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Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
453. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence Forces that have left to date in 2022, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14078/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Visa Applications
John Brady
734. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given by her Department for a visa waiver for family members of Irish citizens who are currently residing in Belarus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13926/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Brady
1064. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that are currently on the waiting list for a DEXA bone scan in a hospital (details supplied) by one, three, six and 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14935/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Hospital Equipment
John Brady
1065. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the reason a new DEXA machine provided to a hospital (details supplied) has not yet been set up for the medical team to use despite this new equipment being delivered approximately four months ago; his plans to resolve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14936/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
1. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if, following the publication of the report from the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces, he will outline a timeframe for the implementation for the recommendations contained in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13746/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
3. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the overseas peacekeeping missions the Defence Forces are currently deployed in; if there are plans to expand these missions; if concerns have been expressed to him in regard to the capacity of the Defence Forces to fulfil their overseas role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13747/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
6. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the plans that are in place to address the former married quarters housing stock in the Curragh, many of which are lying empty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
18. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the details of the plans to address the post-94 contracts within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13230/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
53. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the person he intends to appoint to the implementation body for the Commission on the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13233/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
56. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the purpose of the feasibility study on the future of Cathal Brugha Barracks; the terms of reference for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13231/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Maritime Safety
John Brady
196. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if the German equivalent of the Marine Survey Office was in breach of European Union maritime safety regulations when it issued ongoing valid sailing permits for a former German beam trawler (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13085/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Fishing Industry
John Brady
41. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made towards the awarding of compensation to a person (details supplied) as directed by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11733/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Road Projects
John Brady
80. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be made available to allow the N11/M11 improvement scheme to proceed to phase 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11732/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Emergency Services
John Brady
222. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the level of analysis that was conducted by the Government on the capacity of the Defence Forces to provide a search and rescue service to the State prior to the Government decision to put the service out to tender for a cost of €800 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/22]
Wed, 2 Mar 2022
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Election Monitoring Missions
John Brady
109. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is prepared to send election observers to Hungary to observe its upcoming elections in April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11803/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
449. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the status of the transfer of lands at Rockbrae House in Bray to Wicklow County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11689/22]
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
54. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach if he uses an application on his official Government phone; and if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on his phone. [9946/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
104. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9957/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Litter Pollution
John Brady
109. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of litter fines that have been issued for each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of fines that have been paid in each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [9922/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Litter Pollution
John Brady
110. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fines that have been issued for dog littering in each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of fines that have been paid in tabular form. [9923/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
163. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9958/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
203. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9969/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
272. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9959/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
302. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9965/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
325. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she uses an application on her official Government telephone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9968/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Fire Service
John Brady
378. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a review of the retained fire service that was approved by the Management Board of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management; if he will fully publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9921/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Local Authorities
John Brady
379. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of litter wardens in each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9924/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
381. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9963/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
400. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9960/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
411. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9955/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
501. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she uses an application on her official Government telephone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9956/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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School Meals Programme
John Brady
556. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to carry out a review of the packaging used by the providers of school lunches under the school meals programme to ensure that all packaging is environmentally friendly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9944/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
557. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection if she uses an application on her official Government telephone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9967/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
587. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he uses an application on his official Government phone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on his phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9954/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
619. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9961/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
654. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice if she uses an application on her official Government telephone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9964/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
859. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he uses an application on his official Government phone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on his phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9962/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
909. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he uses an application on his official Government phone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on his phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Departmental Communications
John Brady
928. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she uses an application on her official Government phone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application on her phone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9966/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Housing Provision
John Brady
108. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the discretionary top-up for housing assistance payments was used in 2021 in County Wicklow broken down by municipal district; and the average percentage amount of this top-up per municipal district. [8544/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Nuclear Proliferation
John Brady
389. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will be sending representatives to observe at the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which is scheduled to take place between 19 and 21 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6734/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
74. 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. [5214/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
75. 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. [5215/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Air Corps
John Brady
76. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; and the breakdown of 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 disciplines. [5216/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Naval Service
John Brady
77. 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. [5217/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
78. 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. [5218/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
79. 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. [5219/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Defence Forces
John Brady
80. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence Forces who have left in the past year by month and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Foreign Birth Registration
John Brady
433. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign birth registration application (details supplied). [4284/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Naturalisation Applications
John Brady
593. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the details of the process to claim Irish citizenship for a person who was born in the UK but has been living in Ireland for over 20 years and is married to an Irish-born citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4261/22]