254. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount expended on advertising and promotion in her Department, and within each agency for which she is responsible, for 2022 to 2024, by year and budgeted for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75214/25]
253. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General in her Department and to the head of each agency for which they are responsible; whether this scale has changed in the past two years or whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75196/25]
206. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the estimated cost to his Department and to each agency for which they are responsible arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; the line items or events for which a cost is expected to arise and the estimated cost for each. [75258/25]
205. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the number of press, media or communications staff currently employed in his Department and within each agency for which he is responsible; the cost of these staff for 2025 and the expected cost for 2026; whether there are proposals to increase the number of such staff. [75240/25]
204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the amount expended on advertising and promotion in his Department, and within each agency for which he is responsible, for 2022 to 2024, by year and budgeted for 2026. [75222/25]
203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General in his Department and to the head of each agency for which they are responsible; whether this scale has changed in the past two years or whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period. [75204/25]
191. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the review of the critical skills occupations list and ineligible occupations list; whether the review will take into consideration the availability of housing in addition to the needs of the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1240/26]
156. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the initiatives he or his Department or associated State agencies have taken to encourage prospective new owners to establish a business at a former factory (details supplied) at Carrickmacross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1239/26]
577. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of contracts for international protection accommodation which have been terminated in 2025 to date, the specific reason why each contact was terminated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73740/25]
576. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce a complete ban on the use of counselling notes in sexual offence trials, as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the general scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73739/25]
571. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of crimes recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail, by county and category of offence, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73684/25]
570. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on all discussions he has held with British authorities on the Implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact and its impact on the common travel area, including the date of each engagement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73683/25]
569. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time of applications for international protection in the years 2020 to date in 2025, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73682/25]
568. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73681/25]
567. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason there are requirements in law in relation to the competence of those providing Irish Sign Language interpretation for courts and public bodies but no such requirements in law in relation to the provision of other interpretation and translation in legal proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73680/25]
566. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those from Ukraine who entered the State as beneficiaries of the temporary protection directive in each month of the past three years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73679/25]
362. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he plans to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category. [69333/25]
268. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances of an individual (details supplied); if consular assistance is being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73687/25]
250. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount by which he proposes to raise the price of petrol, diesel and home heating oil through increases to the carbon tax, in each year until 2030. [73038/25]
204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount raised through the carbon tax in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and the amount projected to be raised in each of the years 2025 to 2030. [73037/25]
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding allocated to his Department from the climate tax; and the allocations made therefrom. [72996/25]
106. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of rPET pellets produced in the State; the amount of this product utilised within the State and the amount exported. [72997/25]
63. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on the waiting list for an assessment of need in counties Cavan and Monaghan, respectively; and the number waiting more than three, six and 12 months. [72975/25]
14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to provide additional respite capacity for adults and children with disabilities in County Monaghan. [72976/25]
1078. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a decision was made to remove a full care package from a child (details supplied), if the full care package can be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72273/25]
847. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with a childcare provider (details supplied) to resolve the issues that threaten the closure of this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72159/25]
374. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the date Ireland began to invest in a company (details supplied); the dates on which Ireland increased or decreased its holding and the values thereof; the reasons for increased investments or divestments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72269/25]
154. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval vessels that can currently be put to sea simultaneously; and the number required under Level of Ambition 2. [71895/25]
91. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel required under level of ambition 2; the current establishment figure; and the current number within each service. [71896/25]
189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the current special schools, by location; whether these schools are in permanent or interim/temporary buildings; the current number of children attending each school; the number waiting on a place in each school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70499/25]
1016. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2454 of 29 April 2025, if it is proposed to review the position regarding the establishment of a neurology hub in the Cavan/Monaghan region to assist patients to have access to integrated services without requiring hospital in-patient care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69753/25]
704. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department intends to publish a NDP sectoral plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70146/25]
669. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those who entered the State as international students who have applied for asylum in 2025 and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69785/25]
615. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the list of all the languages for which an interpreter was required in the courts, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69364/25]
614. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times an interpreter has been used for interviews by An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69363/25]
613. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times an interpreter has been used in the Courts in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69362/25]
612. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average rate per hour paid to individuals working as interpreters in the courts and separately for An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69360/25]
611. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on interpreters by An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; the name of each company used; the breakdown of the amount paid to each company used, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69359/25]
610. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on interpreters in the courts in each of the past five years; the name of each companies used; the breakdown of the amount paid to each company used, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69358/25]
417. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a funding request submitted by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69750/25]
62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he intends to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the cost to consumers of each increase; and the compounded total cost of the increase, by increase and by category. [64394/25]
14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress he has made divesting State moneys from companies that derive profits from their activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. [64395/25]
454. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 134 of 20 November 2025, and 943 of 25 November 2025, the current status of the review to assess the resources required to change the final check-in time at the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital to 8pm; when this review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68697/25]
384. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for the implementation of proposals contained in the report entitled an Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68951/25]
287. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 25 November 2025, the timeframe in which the application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) will be decided; if she will expedite this process considering the severe pressure on the school at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68696/25]
128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when legislation to place the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal on a statutory footing will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68325/25]