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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (10 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I have two other short questions but to conclude on the passport stuff, while I will follow up on this at the next meeting it would be useful to have Ms Byrne back in after Christmas to give a broad outline and update on some of what we heard from the Minister. I have been backwards and forwards with the Minister on the representational rights for representatives in the North to follow up on...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (10 Nov 2022)

John Brady: I have two other brief questions. First, I ask the Minister about expanding our diplomatic footprint. As there had been plans to open the Irish Embassy in Tehran, is that still going ahead? Provision was made or it was indicated that would open next year. Given the serious issues going on in Iran, is it still the intention of the Minister to proceed with that? On Ukraine, major...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

John Brady: Long Covid is a very serious and debilitating illness that is impacting on tens of thousands of people throughout the State. It is being widely ignored by the Government and across the board. I welcome the report published on Monday by APC Microbiome Ireland - a research centre based at University College Cork - in conjunction with UCC and the long Covid advocacy group. The report shows...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of performance bonuses paid to a company (details supplied) for the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if he will provide a breakdown for the reason that the bonus was paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial penalties that have been issued to a company (details supplied) for each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the reason for the fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55075/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of performance bonuses paid to a company (details supplied) for operating routes 45a, 185 and 184 routes for each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the reason that the bonuses were paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55076/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial penalties that have been issued to a company (details supplied) for the 45a, 185 and 184 routes for each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the reason for the fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55077/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any review has taken place regarding the contract with a company (details supplied); when the contract is due to expire; if a decision has been taken to extend the contact by 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55078/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions that he or his Department have taken to address the issues in the bus service operated by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55079/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of any meeting that he or his Department have had with a company (details supplied); the discussion that took place; the outcome of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55080/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 932. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently awaiting an orthodontic assessment in County Wicklow, broken down by 1, 3, 6 and 12 months plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54297/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: 933. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are currently awaiting an appointment to commence orthodontic treatment in County Wicklow, broken down by 1, 3, 6 and 12 months plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54298/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine: Members of the Ukrainian Parliament (8 Nov 2022)

John Brady: Mr. Merezhko is very welcome. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to him and his colleagues. I am also delighted that we are by the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland as part of our ongoing engagement and commitment to standing with the people of Ukraine on everything the country asks and its right to territorial integrity. I do not think I need to restate my position. I am very...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2022)

John Brady: There is a recruitment and retention crisis within the retained fire service, a service that is simply not fit for purpose. The strain of being on call 24-7 in understaffed fire stations has morale on the ground. The situation is putting at risk the safety of both firefighters and members of the public. Failure is to address the issues within the retained service has resulted in...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

John Brady: For public transport to work, it needs to be accessible, affordable and reliable. However, under existing Government policy and the previous Government's policy of privatisation, that simply is not happening. Four years ago, 10% of the Dublin Bus fleet was privatised and handed over to a private operator, Go-Ahead Ireland. Since that time, it has been a disaster. I have stood here in this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (25 Oct 2022)

John Brady: Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini are now in their sixth week. Support for the country's women is growing but so is the regime's brutality against its own citizens. Mahsa was arrested in Tehran by Iran's so-called morality police and taken to a re-education centre for lessons in modesty, where she later died. Earlier this month, Iran's revolutionary guard went into a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (25 Oct 2022)

John Brady: Ireland's well-being framework is a laudable initiative. The limitations of GDP as a measurement of a country's progress has long been acknowledged. As with any initiative, it can be judged only by the positive outcomes it delivers for society. Like equity budgeting, we have yet to see what tangible benefits and realisation of rights it will deliver. What impact, for example, will the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I am more concerned about what the Taoiseach has to say.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2022)

John Brady: We continually raise it here but get no answers.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2022)

John Brady: What action?