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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Communications (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 654. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she uses an application on her official Government telephone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 859. To ask the Minister for Health if he uses an application on his official Government phone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on his phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9962/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he uses an application on his official Government phone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on his phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Communications (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 928. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she uses an application on her official Government phone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on her phone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9966/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Amnesty International (22 Feb 2022)

John Brady: I welcome Mr. O'Gorman, Mr. Hanley and our guest in South Africa. They are very welcome to the committee to discuss what is a very important publication. It follows previous publications from B'Tselem, Human Rights Watch and most recently from the former Israeli attorney general, Michael Benyair. They have all come to the conclusion that Israel is operating a system of apartheid. This is...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

John Brady: I thank the commission for its efforts in producing this report. While I do not agree with 100% of its contents, it is a timely and comprehensive report. It outlines a litany of failures under the Minister's watch. That includes the failure to implement previous reports such as the White Paper on Defence and the high-level implementation plan. Essentially, the report deals with the legacy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the discretionary top-up for housing assistance payments was used in 2021 in County Wicklow broken down by municipal district; and the average percentage amount of this top-up per municipal district. [8544/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Security Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador (15 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. The ambassador is very welcome before our committee. I can only imagine that this is a very difficult time for all Ukrainian citizens given the heightened and escalated military tensions facing its country. I express my solidarity from the outset and my total support for what I see as a very important resolution which has been adopted by the UN...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Security Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador (15 Feb 2022)

John Brady: While the western media are ratcheting up the notion that tomorrow could well be the day of an invasion, the Ukrainian President has categorised tomorrow, 16 February, as a day of unity when the Ukrainian flag will fly and the national anthem will be sung by Ukrainians. I want to acknowledge tomorrow is a day of unity and I will stand with Ukraine on that day.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Proliferation (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will be sending representatives to observe at the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which is scheduled to take place between 19 and 21 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6734/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Education in Developing Countries: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: I welcome everyone this afternoon. Our guests are in far flung places across the world. One of the major benefits, if anything has come from the Covid world, is how the ability to meet online has made the world a bit smaller. Another challenge that Covid threw up was in education. In Ireland when the schools had to close, I, as a parent, saw the challenges, particularly as my wife tried...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: I have a series of questions for the Minister and then for the Secretary General. Who informed the Minister of the tweet with the photo of the then Secretary General, Mr. Burgess, and the other staff members? Perhaps the Minister could answer the questions as we go along.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Does the Minister wish to name that person?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Was it an adviser?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Why does the Minister think the individual in question felt compelled to raise the issue with him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: The Minister's adviser saw it as a serious breach of Covid restrictions and raised it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Did the Minister see the tweet before it was deleted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: The Minister saw what could have been the tweet while it was still live on Twitter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

John Brady: Did the Minister instruct the Secretary General to take the tweet down?