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Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: I take this opportunity to raise the case of Ibrahim Halawa who is facing a mass trial this Sunday. If convicted he will be sentenced to death. Will the Government agree to set time aside to discuss the case? Deputy Pat Breen, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, was recently in Egypt on a visit to Ibrahim Halawa, as was Lynn Boylan, MEP. The conditions in which he is being...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: We do not have an ambassador in Egypt.

Social Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: I begin by mentioning Alan Murphy, the homeless man who died just a few minutes walking distance from here. I express my deepest sympathy to his family and friends. Alan's death should be a call to action. I appeal to the Minister to declare the housing crisis an emergency. That entails the Government taking practical steps to provide a real and lasting solution to the crisis. Several of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Outstanding Legacy Issues affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. We have already heard some powerful contributions. Some of the things the witnesses have said have provoked us, some of it is uncomfortable and challenging but that is what today is about. It is about listening and about recognition. Mr. Bothwell was saying that people are sick of talking. He went on to refer the importance of talking. Maybe it is the quality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Outstanding Legacy Issues affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: The common theme from all the witnesses is that they are all asking why. I was interested to hear what Ms Fullerton said about the Garda not having a proper investigation. Mr. Stack is saying the same. They are coming from different angles, but both are saying there are agendas but that the agendas appear to be different. I would be interested to hear the witnesses expand on that. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Outstanding Legacy Issues affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: A couple of things have struck me over the course of the day and they came up again during Ms Joly's presentation. I do not ask this to be a smart aleck, but why is there a reluctance to support victims of the conflict in the State? We support groups in the North but not in the South. I do not know why but perhaps the delegates might fill us in. We seem to have a partitionist approach,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: 176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the post of Irish Ambassador to Egypt will be filled; his views that the post needs to be filled urgently, considering the ongoing case and incarceration of an Irish citizen (details supplied). [32581/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the delay in appointing a new Irish Ambassador to Egypt and the urgent need to fill this post due to the ongoing case of an Irish citizen (details supplied) detained in Egypt, his plans to appoint an existing Irish Ambassador based in the region, to stand in as an interim ambassador until the new replacement takes up the post....

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

Seán Crowe: 178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that non-governmental organisations, NGOs, in Israel are possibly going to face severe new restrictions on how they operate if two restrictive bills are passed by the Israeli Knesset; if he is further aware that these draft laws seek to cut the funding of NGOs, whom the Israeli Government views as being foreign agents; the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: I wish to congratulate GOAL and the United Nations Refugee Agency in the work they have done so far. I also acknowledge the crews of the LE Eithneand the LE Niamh. They have rescued over 6,300 people in the Mediterranean. Maybe the committee should send a message of solidarity to those crews and thank them for the work they are doing. My first experience of refugees was people fleeing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointment of UN Secretary General: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: The motion is very long and detailed. While I would approach it in a very positive way, it has not really come up as an issue at this committee. I have no problem if the Senator wants to take it today, but I would prefer if, at some stage, the committee could invite speakers to outline the background and give an overview of related doubts to get a sense of what it is we are actually voting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: I support the motion. It represents a good idea. It sends a signal to the Egyptian authorities that this House is very concerned over this trial, which I regard as a show trial. My colleague, Ms Lynn Boylan, MEP, had written to the committee and, along with the Chairman, asked for an updated report. She was shocked by the conditions in the prison and by what Mr. Halawa was experiencing....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (15 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 157. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware that the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks’ Representative Association, PDFORRA, has stated that the crew of the LE Eithne are not receiving the proper daily allowances from his Department and are being underpaid for their work, that PDFORRA believe the crew, who have rescued over 3,400 persons, should be entitled to the higher...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 145. To ask the Minister for Defence if ambulances belonging to the Defence Forces are continuing to be used to supplement Health Service Executive civilian ambulance services; and if so, the number of times they have been used in this regard since January 2014. [28005/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount each Irish embassy overseas cost in 2014. [28006/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 244. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish embassies overseas which are based in properties that his Department owns; and the value of each of these properties. [28007/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 245. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of overseas Irish embassies based in properties that are rented by his Department; and the amount spent in rent by each embassy. [28008/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of extra new staff who have been brought in to work in the housing section of Kildare County Council since 2011, excluding any staff brought in to replace those who retired or were off on sick leave since 2011. [28003/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Administration (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 263. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a report that a portion of the revenue raised by the local property tax is being spent on a mayoral chain of office in County Kildare municipal districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28004/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (8 Jul 2015)

Seán Crowe: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the practice in whole-of-life insurance policies where the premium continues to rise as the customer ages; his views that this practice is in line with regulatory norms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27823/15]