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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cathal Berry: On the subject of the one just across the line, the €67 million in the budget is quite a small figure in light of what is needed. The Minister said that does not include the Building Momentum pay deal that is currently being balloted on. We obviously do not want to prejudge what the trade unions are going to say or do. Perhaps the Minister might use this opportunity to state clearly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cathal Berry: I wish to make a suggestion if that is possible. What would the Minister think about the Department of Defence paying this, recognising that the Department of Health is supposed to do so? Could the Department of Defence actually front-load the payment and ask the Department of Health to reimburse it? The Department of Defence would take ownership of this to pay its own people and then get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cathal Berry: I thank the Minister and welcome him and his team. I am conscious of the clock as my other colleagues have to get in as well. Does the Government intend scheduling some time in the Dáil Chamber on this matter? The Minister is going to the Seanad after this but if we had an opportunity to debate the commission or at least give statements in the next couple of weeks that would be very...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: Ireland is the only country in the EU without a national security strategy. Development of such a strategy was commenced a number of years ago but there has been radio silence ever since. In light of events in Ukraine and in certain embassies in Dublin and in particular over the past 72 hours in the Baltic Sea will the Tánaiste update the House as to where we are on the development on...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: On balance, in the circumstances, this is an okay budget. It is okay for just one reason; namely, all the hard work by people and businesses across this country that has provided this significant surplus for the Exchequer. We have not has such a surplus for approximately 15 years. Now we are able to redistribute that as fairly as possible. There are a few measures I would like to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: I raise with the Tánaiste today the matter of the deliberate and outrageous ramming of a Garda car in Cherry Orchard on Monday evening, which I utterly condemn. Is it a disadvantaged area? Yes, for sure. Is that an excuse? No. There are plenty of disadvantaged areas across all our constituencies where that type of behaviour would not be accepted or tolerated. Of particular concern...

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: Not yet, anyway.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: Absolutely. I am happy to do so.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: I am the last man standing. I congratulate the Minister of State on his recent appointment. I very much look forward to working closely and constructively with him over the next couple of years. I also wish to compliment the Minister of State's staff. The format of his opening statement is excellent. It is the first time I have seen formatting like that. Whoever is involved, I hope we...

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: I thank the Minister for his closing remarks. One of the advantages of being in the EU is that we get to benchmark ourselves against the other countries on the Continent. Sometimes we are ahead, sometimes we are behind. One glaring anomaly that stands out is that this country of all the 27 has no strategic gas reserve storage facility and no strategic gas reserve. It is a major red flag...

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Cathal Berry: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute on this debate on the Siteserv scandal. Once again, we have a detailed and comprehensive report that outlines dubious and poor practices and conduct in the performance by certain elements of corporate Ireland ten years ago during the banking crisis. As Deputy Bríd Smith pointed out, the legacy of that crisis is unfortunately still with...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: I am grateful for the Taoiseach's update on his recent trip to Ukraine. It was important that visit went ahead. He got to see how bad things are out there and how much assistance will be required by Ukraine, in particular during the reconstruction phase. I also welcome the opportunity to comment on the outcome of the recent European Council summit on 23 and 24 June in Brussels. I agree...

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: I am delighted to be in the Chamber to speak on a scientific topic such as this. It is an area of great interest to me. To paraphrase Deputy Quinlivan, space is the final frontier. There are great opportunities from a commercial point of view. There are also great responsibilities from environmental and peacekeeping perspectives. I join Deputy Catherine Murphy in congratulating the UCD...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. There is a supplementary matter I wish to raise, relating to the €1,000 pandemic bonus payment. Not a single member of the Defence Forces has been paid the bonus yet, even though hundreds of them are eligible, entitled to it and have been told it is coming. It still has not arrived, however. We have heard that, rightly, 75,000 people in the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: My first day in Leinster House was 25 years ago when I was a member of the Defence Forces security detail charged with protecting the campus. I admit to spending a little bit too much time in the Visitors Gallery looking down at proceedings. Little did I know how events would transpire and I would actually end up here today. It is on that basis that I want to welcome the additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: 97. To ask the Minister for Health the number of members of the Defence Forces who are entitled to claim the pandemic bonus payment; the number of members of the Defence Forces who have been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33759/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (7 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: 4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he intends to address the extremely high cost of tuition fees for graduate-entry medicine courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36722/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (7 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: My question relates to a specific course, namely, the graduate entry medicine course run by a number of universities and medical schools throughout the country. As the Minister will be aware, the fees for such courses are absolutely enormous. They are some of the highest in the country at between €15,000 and €16,500 per year, which is incredible. Does the Minister have any...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (7 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: I thank the Minister for his response. It is good to see there is at least a few options on the table. I will give him two more options that might be worth considering. He mentioned, and is on record as having said, that he would like to reduce the student registration fee, which I would certainly welcome. There is a great deal of speculation - obviously, he cannot make any commitments...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (7 Jul 2022)

Cathal Berry: I agree that a similar type of bursary scheme would make an excellent contribution. It could be made as large as possible. As someone who has been down this pathway, I can totally identify with the pressures these students are under. I like what the Minister said about the Bank of Ireland loan. I finished paying off my Bank of Ireland student loan only three months ago. Many people...