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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 803. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the pay and renumeration structure for all ranks in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 912. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the recruitment process for a special educational needs organiser for an area (details supplied) following the retirement of the previous organiser; the process and timeframe for filling the vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 1150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the annual training and innovation fund designed to encourage training and education relevant to future skills and issued through his Department is only available to educational institutions and or educational training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15284/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 1151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the annual training and innovation fund designed to encourage training and education relevant to future skills and issued through his Department is available to all businesses and organisations involved in the provision of training and education in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 1892. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are ongoing with stakeholders from the independent dental sector to address concerns regarding accepting medical card patients for dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15824/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 1743. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Covid-19 testing centre in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow was closed for Covid-19 testing on 13 and 14 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 1891. To ask the Minister for Health the number of independent dental practices that signed up to the dental treatment services scheme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15823/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Impact of Covid-19 on Gender Equality: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

John Brady: I wish everybody a good morning and thank the witnesses for their powerful presentations. They are very much appreciated. They contained some useful information but also some stark and worrying statistics and information. I appreciate the opportunity to engage with the witnesses and to ask questions. I agree totally with the comment that gender inequality is one of the world's greatest...

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2021)

John Brady: Irish adopted people are uniquely discriminated against in comparison with other Irish citizens because they have no statutory right to their birth certificates or adoption files. Apart from vital information, these files contain early care records, details of illnesses, vaccines and placement with foster families, correspondence from natural mothers or family members and consent forms....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (10 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 300. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that banks (details supplied) have given notice that negative interest rates charges are to apply to moneys held in the solicitors' client accounts; the measures he plans to take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13333/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (10 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to plans to carry out an independent report or analysis of the fire service in Bray, County Wicklow; if so, the details of this proposed analysis; the terms of reference of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13471/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (10 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the follow-up process that was due to be carried out by the external validation group commissioned by the management board of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management; the scope of the follow-up process; the terms of reference; if the Directorate engaged with Wicklow Fire Service; when a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (10 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 439. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the times that US military aircraft landed at Shannon airport on 11 January 2021 and 23 January 2021; the times that the aircraft departed; the identity of the aircraft, including the registration number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13058/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Syrian Conflict: Engagement with Non-governmental Organisations (9 Mar 2021)

John Brady: I thank our guests for this important piece of work relating to a conflict that, unfortunately, has fallen off the political agenda. It is not getting the international focus that it deserves. Unfortunately, it is probably up there with other conflicts, such as Yemen, where the humanitarian crisis is reaching astronomical levels. I want to make some comments first and then ask some specific...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (4 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to facilitate the processing of passports for Irish citizens living abroad in cases in which a valid passport of at least six months issue is required for visa and identification purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12390/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2021)

John Brady: The announcement yesterday by Bank of Ireland to close 103 branches throughout the country is a devastating blow to communities that are reeling after many years of cuts by this Government and previous governments to post offices and Garda stations, and this is another damning blow. It is going to suck the life out of the centre of these rural villages. We as taxpayers pump in €4.7...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

John Brady: This is plainly a scheme designed by property developers for property developers. It is nothing more than a regurgitation of failure. A similar scheme was attempted in Britain by the Tories. All that succeeded in accomplishing was pushing up property prices. The ESRI and the Central Bank have made it known that they have concerns, as have county councillors and Deputies from the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (3 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 365. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to resume the processing of standard passport applications taking into consideration that the level 5 restrictions have been further extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11683/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (3 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 366. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of standard passport applications on hold awaiting processing at present; the average wait time by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (3 Mar 2021)

John Brady: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most up-to-date demographic information used including figures for projection, population growth of second-level school-age children to analyse the projected need for future secondary schools in the Greystones, Kilcoole and Newtownmountkennedy areas of County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11994/21]