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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...

Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second and Subsequent Stages. (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. With the Chair's indulgence, I thank the Minister, her staff, the school principal and members of NEPS who weighed in recently in the Firhouse area. While we spoke earlier about mistakes that have been made, in a tragedy such as this one, all the resources came together, which shows we have the ability. The same was true in the case of the...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent report How are our Kids in Tallaght West; if her Department had any meeting specifically relating to the report; the new measures, sanctions or proposals she proposes to introduce in response to the considerable problems highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5789/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the recent report How are our Kids in Tallaght West, and its findings, particularly on the scale of educational disadvantage uncovered, the role her Department is playing in the co-ordination of the State's response to the considerable problems outlined in the report. [5790/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether basic sign language should be included in the curriculum at all primary schools; and if so, the attempts which have been made to realise this situation. [5910/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if modern Irish republican history will be introduced into the school curriculum here. [5911/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an end will be put to the unfair and illogical policy of State payment of private school teachers and public subsidisation of these schools in general. [5912/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an attempt has been made to introduce a more continually assessed system into schools. [5913/06]