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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I am not an expert and I do not believe any of the committee members are. My concern is that this is potentially a huge deal but there has been no real debate on it. There have been headlines in newspapers but there has been no real information behind them on the talks. A veil of secrecy covers the discussions that are ongoing and what the impact will be. It concerns me that some people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Exchange of Views: Mozambique Ministerial Delegation (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegation. Mr. Marques Balói began by referring to the 1 million people killed during the conflict. There have been disturbing reports that the security situation in Mozambique has deteriorated, particularly over the past few months, and it is possible that conflict could break out again. Nobody wants that to happen. Which international organisations or countries are...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Development Fund: Motion (29 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: What is the timescale?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Development Fund: Motion (29 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Costello. I apologise for being late; it was the traffic. I agree with the comments of previous speakers on the European Development Fund. It is managed by the unelected European Commission and the European Investment Bank, and the European Parliament has a limited role in scrutinising it, which I have been told is improving. I am interested in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Nigeria: Ambassador of Nigeria (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the ambassador. My first experience of people from Nigeria was when, as a child, two young children from Biafra arrived at our school, refugees from the conflict. As kids, it was probably the first time we had actually met anyone fleeing from a war-torn region and it was unusual that it was two African children at our school. There are 40,000 Nigerians living in Ireland today. A...

Order of Business (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: The Ceann Comhairle might guide me on my question. One of the schools used for the elections in Dublin South-West was Holy Rosary primary school, but anyone with a physical impairment could not approach the polling station. There is legislation on this matter, but it does not seem to have been implemented. Anyone with a physical impairment-----

Order of Business (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: I could, but a by-election is coming down the tracks. Must the Electoral Commission Bill be tweaked? It was degrading to see people in wheelchairs-----

Order of Business (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: -----not being able to access the polling station.

Order of Business (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: Okay.

Order of Business (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: It related to the Electoral Commission Bill.

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: The difficulty is that there is no government operating in Libya. There is a collection of armed groups and this is another strong man emerging. We have seen this happen on many occasions. Earlier we discussed the coup in Thailand. Are there Irish citizens living in Libya and is there concern about them? A number of Libyan people were living in Ireland, some of whom returned to Libya...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: 12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating situation in Libya after armed militants stormed the country's interim parliament with the country sliding towards an all out civil war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23186/14]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: Conflicts have dominated his morning's proceedings. Will the Minister of State make a statement on the intervention in Libya where armed militants have taken over the parliament?

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imposition of martial law in Thailand and the fact that army soldiers have occupied government buildings in the country, which has a history of military coups and dictatorships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23184/14]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: I was asked to raise this question to draw to the Minister's attention the situation following the military coup in Thailand. Many Thai people live in Ireland and many Irish people travel on holiday to Thailand and also live there. The country has a history of military interventions. Soldiers yesterday detained a prominent minister of the ousted government who had emerged from hiding to...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Tánaiste's expression of concern and in particular his concern for Irish people in Thailand. There is a long history of interventions by the military in that country. Since 1932 there have been 12 military coups and seven unsuccessful coups. I commend the Minister's proactive approach to the security of Irish citizens in Thailand. Is the Department providing information...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: We need to be very proactive in our response to this situation. I am concerned about the message that the decision to open the embassy may give. There is a need for Ireland to support the democratic institutions in Thailand. I agree that arrangements for the opening of the embassy should go ahead, but we should send a strong message to the Thai authorities that if the situation in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the breakdown of the peace talks between Israel and Palestine; his views on Israel’s decision not to release the last batch of Palestinian prisoners as agreed before the talks, which led to the collapse of the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23262/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: The background to this is the collapse of another peace process and the discussions between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority. I ask this question about a number of concerns I have about the Israeli actions which seemed to precipitate the collapse of this agreement. In the agreement which was facilitating new negotiations Israel promised to release 104 veteran Palestinian prisoners...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (28 May 2014)

Seán Crowe: Will the Irish Government be supporting the Palestinian Authority's request to join the approximately 15 international agencies on the back of this issue? There are 240 Palestinian prisoners who have entered a second month of hunger strike, which is a critical phase, and 40 of them have been hospitalised. Does the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade oppose the use of...

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