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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that the Government is a joint and co-equal guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, the way his Department plans to support the re-established leaders' talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28442/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: My question is similar to the one which was put by Deputy Smith. I table the question ahead of the party leaders' talks in the North this week. Unfortunately, we have seen a real deterioration in the peace process in the North. We have had the Haass talks and resolutions which the British Government and sections of unionism never fully endorsed. Many believe that let the Unionists clearly...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: We accept the importance of the fact that discussions are going on prior to the contentious parades and marches which are coming down the track. It is important that the first official meeting is taking place between Sinn Féin and David Cameron at Downing Street this morning, four years after he took office. There is a different approach by the Irish Government, the Tánaiste and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Good Friday Agreement (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: I reiterate that the Irish Government has been inclusive in the process. It has tried to involve all parties and none and to encourage and promote the idea of dialogue. The British Government seems to have adopted a different position. The night that Deputy Gerry Adams was arrested, they were having a drinks party with the DUP. The British Government may be meeting unionism on a regular...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Immigration Controls (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed during his recent visit to the USA; and his views on whether a comprehensive immigration reform package can be delivered. [28441/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Immigration Controls (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: The Tánaiste was recently in the US to discuss immigration reform with the US Government and members of the Congress and the Senate. The issue affects up to 60,000 Irish people, many of whom were living in the shadows and living in fear. Will the Tánaiste at some stage address the issue, outline his views on the potential success of immigration reform in the US and will he give us...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Immigration Controls (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: Part of the difficulty is that the situation is changing all the time and we have a statement from the Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, saying he did not believe immigration reform would happen this year. The blinds are being pulled on the window of opportunity but there is still a chink of light with regard to the possibility of this being delivered. Part of the difficulty is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Immigration Controls (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is getting more difficult to deliver. People are saying one thing to us but circumstances and politics intervene. The Minister referred to a pathway of legalisation and the E3 visa. A 12-month J programme has been negotiated Government to Government. Has the Tánaiste been in discussion with the US Government about extending the programme? The work experience has been helpful and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the temporary truce in Ukraine; if he has discussed the situation with his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28187/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Iraqi Conflict (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is monitoring the deteriorating situation in Iraq; the growth of ISIS in the region; and if his Department have any plans to provide aid to the unfolding humanitarian crisis. [28186/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has been arrested, released and rearrested in Sudan for the supposed crime of converting from Islam to Christianity and that they face the death penalty; and if he has raised this human rights abuse with the Sudanese authorities. [28188/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Egyptian Conflict (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the jailing of three Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt; his views regarding the crackdown on journalists and the freedom of expression in Egypt; and if he has raised his concerns with the Egyptian authorities. [28189/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the disappearance of three Israeli teenagers from an Israeli settlement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; the heavy handed response of the Israeli army which has killed 3 Palestinian civilians and detained over 300, which is amounting to collective punishment; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: 383. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding cases there are; the number of persons that have paid the certification fee for naturalisation but have not received their citizenship; and the average waiting time for citizenship once the certification fee has been paid. [27910/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegates here today. This project has positive potential written all over it. The presentations outlined clearly the new opportunities, the safety aspect, the employment potential, the tourism benefits, the connectivity and so on associated with this project. It ticks all the boxes. The delegates are not here today to go through the motions, they want this committee and...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I apologise on behalf of Deputy Adams, who cannot be here as he is attending a meeting elsewhere, and on my own behalf for my delay in my getting to the House. I was attending the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, at which we were dealing with the upcoming European Council meeting and at which the Tánaiste was present. Two weeks ago, citizens right across this State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Tánaiste. He referred to Ukraine and the sanctions. The mood music coming out of Ukraine has been somewhat positive. A temporary truce has been established. The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has spoken about formally taking Russian military intervention in eastern Europe off the table as separatist leaders agree to a ceasefire. The Russian Parliament is talking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Ireland clearly needs to be standing on the side of human rights and equality. Is the Tánaiste concerned about the hunger strikes and their implications? There have been talks suggesting that they might be called off for the month of Ramadan. Will the issue of the collective punishment of Palestinians be raised? It has been suggested that water is being denied to farmers. There is a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing hunger strikes of Saharawi political prisoners who are demanding the respect of their most basic human rights and an improvement of the conditions in the prison; that a visit of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Morocco has failed to improve the conditions of all...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of international treaties, conventions and other international legal obligations which Ireland has signed but not yet ratified; where this information is readily available and updated for members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26676/14]