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Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...the Chairman of the committee, my party colleague, an Teachta Ó Caoláin, who has overseen the creation of this report. I join others in welcoming the representatives of Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and Nasc Ireland who are in the Gallery. I also welcome the members of the undocumented community living here and the many people from the Syrian community who are present for this...

UK Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...That is frustrating and difficult for anyone trying to follow what direction Britain will go in this regard. It did not reassure and, more importantly, did not address any of the issues facing Ireland. This is hardly surprising considering the British Government has consistently failed to address the key issues of avoiding a border, citizens’ rights and protecting the Good Friday...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...The school is located down in a back alley or laneway, which makes it difficult to drop off the children at school. It is made up of prefabs. There are a lot of problems. There is plenty of land and there is agreement with South Dublin County Council. We are not just looking to serve our own constituencies here. We are asking the Minister to fast-track the work because of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (20 Sep 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who went missing after the Argentine security forces evicted a group of the indigenous Mapuche community from their lands in Patagonia due to a dispute with an Italian clothing company (detail supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the United Nations committee reported that their...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...Israel and have not really been able to do anything to this day, but we know what conditions are like in Gaza. I can also give as an example what is happening in Colombia where trade unionists, land activists and so on are being assassinated, but, in its wisdom, the European Union decided to go ahead with the agreement. I do not want to argue with the Minister of State; I just think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Agenda Developments: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...on the radio. He spoke about the scale of the challenge facing Italy. The Italians feel that there is a lack of solidarity from the rest of Europe when it comes to the huge number of refugees landing on their shores. The fact is that boats can bring refugees to any safe port, but they are coming to Italian ports in the main and not to anywhere else. There is a lack of solidarity. I do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Ukraine: Mrs. Olena Shaloput (22 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...the Russian side in relation to these weapons that are in the hands of the rebels? Are they buying them on the international market? what are they saying? How are these weapons supposed to be landing in these regions? Another area concerns refugees. I understand that the conflict has displaced between 2 million and 3 million people. According to the United Nations High Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in giving permission to a club (details supplied) in Tallaght, Dublin 24, in conjunction with a school to carry out proposed building work on lands currently under the control of his Department; if it is a shortage of staff in a particular section of his Department that is causing the years of delay; and if his attention has been drawn to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (20 Jun 2017)

Seán Crowe: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which a club (details supplied) in Tallaght, Dublin 24, first contacted his Department seeking an agreement to build on lands currently under the control of his Department adjoining the club and a community school; and the length of time it is expected to wait until official permission is granted to begin the work. [26743/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lengthy delay in coming to an agreement with a club and school (details supplied) on a land swap that will benefit the club, the school and the wider community. [13871/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (9 Mar 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...we will see an acceleration of efforts to create that EU army? Again, that is a concern that many of us have. I know she is on record about her concerns about Irish neutrality and military planes landing at Shannon Airport as part of a forwarding base for military operations around the world. She did not allude to it in her paper but does see it as an issue. I know Dr. Devine has a...

Topical Issues Debate: Israeli Settlements (23 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...the Israeli Government had have been thrown aside and it seems to be moving ahead with these proposals. We know from our own history, the history of evictions and people being forced off their land. It was burned into the psyche of generations of Irish people. Similarly this is what will happen in this situation. Visiting the village yesterday, the UN co-ordinator for humanitarian aid...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (22 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the bill passed by the Israeli Knesset that retroactively legalises thousands of illegal colonial settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and that such a move has been described by the Palestinian Government as legalised theft and an attempt to destroy the two state solution; and if he will raise his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...way forward in tackling the refugee crisis? Should we consider being more supportive of those countries on the front line of migration, particularly Greece and Italy? Thousands of migrants are landing in those countries daily during the summer months. I am conscious that I shall not get an opportunity anywhere else to discuss the fact that Ibahim Halawa is facing his 19th trial hearing...

US Executive Order on Immigration: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...the opportunity to refer to the Dakota Access pipeline project, against which the Standing Rock Sioux tribe have led large, vibrant colourful protests. The proposed 1,200 mile pipeline will link North Dakota with Illinois across their sacred lands and it is a proposal that will threaten their water supply and cultural heritage. They have legitimate concerns about the real environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (17 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...has been drawn to the lengthy delay and difficulties being experienced by a sports club and a school (details supplied) and on a wall and pitch development project on part of his Department's lands; the cause of the delay; and if he will attempt to resolve the delay in the project receiving permission that would benefit the club, school and the adjoining local community [41331/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (17 Jan 2017)

Seán Crowe: 1609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he permitted an aeroplane (details supplied) operating on behalf of the US military to land at Shannon Airport on Friday 30 December 2016; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the plane arrived at Shannon at 1 p.m., took off less than two hours later and flew to Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, before returning to...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] - Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Crowe: ...in Bunreacht na hÉireann. Who could be afraid of that? I appeal to all parties and Teachtaí Dála to allow the Bill to pass Second Stage and let us begin an honest and open debate about Ireland's policy of neutrality. It is important to enshrine such a fundamental principle in Bunreacht na hÉireann because successive Governments have breached the Hague Convention and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Seán Crowe: ...construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan is illegal under international law; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that meanwhile discriminatory land, housing and development policies mean that Syrian residential areas are severely overcrowded; if he will condemn these latest moves to build new settlement houses; and if he will raise the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (14 Jul 2016)

Seán Crowe: ...to ensure that the peasant reserve zones in Colombia are properly considered by the seven-EU-member-state committee that is allocating EU funds which are ring-fenced for equitable access to land in national protected areas. [21768/16]