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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Horn of Africa: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister of State for coming before us with what is, unfortunately, a very bleak opening statement. That is no reflection on the Minister of State. It is good to hear him say it as it is. Unfortunately, it is a crisis in the Horn of Africa. I concur with what he says and what all the experts say that we are seeing the consequences of global warming where, for the fourth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Horn of Africa: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: Deputy Stanton and I raised the issue of the UN, peacekeeping and whether there is something more that we can do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Horn of Africa: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (29 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I will return to the point around the target of 0.7% of GNI, which is important. It is a UN agreed target that the Government has committed to achieving by 2030. I heard what the Minister of State said in response to Deputy Stanton. He said this is the largest amount that has ever gone into the overseas development budget, and I welcome that. It is a marked improvement on last year, when...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Corps (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeline for the delivery of a military air doctrine, following the publication of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces and the subsequent publication of the Government’s high-level implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58340/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he and his Department are implementing or intending to implement to stem the exodus of doctors from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58339/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the interaction between the Naval Service and the Air Corps in relation to the new CASA aeroplanes due to be delivered to the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58338/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to extend the runway at Baldonnel Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (24 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department plans to review the tech pay and allowance and the specific service commitment schemes for aircraft technicians within the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (23 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) will receive an eircode given that the owners cannot access broadband to work from home until an eircode is supplied. [58354/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: World Cup (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's advice to any football supporters travelling from Ireland to Qatar for the World Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57922/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the threats by the Iranian Government to execute protestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57929/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the escalation in the conflict in Ukraine, particularly the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57928/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the refusal of the Israeli government to co-operate with an FBI investigation into the death of the US Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the Government's response to the election in Israel of the most right-wing coalition in that country's history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57923/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (22 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the details of the Government's response to the ceasefire in Tigray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57919/22]

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I want to follow up on the point several Deputies and I made on the Russian decision to sanction 52 Members of this House of the Oireachtas. It is very clearly an attempt to silence critics who have rightly decided to stand with Ukraine against the brutal occupation and invasion seven months ago. I reiterate my call, a call made by Members of this House and others over the past seven...

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

John Brady: Since the European Council last met, another deadline in the Northern Assembly has come and gone, with the DUP still refusing to re-enter the Executive. Ministers can no longer hold office and take decisions to support the people in the North. The DUP has cited concerns about the protocol, but in reality it is holding democracy to ransom. There is no justification for putting Stormont on...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

John Brady: Members of the retained service and their family members came to Dublin today and marched on the Dáil. Some have sat outside for the duration of this debate. They came here out of frustration looking for hope and respect, but all they got from the Government benches were words. They received no hope from the Government benches and little respect. Instead, they got a classic case of...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — Retained Firefighters provide an invaluable service to their communities; — the role of our emergency front line defenders, including Retained Firefighters, involves considerable personal sacrifice; and — increased capital investment, new stations and equipment is meaningless if there is not an adequate...