Results 341-360 of 3,482 for speaker:Seán Crowe in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the refusal of Italy and Malta to allow ships carrying asylum seekers to dock at their ports (details supplied); and the steps he is taking in response to this humanitarian crisis. [37238/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a lawsuit (details supplied) in Colombia has been filed by two communities in La Guajira, four national NGOs and three members of the National Congress of Colombia; if the case is being tracked by his Department in view of its connection in Ireland; and if the ESB has been briefed by his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 600 political prisoners in Bahrain have undertaken a hunger strike to protest against the degrading and inhumane prison conditions since 17 August 2019 (details supplied); and if the issue will be raised as a matter of urgency with his counterpart in Bahrain. [37280/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Services Card (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received a briefing regarding findings of the Data Protection Commission relating to the use of the public services card in view of the fact that the Commission found there was no legal basis for Departments, except for the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, to insist persons must obtain a card to access a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombian Peace Process (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent negative developments regarding the peace process in Colombia in that the peace process is under strain and there is an increased risk of renewed violence; the new measures he will take to support the peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37282/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (17 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to increased military attacks in Yemen (details supplied); and if he raised the deep concerns of Ireland with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. [37283/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the death in solitary confinement of a person (details supplied) following a number of in-depth interrogations in Israeli holding centres; if he has contacted his Israeli counterpart regarding this death in custody to request an explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34683/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Virus Outbreak (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role and supports Ireland will provide in response to the latest Ebola crisis in view of the recent declaration regarding the outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [34722/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Irish persons aside from a person (details supplied) being held following the conflict in Syria and Iraq. [34723/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Resolutions (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he will develop a position on the UN treaty in the context of the publication of a revised legally binding instrument to regulate in international law the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises, that is, the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights; and if Ireland will attend and engage constructively in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to increased threats and attacks against human rights defenders and the high levels of violence in Chocó, Colombia (details supplied); and if he will raise the lack of protection and intensity in the threats with his Colombian counterpart. [36083/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Turkish Government has removed three democratically elected Kurdish mayors from office and Turkish authorities arrested more than 400 political activists in August 2019 as part of a deepening crackdown on Kurdish political parties (details supplied); his views on this development and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 709. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fact that InterTradeIreland has found that most businesses are choosing to disregard the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement (details supplied); and the steps she is taking to help such traders prepare for and deal with a no-deal crash out Brexit. [36085/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (6 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 815. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issues facing persons with thalidomide-related injuries, both those acknowledged by the State and those who remained unacknowledged, in view of the fact they have sustained significant adverse injury consequences. [34808/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Crowe: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 18 June 2019, if he has met with the ESB to discuss issues regarding a mine (details supplied). [30652/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Crowe: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his Department’s work on the national action plan on business and human rights; the achievements to date; and the priorities for the rest of 2019. [30653/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Crowe: 898. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons negatively impacted by the changes in the criteria contributions for the State (contributory) pension. [30654/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Crowe: 164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions regarding the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27668/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (20 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent protests in Hong Kong against an extradition Bill (details supplied) that would allow the authorities in Hong Kong to extradite persons to mainland China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25923/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (20 Jun 2019)

Seán Crowe: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact Inland Fisheries Ireland is refusing to communicate with an association (details supplied) and is refusing to allow members of the association attend meetings of the fish farms working group and that no IFI officers attended the AGM of the association in February 2019 for...