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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Birth Registration (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: I thank the Minister and I appreciate that he had to prioritise where staff work, what is processed and what is not. Unfortunately, there is a massive backlog of more than 31,000 applications still to be dealt with. It is concerning that the Minister has not been able to give a date for the resumption of the processing of those applications. Essentially, he has given the same response I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given the registering of a European citizens' initiative by the European Commission calling for an end to trade with illegal settlements in occupied territories in Palestine and Western Sahara, the Government is prepared to examine the issue of trade with illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. [47099/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: Given the registering of a European citizens' initiative by the European Commission calling for an end to trade with illegal settlements in occupied territories in places such as Palestine and Western Sahara, is the Government prepared to examine the issue of trade with illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: On 8 September this year, the European Commission registered a European citizens' initiative that calls for an end to trade with illegal settlements in occupied territories such as Palestine and Western Sahara. This came after the organisers of the initiative won a law suit against the Commission, which had first rejected the initiative claiming a lack of competence. That rejection was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: It does, because the recognition that stopping such trade is an EU trade measure confirms that individual member states can decide to stop trade with settlements at any moment under EU common rules for imports, which allow for import restrictions for reasons such as public morality and public policy. We have a moral obligation and an obligation under international law. The false narrative...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: Is there new legal advice on this issue?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Sanctions (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures Ireland is prepared to take at the United Nations to support a lifting of the 60-year-old illegal blockade of the island of Cuba. [47096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify Ireland’s position in relation to securing an effective and binding United Nations treaty on business and human rights. [47095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts Ireland will undertake to address the impact of climate change in conflict-riven regions of the world, particularly in Africa. [47098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts Ireland is undertaking at both the United Nations Security Council and in the European Union to bring about an end to the genocidal conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and the efforts that can be made to avert a major famine in that region. [47094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details on developments by the United Nations Security Council to resolve the disagreement between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in relation to the construction and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam by Ethiopia. [47097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 124. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of efforts to resolve the issue of post-94 contracts. [47082/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the failure to halt the exodus of personnel from the Defence Forces. [47081/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Events (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 120. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans in place to mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Jadotville. [47080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the exact nature of the alleged agreement between the Irish and British Governments in relation to the patrol of Irish airspace by the RAF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34829/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

John Brady: I thank Mr. Fraser for joining us. I have a number of specific questions. First, does Mr. Fraser agree that one of the most disturbing aspects of this entire debacle, of which there are many, has been the breach of Cabinet confidentiality? I would appreciate it if Mr. Fraser could give a brief answer to each question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

John Brady: The leaking of confidential Cabinet material in relation to the appointment of Dr. Zappone to the UN special envoy position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

John Brady: I am asking a very specific question. Does Mr. Fraser agree that one of the most disturbing aspects of the entire debacle around the appointment of Dr. Zappone has been the breach of Cabinet confidentiality in terms of the information making its way from the Cabinet table into the public arena, thereby breaching Cabinet confidentiality?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

John Brady: Sorry, Chair, but it is not. The information came into the public arena from the Cabinet. Therefore, I am asking Mr. Fraser if he agrees that the breach of Cabinet confidentiality was a disturbing element around the issue, "Yes" or "No".