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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Equality: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: I apologise for coming in and out of the meeting, but there is another meeting taking place with a delegation from the western Sahara. Having left that meeting early, I have also insulted it. I would like to focus on NAP provision and apologise if this issue has been addressed. It is 11 months since the Government launched its national action plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325....

Other Questions: Student Visas (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to difficulties or delays in job applicants and students receiving visas to come to work or study here; and if he has any new proposals to address these difficulties. [44826/12]

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: Last week, before the European Council meeting, I asked the Taoiseach, on behalf of the Irish people, to try his hardest to ensure he got a deal which would solve our unsustainable debt crisis. A week later, the summit has come and gone but no deal has been made to solve the crisis facing people across Europe. At last week’s summit, behind all the spin, doublespeak, mixed messages,...

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: Are we supposed to say “Yippee”? Will it be a great relief to anyone struggling with a mortgage, trying to get a job, pay bills or just trying to get through the week? Well-meaning statements from Europe and its leaders without actions mean nothing. There is some suggestion Ireland may be treated differently with the European Stability Mechanism. I do not believe that can...

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: The Taoiseach does not appear to have been proactive in building political support for an actual deal.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: That is Deputy Dara Murphy’s view but it is not other people’s.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: It is not clear what they have stated. Olli Rehn predicted a deal on Ireland’s banking debt would be concluded before the end of October. He got it wrong. Backsliding by other EU countries since June means that not a single element in the agreement has moved closer to implementation. We know ordinary people are struggling across Europe. Governments and their leaders are failing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the motion of the Stormont Assembly on 17 September to introduce a single visa scheme for all visitors to the island of Ireland; and his views on whether it would enhance tourism on the island of Ireland. [44819/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding each community drug response project in the Tallaght area, Dublin 24, received each year from the Health Service Executive over the past five years; and the cuts in funding that have been imposed each year on each project [46694/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to go ahead with the urgent care centre in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, as part of the reconfiguration of the health care system [46823/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a patient wishing to avail of the pain Doctor/Clinic in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin [46822/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health his view on the concerns expressed in the Hayes Report regarding the number of radiologists in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, and the number that are now currently employed [46821/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health if there are currently delays or difficulties in accident and emergency consultants and obstetricians accessing abdominal ultra sounds over weekends and if this is causing a bed or other delays particularly over weekends [46819/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any lengthy delays being experienced in accessing X-Rays in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin [46824/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any proposed plans to close the children's accident and emergency in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, at midnight in the next few months and where is it proposed to send children in emergency situations [46825/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Health is the location of a Primary Health Care in Fettercairn,Tallaght, Dublin is a priority or on his list, in view of the fact that no general practitioner or doctor is based or located in this specially designated disadvantaged / RAPID area that has approximately 7,500 people living there [46826/12]

Other Questions: National Asset Management Agency (23 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress with delivering homes for leasing which were promised by the National Assets Management Agency at the beginning of 2011 and again this month. [46195/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the terms of reference for the special forum of elected members of the four local authorities in Dublin to consider the options for the elected Mayor of Dublin. [46077/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Restorative Justice Programmes in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: This discussion has been useful. Earlier this week a report was issued on St. Patrick's Institution which outlined many of the problems that arise in the prisons in Ireland, including intimidation, locking up prisoners for 23 hours per day for their own safety, rapes and other awful things. That is occurring across the board and all of us are aware of young people who went into jail healthy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Staff Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to deal with the fact that cuts to staffing and financial resources in the public sector will have a negative impact on tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45118/12]