64. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the description of the human rights situation in the Palestinian Occupied Territory as dire by the UN Special Rapporteur and that Israeli practices amount to violations of international humanitarian and human rights law; the details of results obtained from his public statements, expressions of concern, efforts to build consensus at EU level and various calls for action as indicated in answers to recent questions in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20940/21]
63. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he has had with Israeli authorities with regard to the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine in order to urgently protect the integrity of Palestinian territory; the specific circumstances that will be required to progress these efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20939/21]
19. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the reason Israel has been removed from the list of countries required to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival in Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 3.5 million plus Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem who come under the direct control of the Israeli Government have not been given access by Israel to the Covid-19 vaccine; his views on whether that by differentiating between Israelis and Palestinians this leads to further victimisation of Palestinians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20936/21]
1970. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if IVF patients that have to travel abroad for treatment are exempt from mandatory hotel quarantine given that IVF treatment is extremely time sensitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/21]
905. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the future use of the firing range at Cushla, County Roscommon which is no longer in use by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/21]
904. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces returning here from overseas deployment will have to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine upon their return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19008/21]
873. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the mistreatment of Bahraini prisoners of conscience who are being abused by prison authorities on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/21]
872. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will call for the release of Bahraini prisoners of conscience given the abuse and the rampant spread of Covid-19 within the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20080/21]
850. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is prepared to call upon the Turkish Government to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the 2011 Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18710/21]
834. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the appropriate response at national level to the continued expansion and maintenance of independent illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20937/21]
833. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Israel’s continuous creation of illegal settlements in the Palestinian Territories and subsequent imposition of Israeli rule amounts to annexation of territory taken by force; the actions he plans to take to oppose such actions in view of the clear commitment in the Programme for Government to do so and in view of the urgency of the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20938/21]
832. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the specific action he or his Department has taken within the EU or at international level in the context of the commitment in the Programme for Government to forge alliances with other EU member states and to oppose any annexation of territory by force to create such alliances to oppose the maintenance and expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories; the results of these actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20935/21]
195. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA has, in respect of the decision by it to appoint a business development consultant in Israel, investigated the possibilities of a permanent establishment being created by virtue of the fact that a fixed place of business is being established in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20044/21]
190. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that will be taken in respect of the decision by the IDA to appoint a business development consultant in Israel to ensure proper procedures with regard to the processing and transferring of personal data in view of the fact that the proposed consultant will be based in Israel; the way in which a data breach will be managed in these circumstances; if a risk assessment has been carried out in view of the duty of care of the IDA under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19672/21]
185. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the essential requirements and qualifications which were specified in the request for tenders with regard to the recent announcement by the IDA to appoint a business development consultant to establish a presence in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19445/21]
198. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the rationale offered by the independent review group set up to review and make recommendations on the Battle of Jadotville in order to seek an extension to the original reporting date of 31 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17765/21]
1066. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a public inquiry into the outbreak of Covid-19 in nursing homes and the help and assistance that was provided to them during the first wave of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17029/21]
877. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health his plans to open a further general practitioner practice in an area (details supplied) given that the population is increasing and a large retirement home will be opening in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16382/21]
876. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health when the primary school vaccination programme of the 4:1 booster and MMR for children in junior infants will be recommencing in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16381/21]
507. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which the proposed plan by the Industrial Development Authority, IDA, to situate a business development consultant in Israel to attract companies to Ireland does not contradict efforts by the international community to prevent Israel’s continuing illegal annexation of the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16341/21]
506. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the proposed plan by the Industrial Development Authority, IDA, to situate a business development consultant in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16340/21]
170. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA will use the UN database of companies operating in Israeli settlements in order to screen for companies that may be guilty of human rights abuses in the context of the planned IDA campaign to situate a business development consultant in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16343/21]
169. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the due diligence mechanisms that will be put in place to ensure that an Israeli-headquartered entity seeking investment opportunities in Ireland does not operate in or profit from Israel’s illegal settlements in occupied Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16342/21]
161. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of the former Wicklow district hospital as a care facility; his plans to open day care services at the premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15973/21]
160. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health his plans to sell the lands at a site (details supplied); the timeframe for the sale; if a review will be carried out on plans to sell the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15972/21]
38. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if an aircraft (details supplied) which landed at Shannon Airport on 15 January 2021 arrived from Savannah, Georgia, USA, and travelled on to the Israeli air force base at Nevatim in the Negev desert; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16249/21]
37. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if the crew of an aircraft (details supplied) which landed at Shannon Airport on 15 January 2021 were fully compliant with Covid-19 regulations during their stay in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16248/21]
36. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of crew of an aircraft (details supplied) which landed at Shannon Airport on 15 January 2021 who stayed in local hotels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16247/21]
35. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if an aircraft (details supplied) which landed at Shannon Airport on 15 January 2021 was granted an exemption to carry military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16246/21]
34. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if an aircraft (details supplied) landed at Shannon Airport on 15 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16245/21]
18. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if a ministerial order was signed to extinguish the public right of way which ran under the railway bridge at Ravenswell Road to Bray Harbour, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15971/21]
1892. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if discussions are ongoing with stakeholders from the independent dental sector to address concerns regarding accepting medical card patients for dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15824/21]
1891. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of independent dental practices that signed up to the dental treatment services scheme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15823/21]
1743. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the reason the Covid-19 testing centre in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow was closed for Covid-19 testing on 13 and 14 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15286/21]
1151. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the annual training and innovation fund designed to encourage training and education relevant to future skills and issued through his Department is available to all businesses and organisations involved in the provision of training and education in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15285/21]
1150. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the annual training and innovation fund designed to encourage training and education relevant to future skills and issued through his Department is only available to educational institutions and or educational training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15284/21]
912. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the stage of the recruitment process for a special educational needs organiser for an area (details supplied) following the retirement of the previous organiser; the process and timeframe for filling the vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15288/21]
803. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the pay and renumeration structure for all ranks in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15004/21]
802. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces has undertaken recruitment drives or campaigns specifically targeted at citizens from an ethnic background; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14958/21]
801. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces has undertaken recruitment drives or campaigns specifically targeted at women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14957/21]
800. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women who have left the Defence Forces in each of past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14956/21]
799. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women recruited to the Defence Forces in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14955/21]
798. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence Forces who have served overseas in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/21]
797. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of current members of the Defence Forces who are parents broken down by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14953/21]
796. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the status of the review process which he informed Dáil Éireann in November 2020 was in progress to examine the awarding of military honours to those members of the Defence Forces who were recommended for medals following their acts of gallantry during the siege at Jadotville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14950/21]
795. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the measures in place to provide for the healthcare and welfare of members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14949/21]
794. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women in the Defence Forces according to rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14948/21]
793. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women currently serving in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14859/21]
791. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current strength level of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14752/21]