44. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the United Nations Human Rights Council, UNHRC, resolution on Sri Lanka 30/1, extended by resolution 34/1, which is due to expire in March 2019 (details supplied); if efforts to ensure a new strong UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka post-March 2019 will be supported; and if requests for the creation of an international tribunal into the allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka which have yet to be properly investigated and the perpetrators punished will be supported. [9635/19]
30. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement will be ratified (details supplied). [9637/19]
27. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the amassing of troops from the United States of America on the border between Colombia and Venezuela (details supplied); if the calls on the Venezuelan military to enter the political arena and engage in a coup will be condemned; and if he will support the Montevideo dialogue initiative. [9636/19]
10. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the refusal by the Israeli Government to extend the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH); if his attention has been drawn to the work of TIPH in monitoring the breaches of a protocol (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the work of the TIPH is enshrined in the Oslo II accords in 1995; and if the decision by the Israeli Government to refuse to extend the mandate of the TIPH will be condemned. [9634/19]
2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has found that significant and sensitive information about the activities of loyalist paramilitaries between 1988 and 1994 was withheld by the Police Service of Northern Ireland from the investigators of the ombudsman; his views on this development; if he has raised this matter with the British Government; and if he will meet the families and victims of the Irish citizens killed in the cases that the ombudsman was investigating. [9758/19]
101. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the policy of not granting citizenship or naturalisation to spouses of Irish citizens living abroad. [8809/19]
72. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation facing residents at a location (details supplied); if the local authority has raised the case with his Department; and if supports will be provided for the affected tenants. [8253/19]
74. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Indonesian armed forces have been accused of deploying chemical weapons suspected to be white phosphorus, banned under international law in West Papua (details supplied); if he will request that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigate the issue as a matter of priority; and if he will raise the issue with his Indonesian counterpart. [7294/19]
144. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that the Government of the United States of America may implement Title 3 of the Helms-Burton Act (details supplied); and if he will raise the matter with his US counterpart. [7137/19]
54. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the most recent report by EU diplomats in Ramallah (details supplied); his views on the report; if he has discussed the report with his counterparts in other EU member states; if his attention has been further drawn to the comments by a person (details supplied); and his views on whether such systemic legal discrimination amounts to apartheid. [6114/19]
53. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 31 January 2019, the reason Part 10 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 does not address those who conceive through assisted human reproduction; the amendments that would need to be made in order to recognise mothers here legally regarding their legally registered child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6113/19]
53. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an Irish citizen legally registered in Britain as the mother of a child conceived through assisted human reproduction with her British spouse who is the birth mother is eligible to apply for an Irish passport for the child. [4735/19]
92. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the inaugural meeting of the business and human rights implementation group which took place on 16 January 2019; the plan of work for the group in 2019; and if the group will be working with semi-State companies here to ensure effective human rights due diligence is taking place. [3964/19]
91. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports of violent state backed attacks on LGBT persons in Chechnya (details supplied); and if he has raised this matter with his Russian counterpart. [3962/19]
70. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the mass hunger strike of over 200 Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey; if he is concerned for the health and well-being of a person (details supplied); and if he has raised the hunger strike and the continued jailing of political activists by Turkey with his Turkish counterpart. [3965/19]
46. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the two Catalan civil society activists and seven Catalan politicians that remain imprisoned in Spain (details supplied); and if he has raised the continued detention of the persons with his Spanish counterpart. [3966/19]
44. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UN-recognised representative of the Saharawis has stated that it will again take a case against an EU-Morocco trade deal to the European Court of Justice (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the EU and member states continue to ignore this ruling; his views on the December 2016 ECJ ruling that established that Western Sahara is separate and distinct from Morocco; and if he has raised the continued neglect of this ruling with EU officials and his counterparts in other EU member states. [3963/19]
216. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) residing in hospital after a recent illness has been awarded 21 hours of care but remains unapproved on a financial basis; the reason for the delay; and when this care package will be finalised and approved. [3467/19]
267. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when it is planned to hold a referendum on lowering the voting age; the reason for the delay of the original proposed date of May 2019; if the referendum will take place in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2117/19]
48. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent protests in Sudan (details supplied); if the violence and repression carried out by the Sudanese forces against civilians will be condemned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2087/19]
320. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) was referred to the school age team in September 2017 and has not received supports; the reason for the delay; the approximate timescale for support for the child; the further length of time the child will have to wait; the number of children awaiting speech and language support in this catchment area; and the average waiting time for a child in need of speech and language therapy in this area. [53085/18]
148. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement and protocol; if he will be attending the next meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 17 and 18 December 2018; if the agreement will be discussed; and if he will oppose the agreement (details supplied). [51140/18]
127. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed issues (details supplied) with his Israeli counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50630/18]
124. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the security situation that human rights defenders are facing in Guatemala (details supplied); and if he will raise the deteriorating situation with his Guatemalan counterpart and request that the Government of Guatemala conducts prompt investigations and legal prosecution of those responsible for murders, attacks and harassment against defenders. [50329/18]
494. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the bilateral meetings, notwithstanding that they may not be finalised, that officials from his Department are planning to conduct during the COP24 conference. [49161/18]
493. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all written submissions and preparatory work being done by his Department in advance of the COP24 climate conference will be published. [49160/18]
492. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has submitted a request to make a statement during the high-level segments of COP24; and if not, the reason. [49159/18]
132. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had communications with the Brazilian Government regarding Brazil's regressive climate action policies including the appointment of climate-denying Ministers-elect, and the increase in the rate of deforestation in the country. [49304/18]
129. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his views on the EU-Mercosur trade deal have altered to take into account the new incoming far right Government in Brazil. [49158/18]
128. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support he is providing to ensure the peace in South Sudan holds and moves to a sustainable peace process; the further supports he is providing for the humanitarian crisis in the country; his plans to increase same; and if he will support the conflict resolution and peacebuilding being carried out by civil society organisations and non-governmental organisations in the country. [49157/18]
117. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn Israel’s unilateral violation of the ceasefire in Gaza by its military forces which has resulted in deaths on both sides; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Gaza remains under an illegal Israeli blockade and that Israel continues to carry out human rights abuses against its inhabitants; and the steps he is taking to ensure a ceasefire in Gaza and that the illegal blockade is lifted. [48132/18]
103. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 425 social and community leaders have been murdered in Colombia since the signing of the peace agreement; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that these murders are targeted and pose a very real threat to the peace process; if has he raised these continued attacks on and assassinations of community and political activists in Colombia with his Colombian counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48134/18]
88. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is continuing to raise the persecution of LGBT citizens in Tanzania with his Tanzanian counterpart; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is deep concern for the safety and security of LGBT citizens in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48133/18]
87. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an official from his Department attended the inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre; and the supports he is providing to those persons in the pursuit of truth and justice for their loved ones killed by the British army in the massacre. [48135/18]
83. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the President-elect of Brazil, Mr. Jair Bolsonaro, has stated he will merge the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and the Ministry of the Environment in Brazil; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this would be a huge attack on environmental protections in Brazil and pose a huge risk to the Amazon, which would be an environmental catastrophe for the planet; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that environmental defenders and land rights activists are increasingly under serious threat in Brazil; and if he will discuss the issue with his Brazilian counterpart. [48136/18]
77. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to assist the humanitarian response to the crisis in Yemen; if he has raised with his Saudia Arabian counterpart the illegal blockade by Saudia Arabia of Yemen which, in the opinion of aid agencies, is the main cause of the food shortages in the country; and if calls by other EU member states to enforce an arms embargo on Saudia Arabia will be supported, in view of the war crimes committed by the Saudia Arabian-led military intervention force in Yemen. [48352/18]
154. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Pakistan accused of blasphemy and convicted of the offence under Pakistan's blasphemy law and sentenced to death; and if will he raise the person's case with his Pakistani counterpart and request that the person is freed and removed from the exit control list. [47069/18]
862. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount which will be spent on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45774/18]
797. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which will be spent on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45773/18]
218. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the amount the Revenue Commissioners will spend on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45772/18]
217. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the amount which will be spent on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45771/18]
159. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent presidential elections in Brazil; his views on the fact that an extreme right wing candidate (details supplied) is now the President-elect of Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45775/18]
133. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the €110 million increase in overseas development assistance will be spent; the programmes that will receive part of the €45 million increase in Irish Aid; and the type of spending that makes up the rest of the €65 million increase in ODA spend. [42345/18]
132. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will raise the case of the suspected murder of this person by agents of the Saudi regime with his Saudi counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42344/18]
69. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the grounds of St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 are in the care of the National Botanic Gardens; if changes have been made to the management of the care of the grounds; and if changes are planned. [40888/18]
43. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the regulation of transnational corporations and other business enterprises in international law will be elaborated in advance of the fourth session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group; his views on the development of a UN treaty on business and human rights in view of the fact this regulation will complement a national action plan on business and human rights; and the way in which his Department will contribute to this session in Geneva. [41113/18]
32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Bahraini Government has announced that parliamentary elections will take place on 24 November 2018 and that members of the main opposition groups are barred from running in the elections (details supplied); and his views on whether the upcoming elections cannot be considered democratic. [40728/18]
31. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to medical care in Bahraini prisons; his views on the lack of adequate medical care in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40727/18]
47. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the US Government’s decision to stop providing funding to the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (details supplied); and his plans to further increase support to the UNRWA. [40110/18]