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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (11 May 2021)

John Brady: I thank our guests for joining us this afternoon. Before commenting further and posing some questions, I would like to offer the ambassador and the Palestinian people my condolences, and those of my party, Sinn Féin, in regard to the slaughter of the 25 innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip last night. I understand from various media reports that between six and nine of those murdered...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (5 May 2021)

John Brady: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government is prepared to follow the example of the President of the United States of America and recognise the genocide perpetrated upon Armenia by the Ottoman Turkish Government during World War 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23134/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 May 2021)

John Brady: 464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda community officers for each district in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22702/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

John Brady: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. There are a lot of areas on which we could and should touch so I will try to be brief because I want to cover a number of areas. In his opening statement, the Minister referred to promoting human rights and how human rights are a priority for us. In November 2020, the European Council adopted the EU's action plan on human rights and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Protocol on Northern Ireland-Ireland: Engagement with the Minister for Foreign Affairs (27 Apr 2021)

John Brady: I thank the Minister for his opening statement and for answering questions members wished to put to him. I want to home in on two specific areas. The majority of people in the north of Ireland voted against leaving the EU, and this is widely acknowledged. Many view the Irish peace process as a European success story. I agree with the Minister's comments on how the Good Friday Agreement is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Myanmar: Discussion with Dr. Mary C. Murphy (27 Apr 2021)

John Brady: I welcome Dr. Murphy and thank her for her opening statement. I have been following the situation in Myanmar closely over the last few months. Indeed, over the last few years any time that Myanmar has been in the news it has been, unfortunately, in connection with matters related to genocide and acts against citizens by the military junta. I am really concerned about the situation there....

Ireland's participation in MARSUR III: Motion (22 Apr 2021)

John Brady: While we are here to discuss the motion relating to Ireland's participation in the European Defence Agency project on maritime surveillance, we cannot separate the MARSUR project from the larger and more substantive issue of Irish neutrality. We have heard, and will continue to hear, arguments about the benefits to Ireland of participation by Ireland in the EDA. What we will not hear from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Israel has been removed from the list of countries required to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival in Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 3.5 million plus Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem who come under the direct control of the Israeli Government have not been given access...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (22 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with Israeli authorities with regard to the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine in order to urgently protect the integrity of Palestinian territory; the specific circumstances that will be required to progress these efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (22 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the description of the human rights situation in the Palestinian Occupied Territory as dire by the UN Special Rapporteur and that Israeli practices amount to violations of international humanitarian and human rights law; the details of results obtained from his public statements, expressions of concern,...

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: Almost six in ten people who responded to the recent Central Statistics Office Social Impact of Covid-19 survey believe Covid-19 has impacted negatively on their mental health and well-being. In the 18 to 34 age group, one in five reported being downhearted or depressed all or most of the time. In Wicklow, service providers tell me the greatest increase in demand for mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: IDA Ireland (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 185. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the essential requirements and qualifications which were specified in the request for tenders with regard to the recent announcement by the IDA to appoint a business development consultant to establish a presence in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19445/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Protection (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that will be taken in respect of the decision by the IDA to appoint a business development consultant in Israel to ensure proper procedures with regard to the processing and transferring of personal data in view of the fact that the proposed consultant will be based in Israel; the way in which a data breach will be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: IDA Ireland (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 195. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA has, in respect of the decision by it to appoint a business development consultant in Israel, investigated the possibilities of a permanent establishment being created by virtue of the fact that a fixed place of business is being established in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 832. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific action he or his Department has taken within the EU or at international level in the context of the commitment in the Programme for Government to forge alliances with other EU member states and to oppose any annexation of territory by force to create such alliances to oppose the maintenance and expansion of illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 833. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether Israel’s continuous creation of illegal settlements in the Palestinian Territories and subsequent imposition of Israeli rule amounts to annexation of territory taken by force; the actions he plans to take to oppose such actions in view of the clear commitment in the Programme for Government to do so and in view...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 834. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the appropriate response at national level to the continued expansion and maintenance of independent illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20937/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Human Rights Council (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 872. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call for the release of Bahraini prisoners of conscience given the abuse and the rampant spread of Covid-19 within the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Human Rights Council (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 873. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn the mistreatment of Bahraini prisoners of conscience who are being abused by prison authorities on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: 850. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is prepared to call upon the Turkish Government to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the 2011 Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18710/21]