Results 4,061-4,080 of 7,460 for speaker:John Brady
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5214/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5215/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; and the breakdown of the number of qualified military pilots, cadet pilots in training, qualified military aircraft maintenance technicians, qualified military avionics technicians and military apprentices in training of both disciplines. [5216/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols which have been cancelled to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5217/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women in the Defence Forces by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5218/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces who are currently serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 80. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence Forces who have left in the past year by month and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: I thank the ambassador for accepting the invitation and for being here. He is welcome. I also thank him for agreeing to meet with me last week. Much of what I will say here will echo what I said to the ambassador directly last week. Given my concerns and those of my party about not only the maritime exercise planned off Ireland's south-western coast but also the escalating crisis on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: Just very briefly-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: I am seeking a written reply, Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)
John Brady: Russia will take on the presidency of the UN Security Council and while much focus has rightfully been on Ukraine and the escalation of tensions, it would be useful for this committee on what the priorities are for Russia on the UN Security Council. We do not need that today, but I suggest a written submission be made to the committee. There is a humanitarian crisis in Yemen and also the...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Proliferation (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will be sending representatives to observe at the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which is scheduled to take place between 19 and 21 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6734/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Education in Developing Countries: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: I welcome everyone this afternoon. Our guests are in far flung places across the world. One of the major benefits, if anything has come from the Covid world, is how the ability to meet online has made the world a bit smaller. Another challenge that Covid threw up was in education. In Ireland when the schools had to close, I, as a parent, saw the challenges, particularly as my wife tried...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: I have a series of questions for the Minister and then for the Secretary General. Who informed the Minister of the tweet with the photo of the then Secretary General, Mr. Burgess, and the other staff members? Perhaps the Minister could answer the questions as we go along.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: Does the Minister wish to name that person?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: Was it an adviser?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: Why does the Minister think the individual in question felt compelled to raise the issue with him?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: The Minister's adviser saw it as a serious breach of Covid restrictions and raised it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: Did the Minister see the tweet before it was deleted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)
John Brady: The Minister saw what could have been the tweet while it was still live on Twitter.