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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Websites (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will list all the Twitter accounts for which officials in his Department have had and currently have responsibility for monitoring and updating. [35408/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the huge peaceful protests organised by agrarian unions in north-eastern Colombia; that they are protesting against the appalling security situation and the socio-economic conditions that prevail there; that the Colombian Government's response has been brutal, scores of peasant farmers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities for Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: The ambassador spoke in terms of the targets for the Presidency. Does he agree that across Europe, there is a sense of crisis in many states, for example, with youth unemployment, more and more people in debt and people losing their homes? If there have been criticisms of the Council of Europe and what is happening within Europe, one of them has been that there does not seem to be that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: The idea of harvesting people's organs is like a story from science fiction. The idea that any human being would contemplate this type of policy is the ultimate horror. I agreed initially to the motion proposed by Senator Norris and I have no problem supporting this. When we discussed another human rights violation, the Magnitsky case, we talked about inviting the Russian ambassador to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: I will ask about practical action or what Ireland can do to stop this practice. There is a proposal to call on the UN to stop forced organ harvesting in China. Later in the presentation it was mentioned that other countries had passed legislation. A handful of countries are represented here. How successful has legislation been in stopping organ harvesting? Can we learn lessons,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (10 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 11. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the recent concerns regarding crèches and child care, if he will consider developing regulations on the recruitment, placement and employment of au pairs. [33495/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (10 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timescale by which he will legislate for registered employment agreements. [33494/13]

Other Questions: Paternity Leave (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she examined the possibility of introducing paid paternity leave; if she has discussed with the Department of Justice and Equality the possibility of introducing paid paternity leave. [33248/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that there will be no cuts to rent supplement or increases to rental contribution required of tenants in the next budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33249/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Trade with Israel (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is in favour of introducing formal governmental advice to discourage Irish businesses from purchasing goods from Israeli settlements and from having any other commercial or investment links with those settlements. [33019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a news report from the Bahrain News Agency published on 1 July 2013, which stated that a delegation from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade met members of the Bahraini Government on the sidelines of the 23rd Gulf Cooperation Council-EU joint meeting and that the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Missing Persons Hotline (4 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a detailed update on the roll out of the 116000 missing children hotline; the publicity strategy in place to publicise this facility; if she will give a commitment to future funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32591/13]

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: A phrase to the effect that any free society or state should be judged on the basis of how it treats its most vulnerable members or lowest class has been used by many people down through the years. However, its meaning is as important today as it ever was. I think every Member of this House could agree that the Government needs to ensure that it protects the most vulnerable members of...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: One of the key points which came up during the AWEPA conference was land grabbing and our attitude to that. The Minister of State referred to a reduction in global hunger and the startling figures on bio-fuels. I raised this issue with him in regard to the white paper on this area. It is one area we need to strengthen and respond in terms of supports and what we can do.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: One of the key output targets is the advancement of human rights through membership of the UN Human Rights Council. I should probably know the answer to this but what are the Government's key priorities on the council? Can the Tánaiste give us some examples of where he sees reform is needed? Deputy Smith talked about the Syrian situation. He has highlighted in the Chamber the problem...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the fact that there has been an increase in some areas of funding. We are concerned about the work of reconciliation and co-operation leading up to the marching season. The first Tour of the North march was not a great start and that is usually an indicator of how things will go. Will the Tánaiste furnish details on the 77 groups and who will get the funds? Is the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: Unfortunately, it is when there is a difficulty with passports that these issues come across our desks. It is a nightmare to try negotiate the system in those cases and to find someone to whom one can talk in order to resolve the issue. Nine times out of ten, everything goes smoothly, but unfortunately for elected representatives, we are left in the position of dealing with the situations...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: It is difficult to make sense of the figures. I note the Tánaiste's comment that given the high level of administrative costs involved, the figures are indicative rather than definitive. One would expect the area of reconciliation and co-operation on the island-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: It is important to separate trade from development. Concern has been expressed about the decision to include trade in the remit of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Many non-governmental organisations are concerned about the message this sends out. Where will savings be achieved? I note an increase is recorded in the provisional outturn? How were the figures for the strategic programme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: Another area at which the group might look is people being denied access to stay in the country. I know of one instance where someone who was gay was sent back to one of the countries about which we were talking and in which people might serve up to 14 years if caught with a partner. They are practical things at which we as a State can look. Most people would be horrified at the idea of...