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Tue, 10 May 2022
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Departmental Contracts
John Brady
468. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels, respectively of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23304/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Air Corps
John Brady
469. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; the number of qualified military pilots and cadet pilots in training; the number of qualified military aircraft maintenance technicians, qualified military avionics technicians and military apprentices in training of both aforementioned disciplines [23305/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Naval Service
John Brady
470. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols which have been cancelled to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23306/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Departmental Contracts
John Brady
471. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23307/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Departmental Contracts
John Brady
472. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces who are currently serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23308/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Departmental Contracts
John Brady
473. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence who have left in 2022, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23309/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Civil Registration Service
John Brady
731. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the reason that it is not currently possible to make an appointment with the Civil Registration Service to have a registry office civil marriage ceremony in County Wicklow at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22785/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Civil Registration Service
John Brady
732. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health when it is anticipated that the Civil Registration Service online booking system will reopen to make an appointment for a registry office civil marriage ceremony at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22786/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Civil Registration Service
John Brady
733. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health when it is anticipated that the Civil Registration Service online booking system will reopen to make an appointment for a registry office civil marriage ceremony at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22787/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Civil Registration Service
John Brady
734. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the reason that a walk-in service is not currently available for the Civil Registration Office in Wicklow for births, deaths and marriages at present; when a walk-in service will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22788/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Civil Registration Service
John Brady
735. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if his Department have plans to reopen the Civil Registration Office at a location (details supplied); and if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22789/22]
Thu, 5 May 2022
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Heritage Sites
John Brady
152. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if concerns have been brought to his attention about ongoing serious damage being done to Oldcourt Castle in Bray, County Wicklow due to vandalism; the action he intends to take to protect the castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22371/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Passport Services
John Brady
243. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the necessary information that is required in order to process a query through the Oireachtas passport query service; if the information on the attached passport query form is sufficient; if not, if additional information is required (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Air Corps
John Brady
253. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if there are currently contracts in place with external providers that allows for a private company to send technicians from Britain to service planes in the service of the Air Corp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22286/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
254. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the status of the transfer of lands (details supplied) to Wicklow County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22287/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Site Acquisitions
John Brady
267. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the status of the identification of a site to develop a permanent school for a school (details supplied); the process to determine if a site is suitable; if all stakeholders have been engaged with in relation to any sites that have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21834/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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School Accommodation
John Brady
268. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the duration that remains on the lease for the temporary school accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21835/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
John Brady
269. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the reason that DEIS status was recently refused to a school (details supplied); if there is an appeal process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21836/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Animal Carcase Disposal
John Brady
563. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which animal collection services are subvented; the amount expended on same by county in each of the years 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22062/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Animal Carcase Disposal
John Brady
564. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which the subvention provided by his Department ensures the animal collection service provided by those in receipt of subvention meets local needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22063/22]
Wed, 4 May 2022
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Animal Carcase Disposal
John Brady
565. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any areas within the State in which a lack of drivers has resulted in no animal collection service being available; if so, his proposals to address such cases that may have arisen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22064/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Fishing Industry
John Brady
108. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss the case of a former fishing vessel which was purchased in the Netherlands in 2007 and subsequently deemed as unstable and thus unseaworthy; the contact that he has had with the European Union Commission in relation to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21005/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Road Projects
John Brady
144. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the plans to upgrade the N11, M11 Junction 4 to Junction 14; the timeframe for the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21006/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Citizens Information Services
John Brady
969. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a request for funding for an organisation (details supplied); if a decision has been reached by her Department; the proposed timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19260/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Asylum Applications
John Brady
1313. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that have been received under the Afghan admission programme; when it is expected that applicants will receive a notification of a decision on their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21150/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Brady
1338. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if the bonus payment for front-line healthcare workers will be made available to persons who work in the private home care sector; when it is likely that this bonus payment will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19275/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Medicinal Products
John Brady
1587. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting lists for PrEP treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20244/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Medicinal Products
John Brady
1588. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending PrEP clinics at present, by the Dáil constituency they live in, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20245/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Medicinal Products
John Brady
1589. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health his plans to open a PrEP clinic in County Wicklow in the near future, taking into consideration that a number of new primary health care centres in County Wicklow have opened in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20246/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Coillte Teoranta
John Brady
1912. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for obtaining a permit for horse riding on Coillte lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20629/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Energy Policy
John Brady
103. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts that the Government is undertaking both unilaterally and with colleagues in the European Union to address the current fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15349/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Local Authorities
John Brady
248. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated and drawn down by Wicklow County Council for re-let works on council properties for each of the years from 2018 to date, in tabular form. [17219/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Local Authorities
John Brady
249. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the funding deficit for 2022 in relation to local authority property re-let works in County Wicklow; if his Department is planning to provide increased funding to Wicklow County Council to deal with this shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17220/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Energy Policy
John Brady
193. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will provide assistance in the form of an allowance for the burning of coal for organisations that have heritage vehicles such as steam engines as these vehicles are used in vintage car shows to raise vital funds and awareness for charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15896/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Departmental Schemes
John Brady
497. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to carry out a review of the foster care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15823/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Ambulance Service
John Brady
635. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of ambulance response times in County Wicklow in 2021 and to date in 2022, by municipal district in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15865/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
John Brady
74. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the latest situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Human Rights
John Brady
76. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s response to a report by an organisation (details supplied) into the crime of apartheid by Israel; the actions that he is prepared to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15351/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Foreign Conflicts
John Brady
87. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the efforts Ireland is undertaking at the United Nations and the European Union to address the conflict in Yemen and the humanitarian crisis there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15346/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Human Rights
John Brady
96. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of Ireland's relationship with Saudi Arabia; if he has raised concerns about the recent execution of 81 persons there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15347/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Undocumented Irish in the USA
John Brady
98. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions being taken by the Government to help deal with the many thousands of undocumented in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15348/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Humanitarian Access
John Brady
113. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that Ireland is undertaking at the United Nations and within the European Union to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15345/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Haulage Industry
John Brady
188. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the assistance his Department will provide to the haulage sector who are greatly impacted as a result of the recent rise in fuel costs [14298/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Fuel Prices
John Brady
242. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the diesel rebate scheme to assist hauliers who have been impacted greatly as a result of the recent rise in fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14299/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
447. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14072/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
448. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14073/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Air Corps
John Brady
449. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the total strength of Air Corps personnel; the number of qualified military pilots, cadet pilots in training, qualified military aircraft maintenance technicians, qualified military avionics technicians and military apprentices in training of both aforementioned disciplines. [14074/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Naval Service
John Brady
450. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols which have been cancelled to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14075/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
451. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women in the Defence Forces by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14076/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
452. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women in the Defence Forces that are currently serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14077/22]