Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Schools Building Projects Applications

Seán Crowe

201. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application of a school in Dublin (details supplied) for a site to build, as its current location is unsuitable as it is on a licensed premises and has no disabled access; if a new site has been identified following the rejection of the site on Oldcourt Road; and the status of the funding allocated for building. [26896/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Seán Crowe

28. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the vision of the reconciliation fund to address unresolved issues that have impeded or slowed down progress, if consideration will be given to support groups working with victims of conflict in this State to be recognised as strategic partners of the fund. [26247/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Application Numbers

Seán Crowe

661. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current delays and difficulties being experienced by wheelchair users; if he will provide an update on the number of outstanding electric wheelchairs needing repairs that are currently in the system (details supplied); the number that are not being repaired within the contract time of three days or 24 hours for emergencies; the current average length of time that clients are now waiting to have their chairs repaired; the measures his Department is taking to resolve the delays; and when the time span for repairs will be reduced and returned to some normality. [25512/14]

Middle East Peace Process

Seán Crowe

2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the breakdown of the peace talks between Israel and Palestine; his views on Israel’s decision not to release the last batch of Palestinian prisoners as agreed before the talks, which led to the collapse of the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23262/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

8. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imposition of martial law in Thailand and the fact that army soldiers have occupied government buildings in the country, which has a history of military coups and dictatorships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23184/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

12. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating situation in Libya after armed militants stormed the country's interim parliament with the country sliding towards an all out civil war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23186/14]

Humanitarian Aid

Seán Crowe

28. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that South Sudan is at risk of a famine unless the conflict there is resolved, amid reports of a deadly cholera outbreak; and the assistance or support his Department is providing to South Sudan. [23183/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

30. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine; and if he is concerned that the violence will escalate with the upcoming presidential elections. [23185/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

33. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support and assistance his Department is providing to the Nigerian Government in its attempts to rescue the hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram; if he has discussed the issue with his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23182/14]

EU Issues

Seán Crowe

70. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade considering Armenia’s decision to turn away from the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative and join the Russian-led Customs Union, the specific bilateral engagements his Department had with the Armenian Government; and if he discussed the issue of Armenian-EU relations with his European counterparts. [23212/14]

UN Resolutions

Seán Crowe

71. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Argentine Government’s request for bilateral dialogue with the British Government on the question of the sovereignty of the Malvinas-Falklands islands; and if he has discussed the issue with representatives of either Government. [23213/14]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Seán Crowe

32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact he did not raise the case of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings during his most recent state visit to Britain, and that we are approaching the 40th anniversary of the bombings, his strategy and proposals to ensure that the British Government provides all information relating to the bombings and releases papers on the bombings that it has in its possession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20685/14]

Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers

Seán Crowe

48. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the proposed changes to a programme (details supplied) in Tallaght, Dublin 24, which would cut student numbers by half; and if he will consult the local VEC with a view to changing this proposal which will have a very damaging effect on an area that has some of the highest rates of unemployment in the country. [20418/14]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Seán Crowe

37. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Government of the USA funded the undercover construction of a mobile telephone messaging system, with the aim of destabilising the Cuban Government; if he condemns this reported illicit subversion attempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19092/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

146. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied), a Saharawi political prisoner, who launched a hunger strike 42 days ago in reaction to the abuse of his human rights; that several other Saharawi political prisoners are on hunger strike in the prison of Tiznit in Morocco; that they are reportedly being denied the necessary medical treatment; and if he will raise the issue with the Moroccan authorities. [17968/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the proposals for the return of the ghost city of Famagusta located in northern Cyprus, a demand of Security Council Resolution 550 of 1984; his views on whether such a confidence-building measure would boost reconciliation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15686/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

5. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the adoption of the Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, which called for an independent and international investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the last war on the island; and if he would be in favour of placing sanctions on Sri Lanka if it refuses to co-operate with this resolution. [15687/14]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Seán Crowe

10. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the recently announced €3 million in aid to the Philippines will be spent; the way his Department is assisting communities that were affected by Typhoon Haiyan; and if there will be any additional aid given to the Philippines this year. [15389/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

11. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that three air force generals in Venezuela were plotting with the opposition to overthrow the democratically elected government; if he has concerns over the violent nature of the opposition street protests in that country; and if he has held any discussion with the Venezuelan authorities on this issue. [15391/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

12. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the mass sentencing to death of 529 Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt; his views on the judicial procedures in this case and the capital punishment sentences handed out; and if he has raised any concerns with the Egyptian authorities. [15393/14]