeting yesterday with the group involved. There are a number of teams, the majority of which are in the North. It is a cross-Border process. There is connectivity between areas such as mental health, alcohol-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Opportunities to Enhance Health Service Provision through North-South Co-operation: Minister for Health (28 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: We should all probably all declare our interest in Aer Lingus. The majority of Members in this House travel with Aer Lingus. If we had a choice, that is the airline with which we would travel. Increasingly across the country people adopt that position. I know people who have worked for Aer Lingus during the years. They have had good employment. There have been difficulties in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Enterprise Ireland (27 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the work Enterprise Ireland is doing to increase exports from Ireland and to create jobs and commercial investment. I note that Enterprise Ireland client companies created 19,705 new jobs in 2014, but the net new job figures were half of this, at 8,476. This is the highest net gain in the history of the agency. Enterprise Ireland's end-of-year statement notes that its supported...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Enterprise Ireland (27 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: Can Mr. Sherry tell us if there are any structures there? I understand some companies work through the local chamber, but is there any way of putting structure on those links, those people who were in Ireland. I am aware that trade delegations can invite people to dinners etc., but is there any way of making it more structured? Does Enterprise Ireland have plans to do this or is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Enterprise Ireland (27 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: The issue of embassy expansion is raised here on a regular basis. The witnesses say that they see the Asian countries as a region. A request was made that we open more embassies in that area. How important is that in respect of trade? People say it is key but if one was talking in terms of recommendations relating to countries where we do not have embassies, which countries would the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (27 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department provides video link services in order that Irish citizens can give testimony in foreign court cases, without leaving Ireland, or if it can assist citizens in giving testimony by video link to foreign courts. [21018/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the continued drowning of migrants in the Mediterranean; that hundreds of thousands of impoverished and vulnerable men, women and children may attempt to cross the Mediterranean in overcrowded boats this summer; and if she has discussed Irish involvement in any life saving measures and programmes with her European...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (26 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 459. To ask the Minister for Defence the mission of the LÉ Eithne which has been sent to serve in the Mediterranean; if it will take part in the EUNAVFOR Mediterranean military mission; if members of the Irish Defence Forces will be involved in any aspect of the EUNAVFOR Mediterranean mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20327/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that the 41st anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings is on 17 May 2015; that the British Government still refuses to release vital documents and information, that it has in relation to the bombings; and if he will urgently raise the issue with his British counterpart. [19376/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of a new report by Breaking the Silence, an organisation of veteran Israeli soldiers, that contains testimonies from 60 Israeli soldiers who fought in last summer's war in Gaza; that these testimonies show the Israeli army's scant regard for the safety of civilians; and that it breached international law obligations to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the rising tensions and violence in Macedonia; that leaked wiretaps have shown massive violations of human rights, and abuse of power by the current government; that this has caused public outrage and street protests, calling for the government’s resignation; that separate clashes with an armed group in a town in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned that the new British Government has pledged to scrap the Human Rights Act; that this could see Britain pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights; and that this would breach the Good Friday Agreement; and if he has discussed the issue with his British counterpart. [19342/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is reportedly being kept in a section of a jail that makes it difficult for that person's parent to have contact with him during visits; and if he will try use any influence he has to ensure that the person is moved to different section, which will allow his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 398. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on concerns for the well-being of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who was arrested in the Philippines in July 2013, given that the person and his family strongly maintain his innocence, and that he was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but is currently out on bail; if his Department is providing the person with consular...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 399. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that the Israeli Government has approved the building of 900 new illegal colonial settlement units in east Jerusalem, that this is in complete violation of international law, and that it is exacerbating the huge tension in the region, and is clearly working against a two-state solution; if he will raise concerns with his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cyprus Reunification (19 May 2015)

Seán Crowe: 400. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of recent elections in northern Cyprus, and that the newly elected leader, Mr Mustafa Akinci, has strongly stated that he wants reconciliation, and an agreement on the reunification of Cyprus; if he has spoken to his Cypriot counterpart on the issue; and if he will inform his Cypriot counterpart of his support for the...