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

John Brady: -----and the 31,000 applicants a specific timeframe for when those applications will be processed and how the backlog will be dealt with.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: I acknowledge the work of the staff within the Passport Office, who have done extraordinary work under very difficult circumstances. What has happened here has been a real failure to plan for the expected demand for passports, not just in terms of Brexit and the expected increase in applications in that regard but in a post-Covid situation and with the opening up of international travel....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: One of the major failures has been the inability of people to get accurate and timely information from the service. Even looking at the website today, it is saying that the turnaround for renewal for children is 15 days. I am dealing with many families who have had to cancel holidays because the parents have been able to get their passports renewed but the children's, even though all the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: 83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made to date on the full implementation of the working time directive as it applies to the Defence Forces. [47078/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: There are many issues facing members of the Defence Forces that are leading to what can be only described as an exodus of members. These have been widely articulated by representative bodies such as PDFORRA and the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, and they include issues such as post-1994 contracts and the working time directive. I ask the Minister to update me on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: We are aware that accelerated provisions were introduced on two fronts with regard to rest after a specific period at the weekend. That is to be welcomed. We have been told on many occasions that there is ongoing engagement with the representative bodies with regard to the implementation of the working time directive. Unfortunately, the last meeting with the representative bodies was on 24...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: There may be engagement between the Department and senior military management but there is no engagement with the representative bodies. The Minister will be aware of the initiation of legal proceedings such is the frustration with regard to the lack of engagement. This is fundamentally a health and safety issue that cannot be ignored any longer. The failure to implement the working time...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: It is a safety issue, but it is also leading to an exodus of members.

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.