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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Migration to Europe: Discussion (22 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: It is welcome that we are having this discussion. When the committee met with the EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, I raised with her this issue of migrants and the impact it was having on the EU. There is no surprise at the lack of solidarity coming from Europe. We would argue that there was a lack of solidarity on the Irish...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: The Minister might give me a more detailed written response on the matter at some stage. The Yarmouk camp has been described as hell on earth. Has there been additional funding from the Government for this particular situation? One of the difficulties in the Syrian war relates to people trying to flee Syria. We have seen several occurrences recently of boats sinking in the Mediterranean...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the United Nations crisis conference on Syria which took place on 31 March 2015; whether he is aware that it is over four years since the war started and that the humanitarian crisis is deepening, that the situation in the Yarmouk refugee camp has seriously deteriorated, and that donors committed...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: The refugee crisis in Syria involves 4 million people, and between 200,000 and 300,000 have died. There are a couple of matters. There was a UN conference on 31 March on the issue. Can the Minister detail whether his Department has pledged money to this appeal and what provisions are in place to ensure that countries that pledge money pay up?

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: People want some action. According to a recent report from the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in 2014 was the highest since 1967. The death toll in the occupied territories - some 2,314 Palestinians were killed in 2014, compared to 39 in 2013 - has been described by the UN co-ordinator as...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the comments of the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, in the run up to the recent elections, in which he stated that a Palestinian state would not be created during his time in office; that he also criticised Arab voters for their high polling turnout and that his Likud party won the...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: The inflammatory comments of the Israeli Prime Minister during the recent election campaign were racist and whipped up hate, fear and negativity. He also highlighted that he has no intention of ensuring that a democratic two-state solution is ever established. In the face of this, I once again call on the Minister to respect the wishes of the vast majority of Irish people and of both Houses...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: If we are waiting for positive actions from Mr. Netanyahu, we will be waiting a long time. However, I welcome the fact that the Minister signed a letter with other Foreign Ministers calling for the labelling of Israeli settlement goods. It is a welcome first step, but it does not go nearly far enough. Just last week the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that an Israeli Government can legally...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister's involvement in the case. I do not believe the individual will get a fair trial. He is being held in appalling conditions. He is not safe, he is vulnerable and his human rights have been violated. He was 17 when he was arrested, and he has been detained for the past two years. His health and mental condition are clearly deteriorating. We saw the release of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: My colleague Lynn Boylan has formally brought this case to the office of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms Federica Mogherini. I raised this personally with her. Ms Boylan raised the point that Egypt is in breach of Article 2 of its Euro-Mediterranean trade agreement, which states that relations between the parties "shall be based on respect of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned that the trial of a person (details supplied) has now been postponed until 26 April 2015, that this person has been in jail in Egypt for more than 600 days; and if he will provide an update on the case. [15330/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Egyptian Conflict (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: Sadly, I raise the case of Ibrahim Halawi with the Minister once again. He has been in jail for the past 600 days and we all hoped he would have been released and back home in Ireland by now. We all agree he will not get a fair trial in Egypt, considering the political situation there. Up to now there have been mass show trials and no real legal proceedings. Can the Minister give an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 183. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on concerns regarding the escalating situation in Yemen and the high civilian death toll that has resulted from military air strikes by the Saudi-led alliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15179/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Proliferation (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been following the multi-country talks on Iran’s nuclear programme; and if he is satisfied with the progress they made. [15180/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure the implementation of the truth recovery elements of the Stormont House Agreement, and services for victims and survivors. [15178/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 251. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the most recent figures for those in the Athy area in County Kildare receiving social welfare payments, and those on Government employment schemes. [15369/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 540. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to an Executive Order signed by the President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, that said Venezuela poses an extraordinary threat to the national security of the United States of America; his views that this was unnecessary and that coupled with sanctions, it is dangerously raising tensions...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 629. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there are differences in the rate required in securing council mortgages throughout the country, that Kildare County Council and Kilkenny County Council both require 3%, but Laois County Council requires 10%; and if he will correlate the rates in each county council. [15367/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Associations (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 630. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way Deputies may become directors of housing associations; and the procedure involved. [15368/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (21 Apr 2015)

Seán Crowe: 689. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a time frame for the start of a bus service through Castledermot, Ballytore and south County Kildare. [15370/15]