Bill entitled an Act to impose certain prohibitions and restrictions with respect to the investment by the National Treasury Management Agency of the assets of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in undertakings which appear on the UN Database of companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land; to require the Agency to ensure that such assets are not invested in such an undertaking (and, where it becomes aware that an undertaking in which such assets have been so invested by it is, or has been on the said UN database, to divest the assets of that fund from such investment); and to provide for related matters.
236. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps applicants are required to take if they wish to change their name on their passport; the legal basis for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14547/23]
48. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of plans to recruit more civilians for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/23]
34. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on plans to implement the working time directive for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14314/23]
27. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline any concerns he has in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing through Irish waters are secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14316/23]
26. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide details on his decision to withdraw Irish troops from the UNDOF mission to Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/23]
3. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on efforts to address difficulties within the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14311/23]
263. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their pandemic special recognition payment. [14260/23]
945. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and type of premises in County Wicklow used by the State for accommodation for refugees and asylum seekers; the number in each premises for each month since January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13112/23]
699. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the length of time it is expected that the development of 58 new schools will be on hold for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13118/23]
698. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the details on each of the 58 new schools that were to be developed and that have been put on hold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13117/23]
697. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the reason plans to develop 58 new schools have been put on hold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13116/23]
696. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian children that are enrolled in schools in County Wicklow, broken down between primary and secondary schools; the name of each school and the number in each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13113/23]
589. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown the number of active members of the Civil Defence in each of the 28 Civil Defence units across the State in each of the years 2013 to 2022 and as of March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12639/23]
542. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given the applicant's date of travel is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13496/23]
531. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of his Department’s policy regarding each of the four recommendations from the ‘Put Children First: End Orphanage Care’ campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/23]
439. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with local authorities, in particular Wicklow County Council, in order to plan for the impact of the lifting of the eviction ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/23]
338. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a help-to-buy application can be reassessed in circumstances in which the applicant has been approved for the help-to-buy scheme and lengthy delays of 12+ months are experienced by the developer in constructing the home, resulting in prospective homeowners incurring increased rental costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13601/23]
246. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress report on plans to construct a new coastguard station in Greystones, County Wicklow; if contracts have been signed for its construction; if he will provide a timeline for the delivery of the new station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/23]
234. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons that are currently awaiting an appointment date to sit their driving test, broken down by test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12300/23]
233. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is undertaking to address the lengthy delays motorists are having obtaining appointments for NCTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12299/23]
232. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the average timeframes for an NCT appointment date in each testing centre nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/23]
231. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons currently waiting on NCT appointments in County Wicklow; and the average waiting times for same once an online booking has been made, in tabular form. [12297/23]
114. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the experience of his Department following its recent exercise in persuading members from the global south to support a UN resolution to mark the one-year anniversary of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13675/23]
110. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps the Government is currently taking to secure the release of a person (details supplied), who was recently sentenced to six and half years in prison in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/23]
109. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on popular protests in Israel at attempts by the Netanyahu government to make changes to the country’s judicial system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13676/23]
94. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if any effort has been made by the Government to follow-up on requests for Ireland to assist Moldova in preparing for EU membership, particularly in view of attempts to destabilise the democratic government of Moldova through hybrid warfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13678/23]
82. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will respond to a UN report that argues that socioeconomic conditions are driving young Africans into extremist militant groups, given Ireland’s role in UN and EU missions in Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13679/23]
75. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will establish a process to allow public representatives from the North to make representations to the Passport Office to assist in the processing of passport applications from the North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/23]
73. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline details of the planned visit by US President Joe Biden to Ireland in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13673/23]
71. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the ongoing illegal settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/23]
311. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of people referred to long-Covid clinics in each health area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12009/23]
310. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if any reviews have taken place regarding the issue of parking charges at hospitals; if he intends taking any actions to curtail parking charges at hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/23]
309. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the plans for the site of the former St. Brigid’s nursing home at Crooksling, Brittas, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/23]
308. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number and waiting time for people that have been referred to long-Covid clinics in each health area for 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 months or more, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12002/23]
251. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the review into Defence Forces participation considered withdrawing Irish troops from the UNIFIL mission to Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12030/23]
250. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how long the review into Defence Forces participation into UN missions took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12029/23]
249. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence who participated in, and who oversaw, the review of Defence Forces participation in UN missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12028/23]
248. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the review of Defence Forces participation in UN missions was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12027/23]
247. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what specific types of NATO training exercises the Defence Forces have participated in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12026/23]
246. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to list the NATO training exercises that the Defence Forces have participated in over the past five years; where these exercises have taken place, and what units of the Defence Forces were involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12025/23]
553. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the Government’s position in relation to the payment of the pandemic special recognition payment to section 39 workers in the healthcare industry who were employed during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10970/23]
537. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the health threats posed to users by lead water pipes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/23]
350. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of women in the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10850/23]
349. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10849/23]
348. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence Forces who have left this year, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10848/23]
347. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of women in the Defence Forces who are currently serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10847/23]
346. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces, by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/23]
345. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols cancelled to date this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10845/23]
344. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; and if he will provide a 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 aforementioned disciplines. [10844/23]