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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (19 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of US troops that passed through Shannon Airport in 2012 and in 2013. [8430/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: Reference was made to other countries in the past trying to churn out little Englanders, little Germans, French, Italians and so on. They all had an agenda in the past. One of the positive things about Ireland's aid is that we have no hidden agenda. Mr. Cotter said our aid is untied. My argument is that it should not be untied in the sense that we want to see these countries emerging with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: We are all in agreement that we want to see this area fully transparent and accountable. Over the past five years, a number of assessments have come up with positive conclusions on the performance of the EDF. Some of the reviews referred to the fact that EU aid remains fragmented between EU instruments, the EDF and the budget and between national, regional, thematic and horizontal levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (11 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are formal proposals to amalgamate schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention has been drawn to such changes; the impact the merger will have; and in view of the fact that parents and teachers have been left in the dark regarding the merger, if he will provide any further information. [6675/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion with Commissioner for Victims and Survivors (6 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: We took statements in the Dáil on the North for most of yesterday afternoon. While there was limited agreement on the causes of the conflict, I would like to think there is agreement that we must ensure we will never be revisited by conflict. There is very little agreement with some parties on the definition of victims, which is part of the difficulty. How important is the fact that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Co-operation on Health and EU Directive on Patients' Rights: Department of Health (6 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is a given that co-operation in health can deliver real benefits and efficiency in the system. Everybody accepts there is goodwill towards the project and no one seems to be opposed to it. There is an argument that it is not delivering the results as quickly as we would like. I would like to concentrate on what Mr. McDonnell refers to as people guarding their patches. If there are...

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: Like many of my generation the conflict in the North shaped, tempered and radicalised my politics. It was personal and immediate, not abstract, and it was not something that could be ignored or air-brushed from our consciousness. If conflict changed us, so did the peace process. The peace process did not start with the Good Friday Agreement and did not end when the DUP ended up in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Feb 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State. I apologise if the points I make were covered earlier. The Minister of State referred to the four priorities of Greece's Presidency which are growth, jobs and cohesion; further integration of the EU and eurozone; migration, borders and mobility; and maritime policies. I do not believe anyone would have any difficulty with any of those priorities. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: One difficulty that used to arise involved people going to the local Garda station but the garda not recognising them. Is that it still a problem? There is a view that the garda will only know the person if he is a criminal. That is the answer most people give. Is that a difficulty? How can we address that? There is an issue with photographs on passports. We have heard about people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: Chairman, may I speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: In the case with which I am familiar, the individual could not understand when he sought a certified copy why the official said the office could not certify that it was a genuine document. There is probably a legal reason for this. The individual had to go to a solicitor and fork out €50 and then get the certified copies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: It was an extra layer of bureaucracy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is probably just one example in a million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. Some of my questions may seem silly to the witnesses, but I am asking them because I do not know the system. In my first term as a Deputy, the system for Oireachtas Members was in place and it was helpful. One problem is that in the majority of cases people are coming to us as the last resort. They believe we have a magic phone number and can ring somebody to get...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: It is hoped that lessons have been learned as a result of this fire. Other speakers referred to the number of other such facilities in this area and other parts of the city and country. Who regulates and monitors these plants to ensure they are in compliance with Irish and EU law? I ask whether the local authority or the EPA is responsible for carrying out an audit of such facilities. ...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: I am also deeply concerned about the impact this fire is having on my constituency and on the area that lies adjacent to it. The fire is also having a huge effect on local businesses. Part of the difficulty involved relates to the lack of information. People have been informed that the fire may continue to burn for another week. I visited the area last night and on a couple of occasions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the 20-year legal battle between Ecuadorian communities in the Amazon and Chevron-Texaco over one of the world's most severe environmental disasters; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the communities won the legal case for compensation in 2011 and that Chevron are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Role of National Parliaments in European Semester and Annual Growth Survey 2014: Secretary General of European Commission (23 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: Ms Day spoke about the fragile economy behind all the jargon and what it means for ordinary people. It is not the first time she will have heard this but there is a sense among many people I meet, and it is probably a view across Europe, that the members of the Commission, the Council and those who pull the strings in Europe have no real understanding of the hardship people are experiencing....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts (23 Jan 2014)

Seán Crowe: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the services that a company (details supplied) provided for his Department between May 2011 and 31 December 2013, and for which it was paid €6,069,815. [3225/14]