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Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: When we have been in a position to bring about positive change, particularly around such social clauses, we have delivered them. Earlier, the example was given of Conor Murphy and what he did regarding roads and other elements of his ministerial portfolio. While this was happening in the North, we were being told it could not be done here. Although some of our memories might be failing, I...

Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I am not addressing Fianna Fáil, but the debate. I am trying to be inclusive. At the time it was said that under EU regulations and directives it could not be done, but other countries were doing it. Although not many people would cite what was happening in Greece, and maybe rightly so, when Greece got the Olympic Games, companies were coming in to build new infrastructure in Athens,...

Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: Some words and expressions will probably be reflected in all of the speeches made today. We will hear words and expressions such as "inclusive", "not being exclusive", "expanding the franchise and making it more representative", as well as "reform", "improve" and "make better". In all of the speeches made on the motion today Members will be talking in these terms. This time last year the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the murder of the youngest MP (details supplied) in Venezuela; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the reports emerging suggest that they were tortured and assassinated in a premeditated attack; his views on the increase in violent attacks on left-wing politicians and Government...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide detailed breakdown of break-ins, burglaries and crime in the Ballycragh, Ballycullen and Firhouse areas of County Dublin; and if the results indicate a need for a more overt Garda presence in these communities. [38708/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown on the average waiting time for an appointment for the adult vascular outpatient department in the Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [38709/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Data (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 144. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Prospectus report in 2009, that suggests 579 intensive care unit beds were needed by 2020, if he will confirm that there were 289 ICU beds in 2009; if he will confirm that there are now 233 ICU beds; and his plans to improve this situation that is undermining the health and well-being of critically ill patients. [38710/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome what the Minister has said. The US Administration has talked about playing a constructive and meaningful role in supporting the talks process. During his trip to the US last week, did the Minister have formal discussions with members of the US Administration, and what role does he see for it in these talks?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin is ready for the talks. We will enter them to resolve outstanding issues and we will always abide by any agreements made. We have lived up to all our commitments in the past and sought to promote peace and reconciliation, inclusion and equality. We have tried to work with all parties and none in the institutions in good faith, and we are committed to the whole idea of power...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will pursue the implementation of all aspects of the political agreements entered into since Good Friday 1998 in respect of the peace and political processes, as part of the newly convened all-party talks on Northern Ireland. [37869/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I congratulate the Minister and the Ministers of State on their elevation to their new jobs and I look forward to working with them. I welcome the Minister's statement that the British and Irish Governments are to initiate all-party talks. There is a growing sense of crisis in the North and it requires an immediate response. Will the Minister outline a date to begin all-party talks? He...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Catalan Referendum (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Catalan President, with the support of the Catalan Parliament, has signed a decree to hold a referendum on independence on 9 November 2014 and that the Spanish Government has declared it will block this democratic vote; his views on the right of the Catalan persons to democratically...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cyprus Reunification (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Cypriot reunification talks that the preparatory phase has ended and the talks are now entering an important and delicate phase; if he welcomes a UN envoy's meeting with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on 17 September 2014; and if he has discussed the issue with Cypriot Government representatives and his European...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the creation of a so called international coalition to bomb ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria; if Ireland will be providing any humanitarian aid or support to the tens of thousands of Kurds who are fleeing from Syria to Turkey to escape ISIS attacks in recent weeks. [37724/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent resolution before the International Atomic Energy Agency calling on Israel to join the non-proliferation treaty; his views on the resolution; which way Ireland voted; and if he is in favour of a nuclear weapons free Middle East. [37726/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the increasing tensions in eastern Ukraine which have seen soldiers, militants and civilians killed recently; his views that the ceasefire may still hold; and his further views over possible gas and fuel shortages in Ukraine as winter approaches. [37727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 402. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any formal contact with the Bolivian Government over the case of a person (details supplied) who was killed in Bolivia in 2009; and if he will detail the level of discussions. [37703/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 422. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the pro-democracy protests taking place in Hong Kong; his views on whether Hong Kong's democratic structures are now under threat; and his discussions at EU level regarding these development. [37858/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Data (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of surveys-questionnaires, that require personal and sensitive information on pupils and their families, that schools are currently required to carried out; the purpose of gathering such sensitive material; the person that will have access to the material; and if a school declines to carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated report regarding the development and identification-selection of a proposed new site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [38065/14]