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Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Cathal Berry: If the Deputy has an issue with some of this-----

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Cathal Berry: In your opinion.

European Union Directive: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Cathal Berry: I very much welcome the opportunity to make some brief comments on this EU anti-corruption directive. I welcome it. Ireland has had its brushes with corruption in the past, which have held us back decades. To be fair, I think things are improving but we cannot let down our guard in the light of recent events. I would like to focus on prevention in particular. Prevention and deterrents...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Cathal Berry: I am actually on my own. I very much welcome the proposal before us today, which proposes that Ireland opt into an additional four European Defence Agency projects. Three have to do with procurement and one has to do with cybersecurity. They make perfect sense. I will address the procurement projects first. The first has to do with soldiers' equipment. This refers to personal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: 346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the breakdown of firearm types (details supplied) seized by An Garda Síochána from 2013 to 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31833/23]

Opt-in under Protocol No. 21: Motions (21 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: I am very grateful for the opportunity to contribute briefly to this debate on the opt-in by Ireland to the three EU proposals. It sounds like a bit of housekeeping to deal with technical issues, but in this Chamber we should forensically scrutinise any proposal that comes from Brussels. As the Minister of State and Deputy Pa Daly are aware, there is a reputation at least that the legal...

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: I am very grateful to be in the Chamber this morning to speak on this very important motion and I acknowledge Deputy Noel Grealish and Maria in his constituency office and her team who did all the heavy lifting to put this together. To start, I want to double on what the Minister of State said about demographics. People talk about this demographic bulge as though it is a time bomb. I...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: 82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason no Air Corps apprentices have been inducted this year; when this induction is going to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29271/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: 93. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date by which he expects primary radar coverage of Irish airspace to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: 106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in tabular form, the numbers of RDF recruited and discharged from both the Army Reserve and the Naval Reserve, since 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: 110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how many of the currently unoccupied married quarters/family homes in the Defence Estate he expects to have refurbished and reoccupied by the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29270/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: 113. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the military medicine scheme for military medical officers has been so poorly resourced that the scheme appears to no longer be viable; if he will engage with the representative associations on improved terms and conditions for improved direct-entry medical officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29274/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: Go raibh maith agat. I have another budgetary question. Yesterday, there was an excellent discussion here in the Chamber on rural Ireland. The major takeaway for me was that some of the schemes are working well. We have the town and village renewal scheme and the rural regeneration and development fund, RRDF, initiative. The major problem with these schemes is that they are not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: I wish to raise a very important issue with the Minister, which is the inability of our Defence Forces to recognise the bravery of their troops due to overly restrictive regulations placed on them. I wish, if I may, to use the tragic case of Private Billy Kedian as an example of this. Billy was a very young Irish soldier who was killed in action 24 years ago in south Lebanon. I welcome a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: I thank the Minister for that encouraging response. The country could do with a few heroes these days. The great irony is that we already have them, we just have not found a way to recognise and acknowledge them. We have done so in the sporting and business worlds, but not in the military world. I look forward to engaging with the Tánaiste on this issue because it is long past time...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: I am delighted to be in the Chamber this afternoon to speak about rural Ireland. As a farm boy, it is a topic that is close to my heart. From the outset, I should say I never really bought into the urban-rural divide, and I know the Minister of State is a Dublin Deputy. I know it exists but it should not. I never felt there was an "us" and "them". If rural Ireland thrives, it is in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (1 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: That is excellent. It is very encouraging. I very much welcome that the review has been completed and the report is on the Minister's desk. That is good. He probably received the same emails and the same type of correspondence we all have all. The requests by the PhD fraternity are quite reasonable. They are just looking for a living wage. They are looking to reduce the cost of tuition...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (1 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: That is again very positive and reassuring. It is better than I was expecting, which is good. As the Minister will be aware, it is not just about the fourth level students; it is about third level students and the downstream consequences. If we do not support our PhD researchers, there will be huge consequences for teachers at third level and also in regard to exam invigilation, the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (1 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he intends to ensure that PhD students receive a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26969/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (1 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: I would like to discuss the issues for PhD researchers. The specific question is how the Minister intends to ensure that they will get paid a living wage as soon as possible.

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