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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: The Minister outlined some of the measures that have been implemented. People are voting with their feet and continuing to leave. The one area that can and should be addressed is the full implementation of the working time directive. I ask the Minister again what exemptions are being looked at. Are naval patrols one of the areas being considered for an exemption? If so, it will only see...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Has an assessment been done?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: I ask the Tánaiste to bring heads of a Bill within six months.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on plans to implement the working time directive for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14314/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Earlier on, the Minister stated the process associated with the working time directive must not be allowed to drag on. We already know that it is. According to the Government's high-level implementation plan concerning the commission report, which was published 13 months ago, the heads of Bill concerning the working time directive were to be introduced within six months. It is now eight...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any effort has been made by the Government to follow-up on requests for Ireland to assist Moldova in preparing for EU membership, particularly in view of attempts to destabilise the democratic government of Moldova through hybrid warfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13678/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on popular protests in Israel at attempts by the Netanyahu government to make changes to the country’s judicial system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13676/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government is currently taking to secure the release of a person (details supplied), who was recently sentenced to six and half years in prison in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the experience of his Department following its recent exercise in persuading members from the global south to support a UN resolution to mark the one-year anniversary of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons currently waiting on NCT appointments in County Wicklow; and the average waiting times for same once an online booking has been made, in tabular form. [12297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average timeframes for an NCT appointment date in each testing centre nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department is undertaking to address the lengthy delays motorists are having obtaining appointments for NCTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12299/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons that are currently awaiting an appointment date to sit their driving test, broken down by test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on plans to construct a new coastguard station in Greystones, County Wicklow; if contracts have been signed for its construction; if he will provide a timeline for the delivery of the new station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 338. To ask the Minister for Finance if a help-to-buy application can be reassessed in circumstances in which the applicant has been approved for the help-to-buy scheme and lengthy delays of 12+ months are experienced by the developer in constructing the home, resulting in prospective homeowners incurring increased rental costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with local authorities, in particular Wicklow County Council, in order to plan for the impact of the lifting of the eviction ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 531. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his Department’s policy regarding each of the four recommendations from the ‘Put Children First: End Orphanage Care’ campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 542. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given the applicant's date of travel is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13496/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 589. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown the number of active members of the Civil Defence in each of the 28 Civil Defence units across the State in each of the years 2013 to 2022 and as of March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12639/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Ukrainian children that are enrolled in schools in County Wicklow, broken down between primary and secondary schools; the name of each school and the number in each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13113/23]