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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I was referring to Josep Borrell speaking on the development of military strength not humanitarian assistance.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

John Brady: Nobody would argue against those points. Our Defence Forces need all of that. Yet, this is a matter of the vehicle in which it is being used and where the final destination will be. That is the issue of concern. I have two points. The Minister spoke about the benchmarks that we have to adhere to in order to be of NATO standard. Of course, there has been much focus on NATO. I...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

John Brady: They are big questions but-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

John Brady: ------I think they are core questions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

John Brady: The question was do you think we should at any stage.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans that his Department has for the proper disposal of a number of vessels from the Naval Service fleet which have come to the end of their service life and are due to be decommissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34173/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: Not to be outdone, I am going to make a proposal as well. While Cork is well served by Haulbowline and the footprint of the Naval Service there, we will have to consider the east coast in the context of our Naval Service as well, and there would be no better location to establish a base than Arklow in my constituency. It would be a great home for the LÉ Eithnein future. We must...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I wish to return to the point the Minister made about a government-to-government transfer and what is being looked at regarding the transfer of LÉ Orla and LÉ Ciara. The Minister will be well aware of comments made by Members of the House calling for the vessels to be transferred to Ukraine. As sympathetic as I am with Ukraine and what is going on in there in terms of the illegal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Directives (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. The consultation is key to this because there can be no exemptions or derogations without agreement and the associated protections for all members of the Defence Forces. I asked the Minister a specific question because key to the full implementation of the working time directive is the conciliation and arbitration subcommittee that was established in 2019. It is my...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current status of the report from the commission on the future of the Defence Forces; when there will be a full Government response on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34179/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I ask the Minister to provide details on the current status of the report from the Commission on the Defence Forces. When does he believe there will be a full Government response to the report? We have read over the last number of weeks and indeed months that there will be a proposal brought to the Cabinet. It is important there is a full debate in this House on the report and scrutiny of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. It is unfortunate there are delays. I appreciate the Minister wants to get it right but there also needs to be full debate and scrutiny of what is being proposed by Government to ensure there is proper oversight from the joint committee, which has also been committed to. That needs to happen this side of the summer recess. I am pressing the Minister to ensure that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. He will have all-party support, I hope, once the bases are covered. Those bases are the retention, remuneration and conditions of members of our Defence Forces. That needs to be at the core of anything that comes before us. I refer to the possibility of there being contention. Unfortunately, we have seen the debate segue from discussion on what the Defence Forces...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Directives (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made to date on the full implementation of the EU working time directive as it applies to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34178/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Directives (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: It is widely acknowledged that there is a recruitment and retention crisis in our Defence Forces. One of the main ways to address that is the full implementation of the EU working time directive. Key to that is the recording of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces and then paying them accordingly. What progress has been made in regard to the full implementation of the EU working...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Directives (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. We have engaged with each other on this issue a number of times over the past year or two. While it is welcome that some progress has been made, the last time we spoke about this issue the Minister spoke about the derogation and exemptions for peacekeeping operations, overseas work and offshore patrols. While there are comprehensive deliberations and consultations...

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: Households across the State cannot wait until the year end for the Government to act when they are struggling in the here and now. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, and the Central Bank of Ireland have all stated that the Government has the scope to introduce additional measures to support households. The Government is now expected to...

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: -----in four or six months' time. Those people need action and they need it now.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: In November last year, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, wrote to six religious congregations to inform them of the Government's intention to establish the mother and baby institutions payment scheme. Individual meetings with orders to discuss their contribution to this scheme took place over the past few months. Will the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: France's Presidency of the Council of the European Union ends this month. President Macron's big idea during his term was the establishment of what he terms the European political community, a decision-making structure for political dialogue and co-operation on matters of common interest for European countries inside and outside the EU. He has emphasised in his public statements the...