Parliamentary questions

Inland Fisheries

Seán Crowe

703. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 is not being enforced at the Bohernabreena reservoir, despite representations on the matter from various fishing organisations; and the details of the difficulties being experienced in enforcement of the Act. [8264/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

741. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to the safety requests from bus and rail unions regarding the compulsory use of masks on public transport as the lockdown resulting from Covid-19 continues. [7071/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

742. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the response rate and failure to fill in self-quarantine documentation of those arriving at air and seaports; and the way in which he plans to respond to these failures and minimalist measures that are being ignored. [7073/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

849. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the request by trade unions for passengers and commuters to wear face masks on bus, rail and air services during the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the ongoing challenges regarding restricted space on public transport. [8256/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Crowe

850. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional supports are being prepared including funding for public transport companies impacted severely by Covid-19. [8257/20]

Consumer Rights

Seán Crowe

851. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to support consumer rights, particularly the difficulties experienced by persons receiving outstanding refunds from airlines; if figures are being compiled regarding the number of persons impacted; and the new approach that will be taken in view of the decision by the European Commission on cash refunds from airlines regarding cancelled flights. [8258/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Seán Crowe

892. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there has been an increase in demand for refuges for victims of domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of beds and space available to families and persons; the conditions in homes during the Covid-19 pandemic; if they are experiencing overcrowding; if there a few or no vacancies; if they face new or unusual challenges including social distancing, rotation, distance from abusers and health safety issues; and if additional supports including financial have been made available to existing service providers during the crisis. [8263/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

925. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to challenges being experienced by couples attending the public registry offices for marriages due to social distancing and other restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis; and if other new proposals are being considered to facilitate these unions. [8253/20]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

38. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the proposed annexation of Palestinian lands in the West Bank by the Israeli Administration was discussed at his recent meeting with his European counterparts; the response to this breach of international law proposed; and if the issue of sanctions or other appropriate responses was discussed. [6784/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Crowe

39. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific monetary or other supports that can be offered to Irish citizens destitute abroad due to Covid-19 and unable to pay the costs requested by airlines to bring them home. [6785/20]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

366. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, places that will be available for the new semester in the greater Dublin area for primary and secondary students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6774/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

367. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be made available to schools and school boards to adapt premises or change hygiene protocols in order to deal with everyday safety realities of school returns. [6775/20]

State Examinations

Seán Crowe

368. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the challenges to which the new leaving certificate results system will give rise for students hoping for places in colleges in Northern Ireland; and the mitigating measures he can introduce, with the co-operation of his Northern Ireland counterpart, to alleviate some of these difficulties. [6776/20]

Ministerial Communications

Seán Crowe

369. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the contact he has had with his Northern Ireland counterpart during the Covid-19 pandemic; and the specific areas of cooperation they have agreed. [6777/20]

Gangland Crime

Seán Crowe

489. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the growth in drug intimidation in many working class communities but not exclusively so; his plans to address this; and his further plans to introduce or work on new legislation to confront and address this issue. [6780/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

663. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the procurement arrangements and contracts signed throughout the Covid-19 crisis for PPE; the cost of this equipment; if consideration has been made on behalf of the State to purchase the machinery to manufacture this vital equipment; and the estimated cost of PPE purchases to date. [6782/20]

National Children's Hospital

Seán Crowe

664. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the financial impact the delays related to Covid-19 will have on the building of the national children’s hospital; the current projected cost; and when the project will be completed. [6783/20]

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

825. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had an operation cancelled; the reason they cannot have a 45 minute outpatient procedure carried out that will potentially save their sight; the current waiting list for this type of operation; and the length of time this person will have to wait for this sight saving operation. [7042/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Seán Crowe

826. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to Covid-19 testing for a person (details supplied). [7043/20]

Addiction Treatment Services

Seán Crowe

827. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the specific challenges facing community projects that the attention of his Department has been drawn to regarding places for residential addiction supports; the actions taken to alleviate them; and when access will be resumed. [7044/20]

Electricity Generation

Seán Crowe

945. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of coal imported from a mine (details supplied) in 2019 for use in the Moneypoint power station; if his attention has been drawn to the reputation of the mine for the destruction of the environment, forcible displacement of indigenous people and Afro-Colombians living in the area and workers' rights abuses including harassment and threats of community and human rights defenders from state forces; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the mine has continued uninterrupted operation during the Covid-19 crisis, placing workers and their families at great risk; his plans to seek coal elsewhere while Moneypoint remains open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6787/20]

Community Development Projects

Seán Crowe

1174. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the challenges facing many in the community sector with the Covid-19 pandemic; and the specific supports he plans to put in place for projects that are hoping to reopen especially regarding funding and sustainability difficulties following the crisis. [6778/20]

UN Conventions

Seán Crowe

35. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to implement the recommendation by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in its concluding observations (details supplied) on the combined fifth to ninth reports of Ireland in December 2019; and his further plans to incorporate it into the National Plan on Business and Human Rights. [4913/20]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

707. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment of needs in south-west areas of Dublin; the waiting times for follow-up supports following an assessment; and if he will introduce new measures to deal with the lengthy delays for assessment of need for children potentially on the autism spectrum. [4914/20]

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

718. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is agreement on funding being provided to facilitate a new 72-inpatient care wing at Tallaght University Hospital in 2020. [4981/20]

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

719. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is agreement on funding being provided to facilitate a new intensive care unit extension at Tallaght University Hospital in 2020. [4982/20]

Social Insurance

Seán Crowe

1191. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to cases regarding pre-entry contributions in circumstances in which contributions under the old revenue and social insurance number are not being accounted for in the case of applicants that are applying for benefits, particularly a contributory pension; his views on whether this could be a systems issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4912/20]

Disease Management

Seán Crowe

54. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to assist Irish citizens quarantined in areas in which there is an outbreak of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3882/20]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

55. 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) on the Cerrejón mine in Colombia titled Undermining Human Rights, Ireland, the ESB and Cerrejón Coal; his views on its findings; and if, considering the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, he has discussed the findings of the report with the ESB. [3883/20]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

56. 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) visited Ireland recently; if important ongoing legal proceedings against some of those involved in their murder is being monitored; and if he has raised the issue with his Honduran counterpart. [3884/20]

Israeli Settlements

Seán Crowe

57. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the increase in illegal Israeli colonial settlements in Palestine; and the actions he will take in the face of continued Israeli violations of international law. [3885/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

58. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to footage of the Israeli military killing a Palestinian civilian near the military fence in Gaza (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3886/20]

Foreign Policy

Seán Crowe

59. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reconsider the decision to declare that Mr. Juan Guaidó is the President of Venezuela. [3887/20]

Election Monitoring Missions

Seán Crowe

60. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report by researchers (details supplied) which states that statistical evidence does not support the claim of fraud in the October 2019 election in Bolivia; his views on whether the Organisation of American States should retract its statements regarding the election which have contributed to the political conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3888/20]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Seán Crowe

862. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health his plans or proposals to update the long-term illness scheme to include Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome. [3737/20]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Seán Crowe

863. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health his plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include coeliac disease. [3738/20]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Seán Crowe

864. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health his plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include those that have multiple scoliosis. [3739/20]

Emergency Departments Data

Seán Crowe

874. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a 16 year old must register in the adult accident and emergency department should he or she present to Tallaght University Hospital; the reason for the anomaly (details supplied); and the policy of the HSE regarding the age limit for children and adults for admission at accident and emergency departments in hospitals nationwide. [3769/20]

Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

875. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for a child seeking supports in the community health organisation, CHO, 7 catchment area; the key staff posts or personnel required to fill vacant positions; and the new measures being applied to deal with lengthening waiting times in view of the growing waiting list for children with profound speech and language difficulties in the CHO 7 area. [3770/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

876. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the waiting time to see a consultant dermatologist in St. James’s Hospital following an intervention by a general practitioner; if it can be a period of up to 19 months; and his views on safety concerns in relation to the long delay. [3771/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Seán Crowe

1250. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason for the recent increase in interest in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme from 2.25% to almost 3% on a 30 year term; when the increase was agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3772/20]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Seán Crowe

1252. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has signed off new housing procurement proposals for 2020 for local authorities; and if so, the details of the proposals. [3908/20]

Northern Ireland

Seán Crowe

33. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new proposals he is working on regarding the restoration of the Executive and the Assembly in Northern Ireland; the work he is undertaking to ensure that the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements are implemented in full by the UK Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53468/19]

Citizenship Status

Seán Crowe

38. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a report will be provided on his latest meeting with a person (details supplied) regarding the person's legal challenge in relation to the citizenship provisions of the Good Friday Agreement; if he will report on the developments in the case; if the possibility of providing financial support will be examined to ensure the person can continue the person's legal challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53317/19]

Middle East Peace Process

Seán Crowe

43. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 10 December 2019 marks five years since Dáil Éireann unanimously passed a motion to formally recognise the State of Palestine; if the issue is being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53316/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

50. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the details of the proposed new legislation to create a EU human rights sanction regime that were discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 9 December 2019 will be provided; the way in which the new legislation will operate; his views on the legislation; and the timeline for the legislation to be completed. [53315/19]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

51. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a report will be provided on his recent trip to Israel and Palestine; the persons he met; the issues discussed; the new proposals he will undertake in order to provide support to a two-state solution and an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine by Israel. [53318/19]

Ministerial Communications

Seán Crowe

57. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to growing protests in Malta regarding the mishandling by the government of the investigation into the murder of a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to mounting concerns regarding the alleged involvement of former chief of staff and other employees of the office of the Prime Minister in the murder and a subsequent cover-up; if he has discussed the issue with his Maltese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53319/19]

Overseas Development Aid

Seán Crowe

112. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the new initiative on sexual and reproductive health and rights promised in A Better World; when the initiative will be launched; the level of funding to be allocated for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51237/19]

Education and Training Boards Staff

Seán Crowe

189. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the staff shortage in the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the shortage is severely impacting on the service it provides and persons seeking to avail of its services are being directed to other DDLETB centres due to the shortages in south-west County Dublin; the reason for the staff shortage; the way in which he plans to ensure the shortage is ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51343/19]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

51. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice that food products from the illegal colonial settlements of Israel in Palestine must be clearly labelled as products originating in occupied territories to allow consumers to make informed choices when they shop; his plans to ensure that products from illegal Israeli colonial settlements will now be labelled accordingly in order to enter the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50716/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

52. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new documents released in the media regarding the mass detention of Uighur and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang; if he has raised this issue with his Chinese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50717/19]

Trade Missions Participation

Seán Crowe

67. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Minister of State with responsibility for trade, employment, business, EU digital Single Market and data protection took part in a recent Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Bahrain; and if he or his officials briefed the Minister of State on the human rights abuses of the regime in Bahrain and encouraged him to raise such concerns about human rights in Bahrain during his meetings with government representatives there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49468/19]

Trade Missions

Seán Crowe

131. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a report will be provided on the recent Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain; her plans to deepen trade relations with these countries; and if the Minister of State with responsibility for trade, employment, business, EU digital Single Market and data protection raised human rights issues during meetings with government representatives. [49467/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

39. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the ambassador to Colombia has concluded their visit to La Guajira and a region (details supplied) to carry out fact finding work; if he has received a report from the ambassador on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46949/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

40. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his officials have recently contacted the ESB regarding its continued purchasing of coal from a mine (details supplied); his plans in relation to a national plan for business and human rights; and his views on reported human rights abuses and environmental degradation in the region due to the mine and the importation of coal from same to here. [46950/19]

Good Friday Agreement

Seán Crowe

41. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met his UK counterpart since the ruling in the case of a person (details supplied); his views on whether the ruling shows that the UK Government is failing to honour the Good Friday Agreement; and the steps he will take to ensure the UK Government abides by and implements each of the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements. [46440/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

52. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to attacks by Turkey on civilians in northern Syria (details supplied); and if his Department is providing humanitarian assistance in the area. [46429/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

55. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to increased attacks on indigenous communities in Colombia, particularly in the province of Cauca; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that on 29 October 2019 five members of the Nasa Tacueyó indigenous community were killed, including a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that before the massacre the United Nations reported that 52 indigenous community members had been murdered in north Cauca to date in 2019; and if he has raised the issue with his Colombian counterpart. [46428/19]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

63. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to increased attacks on indigenous communities and environmental defenders in Brazil; if his attention has been further drawn to the murder of a person (details supplied) which is part of a campaign of escalating violence against Amazon forest protectors; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that 135 indigenous persons were murdered in 2018, an increase of almost 23% from 2017; and if he will raise the issue with his Brazilian counterpart. [46431/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

66. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the jailing of Catalan political prisoners and the policing response to protests in Catalonia with his Spanish counterpart; his views on whether the way forward is through dialogue and not legal repression; and his further views on whether Ireland can play a mediation role in this regard. [46430/19]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

75. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Israeli authorities approved plans for 2,342 housing units in illegal Israeli colonial settlements and a new tunnel road in Palestine in October 2019 (details supplied); if he has raised the issue with his Israeli counterpart; and his plans to respond to the alleged continued violations of international law and increased illegal colonial settlement building by Israel. [46432/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

114. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent large public protests in Chile and opposition to the current Government and its alleged dire handling of the economy, which has led to rampant inequality; his views on the fact the Chilean Government declared a state of emergency and deployed the army; if his attention has been further drawn to the scenes of police and army brutality, which has led to more than 1,000 Chileans being injured and more than 100 partially blinded after being shot in the eye; and his views on these alleged human rights violations against protesters. [45163/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

115. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will take a leadership role against the human rights violations in Bahrain in the United Nations Human Rights Council, particularly in view of the numerous statements by him that Bahrain is one of Ireland’s priorities and his own statements that he is following the issue closely and is very concerned; and if he will work to ensure a joint statement on the human rights situation in Bahrain is tabled at the next meeting of the council in March 2020. [45164/19]

Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff

Seán Crowe

207. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of new personnel employed by Inland Fisheries Ireland, both temporary and permanent, in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the job titles of each. [43877/19]

Road Network

Seán Crowe

221. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if officials from his Department will examine the bridge that was built in Athy, County Kildare, on the Barrow that is impossible to cross in a wheelchair (details supplied); and if he will examine fixing the issue. [43876/19]

Insurance Data

Seán Crowe

348. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount each county and city council paid out in insurance claims in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [43874/19]

Insurance Data

Seán Crowe

349. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of active insurance claim cases each county and city council is currently involved in. [43875/19]

Religious Persecution

Seán Crowe

121. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to statements from the UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Daniel Kravetz, on the situation of human rights in Eritrea; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that members of Christian denominations have recently been targeted for harassment by the authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42984/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Crowe

122. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imprisonment of nine Catalan political and civil society leaders for between 9 and 13 years by the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid; if he has raised the case with his Spanish counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42985/19]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

127. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Israeli Minister of the Interior has stated that they are taking action to force a person (details supplied) out of Israel; if he has raised the case with his Israeli counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43031/19]

Colombian Peace Process

Seán Crowe

128. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent attacks in Colombia (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43032/19]

Inland Fisheries Ireland

Seán Crowe

203. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of vehicles Inland Fisheries Ireland purchased in 2018 and to date in 2019; the type of vehicles purchased; the cost of each vehicle; and the cost of installing IFI logos on the new vehicles. [42421/19]

Syrian Conflict

Seán Crowe

113. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a planned Turkish invasion of northern Syria; his views on whether such an invasion by the Turkish military poses a threat to the Kurdish community and minority ethnic and religious groups in the region; his further views on whether such an invasion will also hamper the fight against Daesh-ISIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41742/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

114. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing protests in Hong Kong and the escalating tensions and violence; if he has discussed the situation with his Chinese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/19]

EU Issues

Seán Crowe

115. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the questioning of the designate EU high representative and vice-president for foreign affairs and security policy Mr. Josep Borrell by the foreign affairs committee of the European Parliament; his views on his comments on the need to reinforce the military capacity of the EU and his desire to conduct overseas military missions by majority and to redivert the €10.5 billion European peace facility to pay for EU battlegroups to go into action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41744/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

116. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Saudi-led coalition has illegally stopped all commercial ships, including those carrying food and fuel, from entering the Yemeni port of Alhodeidah (details supplied); and if he will raise this urgent issue with his Saudi counterpart. [41745/19]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

117. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether lack of compliance by Ireland with the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities due to the fact that a number of sections of the Mental Health Act 2001 do not meet the standards of either convention is damaging the international reputation of Ireland; his further views on whether this lack of compliance hinders Ireland's ability to speak with authority on respect for human rights and the European Convention on Human Rights; his further views on whether it is damaging to the campaign for election to the UN Security Council in 2020; and the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland is in compliance with international obligations. [41746/19]

Regional Enterprise Development Fund

Seán Crowe

116. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the Athy enterprise hub will be completed; and the funding provided towards the construction of this hub. [40284/19]

Motor Insurance

Seán Crowe

289. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with the EU Commission regarding agreeing, under article 8(2) of the motor insurance directive, a mechanism to avoid the need for green cards for cross-Border drivers in view of Brexit; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40285/19]

Light Rail Projects

Seán Crowe

303. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study on extending the proposed MetroLink to Firhouse, Dublin 24, will be authorised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40280/19]

Bus Services

Seán Crowe

304. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents of south west County Dublin that BusConnects by itself will not provide adequate public transport capacity for the area; his plans to improve public transport in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40281/19]

Sports Capital Programme

Seán Crowe

305. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a special stream of funding for sports clubs that want to install disabled access to their facilities. [40282/19]

Road Projects Status

Seán Crowe

306. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Athy southern distributor road construction; the amount spent on the road to date; if the construction of the road will be funded until its completion; and when it is due to be completed. [40283/19]

Departmental Bodies Reports

Seán Crowe

58. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the minutes of the first working meeting of the business and human rights implementation group that took place on 3 April 2019 will be published on the website of his Department in view of the fact that the minutes of the inaugural meeting of the group in January 2019 are available on the website. [39130/19]

Energy Data

Seán Crowe

157. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of gas the Corrib gas field has produced each month in 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39145/19]

Energy Data

Seán Crowe

158. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the State’s energy supply currently provided by gas; and the percentage of this gas which is imported from abroad. [39146/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Crowe

51. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a report will be provided on his meeting with the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Dublin on 17 September 2019; if he offered further support from Ireland to the Colombian peace process; if concerns were raised regarding the increase in attacks and assassination of social and political leaders in Colombia; if he shared his concern that the attacks and assassinations are happening with impunity and undermining the peace process; and if he raised concerns with the minister regarding human rights abuses and environmental degradation at the Cerrejón coal mine, which provides a significant amount of coal for Moneypoint power station, County Clare. [38953/19]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Seán Crowe

2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to stop the exodus of personnel from the Defence Forces; if 70 personnel left the Defence Forces in July 2019, including seven officers and 16 trainees; his views on whether 2019 is likely to be a record year for personnel leaving the Defence Forces; his further views on whether recruitment and retention efforts are clearly not working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38535/19]

Trade Union Membership

Seán Crowe

4. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has formally applied to affiliate to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; if he has met the organisation to discuss this issue; if he has met the ICTU to discuss the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38536/19]

Overseas Missions

Seán Crowe

7. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the deployment of the Army Ranger Wing to Mali; the work undertaken to date; and when the mission will come to an end. [38458/19]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Seán Crowe

10. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces increased spending on the anti-malaria drug, Lariam, by 50% in 2018, despite the fact that more than 85 soldiers are taking legal action against the Defence Forces over the devastating mental health side effects they claim they have suffered as a result of taking Lariam while serving abroad; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a motion was passed in Dáil Éireann on 28 June 2017 calling for an end to the use of Lariam by the Defence Forces; the steps he is taking to end the use of Lariam by the Defence Forces. [38460/19]

Defence Forces Strength

Seán Crowe

12. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the current strength of the Defences Forces is 8,724; his views on the fact that this is below the minimum strength of 9,500 that it is supposed to have (details supplied); his further views on the contention that this is a retention and recruitment crisis that is undermining the very viability of the Defence Forces; and the measures he is taking to tackle same. [38462/19]

Naval Service Staff

Seán Crowe

24. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to tackle the retention and recruitment crisis in the Naval Service in view of issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38461/19]

Brexit Preparations

Seán Crowe

174. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all oil reserves held in Britain have now been relocated to Ireland as part of no-deal Brexit contingency plans by his Department. [37781/19]

Brexit Issues

Seán Crowe

38. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his discussions with the European Commission in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if he has discussed the introduction of a border in Ireland with the European Commission; and the status of his contingency plans in the event of a no-deal Brexit. [37659/19]

Departmental Staff Safety

Seán Crowe

49. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is seeking to hire a private security company to provide bodyguard services, armoured transportation, vehicle tracking and route planning for diplomatic staff; if so, the reason he is seeking private security assistance and not using An Garda Síochána or personnel from the Defence Forces for same; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37236/19]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

51. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent attacks by Israel in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq; his views on the attacks and the increased tension on the border with Israel and Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37237/19]

Climate Change Policy

Seán Crowe

54. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the unprecedented forest fires in Brazil, particularly in the Amazon rainforest (details supplied); and the steps he is taking to ensure that the Amazon, the indigenous population that live there and its unique ecosystem are protected. [37239/19]

EU Migration Crisis

Seán Crowe

56. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and 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]