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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Crowe: Again, there is help available. My final question is on the echo test and how it could be six or nine months. Is that down to geographical location? Unfortunately, people talk about going to the GP but we know from the Joint Committee on Health that it is quite challenging depending on what part of Ireland a person lives to get basic access to a GP or to a dentist. This can be difficult....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Seán Crowe: We have reached the end. I thank the representatives the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade for their assistance on this very important matter. I echo all the earlier calls by members of this committee to ask the organisations to convey our appreciation to their members for their work and commitment. As Mr. Kelley has said, a service is provided 365 days year and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I echo the thanks offered to their organisations' members, especially but not exclusively over the Covid crisis. We all appreciate the work the witnesses and their organisations' members continue to do. The select committee will meet in public session at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, 10 March.

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...as close to the old normal as we can. I call on anyone who would knowingly spread disinformation to stop and think about the real damage and harm they are doing. That is a message which must be echoed by all parties and none in this House. Vaccines are safe. They are one of the most effective weapons in the fight against disease. Smallpox, polio and TB are viruses which have been...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...Bureau, and that we would allow them to be proactive in their fight against these gangs. One of the criticisms that many people have, particularly in the drugs task forces, and which has been echoed many times down the years to various Ministers with responsibility for justice is that CAB needs to start focusing on those who are in the middle management and who are torturing...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Mar 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...in that part of the world to read the article in the Irish Examinerby Caoimhe Butterly. She writes about harrowing scenes and the desperation of people in the camp. She also writes about the sound of children coughing echoing throughout the camp at night. I appeal to people to read the article, after which they might have a different perspective on what is happening to refugees in Europe.

Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...is a significant number. Is the Minister of State satisfied that the forensic science laboratory has the necessary equipment, resources and staff to meet the demands of this Bill? This is a concern that will no doubt be echoed by other Opposition spokespersons. There is no point in passing this legislation only to be faced with poor resources. The overall purpose of the database is...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (16 Oct 2018)

Seán Crowe: ...approach. A message needs to come from the European Council that this is wrong and that calls not only for an end to the embargo but also an end to the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia. I echo the call made about the killing of the Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, in the consulate in Istanbul. A message should come from the Council in that regard.

Pre-European Council: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Crowe: The European Council will have an important discussion on Brexit, and I echo the statements made by Teachtaí McDonald and Cullinane. However, Brexit will not be the only issue discussed. Migration and defence matters are also on the agenda and I will focus on the issue of migration. We have witnessed a worrying increase in racist and fascist sentiments in Europe regarding migrants and...

Situation in Syria: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...a peaceful resolution of the conflict. We have also strongly criticised the USA, Britain, Israel and France and their decision to intervene militarily, directly and indirectly, in that war. We have also echoed the UN's abhorrence at the complete lack of adherence to the norms of international law by all the warring parties in Syria. Such crimes include the targeting of schools and...

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Crowe: ...'s invasion of Syria. I cautiously welcome the pause in the bombing in Aleppo and the opening of exit corridors, though we have information today that it has broken down. While this brief respite is welcome, I echo the UN's frustration that aid has not been allowed into besieged areas. The UN has rightly stated that unilateral ceasefires after long sieges can only be truly helpful if...

Other Questions: Middle East Issues (17 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: ...Israel seeking and taking revenge for the Palestinians joining the International Criminal Court. Does the Minister share that belief? Has he any views on it? The view I have expressed has been echoed by the Israeli media organisation Harretz, which also demanded Ms Jarrar's release.

Pre-European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2015)

Seán Crowe: I echo the words of Teachta Adams and call on the Taoiseach to raise the case of Ibrahim Halawa, a constituent of mine, at the meeting. Yesterday the European Commission announced plans to launch its own European border and coast guard system. The plans envisage a reserve pool of 1,500 border guards who can be deployed on the EU's external borders without the consent of the host state, if...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Crowe: .... On Monday the elections observer, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, observed that the Turkish elections had been unfair and overshadowed by a climate of fear. This echoes the claim made by the HDP that it had been unable to campaign effectively because it had been busy trying to negotiate an end to violence in the predominantly Kurdish south east. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Death of Nelson Mandela: Expressions of Sympathy (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Crowe: ...for freedom, equality and democracy all over the world. His struggle and aptitude was so wide that when violence and the oppression of the white minority in South Africa were at their peak, the echo of protest could be heard half a world away in Dublin's Henry Street at the Dunnes Stores picket. I am embarrassed to say that I proudly stood in the picket and supported that cause because...

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: ...it. I agree with colleagues about the cut-off date in this regard. It is wrong to close the redress board to victims of abuse and I am seeking to extend the closing date to September 2013. I echo the calls survivors' groups made in 2009 when the Ryan report was finally released to the public. According to Right of Place, at least 150,000 children and teenagers went through orphanages...

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: ...on, but the major worry about this initiative is that it does not tap into the available potential. It will not inspire hope of a new beginning for anyone suffering the effects of unemployment. I echo the calls of Social Justice Ireland for the adoption of a more urgent approach by the Government to labour activation measures, particularly given the fact that many of the 439,570 on the...

Hospital Services. (3 Apr 2007)

Seán Crowe: ...are still in the dark about what is proposed. A total of 32,000 children attended Tallaght Hospital last year while 30,000 children visited Our Lady's Hospital in Crumlin. The local newspaper, The Echo, has suggested that the board of the hospital met to discuss proposals or requests to eventually move the service to the Mater site. According to the newspaper report, a prominent...

Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I welcome this motion from the Labour Party and am glad it echoes many of the proposals that were set out in Sinn Féin's Private Members' motion at the beginning of this month. These are progressive proposals designed to help solve the housing crisis for many individuals and families. Sinn Féin has called for an all-lreland housing strategy to tackle the crisis. We believe that the right...

High Level of Suicide in Irish Society: Statements (26 Oct 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...on this issue along with other youth organisations. We have included suicide prevention as a key element in our health policy, Health Care in an Ireland of Equals, and many of our proposals are echoed in the report under discussion. We propose to make suicide prevention an area of co-operation under an all-Ireland ministerial council to give the issue the strategic co-ordination it...