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Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (19 Nov 2013)

Seán Crowe: With regard to the fixed-weapon aircraft which landed at Shannon Airport, the Tánaiste stated previously that it had been an administrative error. The difficulty is we do not know what is on board many of the aircraft. It is like Donald Rumsfeld's unknown unknowns. As we do not seem to carry out any inspection, it will continue to be unknown. The concern of workers and civilians...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (19 Nov 2013)

Seán Crowe: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the landing of a US military plane in Shannon Airport with a fixed weapon, his plans to curtail and stop the movement of military aircraft through Irish airports and airspace. [48955/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Crowe: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 15 October 2013, if the US military aircraft that have recently landed at Shannon Airport with a fixed weapon was a Hercules AC-130W; if he will confirm the type of fixed weapon it had; and if there were any other ammunitions, including depleted uranium munitions, on board....

Forestry Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...the Bill does not address that issue, we should take action to deal with this wider societal problem. We must also encourage more people to use our forest amenities. Public access to Coillte lands was a major concern for those who opposed plans to sell off our forests. Given the problem of obesity and other health problems, it is important to make forests more accessible and open for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with the Irish Farmers Association (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...the ban on GM foods? In regard to bio-fuels, Mr. Bryan noted that much of the by-product is used in agriculture. That is not necessarily the case in respect of palm oil. I have seen tracts of land on which nothing is grown for mile after mile. I ask the witnesses' view on the EU's set-aside policy. Do they agree with the policy of setting aside good agricultural lands for bio-fuels?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with the Irish Farmers Association (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...charge for the delivery of the fodder that was essential for the industry. I remember Ian Paisley talking years ago about how he is British but the cattle are Irish. How important is the all-Ireland nature of the industry? How important is it to sell the image of a clean and green Ireland internationally? How important is the lack of genetically modified crops in Ireland and how does...

Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the concern expressed by Ireland about events in Bahrain. Mr. al-Marzooq has been arrested on a charge of incitement of terrorism and violence and alleged support for a terrorist cell. He will be remanded for 30 days. He is an internationally renowned individual who is committed to a peaceful transition from the regime. I think the Government accepts that the regime is sectarian...

Council of the European Union (Lithuanian Presidency): Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: I have one or two questions. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan spoke about bio-fuels. I attended a conference at which the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, spoke about how Ireland was pursuing the possibility of reducing the bio-fuels limit to 5%. It is extraordinary that companies are buying good land in Africa and poorer countries around the world - they are essentially land-grabbing - and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Crowe: One of the key points which came up during the AWEPA conference was land grabbing and our attitude to that. The Minister of State referred to a reduction in global hunger and the startling figures on bio-fuels. I raised this issue with him in regard to the white paper on this area. It is one area we need to strengthen and respond in terms of supports and what we can do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council and Development Aid: Discussion with Minister of State (26 Jun 2013)

Seán Crowe: ..., as in respect of climate change, over-consumption and food wastage, for example. The policy paper does not focus enough on the major drivers of hunger around the world. Two pertinent issues are land grabbing and bio-fuels. An Oxfam survey implies that 58% of global land acquisitions in recent years are for bio-fuel production. Its research concludes that land used to produce...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Marching Season (26 Jun 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...stage much of the tension had eased. Mr. Gerry Kelly, a local MLA, went to the area to try to ease the tension and engage in dialogue and communication, but he ended up being caught on the side of a Land Rover. The Minister, Carál Ní Chuilín, was hurt in trying to prevent him from being injured. If commitments are made at conferences, it is important that they be followed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fodder Crisis (21 May 2013)

Seán Crowe: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has been approached by, or on behalf of, farmers seeking to harvest fodder on lands under NAMA’s control; and if so, the way NAMA has responded; NAMA’s position on such requests; and if NAMA has communicated its position to its borrowers. [23952/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Issues (16 May 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the Tanzanian Government to order thousands of Masai tribes persons to leave their traditional grazing lands to make way for what the Government says will be a conservation site; the negative effects this could have on the Masai community and the delicate ecosystem; and if he has raised it with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (24 Apr 2013)

Seán Crowe: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 6 March 2013 if he will confirm that the 608 foreign military aircraft that landed at Shannon Airport in 2012 were all unarmed, carrying no arms, ammunition or explosives; if he will also confirm that they did not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...it is time to return to the issue of the settlement goods and a potential ban on those goods? Is it possible that would bring about political momentum and raise awareness? What specific steps will Ireland take to build on the call for an EU-wide ban on settlement goods and how will it progress action at the May Foreign Affairs Council meeting? With regard to Syria, the Tánaiste...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aviation (6 Mar 2013)

Seán Crowe: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of military aircraft that landed at Shannon Airport in 2012; the names of the State forces to which these aircraft belong; the reason these aircraft used the landing facilities at Shannon; and the average duration of their stay at Shannon. [11916/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (6 Mar 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...requests that were made by foreign aircraft to carry munitions through Ireland in 2012; the number of these that were granted; the breakdown by country; and the number that were for aircraft that landed at Shannon Airport. [11917/13]

Other Questions: Nuclear Proliferation (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...and I wonder is that a new policy. Britain has talked about further isolating North Korea but I wonder how it could be isolated further. The regime is living in a bubble; it is living in fantasy land. We all accept that. The only way to break down some of the rhetoric is for people to talk to them or visit them and hopefully that could be achieved through such outreach. We have...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2012)

Seán Crowe: ...every success in the difficult negotiations that lie ahead. I think that sentiment will be shared by all parties, groups and individuals in this House. I ask the Taoiseach to stand up for Ireland and its people, many of whom are being crippled by austerity and are hanging off a financial cliff by their fingernails. Irish citizens want him to fight more aggressively for a deal that will...

European Council: Statements (28 Nov 2012)

Seán Crowe: ...back to the Dáil in June talking about his achievements, which he told us would lead to a deal on bank debt by October. October has come and gone and we seem as far away as ever from a deal on Ireland's legacy bank debt. While the Greek Government made some, if limited, progress at the European Council meeting, the ongoing failure of our Government to make any comparable progress...