241. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the lodgment of a new planning application by a day care centre (details supplied) in County Kildare. [17190/18]
111. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the criminalisation of resistance to the installation of a dam (details supplied) in Mexico; and if he will raise the issue with his Mexican counterpart. [17189/18]
110. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Polish Government has introduced a new law which criminalises persons that reference Polish complicity or involvement in the Holocaust during the Second World War; his views on whether this is an attempt to rewrite history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17188/18]
109. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the trial of persons accused of killing a person (details supplied) will take place in June 2018; and if an Irish diplomat will attend part of the trial. [17187/18]
1372. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is provision for Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland to obtain a gender recognition certificate from the State; if not, her plans to facilitate such a provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16002/18]
933. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is awaiting an operation in Tallaght Hospital; the length of time the person is waiting for an appointment date for the operation; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person is also waiting to see a gynaecologist; the length of time the person is waiting for this appointment; and when the person will receive a gynaecology appointment and a date for surgery. [16199/18]
195. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a video (details supplied); and the actions he will take in this regard. [16222/18]
194. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Israel's recent targeting of Palestinians in Gaza (details supplied); and the actions he will take in this regard.. [16221/18]
175. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Irish-registered non-governmental organisation (details supplied) is seeking to obtain United Nations Economic and Social Council consultative status; if this application will be supported; if he will request countries to support and vote in favour of its application; and if he will meet with the organisation to discuss same. [15264/18]
124. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the increase in death sentences and the execution of prisoners in Egypt; his views on this development and continued capital punishment in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14466/18]
81. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the worsening human rights situation in Bahrain and the fact that the Bahraini Government is going to even more severe lengths to crack down on free speech and increase sectarian discrimination; and if he will explore options with like-minded states to challenge these worrying developments and to bring pressure on the Bahraini Government to respect human rights. [14196/18]
78. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that the Spanish Government is continuing to suspend home rule in Catalonia and issues (details supplied) in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14194/18]
76. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new legislation passed by the Israeli Knesset which may lead to the forcible displacement of thousands of Palestinians from East Jerusalem (details supplied); his views on whether this is a draconian measure that represents an opportunistic and cruel land grab which will forcibly distort the demography of East Jerusalem as an attempt to perpetuate and reinforce the Israeli occupation of Palestine; and if he will contact his Israeli counterpart to protest the passage of this new legislation. [14198/18]
69. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland’s plans for securing a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2021-2022 term; if the election campaign has begun; the pitch Ireland is using to attract votes; and the issues Ireland will use its seat to promote if successful in the election. [14197/18]
53. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has drawn to the plight of civilians in Afrin, in northern Syria, and the fact that the city has now been captured by the Turkish Army and its allied militia, the Free Syrian Army; his views on the safety of Kurdish civilians in Afrin in view of Turkey's human rights record; and if he will call for Turkey and its allied militias to immediately leave Afrin. [14195/18]
502. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the length of time residents living in rural amber areas of Tallaght and Rathfarnham will be waiting for the roll-out of broadband services. [13754/18]
461. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food, and Feed will meet in March 2018 to discuss a report from the European Food Safety Authority regarding the dangers that neonicotinoid pesticides pose to native bee populations; and his views regarding the banning of neonicotinoid pesticides, such as clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, in advance of this meeting. [13752/18]
335. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation facing the family of a person (details supplied). [13526/18]
159. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the arrest of a person (details supplied) in the Czech Republic on foot of an extradition warrant from the Turkish Government; his views on Turkey's use of extradition warrants to silence critics of the Turkish Government abroad; his further views on whether the person may be extradited to Turkey in which it is deemed that person's human rights will be violated; his plans to oppose the person's extradition to Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13753/18]
158. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the assassination of a person (details supplied) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; if this murder will be raised with his Brazilian counterparts; and if he will request the institution of an independent, transparent and internationally verified process of investigation into this crime. [13751/18]
101. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if he has been personally lobbied by Israeli Ministers on this issue; his plans to address this anti-democratic campaign by the Israeli Government and attempts to meddle in the affairs of Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13628/18]
781. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to make it mandatory for persons to produce photo identification in order to buy a SIM card for a mobile phone. [11912/18]
670. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the waiting time for a first appointment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some patients have been referred to the Mater Hospital; and when a new surgeon will be in place in Tallaght Hospital. [12901/18]
622. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the introduction of the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available on the long-term illness scheme to all type 1 diabetes patients based on clinical need [12644/18]
621. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for spinal surgery in Tallaght Hospital; and the procedures that are on hold through lack of funding for the HSE winter initiatives scheme that is impacting on these procedures [12643/18]
284. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to approve the immediate opening of one special class in a school (details supplied) in view of the long waiting list of children with autism requiring places in special classes in Firhouse and the surrounding areas; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that opening a special class now would alleviate the pressure on mainstream classes and enable the school to start the process for opening the second special class in the special needs unit for children with autism in September 2018. [12927/18]
283. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the special needs unit in a school (details supplied) will open in September 2018; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school will have a further ten junior infant children with autism spectrum disorder starting school in September in addition to high numbers of pupils with complex needs in large junior and senior infant classes. [12926/18]
282. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department advises schools on the percentage of children with complex special educational needs such as autism spectrum disorder that is safe to include in a mainstream class in primary school; if there is a tipping point; and his views on whether there should be a balance of children with and without special educational needs in classrooms. [12925/18]
180. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by pupils attending a school (details supplied); if the site has been identified as a priority site by the school capital appraisal section; when the conveyancing process will commence; when it will be completed; and if it has been or will be passed to the major projects section. [11911/18]
130. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the report on the costings of pay equality (details supplied) will be published. [12014/18]
46. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that Israeli forces disguised as Palestinian students entered Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank of Palestine and abducted the head of the university's student council on 7 March 2018 (details supplied); if he will speak out against this operation and aggression; and if he will contact his Israeli counterpart to protest same. [12600/18]
44. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister, Gilad Erdan, has informed an Israeli newspaper (details supplied) that he is actively lobbying a 75% taxpayer-owned bank (details supplied) here to close the accounts of a group; if he has been personally lobbied by an Israeli Minister on this issue; his views on this campaign by the Israeli Government and attempts to meddle in the affairs of Irish civil society groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12429/18]
43. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to cases in which Irish citizens were leaving the State for the purposes of conversion or reparative therapies; if his Department has attempted to cease or advise against travel for such an activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12379/18]
42. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated to the delivery of the doubling the global footprint initiative in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the estimated cost of delivering the initiative; and the expected timeframe for completion of the initiative. [12378/18]
41. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated to the delivery of the passport reform programme project in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the estimated cost of delivering the programme; and the expected timeframe for completion of the programme. [12377/18]
40. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the capital allocation for his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the areas in which this will be spent in each of these years, by particular projects and areas of investment. [12376/18]
32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland’s participation in the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council; the issues Ireland’s representatives have raised; and if Ireland has raised or will raise the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain at this session. [11914/18]
31. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been sentenced to prison for criticising the Bahraini Government; his views on the prosecution and sentence; his views on whether it demonstrates that the Bahraini Government will go to severe lengths to crack down on free speech; and if he will raise the person's conviction with his Bahraini counterpart. [11913/18]
77. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has commissioned a baseline assessment of the legislative and regulatory framework pertaining to business and human rights here as committed to under the national plan on business and human rights 2017 to 2020; and when it will be completed. [8962/18]
76. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the business and human rights implementation group as required under the national plan on business and human rights 2017 to 2020 has been established; the composition of the group; and when it will commence its work. [8961/18]
602. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the assistance his Department is providing to families that have asbestos on their property to help mitigate against its future harm. [8229/18]
601. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if solar farms need an environmental impact assessment before they can be built. [8228/18]
600. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of times each local authority has been to court as plaintiff against unauthorised developments in the past four years in tabular form. [8227/18]
599. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount each local authority has budgeted for repair and maintenance of its housing stock in each year for the past four years; and the amount of housing stock each has in tabular form. [8226/18]
531. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a consistent broadband service to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [6988/18]
111. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is growing concern for the health and well-being of a number of political prisoners in Bahrain (details supplied); and if he will raise the issues with his Bahraini counterpart. [6949/18]
198. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approximate waiting time for the diabetic retinol screening clinic at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. [6537/18]
184. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by a person (details supplied) with fibromyalgia who has waited 18 months for a rheumatologist appointment in Tallaght Hospital; and the length of time this person will have to wait to see a consultant. [6478/18]
530. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish an online system for persons temporarily outside the State to renew their driving licences. [4013/18]