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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Outcomes of COP27: Dóchas (6 Dec 2022)

John Brady: I thank the witnesses for coming in this afternoon. In particular I welcome Ms Ramadhani in Tanzania. This is a really important issue coming on the back of COP27. There were a lot of positives, but it has to be said there were also some negatives out of COP. I do not want to focus solely on one or the other. I will try and get a balance on both. As has been said, after 30 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to reimbursing persons over the age of 70 years who qualify for a free driving licence yet who are charged a fee of approximately €60-€65 for attending their GP to complete the driving licence medical report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59413/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a family (details supplied) under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places will be offered to families that were unsuccessful in getting a place on the school transport scheme for a route (details supplied) and fulfil the eligibility criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent school building for a secondary school (details supplied); the stage that the tender is at; the estimated timeframe for the new school building from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58879/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Horn of Africa: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister of State for coming before us with what is, unfortunately, a very bleak opening statement. That is no reflection on the Minister of State. It is good to hear him say it as it is. Unfortunately, it is a crisis in the Horn of Africa. I concur with what he says and what all the experts say that we are seeing the consequences of global warming where, for the fourth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Horn of Africa: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: Deputy Stanton and I raised the issue of the UN, peacekeeping and whether there is something more that we can do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Horn of Africa: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I will return to the point around the target of 0.7% of GNI, which is important. It is a UN agreed target that the Government has committed to achieving by 2030. I heard what the Minister of State said in response to Deputy Stanton. He said this is the largest amount that has ever gone into the overseas development budget, and I welcome that. It is a marked improvement on last year, when...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Corps (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeline for the delivery of a military air doctrine, following the publication of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces and the subsequent publication of the Government’s high-level implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58340/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he and his Department are implementing or intending to implement to stem the exodus of doctors from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58339/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the interaction between the Naval Service and the Air Corps in relation to the new CASA aeroplanes due to be delivered to the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58338/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to extend the runway at Baldonnel Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department plans to review the tech pay and allowance and the specific service commitment schemes for aircraft technicians within the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (23 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) will receive an eircode given that the owners cannot access broadband to work from home until an eircode is supplied. [58354/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: World Cup (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's advice to any football supporters travelling from Ireland to Qatar for the World Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57922/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the threats by the Iranian Government to execute protestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57929/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the escalation in the conflict in Ukraine, particularly the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57928/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the refusal of the Israeli government to co-operate with an FBI investigation into the death of the US Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the election in Israel of the most right-wing coalition in that country's history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57923/22]