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Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Friday marks the first anniversary of the brutal, illegal invasion of Ukraine, the impact of which on the psyche of the body politic of Europe can be compared to that of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Indeed, it may take a generation or more before the full implications can be measured of the decision by President Putin to put a torch to the norms of international behaviour which...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 360. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the allowance paid to serving members of the Defence Forces on duty in the Border counties is considered as pensionable income for retiring members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8717/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 590. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government plans to open the mobility allowance grant for people with disabilities to new applicants in the near future; if he will provide an update on the research and findings carried out by the National Disability Inclusion Strategy, Transport Working Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8053/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Priorities for 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 Feb 2023)

John Brady: I welcome the Windsor Framework. Most parties at this stage have welcomed it. Business interests in the North and chambers of commerce have broadly welcomed it too. It has been a long time coming. It is seven years after Brexit and we are just getting this now so it has to be welcomed. Will the Minister join me in calling on the DUP to end its blockade of the Assembly in the North and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Priorities for 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Does the Minister join in the condemnation of the settler violence against Palestinians in Nablus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Priorities for 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 Feb 2023)

John Brady: People hear conversations about potentially withdrawing from a UN peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights and at the same time we are committing troops to a new battle group. That is where people are drawing the conclusion that there is a further erosion of neutrality. I tend to agree that there is an attempt to water down our neutrality to further entrench us in a militarised Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Priorities for 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 Feb 2023)

John Brady: A good starting point would be putting ships to sea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Priorities for 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Will the Tánaiste furnish details to the committee regarding the review into our involvement in peacekeeping missions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Priorities for 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Perhaps that says more about the Minister being out of touch with the conversation about Ireland's neutrality.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (1 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if funding was provided to UNFPA supplies, the thematic programme of UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, dedicated to expanding access to family planning, in 2022; if he intends to allocate funding to this programme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10500/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of any reviews undertaken on extending the short-hop zone in County Wicklow; if he has any plans to extend it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10726/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of any costings carried out for moving the rail line between Bray and Greystones inland to bypass Bray Head and lay twin tracks to increase the frequency of trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the timeframe for the delivery of new train carriages; if these will be used on the Dublin to Rosslare rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (2 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on any plans to develop park-and-ride facilities along the N11-M11 between Bray and Arklow; if he can provide a timeframe for the design, planning and delivery of any such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10729/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

John Brady: I thank the witnesses for coming before our committee. The praise goes without saying, as I stated back in October when we had them in for prelegislative scrutiny. I want to drill down into a few specifics. The volunteers do phenomenal work but there seems to be a little bit of confusion around the numbers. It is not confusion but it is not apparent what the establishment number should...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 334. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who are currently deployed in Syria as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 335. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details on any analysis, review, or evaluation of Ireland's participation in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10833/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 336. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are any plans to withdraw members of the Defence Forces from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10834/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 337. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any other analysis, review, or evaluation has taken place in respect of Ireland's participation in any other United Nations overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10835/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 338. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the Government's plans to allocate troops to an EU battlegroup will have a detrimental impact on Ireland's capacity to continue to contribute its UN overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10836/23]