Parliamentary questions

Brexit Issues

Seán Crowe

49. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if during his discussions with his European counterparts he has requested that Ireland receive a veto on the EU-Britain deal on Brexit similar to that received by Spain; if so, and if he did not receive support, the basis on which Ireland is being treated differently to Spain; and if he has not requested such a veto, the reason therefor. [18295/17]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

55. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish ambassador to Egypt attended the latest mass trial in Cairo involving a person (details supplied); if he has considered the calls on his Department to begin an international legal challenge against Egypt on the grounds of human rights violations against the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18294/17]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

60. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deaths of at least 52 adults and 20 children due to sarin and chlorine gas exposure in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria (details supplied); and if his Department will play a role in an investigation of this incident. [18298/17]

Northern Ireland

Seán Crowe

65. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether there has been little progress in the current negotiations in Belfast due to the fact the British Government and the Democratic Unionist Party have not focused on the key issues, which were at the heart of the recent election, and outstanding issues from previous agreements that have not been implemented; his views on whether the political institutions will only work if they are based on delivering equality, integrity and respect for all; and the steps he is taking to ensure the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements are implemented in full. [18297/17]

Diaspora Policy

Seán Crowe

226. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department cancelled the USA birthright programme; the amount the programme was expected to cost annually; the number of persons that were expected to be part of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18624/17]

Acht na Gaeilge

Seán Crowe

416. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Seán Crowe den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála an n-aontaíonn sé go gcaithfidh stadás oifigiúil don Ghaeilge a bheith mar chuid d’aon Acht Gaeilge ó thuaidh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [18026/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Seán Crowe

40. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of newly built social housing units that have been constructed in Dublin 16 and 24 in the past 12 months in tabular form. [16993/17]

Diplomatic Representation

Seán Crowe

250. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in the West Bank city of Hebron, who has been engaged in non-violent activities against the Israeli occupation for over a decade; and if he will raise the case with his Israeli counterpart. [16970/17]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

251. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied), the leader of the non-violent Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, was arrested by the Israeli authorities only days before travelling to the USA to receive the Gandhi Peace Award; that his arrest includes a travel ban (details supplied); and if he will raise this case with the Israeli authorities. [16971/17]

Defence Forces Strength

Seán Crowe

11. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if operational Army units are operating with up to 50% of the officer numbers required; the percentage of officers assigned to operational Army units, in tabular form; and the minimum number of officers that should be attached to these units. [15270/17]

Defence Forces Funding

Seán Crowe

28. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ireland will be exempted from having to increase its spending on weapons and military capabilities from 0.6% to 2% of GDP (details supplied). [15269/17]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

267. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that refugees who escape North Korea by crossing the border to China are regularly returned by China to North Korea; his views on whether this violates international law; and if he will raise the issue with his Chinese counterpart. [15018/17]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

268. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to new legislation that allows the Israeli Government to ban persons who advocate for boycotts of Israel or Israeli settlements from entering the country, which stops them transiting to Palestine (details supplied); his views on the fact that Irish citizens will be banned and deported. [15019/17]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Seán Crowe

604. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Tusla staff who have been removed from employment following reviews of children and youth services or assessment of practices since 2010. [14852/17]

Garda Operations

Seán Crowe

132. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will have the Dáil Éireann records corrected with regard to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 28 June 2005, in which it was incorrectly stated that it was in July 2000 that the storage site Clancy Barracks had been sold; and if she will correct the record to state correctly that the sale was completed on 26 March 2004. [13376/17]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Seán Crowe

166. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 16 February 2017, if the balance of refugees, 261 in total, to be resettled here from Lebanon by autumn 2017 have been identified already or if the process is ongoing. [14111/17]

Schools Property

Seán Crowe

371. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lengthy delay in coming to an agreement with a club and school (details supplied) on a land swap that will benefit the club, the school and the wider community. [13871/17]

Social and Affordable Housing

Seán Crowe

436. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to assist families that have out grown their affordable homes and cannot sell without clawback or rent them out to move to bigger homes for fear of being penalised; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has caused untold and undue hardship for some persons in view of the fact it does not take cognisance of families growing or circumstances changing. [13372/17]

Housing Assistance Payments

Seán Crowe

437. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department regularly inspects homes rented under the housing assistance payment scheme to check if they are fit for purpose and up to standard. [13373/17]

State Properties Data

Seán Crowe

438. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will make all leases of buildings taken out by councils and Departments transparent and post them online. [13374/17]