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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: That is what the Minister said in the committee.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the concerns he as, if any, in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing through Irish waters are secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49412/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: What, if any, concerns does the Minister have about Ireland's vulnerability with regard to data cables that pass through Irish waters? Given the difficulties with retention of members of the Naval Service, which we discussed, are those vulnerabilities of serious concern to Government?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: The recent attack on the Nord Stream pipeline has clearly shown the vulnerabilities of strategically important cables that run through Irish waters. Some three quarters of all cables in the northern hemisphere pass through Irish waters and 97% of global communications, including business operations, financial transactions and Internet traffic, are carried through these cables. They are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I fully support level of ambition 2 and increasing the capacity of the navy and its ability to put ships to sea, which is something that is currently tying our hands in providing the security that is needed for these essential data cables. There is a serious anomaly in that the responsibility in legislation falls to An Garda Síochána to provide security for such cables. There is a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I raise the student registration fee and the decision that was taken in the budget to reduce it by €1,000 for this academic year. That is something I welcome, but there seems to be some confusion within colleges as to how the reduction is to be applied. I have been contacted by a number of students who make the payment twice over the course of a year. They have been hit with a bill...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: -----I have heard it from a number of colleges. There are serious concerns as to how thisis going to be implemented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Chair and thank the Minister for coming before us to discuss what is a really important report and something that has been a long time coming. I welcome the opportunity to engage the Minister on it. I commend the work of the Commission and all its members and the lengthy process which they embarked upon and welcome the findings of the commission. The report is only as good as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements that the Government has had with the new government in Colombia, particularly in the area of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49017/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reviews that have taken place within the Passport Office in terms of increasing capacity with the potential of opening a new passport office on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49014/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the ongoing conflict in Tigray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any concerns he may have in relation to the suppression of the freedom of the media, civic society, and the arbitrary detention of opposition figures in Turkey at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 86. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will detail both the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49019/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 92. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a decision been made to withdraw Irish troops from Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49018/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the nature of the operation that the Naval Service is involved in off the coast of Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49021/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on current plans for the implementation of measures contained within the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49020/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the request submitted for additional accommodation to include three temporary classrooms for a school (details supplied); if a decision has been reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49591/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 381. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current waiting times for processing foreign birth registration applications; and if there are plans in place to further resource the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51980/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 387. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will detail both the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51594/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 388. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will detail both the maximum and the current strength levels of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51595/22]