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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Seán Crowe: I listened to what the Tánaiste said about the situation in Syria. I hope his optimism is justified because most of the information we get indicates that the situation is getting worse. The fact that the opposition leaders are talking about potential dialogue is a positive development. The significant worry relates to the arms embargo and the possibility of some EU or other countries...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (5 Mar 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide detail of the jobs plus initiative and if she will specify the length of the contracts of the jobs involved. [11378/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Cessation (5 Mar 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide further clarification on the way the announced local authority community employment scheme will work; the reason for not extending the existing CE rather than creating a new scheme to cover this proposals. [11369/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (28 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Finance the lobbies or approaches by individuals or bodies including other Government Departments that were made to him in advance of the Finance Bill 2013 being drafted in relation to the living city initiative; the status of the EU state aid review of the potential scheme now it has been written into legislation; the other cities he has identified for this scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (28 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has exchanged correspondence or had direct communication with the ECB or EU Commission following the decision to use a further €16 billion of National Assets Management Agency's unallocated bonds in the purchasing of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's assets following liquidation. [10574/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (28 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 20 February 2013, in relation to outstanding ratification of international agreements, the Department that is leading on identifying the legislative or administrative measures necessary for the State to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (28 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 20 February 2013, in relation to outstanding ratification of international agreements, his views on the legislative or administrative measures identified by his Department as necessary for the State to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I would be more comfortable if the sanctions dealt only with this case because legislation will cover other cases. If we follow this through it will be every tin-pot dictator and his henchmen throughout the world. So what we are being asked to do is significant. I cannot get my head around how any government would allow this asset stripping. Perhaps the amount of money mentioned is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: How many officials are involved? Mr. Browder mentioned an attempt has been made to freeze assets. How successful has that been? Mr. Browder also mentioned forensic research and said that the only avenue open to him was to publicly name and shame those involved. We are all aware of the show trials in Russia a number of years ago but trial of a dead man seems bizarre. Mr. Browder...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Does the list include the judge and prosecutor involved or only those involved in the fraud leading up to the death of Mr. Magnitsky?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses talk in terms of showing leadership to ensure the EU focuses on implementing the Amnesty International policies on human rights defenders. Part of the difficulty is that the EU has a favourable status with many of the regimes around the world in which torture and human rights abuses are going on. What do the witnesses suggest the Irish Presidency do about this? The area that...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: Last week we heard the eloquent words of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and many other Members of the House on this matter. However, nobody spoke as powerfully or in as dignified a manner as the women concerned. There is general agreement that nobody will speak as eloquently throughout this debate as the women who suffered so much in the past. Hopefully, the apology will begin to repair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: The delegation mentioned that the two main obstacles are the work of the UK Commission on a Bill of Rights, which came back and said it did not want to delay the matter, and the lack of consensus. The report of the commission stated that it did not want any delay and did not want its work to be used as a barrier. In regard to the lack of consensus, some will argue that the parties should be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the witnesses. The discussion started off on the case of rickets in west Belfast. We all agree poverty is not something which happens only in the North of Ireland but that it happens all over Ireland. We know 100,000 children go to bed hungry at night and that deprivation and discrimination happen on the island of Ireland. Most people would not understand why some would be...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: There is general agreement across all the parties that there is a crisis in housing. The extent of the crisis might be a point of difference but every day in my constituency office, the majority of people are coming in about issues related to housing. Many of those issues relate to mortgage distress and the people who are coming in are looking for advice and solutions. The general...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: The Chairman has already spoken about the horsemeat scandal. In that context, I would like to refer to the disparaging anti-Irish comments that were recently made by the CEO of the Iceland chain, Malcolm Walker. Does Mr. Aiken believe that Mr. Walker's view of the research done by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland is widespread among British food corporations? It seemed like a throwback...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: It is not mine because it is switched off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: No problem. Perhaps it belongs to one of my colleagues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: I wish to return to what Mr. Aiken said about Ireland's involvement in the single European market. Is there a danger that the debate in Britain could backfire? The same anti-EU feeling does not seem to exist in Scotland, Wales or the North. The problem in Britain seems to be caused by the Tories looking over their shoulders. I wonder whether it would be helpful if the Department of...

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: There has been some discussion of this but I want to add a few points. The nature of these cases involves unseen and unknown evidence, so it is difficult for people to defend themselves when they do not know what evidence has been presented against them. The common denominator is the involvement of shadowy figures in the background from MI5 and MI6 who are not friends of the Irish peace...