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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 think it acceptable that the Secretary General within his Department would or could be handing out gifts in his own personal capacity to visiting dignitaries, with no checks or balances or without protocol being in place to record it? I find it bizarre and, to be honest, I do not believe it was the position on the day in question. Does the Minister believe that it would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: I asked the Minister if he believed it is an acceptable practice for the Secretary General of his Department to be able to keep stores or supplies of alcohol, such as champagne or whatever, in a drawer in his office that he could hand out to visiting dignitaries without any checks, balances or protocols because he had purchased it himself. I do not think that is an acceptable practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: The evidence states they were being kept as gifts. Now the Minister is saying they were for personal consumption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: What did the Minister say? Was it for personal use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: That is not accurate comment. I did not try to shift any ground.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Those are the Chairman's personal views.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: What was Mr. Burgess doing with alcohol, specifically three bottles of champagne or whatever it was, in a drawer in his workplace?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: It is not an allegation. I am entitled to my views on the deletion of the tweet, the failure to raise the matter in any capacity with the then Secretary General and the decision to only initiate an internal review after this perceived cover-up was exposed some 18 months after the event.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: May I ask some questions without consistent interruptions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Is that considered normal practice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Is the Mr. Hackett furnished with a Visa card or anything like that? Was his predecessor, Mr. Burgess?

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

John Brady: I thank the commission for its efforts in producing this report. While I do not agree with 100% of its contents, it is a timely and comprehensive report. It outlines a litany of failures under the Minister's watch. That includes the failure to implement previous reports such as the White Paper on Defence and the high-level implementation plan. Essentially, the report deals with the legacy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the discretionary top-up for housing assistance payments was used in 2021 in County Wicklow broken down by municipal district; and the average percentage amount of this top-up per municipal district. [8544/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Security Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador (15 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. The ambassador is very welcome before our committee. I can only imagine that this is a very difficult time for all Ukrainian citizens given the heightened and escalated military tensions facing its country. I express my solidarity from the outset and my total support for what I see as a very important resolution which has been adopted by the UN...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Security Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador (15 Feb 2022)

John Brady: While the western media are ratcheting up the notion that tomorrow could well be the day of an invasion, the Ukrainian President has categorised tomorrow, 16 February, as a day of unity when the Ukrainian flag will fly and the national anthem will be sung by Ukrainians. I want to acknowledge tomorrow is a day of unity and I will stand with Ukraine on that day.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Communications (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of litter fines that have been issued for each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of fines that have been paid in each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [9922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fines that have been issued for dog littering in each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of fines that have been paid in tabular form. [9923/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Communications (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he uses an application on his official Government tele##phone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9958/22]