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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (18 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Whose standards? That is the point that I want to have debated. We did not touch on the issue of job displacement. All of the studies suggest that there will be job displacement. Again one of the studies raised the cost of unemployment and that the costs arising from job displacement have not been considered. The impact of an agreement on least developed countries, LDCs, was downplayed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (18 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegation here this afternoon. At one level everyone agrees that trade between countries and regions is a positive thing. I do not think there is anyone present who would disagree with my comment. However, trade needs to be based on fairness, sustainability and respect for citizens. There are trade agreements with countries that have a poor human rights record. Part of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (18 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: 28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the vision of the reconciliation fund to address unresolved issues that have impeded or slowed down progress, if consideration will be given to support groups working with victims of conflict in this State to be recognised as strategic partners of the fund. [26247/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Application Numbers (17 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: 661. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current delays and difficulties being experienced by wheelchair users; if he will provide an update on the number of outstanding electric wheelchairs needing repairs that are currently in the system (details supplied); the number that are not being repaired within the contract time of three days or 24 hours for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the meeting. I would like to follow on from some of the comments made by Deputy Halligan. The objectives of European Semester 2015 include pursuance of differential growth, friendly fiscal consolidation, restoring lending to the economy, promoting growth and competitiveness, tackling unemployment, social consequences of the crisis, modernising public...

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: The story of Tuam's mother and baby home is appalling and horrific and its scale mind-numbing. It is difficult to read and even harder to understand. Can we truly say what happened is surprising? In 2002, when I came into the Dáil, there had been calls to investigate the horrific crimes committed in residential institutions. The focus was narrow. We had a partial apology from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in South Sudan: Concern, GOAL and Oxfam (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and note the amazing work being done by their staff and those on the ground in South Sudan and in other areas. As has been stated before, those who work for the organisations represented here are great ambassadors for Ireland. They put many of us elected representatives to shame in the context of their commitment and passion for change. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is badly served by the vocational training opportunities scheme, VTOS, in terms of places.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Those figures do not add up, as I have told the Minister of State already.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Balbriggan has double the number in Tallaght. Where is the logic in this?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: That is not my opinion; these are the figures I have been given.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I have examined the population figures.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Therefore, the Minister of State's hands are tied. What was the point of even coming to the Chamber?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I am unsure whether the Minister of State has listened to anything that I have said this afternoon in respect of the reasoning behind this decision. The Minister of State said it was a matter for the board. What is the point of coming to the House if that is the case? Is the Minister of State listening to me?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Was the Minister of State listening earlier when I was asking him to outline the reasons why the board has done this? The Minister of State said the ETB is an independent board and manages its own resources to provide the best service and so on. The Minister of State outlined that Tallaght and Walkinstown have certain positions. He also said that Balbriggan is a growing area and so on. I...

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State knows the reason. Is that so? Is it because Balbriggan is the fastest-growing area in the country. Is that the reason?

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State know the fastest-growing area in respect of unemployment in the country? Young people who have no hope at the moment are living in the Tallaght and Walkinstown areas and this is one of the only chances they have for retraining and reskilling. I have put that to the Minister of State. Many of them come from the construction industry. The Minister of State must...

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: Perhaps the Minister of State will outline it to me again paragraph by paragraph because I cannot see it.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I was listening and I read the Minister's reply while he was speaking.

Topical Issue Debate: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (11 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: At present, there is a proposal to take vocational training opportunities scheme, VTOS, training places from Tallaght and give them to Balbriggan. As the Minister of State is aware, Tallaght has one of the highest rates of unemployment among those between the ages of 18 and 24 in the country. I am requesting that the decision to transfer the training places to which I refer to Balbriggan be...