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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with European Court of Auditors (17 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegates. I do not pretend to be an expert in this area and if some of my questions are way off the mark, I apologise in advance. Mr. Cardiff mentioned the accuracy of audit reports. That statement will probably create a number of headlines around Europe, but it is refreshing to hear him say it. One of the difficulties I have with the report is that we are told that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Discussion with International Criminal Court (17 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome Mrs. Bensouda to the meeting. I had intended to ask her about the view in many African states to the effect that the court is biased against that continent and about what the court was doing to try to reassure African states. I note that the international criminal court is looking at situations in other countries, such as Afghanistan, Georgia, Colombia. How does the court select...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Discussion with Families of the Disappeared, WAVE Trauma Centre and Peace Factory (12 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegation. It is hard to believe it is 15 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed. For the majority of people, the Agreement brought an end to war. Many viewed it as a triumph of dialogue and politics over violent conflict. At that time, people spoke of inclusion as opposed to exclusion, making a new beginning, looking at things differently and trying to address...

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: The survivors of the terrible conditions of Bethany Home were excluded from the residential institutions redress scheme on the basis that Bethany Home was a private home for which the State had no responsibility. However, we know the State had responsibility for Bethany Home as it was subject to State inspections under the Registration of Maternity Homes Act 1934. In some instances, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Report on Impact of Emigration on Youth: Discussion with National Youth Council of Ireland (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms McAleer for completing and publishing her research and her report. I hope I do not repeat what Deputy Smith said on this issue. Ms McAleer mentioned that a quarter of the population had been affected by emigration. I think this is an indictment of the political system and of us all. Youth unemployment and emigration are the two biggest issues and challenges facing Ireland. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Report on Impact of Emigration on Youth: Discussion with National Youth Council of Ireland (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: That is important. When the CEO of Glen Dimplex spoke at the jobs committee recently, he referred to difficulties associated with Australia being so far away. He was talking about children going abroad. Around 1 million jobs are available in Germany. That never comes on the radar, even though Germany is just 2 or 3 hours from Dublin and the rest of Ireland. Why do people not emigrate to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Death of Nelson Mandela: Expressions of Sympathy (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the South African ambassador, H.E. Azwindini Jeremiah Dingaan Ndou. I wish I had the eloquence to articulate or capture in words some of the essence of Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela, or simply "Madiba" or "Tata" to those who those knew him, sadly passed away last week. He was a man who dominated the end of the 20th century. He will be remembered across the world as one of the...

Thirty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2013: First Stage (10 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution.The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution to ensure Ireland will not and could not aid foreign powers in any way in the preparation for war save with the assent of the Dáil. The Bill also affirms that Ireland is a neutral State and that the State would have a policy of non-membership of military...

Thirty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2013: First Stage (10 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (10 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: 244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the disappointing news that Pfizer Ireland has announced 150 job losses in Newbridge, County Kildare, the measures being taken to reskill and-or retrain the staff who have been let go, many of whom have been with the company for many years; and if a training package and grants, such as that received by the TalkTalk workers...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (5 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the Geneva II conference, to be held in January 2014, which aims to create a settlement to the Syrian conflict; and if he feels representatives of the Kurdish community should be invited as their own delegation, rather than been placed in with the broad opposition. [52250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (5 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any Irish aid supplies are being sent to Kurdish regions in Syria; and if his attention has been drawn to aid supplies being sent to Syria not reaching Kurdish regions, which they were destined for, due to interference by neighbouring and transit countries. [52251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (5 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a new site has been identified for purchase for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the approximate timescale envisaged for this process; when parents and teachers from the school may expect a new build to be approved once the site is secured. [52230/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Review of Foreign Affairs Policy and External Relations: Discussion (4 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I will try to keep it short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Review of Foreign Affairs Policy and External Relations: Discussion (4 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: If Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan wants to go first, that is fine by me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Review of Foreign Affairs Policy and External Relations: Discussion (4 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I think Senator Norris is indicating that he needs to go early.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Review of Foreign Affairs Policy and External Relations: Discussion (4 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the review. Will the Tánaiste indicate the timescale relating to it? I agree with what he said in respect of increased globalisation, interdependency, etc. However, I do not know if he is over-egging the pudding in the context of his statement to the effect that "The Oireachtas has traditionally played an important role in shaping our foreign policy and holding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: The Tánaiste referred to events in Ukraine, about which we are all concerned. The European Union appears to have adopted a zero sum position where the Ukraine must agree to the complete package if progress is to be made. Could anything else have been done in this process? For example, should the European Union have engaged in simultaneous negotiations with the Russian Federation? ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Asbestos Remediation Funding (3 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: 258. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any funding for families who inadvertently build their houses with asbestos roofing products, without knowing the health risks of these products; and, if not, if he will consider making available such funding. [51749/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (3 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: 259. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific licenses gained by a company (details supplied) in Monasterevin, County Kildare in order for them to operate; and if any provisions were made to deal with the odours that are released from such a business. [51750/13]