Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

12. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the continued violence and displacement in South Sudan with his EU counterparts at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting; that the UN estimates that by June almost a third of the population, 3.2 million people, will need food aid and the risk of famine is high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8112/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

17. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the current situation in Ukraine was discussed at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting; the issues he highlighted; and if there will be any change in the EU’s approach to the volatile political situation in Ukraine. [8109/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

34. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the continued ongoing violent intimidation, repression and arrest of garment workers involved in wage protests in Cambodia and that this repression is being orchestrated by the Cambodian Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8110/14]

EU Agreements

Seán Crowe

42. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent Swiss referendum on immigration; that it was passed and new quotas will be placed on immigration flows; his views on the effect it will have on Switzerland’s relationship with the EU; and if he discussed it with his EU counterparts. [8113/14]

Military Aircraft Landings

Seán Crowe

48. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of requests to carry munitions from military aircraft landing at Shannon or passing through Irish airspace in 2013; the number of permits issued; the reasons for rejecting the requests for which permits were not granted; the breakdown of countries from which the requests were made and the permits were granted; and the number of permits granted to military aircraft landing at Shannon. [8431/14]

State Airports

Seán Crowe

236. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of US troops that passed through Shannon Airport in 2012 and in 2013. [8430/14]

Schools Amalgamation

Seán Crowe

217. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are formal proposals to amalgamate schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention has been drawn to such changes; the impact the merger will have; and in view of the fact that parents and teachers have been left in the dark regarding the merger, if he will provide any further information. [6675/14]

Foreign Policy

Seán Crowe

163. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the 20-year legal battle between Ecuadorian communities in the Amazon and Chevron-Texaco over one of the world's most severe environmental disasters; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the communities won the legal case for compensation in 2011 and that Chevron are still refusing to pay the legally required compensation; his views on the actions of Chevrons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/14]

Consultancy Contracts

Seán Crowe

35. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the services that a company (details supplied) provided for his Department between May 2011 and 31 December 2013, and for which it was paid €6,069,815. [3225/14]

Israeli Settlements

Seán Crowe

36. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that four EU countries - Britain, France, Italy and Spain - summoned the Israeli ambassador to their respective countries to hear their protests against Israel's latest announcement of new illegal settlement building in Palestine; and if he has, or is planning to, summon the Israeli ambassador to Ireland to protest against the latest settlement building announcement. [3244/14]

Hospitals Funding

Seán Crowe

206. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of all moneys allocated to Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24, from 2007 to 2014. [3030/14]

Hospitals Funding

Seán Crowe

207. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the level of funding to Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, in 2014 and the way it compares with 2013 [3031/14]

Hospital Staff Data

Seán Crowe

208. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of staff numbers employed at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, from 2007-2014 [3032/14]

Hospital Staff Data

Seán Crowe

209. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown in tabular form of all money spend on agency staff at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, from 2007-2014 [3033/14]

Hospitals Data

Seán Crowe

210. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of in-patient and out-patient waiting times across all specialties at Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24. [3034/14]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Seán Crowe

40. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of consultants or consultancy firms employed by his Department during each of the past five years; the purpose and duration of each of these consultancies or consultancy contracts; the names of the consultants or firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1874/14]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Seán Crowe

42. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form a list of all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, capital, advertising and accountancy, charged to his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department, detailing the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 May 2011 and 31 December 2013. [1946/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Seán Crowe

2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an assessment of the Haass proposals; and the actions his Department intends to take to deal with the issues of flags and emblems, the past and parading in the context of the Good Friday Agreement. [1502/14]

Human Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

5. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Israeli authorities put Palestinian prisoners, including children, in outdoor cages during the severe winter storm that struck the region in the middle of December; his views that this practice is yet another example of Israel abusing and ill-treating detained Palestinian children; and if he will raise the issue with the Israeli authorities. [1503/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

7. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deepening crisis and continued violence in the Central African Republic; if his Department pledged funding and assistance to those affected; and if he has discussed the crisis with his EU counterparts. [1439/14]