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Air Services. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport when he proposes to end the uncertainty and speculation surrounding the future of Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement regarding his intentions in respect of this company. [9566/06]

Air Services. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I asked when does the Minister propose to end the uncertainty and speculation surrounding the future of Aer Lingus, to which he did not respond. Does he accept that Aer Lingus is not an airline in crisis? Does he accept it is a State asset, not a State liability and, if so, that selling off the airline does not make sense? The only beneficiaries of the privatisation of the airline will be a...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (2 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the communications she has had with the Health Service Executive in 2006 with regard to the position at Tallaght Hospital accident and emergency unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8468/06]

Written Answers — Child Poverty: Child Poverty (1 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the RAPID report, which outlined the socio-economic deprivation in Tallaght west, and the report entitled How are our Kids?, which found huge inequalities in the provision of education, with 27% of children leaving school with no qualifications, while 34% finished at junior certificate...

School Discipline: Motion (Resumed). (1 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I would like to share time with Deputies Cowley, McHugh, Connolly, Healy and Gogarty.

School Discipline: Motion (Resumed). (1 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Like Deputy Curran, I suppose I am on the grey wing of the House because my memories of school are dominated by corporal punishment. On my first day at school, at five years of age, I was very excited about the whole concept of going to school because all my older friends were there etc. As I arrived at the school, I saw a nun with a blackthorn stick beating lumps out of a child. My sister...

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I wish to share time with Deputies Gregory and Gogarty.

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Delivering access to education to everyone on this island is a priority for Sinn Féin. We believe that learners from all social, economic and cultural backgrounds must be given the opportunity to go into further and higher education, especially in today's competitive climate. However, education should not be pursued for solely financial or business gains. It is a powerful tool that can...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (1 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I want to be included in the sympathy extended to the family of the late Larry McMahon and his colleagues in Fine Gael. I knew Larry. I found him to be a very honest and upright person. My last meeting with him concerned the question of local people in Bohernabreena trying to get housing for their sons and daughters due to the difficulties in obtaining planning permission. He was very...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason, for the first time in nine years, the training allowances of young women in the "moving on" programme for young mothers in Carlow are being assessed for rent supplement. [7680/06]

Public Order Offences: Statements. (28 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: The events in Dublin last Saturday were an absolute disgrace. Those who took part misused the name of Irish republicanism and nationalism, but they were anything but Irish republicans or nationalists in the real sense. They were a tiny and unrepresentative minority, a mixture of people on the fringes of micro-political groups, football hooligans and drink-fuelled opportunists, a ragbag who...

Written Answers — Avian Flu: Avian Flu (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of other countries stockpiling anti-viral drugs to combat a possible pandemic of A1 flu virus, the preparations which have been done by her Department and the Health Service Executive to ensure Ireland could cope with such a pandemic. [7533/06]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (22 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the statement made by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, following the Palestinian parliamentary elections, to NATO Defence Ministers including a number of EU Defence Ministers that contacts with Hamas are out of the question; and his views on whether such a statement is conducive to peace-building efforts. [6965/06]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (22 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the prospect of Israel joining NATO anti-terrorism naval patrols in the Mediterranean. [6966/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether it is essentially businessmen or businesswomen, with their post pay mobile phones, who are the real winners as pre-pay customers in view of a company's (details supplied) announcement regarding mobile phone roaming charges; and if so, the measures which are being used to combat same. [6699/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the fact that the Commission for Communications Regulations most recent trends report recorded that home Internet penetration was static at 37% and that the EUROSTAT broadband survey has claimed Ireland has a broadband penetration of only 1.7%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6698/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources what is creating the difficulty in the roll out of broadband here in view of the EUROSTAT broadband survey, which found Ireland's broadband penetration to be a mere 1.7 %. [6791/06]

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Last year 71 employees lost their lives. This is an increase of 21 from the previous year. The fact that workers lose their lives just because they turn up to carry out their day's work is a scandal. We believe that a greater focus and priority would be given to health and safety under a stand-alone department of labour affairs. The majority of work related deaths occur in the construction...

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin supports the Law Reform Commission's recommendations of 2003 that corporations should be subject to criminal liability for corporate killing. Fines are obviously not enough of a deterrent. I reiterate our policy and demand that the Government establish a crime of corporate killing in law, thereby ensuring that company directors adhere to health and safety regulations. We need...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: I join other Opposition speakers in expressing my disappointment that this Bill is being rushed through the House. We are not being given adequate time to respond to the detail of the legislation. That said, I thank the Minister and his officials for the briefing they provided earlier today. l welcome some aspects of the Bill. For instance, the increase in the child benefit monthly rates to...