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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Historical Conflicts (11 May 2021)

John Brady: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will formally recognise that genocide was committed against the people of Armenia during World War 1 by the Ottoman Turkish Government. [24131/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Historical Conflicts (11 May 2021)

John Brady: Will the Minister follow the lead that was taken by the US President, Joe Biden, on 24 April 2021 to formally recognise that genocide was committed against the people of Armenia during the First World War by the Ottoman Turkish Government?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Historical Conflicts (11 May 2021)

John Brady: The massacre of over 1.5 million Armenians certainly was an act of genocide and the campaign of genocidal massacre that was inflicted on the people of Armenia was a crime against humanity also. I hear that the Minister is saying we are not in a position to adjudicate on the matter. However, I have made reference to the US. I will make reference to numerous other countries that have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Historical Conflicts (11 May 2021)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. I hear what he is saying. Six million Jews perished at the hands of the Nazis in the Second World War and the latter half of the 20th century witnessed further genocidal campaigns in places such as Cambodia, East Timor, Bosnia and Rwanda. It is important that we learn from the past to ensure that genocide is called out as it is and that we try to ensure that acts of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Arms Trade (11 May 2021)

John Brady: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support an international arms embargo in Yemen. [24133/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (11 May 2021)

John Brady: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he plans to take to introduce a level of humanity to the EU refugee policy in view of the continuing incarceration of refugees on the Greek Island of Lesbos under horrific conditions (details supplied). [24130/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 May 2021)

John Brady: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the events in Colombia in recent days, including the killing of protestors by police officers and reports of human rights abuses. [24132/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2021)

John Brady: 264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the allocation of funding to Wicklow County Council by the Office of Public Works to carry out maintenance work on the Dargle River flood protection scheme for each year between 2017 and 2021; the nature of the maintenance works; if they are agreed with the OPW; and if the scheme is inspected by officials from the OPW. [24486/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (11 May 2021)

John Brady: 571. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the 50 persons agreed in October 2020 to be resettled under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme that were displaced from the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos; the number of the 50 that have already arrived in Ireland; the timeframe for the completion of these relocations; the supports that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (11 May 2021)

John Brady: I thank our guests for joining us this afternoon. Before commenting further and posing some questions, I would like to offer the ambassador and the Palestinian people my condolences, and those of my party, Sinn Féin, in regard to the slaughter of the 25 innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip last night. I understand from various media reports that between six and nine of those murdered...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (12 May 2021)

John Brady: 122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to provide Ministerial consent for the Arklow Wastewater Plant to proceed; the process and a timeframe for the delivery of the plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24954/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Land Transfers (12 May 2021)

John Brady: 142. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the proposed transfer of lands at Rockbrae House, Bray, County Wicklow to Wicklow County Council; the discussions that have taken place with the council; the purpose of the transfer; the timeframe for the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 May 2021)

John Brady: 207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to refurbish the vacant Wicklow District Court in Wicklow town; and the engagement with the OPW to carry out any demolition works at the site. [24951/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 May 2021)

John Brady: 208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the transfer of the old vacant courthouse on the Boghall Road, Bray, County Wicklow to Wicklow County Council; the details of the engagement with the council; and if a timeframe for the transfer will be provided. [24952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 May 2021)

John Brady: 254. To ask the Minister for Health when a vaccination centre (details supplied) will open; the duration that the contract is in place for this vaccination centre as agreed with the service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (12 May 2021)

John Brady: 266. To ask the Minister for Health the decisions that have been taken to pay student nurses and midwives for work whilst on placement; the details of any decisions; and when students will receive any moneys due. [24950/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (13 May 2021)

John Brady: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reviews that have taken place to date of the 1994 Defence Forces service contracts, which have contributed to the retention crisis in the Defence Forces. [25008/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (13 May 2021)

John Brady: What reviews have taken place to date of the 1994 Defence Forces service contracts, which have led to huge difficulties with retention in the Defence Forces?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (13 May 2021)

John Brady: I thank the Minister for the response. I disagree with his assessment that the 1994 contracts are not causing a huge difficulty or having a bearing on the retention crisis in the Defence Forces. Retention and recruitment are the biggest issues facing the Defence Forces. This is plain for anyone to see because the level of turnover of personnel in the Defence Forces is leading to...