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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Issues: Discussion with European Movement Ireland (11 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: On a similar vein, several Senators pointed out they find it difficult to attend meetings because the Seanad meets at the same time. There are extenuating factors in respect of attendance, and MEPs have similarly encountered difficulties in this regard. The figures may say one thing but the issues behind them also need to be reflected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Issues: Discussion with European Movement Ireland (11 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: As a new member of the committee, I do not know what attendance patterns are like. However, since I became a member I have noted attendance is linked to the meeting's relevance. Similarly, one would expect ministerial attendance at Council meetings would increase because of the economic crisis emanating from Europe. When it comes to the business of MEPs and Ministers in Europe, what is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Detention Centres (11 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners under 18 years of age who remain in St. Patrick’s Institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54472/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the delegates. I am struck by some of the statements. Like Deputy Donohoe I thought they were talking about the previous Government at one stage. There was a reference to inappropriate political support to politicians whose power is fading as citizens' disappointment grows. There was a reference to deals being made in pubs and restaurants. God forbid, if that were to happen in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: How low are those standards compared to EU standards? We met politicians from Serbia and people from civic society who said that if Croatia's membership of the EU goes ahead, as appears to be the case - Serbia is down the line and Bosnia is further down the line, if it is even in the line - it will cause instability in the region through the loss of half its income because of various...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (4 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions he has had regarding the possibility of extending the right to vote in elections here to the Irish diaspora. [50094/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of funding allocated by Irish Aid to Irish non-governmental organisations working in Uganda; the proportion of this funding which goes to NGOs and civil society organisations that work on improving democratic accountability and good governance; and the way this proportion compares to other like minded donors to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide statistics on the historical trend of Irish Aid to Uganda, namely, the total amount of aid that has been given to Uganda by Irish Aid every year since it became a partner country; the percentage of the Irish Aid budget that the funding to the Ugandan programme represents for each of these years; and the...

Other Questions: Scéimeanna Teanga (28 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sé sonraí faoi líon na scéimeanna nua teanga atá deimhnithe ag Eagrais Phoiblí le bliain anuas agus, de réir an ráta deimhniúcháin, cathain a bheidh scéim teanga deimhnithe ag gach Eagras Poiblí [52979/12]

European Council: Statements (28 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: Was any progress made and did discussions take place on the promissory notes? Deputy Micheál Martin referred to the CAP. I posed questions to the Taoiseach in that regard earlier. I accept that the summit focused on the MFF, but was the situation in Gaza the subject of discussion?

European Council: Statements (28 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: Yesterday, at the third time of asking, eurozone finance Ministers and the IMF reached an agreement to reduce Greek debt. They agreed a number of significant changes to the Greek bailout programme, extending the maturities for up to 15 years, reducing interest rates on loans from member states and adding an interest holiday of ten years on loans from the EFSF. While this may provide some...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Job Protection (28 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 20,755 persons are directly employed in the Arts sector; his plans to protect these jobs and ensure continued funding for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53058/12]

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether sporting bodies should be allowed to register as charities; his plans to introduce legislation to this effect; his views on whether persons who make such donations should be able to claim a tax break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52686/12]

Other Questions: Integrated Ticketing (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to implement a tag off, tag on system to Dublin Bus for use of the Leap card as is in place for Luas users, in an attempt to reduce queues on buses. [52664/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Discussion with Minister of State (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: I apologise if the Minister of State has only five minutes in which to answer all these questions. I have a list the length of my arm but I will not go into them. The Minister of State mentioned the priorities, namely, banking union, youth unemployment and the European semester - many of which fall into the Commission timetable. What is being done differently in Ireland in regard to youth...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in their Department, or in bodies which fall under the remit of the Department, whose annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011 fell into bands of €400,000 and above, between €300,000 to €399,999, between...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made any contacts requesting staff whose annual salary is in excess of €200,000 in their Department or in any body under the remit of their Department, to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; if he has, the date on which he first made...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will develop the code of practise on access to part-time working to promote the entitlement to additional hours of work. [51894/12]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: Like many of my Sinn Féin colleagues, I believe this Bill is timely and important. It is important that tenants in accommodation provided by approved housing bodies, which in my time on a local authority would have been known as housing associations, have broadly similar rights to tenants in the private rented sector. My background was as a councillor for a number of years, and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Tánaiste and his colleagues. The Tánaiste spoke about the situation in Gaza and mentioned that more than 100 people have been killed. The figure from Gaza is 140 Palestinians. It is important to get an accurate figure. Perhaps the document provided by the Tánaiste is dated. Many people were upset by a recent statement made by him on the escalation of violence...