Results 81-100 of 259 for long speaker:John Brady

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency Project and Defence Forces Service in the UN: Motions (30 Mar 2021)

John Brady: ...? It is a major concern. A major concern I have is that we would be so interlinked with the EDA, it will become virtually impossible not to say "Yes" to an EU army. I fundamentally believe it is a long-term aspiration of the EU to develop an EU army. When we are so tied in and dependent in terms of all of our training, surveillance and all of that, it will become impossible further...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

John Brady: ...in countries that cannot afford the vaccine. These are variants with the potential to develop immunity to the vaccines in which we have invested so much hope. The EU cannot lose sight of the long-term implications of neglecting a universal roll-out of a vaccine programme. The most effective way to do this is to ensure that the countries in need are given the means to develop the vaccine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Impact of Covid-19 on Gender Equality: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

John Brady: ...and highlighted many areas in which gender inequality is rife. It is has also highlighted other challenges with regard to domestic violence. This has, of course, been with us for far too long but it has become more prevalent over the past year or so. I have engaged with a number of organisations that deal with domestic violence in Ireland. Only last week, I met a group in my...

Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2021)

John Brady: ...institutions, each time at the hands of the State, as victims of abuse and as victims of a cover-up. The Government, which has direct responsibility for the commission, must add its name to the long list of perpetrators who have inflicted suffering on the mothers and children who fell victim to these cruel State institutions. I am unsure as to whether the Minister speaks to survivors....

Brexit Readiness for the End of the Transition Period: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

John Brady: ...British fishing interests is an outrageous act of aggression, particularly in the midst of the ongoing negotiations. It is a throwback to 19th century British gunboat diplomacy, but that day is long gone. Thanks to our allies in Europe and America, Tory Britain is no longer able to impose that state of affairs on Ireland. Even in the event of a failure to secure a deal on fishing now,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (15 Dec 2020)

John Brady: 591. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to use the old Wicklow district hospital building for respite and long-term care support in the form of a day care centre for the elderly of County Wicklow. [43413/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Developments in Georgia: Engagement with Ambassador of Georgia (10 Dec 2020)

John Brady: ...Championship. In the recent rugby game, Ireland convincingly beat Georgia, although Ireland did not play its best. On the field, relationships are developing well between the countries, and long may they last.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Migration and Asylum Pact: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

John Brady: ...camp on Lesbos. It again highlighted the failure of the international community and the European community to deal with the issue. I welcome the fact that a new pact is being looked at. It is a long time coming. I have two questions. Back in February-March, as part of a broader geopolitical play, we saw Turkey open its borders and more than 35,000 migrants flooded into Greece....

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

John Brady: ...the pension age increase through their support for Sinn Féin and other parties who had opposed these increases in the previous years. We did not politicise the issue of pensions. That issue has long been politicised. The facts are that the Fianna Fáil and Green Party Government of 2007 and the Government in 2011 made a decision with their friends in the troika to increase...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (8 Oct 2020)

John Brady: I raise the Government's refusal to allow members of the Defence Forces to associate with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU. This has been a long-standing request, particularly from PDFORRA, since 1994. Will the Minister outline the rationale for this continued refusal?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (6 Oct 2020)

John Brady: ...and €3 billion in imports in 2016, according to a report on the route by the Irish Maritime Development Office. It is no surprise. There are serious concerns that some products may double in price along with long delays and chronic shortages of goods due to the choke points such as at Dover. The nature of our goods is such that they cannot afford to be caught up in such serious...

EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

John Brady: ...their intention to reduce the influence and authority of the Human Rights Act, which became British law in 1998 and underpins the human rights components of the Good Friday Agreement. The Act has long been a target of the Conservatives who, under Theresa May, planned to scrap it entirely. The British have failed to honour other areas of the Agreement. There is no civic forum in the...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

John Brady: ...Marshall Plan which helped rebuild post-war Europe. However, as was the case with the Marshall Plan, it seems Ireland will be left on the outside yet again, its face pressed against the glass looking longingly while the funds are divided out. As the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Byrne, stated clearly, Ireland, as one of Europe's smallest countries,...

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

John Brady: I am sorry. Time is short. I am trying to get clarity on whether it will be tapered and how long it will be extended for. The Minister is not willing to give that information.

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

John Brady: ...for the families but local economies as well, because it is putting critical money into those economies. I will ask the Minister a direct question. Will that payment be extended and, if so, for how long?

Pensions (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2019)

John Brady: ...Bills that have been introduced, primarily due to Government inaction, to deal with this serious situation. Deputy Penrose's Bill is being discussed this evening. Deputy O'Dea's Bill is waiting alongside a Bill in my name. During Questions on Promised Legislation yesterday, the Labour Party leader, Deputy Howlin, asked the Taoiseach if he would be supporting this Bill. The Deputy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service Staff (12 Dec 2019)

John Brady: ...service in Wicklow. A recent response from the chief fire officer in Wicklow, Mr. Aidan Dempsey, shows that the current manning level in Bray fire station is ten firefighters, of whom two are on long-term sick leave. A service that is supposed to have 15 firefighters has only eight firefighters to provide cover for a population of nearly 40,000. In the case of an emergency call-out...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2019)

John Brady: ...college will have 260 contributions made at the age of 25 years? The answer is very few, which is why I have asked for the qualifying criteria to be reviewed. I am not sure how they were arrived or for how long this problem has persisted. The number of contributions may have been fit for purpose a number of years ago, but it is not now. A swathe of people educate themselves and find...

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

John Brady: ...its target of lifting 95,000 children out of poverty by 2020. Establishing a child maintenance service would help to lift children out of poverty. More than that, a statutory child maintenance service would protect women who have to seek maintenance. It would support them and provide them with advice and assistance. It would put children first at long last. I commend the motion to the...

Social Welfare Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

John Brady: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill. I welcome the extension of jobseeker's benefit to the self-employed. Sinn Féin supports this Bill, which has been a long time coming. Any extension of social welfare supports to the self-employed must be welcomed. The self-employed do not have access to the full suite of social welfare supports available to other workers. A...