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

Seán Crowe: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to business practices being conducted by Irish companies in Western Sahara; if his attention has been drawn to San Leon’s operations in the country; and if he will request that Irish companies operating there immediately suspend their business, until such time as the Saharawi people directly benefit...

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

Seán Crowe: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to rallies held in Bahrain on 14 February, 2015, to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the beginning of protests demanding democratic freedoms and political reform; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the protesters were tear-gassed, had rubber bullets fired at them; that approximately 50...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (26 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the agreed ceasefire in Ukraine, that was due to come into place on15 February 2015 will hold, especially in the key strategic town of Debaltseve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to an attempted coup in Venezuela that was foiled and revealed on 12 February 2015; his views on attempted anti-democratic coups in Venezuela; and if he will contact the Venezuelan Government to outline his support for the democratic institutions of the Venezuelan state. [8278/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions that took place at his recent meeting with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; his views on measures which were agreed at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8448/15]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: What is considered to be the family in modern Ireland is very different from how it was traditionally viewed when I was growing up. We need radical and inclusive legislation to reflect this new reality. In the main, Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill and recognises that it will finally modernise Irish law regarding children living in diverse family norms. We have concerns about some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: I have to leave early as I have to attend a meeting of the committee on the Good Friday Agreement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: Cuirim fáilte roimh an uachtarán agus an ard-stiúrthóir. The GAA is actively seeking UNESCO heritage status in respect of hurling, which would be great and which would underline the uniqueness of the sport. Will our guests outline the process involved in this regard and how such status will benefit both hurling and the GAA? Is there anything the committee could do to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: Cuirim fáilte roimh an tUasal Joe Durkan. Different people have come before the committee to discuss this matter and there is agreement that a possible UK exit from the European Union could have a huge impact on Ireland. As Deputy Bernard J. Durkan inquired, should we be focusing on the possible impact on the European Union in general and the United Kingdom? We are motivated in terms...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 503. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 17 February 2015, that his Department's emigrant support programme is funding a global networking hub, if this includes the creation of an Irish emigrant register; and if not, if he will create this proposed register. [8107/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Traffic Control Services (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the alleged use of Irish controlled airspace by two Russian bomber planes on 28 January 2015; if he has spoken to the Russian authorities regarding the incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome our guests. The presentation refers to the need for a coherent political solution. From where is that going to come? Up to now, nothing has worked. How safe are GOAL's staff working on the ground? Reference was made to road blocks. What is the experience in the context of NGOs trying to transport food into the country? Have GOAL's staff come across evidence of child soldiers...

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: Are they posed by Fine Gael trolls?

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: Give to the wealthy. It is not fair.

Other Questions: UN Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: When the report is concluded, there should be an opportunity for the Dáil or the committee dealing with defence matters to look at and discuss it with the Minister. Circumstances in the region have changed for a number of reasons, one of which has been European Union member states taking sides in the conflict within Syria and supplying weaponry. That was a game changer. I am...

Other Questions: UN Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 9. To ask the Minister for Defence if any members of the Defence Forces will take part in the investigation by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon into the recent death of a Spanish peacekeeper serving on the mission; and if the Defence Forces taking part in United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon,UNIFIL, will now review their security and their procedures mandate,...

Other Questions: UN Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: A Spanish peacekeeper with the UNIFIL mission in the Lebanon, Francisco Javier Soria Toledo, was killed recently. It is believed that he was killed by Israeli artillery fire and UNIFIL is currently carrying out an investigation. Are Irish personnel taking part in the investigation?

Other Questions: UN Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister have any information on when the report is expected to be published? Is information on the exact locations of UNIFIL troops passed on to the Israeli army? The Israelis usually conduct their own investigations of these incidents. Is the Minister aware of any follow-up or information in that regard? I noted earlier that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade had visited...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 2. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied), a Lebanese national who is the alleged perpetrator of the murder of persons (details supplied) and the attempted murder of a person (details supplied), Irish peacekeepers deployed with the UN in Lebanon; if the Lebanese authorities have been in contact with his Department over this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: I have tabled this question to get an update from the Minister on the case of Mr. Mahmoud Bazzi, a Lebanese national who is the main suspect in the murder of Privates Thomas Barrett and Derek Smallhorne and the attempted murder of Private John O'Mahony, Irish peacekeepers deployed with the UN. Mr. Bazzi has been deported from the US to Lebanon. Has the Lebanese Government contacted the...