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National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Cathal Berry: ...expended, we have a plan and we just need to focus on implementation. There have been some positive elements. For instance, the smoking cessation strategy has been excellent. We have gone from 18% to 5% of children smoking now. Obviously, 5% is still too much, but there has been progress. I was in Naas General Hospital on Friday when the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, showed up to open...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Cathal Berry: ...medical care. Currently, commissioned officers are getting it but enlisted personnel are not. We welcome the defence Estimates. The Tánaiste was before this committee only a few weeks ago. In the Estimate, €5 million has been provided for 2023. Is there a launch date for this? When will private medical care be available to enlisted personnel? Obviously, we would say the...

Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Cathal Berry: ...here nonetheless. Unfortunately, that is just the way things are. I have a few points to make. The first is that I welcome, in general, Ireland’s response to the crisis. First of all, the €77 million which has been pledged to the European Peace Facility is appropriate. I recognise that much of this has not been drawn down there but has actually been pledged over a...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Cathal Berry: ...Estimates. They are obviously not perfect in any shape or form but they are the best of the three we have seen so far. There are some good things in them. I draw the Tánaiste's attention to the €5 million allocation for private medical treatment for enlisted personnel, which is very important. It has been talked about for years. Many of our troops do not work in a nice...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Cathal Berry: ..., particularly that which supports life such as water and power. This is a ruthless way of doing business coming into winter. I welcome Ireland's support for Ukraine in providing €25 million recently and also the €5 million we have given to Moldova. I had the good opportunity to speak to the deputy ambassador of Moldova last night and he asked me to convey his heartfelt...

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Cathal Berry: ...thank the Taoiseach for his opening statement. I will start on the pack of cards and the Russian announcement in the past couple of hours of the sanctioning of and declaring as personae non gratae 52 Irish politicians. I am not sure if the Minister of State made the cut. If he did, congratulations; if not, commiserations. I am not sure if I made it. If not, I should probably try...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Cathal Berry: Subhead A23 refers to the European peace facility and €5 million being handed over. I was surprised by that. I could be completely wrong, but normally when money goes to Europe it comes from the Department of the Taoiseach. I seek clarification on that money having come from the defence budget. I agree that an additional €9.5 million for the European peace facility was...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Cathal Berry: ...contain crucial employment protection provisions for Reserve Defence Force personnel called up on active service. Will it? This would be very useful. The next point I would like to raise is on page 5. It concerns Naval Service patrol days. As Deputy Brady quite rightly pointed out, there is a big reduction. There is a mitigating factor in that it is stated that 197 days were spent in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2020)

Cathal Berry: ...by the State. They are owned and operated by a foreign private helicopter company which is on a very lucrative contract from the Irish taxpayer. When I say “lucrative”, I am talking about €600 million over a ten-year period, or €5 million a month, if one wants to look at it from that perspective. Not only is the contract very expensive, it is also finite in...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Cathal Berry: ...infrastructure such as our national grid, and our transport and health systems. I look forward to further budgetary progress in the next 12 months. Third, I raise the issue of the defence budget. I welcome the improvement by €32 million in defence funding for 2021, which is about 3%. Will it solve all the problems in the Defence Forces? Of course not, but it continues a...