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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 398. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current capital expenditure budget for the Defence Forces for 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 399. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital expenditure for the Defence Forces from 2017 to 2022, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51606/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Justice for Colombia: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I thank Mr. Dodwell and Mr. Finn for their insightful opening statement. It is much appreciated. I was part of the delegation that Justice for Colombia organised in May 2022. It was an insightful experience, particularly as the timing of the delegation's travel coincided with the first round of the presidential elections in Colombia. We were able to get a bird's eye view of the entire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Justice for Colombia: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I do not expect the witnesses to have all the names or groups, but Deputy Gannon and I asked what useful engagement a delegation from the committee could have if it were to go to Colombia.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the request submitted for additional accommodation to include three temporary classrooms for a school (details supplied); if a decision has been reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49591/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I raise the student registration fee and the decision that was taken in the budget to reduce it by €1,000 for this academic year. That is something I welcome, but there seems to be some confusion within colleges as to how the reduction is to be applied. I have been contacted by a number of students who make the payment twice over the course of a year. They have been hit with a bill...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: -----I have heard it from a number of colleges. There are serious concerns as to how thisis going to be implemented.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I fully support level of ambition 2 and increasing the capacity of the navy and its ability to put ships to sea, which is something that is currently tying our hands in providing the security that is needed for these essential data cables. There is a serious anomaly in that the responsibility in legislation falls to An Garda Síochána to provide security for such cables. There is a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I ask again about the field study that was carried out. Could the findings be made public? I would be interested in seeing them and I have no reason to doubt that the study will bear out the information members of the Defence Forces have given and that in many circumstances they are working 60 or 70 hours per week. At a meeting of the joint committee the other day, the Minister spoke about...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: That is what the Minister said in the committee.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the concerns he as, if any, in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing through Irish waters are secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49412/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: What, if any, concerns does the Minister have about Ireland's vulnerability with regard to data cables that pass through Irish waters? Given the difficulties with retention of members of the Naval Service, which we discussed, are those vulnerabilities of serious concern to Government?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: The recent attack on the Nord Stream pipeline has clearly shown the vulnerabilities of strategically important cables that run through Irish waters. Some three quarters of all cables in the northern hemisphere pass through Irish waters and 97% of global communications, including business operations, financial transactions and Internet traffic, are carried through these cables. They are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will initiate the recording of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49411/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: Will the Minister initiate a proper and accurate process of recording the hours worked by members of the Defence Forces?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: As the Minister will be aware, the working time directive is a major issue of concern for members of the Defence Forces and their representative bodies. It is an issue that has been consistently raised. The current shortages within the Defence Forces have put massive pressure on existing members who, in some instances, are double-jobbing and triple-jobbing. In some instances, this is also...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: More than 270 personnel have left the Defence Forces this year alone, a threefold increase on the same period last year, and that is despite all the focus, the commitments and the rhetoric the Minister has been putting forward in the context of addressing all the issues and concerns within the Defence Forces. There has been a serious and concerning escalation in the number of members leaving...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: What engagement has the Minister had with military management and the Department of Defence regarding a report that five apprentice electricians, who upon completion of their block placement, were offered permanent employment and their defence contracts were bought out by the company with whom they were on placement?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I hear what the Minister said on the recruits. Three, as opposed to five, apprentices were training as electricians. They recently completed their block release with a multinational medical supplier, Stryker, in Cork. The company was impressed by the high standards of the training on which the apprentices had embarked, and they bought them out of their contracts at an estimated cost of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2022)

John Brady: I express my sympathy and that of my party to the family and friends of Mahsa Amini, who was killed in detention following her arrest. Regarding the subsequent crackdown on protesters, this is not the first time the Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests such as this. Reports estimate that between 63 and 133 innocent civilians have been murdered in this crackdown with over 1,500...