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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (23 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the housing assistance payment scheme will work; the persons who will be eligible for same; its role in the housing system; the areas that will pilot the scheme; and if there is a timeline for roll out across the State. [44845/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Funding (23 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 60. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed socioeconomic committee will be the channel for EU funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44812/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (22 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 109. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any progress has been made on the proposal contained in the comprehensive review of expenditure 2012-2014 on having a single event manager post which could promote the facilities in the national cultural institutions under one brand; the progress of same; the savings that would be made by the implementation of this proposal; and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta (22 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 103. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas maidir le todhchaí Eagraíocht na Scoileanna Gaeltachta ó thaobh thacaíocht a Roinne de. [44227/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Drug Response Project (22 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 589. To ask the Minister for Health the funding arrangements and amounts per community drug response project in the Tallaght area, Dublin, per year, over the past five years; and the cuts that have been imposed each year on each project. [44755/13]

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: The key issue is that this is a race against time. We should have that focus when we make decisions. It is the difference between a child retaining his or her hearing and losing it. We must act on that. It is unacceptable for families to leave this debate unsure what will happen. I listened to the speech of the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and there are some positive things...

Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: He tells us to take our medicine. The ones who need it are the sick ones.

Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: Tell us about jobs in Tallaght then.

Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: What about the Tánaiste? He might go out of this himself.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Skills Development (17 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to provide assistance to jobseekers to meet transport and subsistence costs associated with participation in skillsnet training; and if she has discussed this with the Department of Education and Skills. [43375/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: I asked the Minister of State earlier on about the al Aqsa mosque. This has the potential to affect the talks. It is a holy shrine for Muslims and the worry is that the fact that it is being opened up to Jewish zealots may inflame the Arab street. Did that come up during any discussions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: Go raibh maith agat. Recently a fatwa, religious edict, was released allowing people to eat dog and cat meat. This is a reflection of the reality that people were suffering on the ground. The situation in Lebanon is that up to one million people have fled from Syria into Lebanon, approximately 2,500 people per day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: It is not my telephone. Will the Minister of State explain its impact on Lebanese society. We know the Lebanese economy is in difficulty. I am informed that trading with Syria has almost stopped, the deficit is getting bigger and there are huge difficulties within the country. While the Minister of State was in the area, a report released by Oxfam, Shifting Sands, mentioned the changing...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Guiding Principles (16 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a national implementation plan for the United Nations Guiding Principles for business and human rights is currently being prepared, as requested by the European Commission in October 2011; and if there will be an opportunity for interested parties to participate in the formulation of such a plan. [43763/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Guiding Principles (16 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he will ensure his commitment to the United Nations Guiding Principles on business and human rights, as set out in Irish Aid's One World, One Future, with regard to Irish companies operating outside of Ireland; and if the legal and policy guidance will be provided to companies regarding their human rights...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (15 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide official figures for the number of foreign military personnel that passed through Shannon to date in 2013; and the nationality of these military personnel. [43469/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Grid (15 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason EirGrid proposed super pylons section of Grid 25 in Kildare south are not being buried underground; and if he has discussed this issue with the local community who have serious concerns about living close to these pylons. [43255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 228. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a glass and can buy-back scheme or deposit scheme similar to those that operate in other European countries. [43256/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: 457. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current progress of the southern distributor road in Athy, County Kildare, that was previously earmarked as the next big road project in County Kildare. [43254/13]