Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Infectious Disease Epidemics

Seán Crowe

5. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the comments of Ms. Birte Hald, head of operations for the International Federation of the Red Cross, who has stated that most of the EU aid pledged to fight Ebola has yet to materialise on the ground; if he will confirm that all promised Irish assistance to fight Ebola has been paid and is reaching those on the ground; and if he will discuss this issue with his European counterparts. [45231/14]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

11. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been monitoring the deteriorating and worsening situation between Palestine and Israel; the added tension around religious sites in occupied East Jerusalem, combined with the fact that the Israeli Government has repeated that it will not stop building illegal settlements in Palestine; and if he shares mounting international concern that Prime Minister Netanyahu is now supporting a Bill to legally enshrine Israel as a Jewish state. [44969/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

15. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean regarding the charting of potential gas deposits, which are renewing tensions and disregarding Cyprus's sovereign rights in its economic zone; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that Turkey's actions have resulted in the suspension of the developing peace and reunification talks on the island; and if he has discussed this issue with his European colleagues and Cypriot counterpart. [44967/14]

Ukrainian Conflict

Seán Crowe

28. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, the faltering official ceasefire and the continued build-up of military hardware and personnel in the region. [44966/14]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Seán Crowe

32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UN's world food program has had to reduce food rations for over 500,000 residents of Kenya's Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps by 50%, that cutting rations is a last resort, that they have taken this unprecedented step to stretch out the existing limited food available and that they have pleaded for international assistance and donations; if he shares the mounting concerns of aid organisations; and if he will provide the World Food Programme with any additional supports or emergency funding. [44968/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Seán Crowe

34. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is satisfied with the commitment of all parties towards full participation in the cross-party talks in the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he is confident that agreement may be reached regarding the outstanding parts of previous agreements and whether they will be fully honoured and implemented. [44965/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

391. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a doctor (details supplied) who has worked in Gaza medical facilities for over 15 years, and in Gaza’s Shifa Hospital during Israel’s recent 51-day assault, has been refused entry to Gaza by the Israeli authorities; and if he will raise this issue with the Israeli authorities and ask them to reverse their decision. [44982/14]

Sustainable Development Goals

Seán Crowe

450. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland's election as co-chair of UN negotiations on the next stage, post-2015, development strategy, his plans to use this position; and if he will continue to support equality and hunger eradication in the final agreement on the post-2015 framework. [44057/14]

Defence Forces Deployment

Seán Crowe

111. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if Irish Defence Forces personnel are still working in Afghanistan; and whether, considering the British decision to remove its troops from the country, he has plans to withdraw Irish troops from the country. [42644/14]

Military Aircraft Landings

Seán Crowe

197. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that US military aircraft that operate as refuelling tankers were recently sighted at Shannon airport; if they are connected to the mid-air refuelling of any US military aircraft in Irish airspace; and if so if this indicates that some or all of these aircraft were involved in military operations while there were on Irish territory or in Irish airspace. [42643/14]

Local Government Reform

Seán Crowe

234. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government due to local government changes throughout the country, his proposals for towns that have to make up substantial differences between their historical commercial rate and the county rate. [42650/14]

Local Authority Staff

Seán Crowe

235. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of requests from Kildare County Council for more staff; and the areas they were for. [42651/14]

Water Pollution

Seán Crowe

236. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that chromium 6 is possibly being discharged into the River Barrow in the Athy area. [42652/14]

Road Projects

Seán Crowe

260. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated time for delivery of the southern distributor road in Athy, County Kildare. [42649/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

153. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imprisonment of a person (details supplied) in Bahrain; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this person was allegedly arrested for sending a tweet critical of the government there. [40677/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

154. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the students were supposedly abducted by local police linked to a drug cartel; and if he has directed the Irish ambassador in Mexico to raise our human rights concerns in the case with the Mexican Government. [40678/14]

Foreign Policy

Seán Crowe

226. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the murder of the youngest MP (details supplied) in Venezuela; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the reports emerging suggest that they were tortured and assassinated in a premeditated attack; his views on the increase in violent attacks on left-wing politicians and Government officials in Venezuela; and his further views that they are part of violent and orchestrated attacks to destabilise the Venezuelan Government. [39121/14]

Crime Data

Seán Crowe

92. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide detailed breakdown of break-ins, burglaries and crime in the Ballycragh, Ballycullen and Firhouse areas of County Dublin; and if the results indicate a need for a more overt Garda presence in these communities. [38708/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

143. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown on the average waiting time for an appointment for the adult vascular outpatient department in the Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [38709/14]

Hospital Beds Data

Seán Crowe

144. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health in view of the Prospectus report in 2009, that suggests 579 intensive care unit beds were needed by 2020, if he will confirm that there were 289 ICU beds in 2009; if he will confirm that there are now 233 ICU beds; and his plans to improve this situation that is undermining the health and well-being of critically ill patients. [38710/14]