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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (31 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated and drawn down by Wicklow County Council for re-let works on council properties for each of the years from 2018 to date, in tabular form. [17219/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (31 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the funding deficit for 2022 in relation to local authority property re-let works in County Wicklow; if his Department is planning to provide increased funding to Wicklow County Council to deal with this shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17220/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of UN Special Rapporteur on Israel's Conduct of its Occupation of the Palestinian Territory: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

John Brady: Professor Lynk is more than welcome to the committee. I commend him on the work he has done, not only in compiling this report but over the past six years and for his many reports. His work is highly commendable. He will be a loss. I know his term is for six years and his mandate expires next month. I wish him well. I hope and know it will not be the last we see or hear from him. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of UN Special Rapporteur on Israel's Conduct of its Occupation of the Palestinian Territory: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

John Brady: Just on that point, while Professor Lynk should not have to ask for permission, has he, as the special rapporteur, asked for permission to go into Palestinian lands? Has he asked the Israeli authorities for access?

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

John Brady: I express solidarity with the Ukrainian people. I warmly welcome the many thousands of Ukrainians who have fled to Ireland to seek protection. I recognise the warmth, generosity of spirit and community involvement exhibited right across the island of Ireland towards those Ukrainian citizens, primarily women and children, who have sought refuge. The response of the Irish has to be...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht), 2022: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2022)

John Brady: I will support the Bill. Much can be said of the historical antecedents that have been used to underpin the principle of neutrality and the strong currents of support that neutrality has enjoyed in this country. They provide a strong foundation for contemporary arguments in favour of military neutrality. Today we take our place in a world that exists amid a geopolitical storm. The rules...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (29 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will provide assistance in the form of an allowance for the burning of coal for organisations that have heritage vehicles such as steam engines as these vehicles are used in vintage car shows to raise vital funds and awareness for charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15896/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 497. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to carry out a review of the foster care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15823/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (29 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 635. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of ambulance response times in County Wicklow in 2021 and to date in 2022, by municipal district in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15865/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: I have yet to hear the Minister condemn the actions of Saudi Arabia. I call on all international players to pull out, lay off and stop their involvement in and support for the conflict in Yemen, including Iran. However, Saudi Arabia is directly involved in dropping bombs on innocent Yemeni people. I ask the Minister to condemn that. I also ask him to clarify the following, about which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: It might be helpful if the Minister answered the real question at to whether the human rights abuses were raised.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the efforts Ireland is undertaking at the United Nations and the European Union to address the conflict in Yemen and the humanitarian crisis there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15346/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: The war in Yemen is appalling. Over 370,000 Yemenis have lost their lives, including over 10,000 children. We see some of our allies selling arms, with the UK in 2021 authorising sales of weapons to Saudi Arabia of £1.4 billion, and the US in November with $650 million in authorised weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's involvement is central to this horrific and brutal war...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: It is not a matter of using language for the sake of using language. Words have meaning and meaning must lead to action. The reports that have been published are also echoed by a recent report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Palestinians in the occupied territories, Michael Lynk. To use his language, "Israel has imposed on Palestine an apartheid reality in a post-apartheid...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: The Minister has also said that to use the word "apartheid" to describe these actions would not be helpful. I am not sure who he believes it would not be helpful to because it certainly would be helpful to Palestinians who have been calling out this apartheid regime for decades. I am not sure how many more decades the Minister is prepared to sit and wait before taking on the illegal actions...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: There are many legal opinions to the contrary.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: I asked a question about diplomats

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s response to a report by an organisation (details supplied) into the crime of apartheid by Israel; the actions that he is prepared to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15351/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: In February, Amnesty International published its report, Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime against Humanity. This follows a number of publications from other human rights organisations, such as Human Rights Watch, Al-Haq and B'Tselem. There is also support from organisations such as Trócaire, Concern, Christian Aid and virtually every...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Brady: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the latest situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/22]