Results 41-60 of 259 for long speaker:John Brady

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2022)

John Brady: ...terms of retention and recruitment, etc., will the Minister give assurances that there are adequate resources and personnel within the military police to ensure this legislation, which has been a long time coming, is put into effect?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

John Brady: Following the publication of the long-awaited report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, what is the timeline for its implementation? Key elements of it need to be implemented immediately, given the pressures relating to pay talks. I again ask the Minister to outline the implementation of the report. What will be the make-up of the implementation body, which will be instrumental in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

John Brady: I also welcome the publication of the report. There are key recommendations in it that will go a long way towards addressing the major challenges of pay and retention in the Defence Forces, for which staffing levels are thousands below where the establishment figure should be. One of the key recommendations, which the Minister has been asked about a number of times now, including by me, is...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

John Brady: ...the Minister for his opening statement. The report of the Commission on the Defence Forces is a comprehensive report and key elements of the report need to be implemented. It will certainly go a long way to addressing many of the challenges and difficulties within the Defence Forces around pay and retention, which certainly needs to be done with immediate effect. One of the primary and...

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

John Brady: ...the inner circle of the British Government. This is not to say that we in Ireland can take a high-handed and morally-superior position in respect of financial dealings with Russian oligarchs. Ireland has long been the destination and washing ground for billions of euro of Russian oligarchs' money. As far back as 2019, Sinn Féin exposed a total of 106 shell companies registered...

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

John Brady: ...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 something people have been saying for a long time. There is overwhelming and convincing evidence now to show what is being operated on the Palestinians is apartheid. The committee has done extensive work on this issue and Israel's brutal...

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

John Brady: ...The knowledge, skill and learning of experienced personnel and their ability to transfer that to less-experienced colleagues will largely determine the shape and calibre of the Defence Forces for a long time. I have received, as I am sure the Minister has, reports of the consequences of the skills shortages, such as cancelled training courses, a failure to deliver adequate live-fire...

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

John Brady: ...Minsk agreement going back to 2014, I know that had to be revisited in 2015 with version two of that agreement when ceasefires could not be secured. Does the ambassador still see that as a possible long-term solution to the situation in Ukraine? Is that agreement still viable? Why was that agreement never fully implemented and why were ceasefires not fully secured? Why do we still have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

John Brady: ...judgment. They completely undermined the Chief of Staff and the difficult role and task he has at hand. It showed extremely poor judgment on the Minister's behalf. The final report has been long anticipated. There have been a number of leaks and a number of comments attributed to different people in senior positions. I am not sure whether it is an attempt to undermine the report or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (27 Jan 2022)

John Brady: I agree, although I do not think we should be bound by that. We can strengthen whatever comes from the EU and that work needs to start now. For far too long, human rights have been impacted negatively by Irish companies such as the ESB, which imported coal for decades from the Cerrajón mine in Colombia to create electricity in this State while indigenous people's rights were trampled...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (26 Jan 2022)

John Brady: ...Irish constituencies in the European Parliament; if so, his views on whether this information should be published in Iris Oifigiúil as a matter of public record and in recognition of the long-standing commitment of Irish citizens living abroad to democracy and to public service in their countries of residence or birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3775/22]

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2021)

John Brady: ...provision of effective and inclusive local authority fire services into the future. The model used for the retained fire service is the root cause of many of the difficulties in the service. I have long advocated for the creation of a national fire authority in line with one of the key recommendations of the Farrell Grant Sparks report of 2002 and this should also be included in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Nov 2021)

John Brady: Yes, but he has not given the rationale for why it has taken that long to reopen when the rest of society has reopened over the past number of months. Why has it taken it that long to reopen that essential service? It was reported on Monday from the Minister's office that it was going to take two years to process these applications. I welcome the commitment to increase staffing in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recent Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and the UN Security Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (9 Nov 2021)

John Brady: ...How realistic is that? We all hope to get to that point but with the continued expansion of settlement units and the onslaught against human rights, with the designation of the six groupings, how long can we wait until that peace process kicks in, if ever? Hopefully it does. All the time, a two-state solution is being completely undermined. As I see it, there is no serious attempt by...

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Nov 2021)

John Brady: Over the past 20 months or thereabouts, countless student nurses and midwives were sent into harm's way, alongside all our front-line workers, to fight the pandemic that came to our shores. There have been almost 29,000 Covid cases among healthcare workers and a large number made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of their communities. My family and I have felt the full impact of this. My...

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

John Brady: First and foremost, I have significant concerns in relation to this proposed agreement and I outlined some of those last week in committee. In the first instance, there are serious and long-standing concerns shared by all democratic states at the appalling human rights record of the Singapore Government. Second, there are very serious concerns surrounding the similarities between the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

John Brady: ...not moved forward? Has analysis been conducted on how human rights fit into our national plan for business and human rights? A UN treaty on business and human rights has been talked about for a long time. The EU and Ireland have dragged their heels on introducing a binding treaty on business and human rights. The Minister of State might outline where we stand on a UN treaty on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reserve Defence Force: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

John Brady: ...over many years. I want to ask a number of specific questions. A lot of focus is being put on the commission on the future of the Defence Forces and the work it is undertaking, which is a long time coming and which is welcome. We are being told we will get a copy of that report by the end of the year or early next year. What engagement has taken place with the commission other than...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

John Brady: ...around. That is in contrast to what is on the Department's website - a 15-day turnaround time. There needs to be an expansion of the service. My colleague, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile, has long advocated for the opening of a passport office in Belfast. That now needs to be looked at because one of the major issues has been the massive influx of passport applications from the Six...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

John Brady: ...what is on trial is a culture of privilege underwritten by the widespread practice of political cronyism within Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. The roll of shame that has preceded this scandal is too long to recite. I could go back for many decades. The history of this State is steeped in scandal surrounding both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, the latest scandal being that surrounding...