Results 1-14 of 14 for cork speaker:John Brady

Flood Insurance Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2023)

John Brady: ...2018, the Irish taxpayer has funded flood relief schemes to the value of €296.2 million. That has to be welcomed. Those flood schemes have been undertaken right across the State, stretching from Donegal to Cork and from Galway right across to Wicklow. While these figures and an expenditure of just under €300 million sounds impressive, it is substantially less than what is...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

John Brady: ..., including teachers and GPs, and none of it has materialised. I would like the chance to question some of that in a little more detail. I know that talks have taken place between the Port of Cork authority and international protection accommodation services, IPAS, in respect of the potential use of ships for the purpose of accommodation. I want to know where that is at and if it is...

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 asked the Minister the question about a division of the Passport Office in the North many a time, as has my colleague, Senator Ó Donnghaile. Other Deputies have asked for an office in Cork, Galway or Sligo, but there is, I would strongly contest, a geographical need for a passport office in the North, given the huge number of Irish citizens in the North applying for...

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

John Brady: ...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 that almost 90% of those living with long Covid in Ireland have not returned to pre-Covid levels of health and...

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

John Brady: ...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 €30,000....

Defence Forces: Motions (5 Jul 2022)

John Brady: ...order for them to carry out their functions, which means that the Defence Forces are operating at over 3,000 personnel below the establishment figure. While we have NATO overseeing artillery exercises in Cork, we have situations where our Defence Forces lack sufficient numbers of qualified trainers to oversee basic live firing exercises. The number one security priority has to be to...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

John Brady: ...an EU army. It is impossible not to look at the further cosying up to NATO. It comes at a time when NATO was here in Ireland overseeing a training exercise by one of our artillery regiments in Cork. It is hard not to ask what the bigger picture is. I will leave it at that. The Minister might touch on some of those major concerns. They are not just my concerns but they are felt by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: Not to be outdone, I am going to make a proposal as well. While Cork is well served by Haulbowline and the footprint of the Naval Service there, we will have to consider the east coast in the context of our Naval Service as well, and there would be no better location to establish a base than Arklow in my constituency. It would be a great home for the LÉ Eithnein future. We must...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 95. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the recent exercises engaged in by the 1st Brigade Artillery Regiment with NATO Forces in Cork; the breakdown of similar exercise which have taken place over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34177/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

John Brady: ...and whether can be sped up. There are clearly issues. The Minister mentioned a number of offices. I have received information that there are serious problems in terms of staffing in the Cork passport office. The Minister might provide some statistics on whether there are staffing issues in there, and whether it is fully staffed or there are serious issues. There are serious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces Veterans: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

John Brady: ...for veterans who are homeless. His organisation estimates that there is a need for 60 beds. Will he elaborate further on that? I also note that he said it is hoped to open six additional beds in Cork next year. Will he give us a little bit more information on that? When exactly will they be opened? I will home in on the issue of transitional supports. From my engagement with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity Strategy: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

John Brady: ...issues there in terms of recruitment and retention of. I also sit on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence and we recently visited the naval base at Haulbowline, County Cork. We listened to the concerns raised by members in all ranks within the Irish navy in respect of the recruitment and retention of staff and how it is impacting on their role and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

John Brady: ...? They referred to a serious problem in Dublin. In my constituency of Wicklow, there is a large number of English language schools, as there are in other major urban areas such as Galway and Cork. Is it just a Dublin issue or has it raised its head in other areas? With Brexit coming and plans to expand the area with more than €2 billion, there are significant opportunities for...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

John Brady: ...such as St. Vincent de Paul are left to spend €7 million a year providing for people who are the most needy in this State. We see thousands queueing for food parcels at Dublin's Capuchin day centre. In Cork, the Penny Dinners feed 1,400 people per week, which is up 55% in a year. Children should never pay the price and should never suffer the severe deprivation they are suffering...