Parliamentary questions

National Procurement Service Framework Agreements

Seán Crowe

439. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some local authorities publish the details of the companies that win their tenders, while others do not because they state it is commercially sensitive; and if he will instruct all local authorities to publish the details of the companies that win their tenders. [13375/17]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

597. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Bahraini Government revoked the nationality of a person (details supplied) on 20 June 2016; and if he will raise the case with his Bahraini counterpart. [13516/17]

Overseas Development Aid Expenditure

Seán Crowe

604. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount Ireland spent on overseas development assistance in each of the years 2007 to 2016; and the percentage of gross national product the spend represents in each year. [14112/17]

Overseas Development Aid Expenditure

Seán Crowe

605. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount he expects Ireland to spend on overseas development assistance in 2017; and the percentage of gross national product he expects this spend to be. [14113/17]

Overseas Development Aid Expenditure

Seán Crowe

606. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount he expects Ireland to spend on overseas development assistance in 2018; and the percentage of gross national product he expects this spend to be. [14114/17]

Food Imports

Seán Crowe

607. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration will be given to banning goods produced in Israeli settlements in Palestine, in view of the fact these settlements are illegal under international law and the continued human rights violations that these illegal settlements create. [14115/17]

Regional Health Forums

Seán Crowe

844. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the standing orders of the regional health forums across the State; the frequency of their meetings; and if he will prioritise a national meeting of regional health forums. [13369/17]

HSE Staff Data

Seán Crowe

845. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have been removed from employment following reviews of services or assessment of practices since 2010. [13370/17]

Railway Stations

Seán Crowe

1206. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are train stations in south Kildare that are being considered to become unmanned stations. [13368/17]

Educational Disadvantage

Seán Crowe

146. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the mechanism and criteria for a Youthreach programme to apply and receive funding for DEIS status supports; if his attention has been drawn to difficulties or a lack of awareness among Youthreach management on the process to access the funding; and his plans to update the current management of the scheme. [12272/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Crowe

181. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount it cost to run Ireland's liaison office to NATO and Partnership for Peace delegation in each of the years 2010 to 2016; and the amount it is expected to cost in 2017. [12321/17]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

350. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the latest military clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh; his views on whether such incidents could lead to a dangerous escalation and possible conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11285/17]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

353. 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); his views on the fact this person is facing two separate trials in March 2017 related to their right to free speech; and if he will urgently raise his concerns regarding the case of this person with his Bahraini counterpart. [11443/17]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

355. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify his response to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 22 February 2017 (details supplied). [11786/17]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

356. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 22 February 2017, his views on the fact that the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, appears to have unilaterally changed these policies in order to provide confirmation to the government of China as to whether named human rights defenders, HRDs, would attend the Human Rights Council, thereby placing the HRDs and their associates based in China in danger; if the Irish delegation in Geneva will raise this issue with the High Commissioner to determine whether this practice is continuing and whether it has been expanded for other governments; and his plans to instruct the Irish delegation to raise the issue of retaliation against the Irish whistleblower in the OHCHR who reported this practice both internally and then directly to the Irish delegation in March 2016. [11787/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seán Crowe

273. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being experienced by parents, such as in a case of persons (details supplied), in accessing services; the reason some parents are being led to believe their children were or are on waiting lists for services when they are not; if the failure to replace a liaison officer is responsible for this; if this liaison officer's post has been vacant for more than ten months; and the number of children waiting to get and receive supports and services in this area. [10711/17]

Immigration Policy

Seán Crowe

155. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Commission, in December 2016, recommended that member states resume sending asylum seekers who first entered the EU in Greece back to Greece from March 2017; and the exact date that this will start happening. [10146/17]

Diaspora Issues

Seán Crowe

472. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad has met since it was established; if it has met to discuss the obstacles hindering Irish emigrants from returning to live here; and if not, if he will arrange a meeting of the committee to examine this issue. [10353/17]

Humanitarian Aid

Seán Crowe

473. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way he will use Ireland's influence at UN and EU levels to work toward the securement of a political solution that will end conflict and enable the safe delivery of humanitarian aid into South Sudan (details supplied); and if he will raise the issue at the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council. [10357/17]

Fishing Industry

Seán Crowe

696. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a recent judgment by the European Court of Justice (details supplied) concerning fishing off Western Sahara; if his attention has been further drawn to any Irish vessels doing this; and if his Department has provided advice to Irish companies in this regard and to respect the court's judgment. [10147/17]