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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: The occupied territories Bill. Is now the time to take action and to hold Israel to account? Unfortunately, the two-state solution is quickly diminishing. Palestinians are no longer looking at that as a viable option, unfortunately. I ask the Tánaiste for his view on that. It ties in with Vote 28 as well, but on this particular Vote in relation to Palestine, what analysis has been...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Yes. I hear what the Tánaiste is saying about what would happen if we gave it all now but I beg to differ.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: We need a path and I want to know how we can get one, which I think is what the NGOs want to see. A commitment has been given that we will achieve our target by 2030. We lack a clear pathway and I want to know how we will get there while building capacity.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Once the funding is not cut.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Ms Siobhán Byrne is no stranger to the committee and I commend her and the team in the Passport Office. There were huge challenges last year and extraordinary work was done. Processing 1.08 million passports is a phenomenal achievement. This year I think we are going to be up there again. There were 148,000 applications in January, which is second only to February of last year. We...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: Before we move on from passports-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: I appreciate there is a phone service for Members of the Oireachtas. That was not my concern. It was members of the public and their ability to talk to a member of staff in the Passport Office. It posed serious challenges last year, with people phoning and unable to get hold of someone. Have additional resources, that is, more people, been put in place?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: The calls are answered in less than a minute. I hope-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: I have reason to testify. My son had to renew his passport and the turnaround took slightly longer than two or three days. It was approximately ten days, which is good.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

John Brady: I know there is a PR campaign. The system online is efficient and quick. I appreciate and acknowledge all of that, but a greater PR campaign is needed to direct people to the online service. I am not sure what resources are put into that, but a concerted effort to run a PR campaign would be money well spent.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the intention to develop a masterplan for the 9.3 acre site that has been identified for a school (details supplied) to cater for a primary school as well as the secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to develop a new secondary school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of any needs assessments that have been done in respect of the provision of secondary school places to cater for the Newtownmountkennedy, Ashford and Roundwood areas of County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6307/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the maximum amount that an applicant who is applying for social housing support can have in their bank account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5824/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (8 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of aid, including finance and non-lethal military aid, provided by Ireland to Ukraine since the illegal invasion by Russia in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5829/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (8 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement his Department has had with the Colombian authorities regarding Cerrejón coal mine; if concerns have been raised regarding human rights and the importation of coal to Ireland from the mine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5830/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (8 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to opening an Embassy in Cuba; if discussions have taken place with the Cuban authorities on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the current status regarding land acquisition for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (8 Feb 2023)

John Brady: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government is prepared to drop the visa requirement for Turkish officials visiting Ireland; the discussions that have taken place with Turkish authorities on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5831/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

John Brady: The Minister has come in here and said he is only a month in the job. I hate to remind him that he has been Taoiseach over the past two years. That speaks to the lack of urgency and seriousness the Government has given the major crisis within the Defence Forces. The Minister's comments hit the nail on the head. He said that of the 38 early actions, two thirds have been implemented, as if...