14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has received any reports from the National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; the issues addressed in any such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65951/26]
957. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether deportation can be considered in the case of an EU citizen convicted of unlawful killing; and the criteria that is applied for deportation in such a case. [65619/26]
904. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of criminal legal aid certificates issued in each month of 2025 and in each month to date in 2026, in tabular form. [65054/26]
901. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of bench warrants issued in each month of 2025 and in each month of 2026 to date, in tabular form. [65075/26]
900. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of resignations received from the Criminal Legal Aid panel since 1 July 2026. [65074/26]
893. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons naturalised as Irish citizens who subsequently became ordinarily resident outside the State within one, two and five years of naturalisation, respectively; whether his Department monitors compliance with the declaration of an intention to continue to reside in the State; and the circumstances in which a breach of that declaration may result in revocation proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65023/26]
1444. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation and availability of skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for patients with Friedreich’s ataxia following its approval for reimbursement; the date on which it is expected that the first patients in Ireland to commence treatment; the steps that must be completed before prescribing will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65854/26]
1443. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has engaged with a company (details supplied) and the relevant neurology and ataxia services regarding the roll-out of skyclarys (omaveloxolone) following its approval for reimbursement; if a national implementation or treatment pathway has been agreed; the arrangements being made to ensure eligible patients can be assessed and prescribed the treatment without unnecessary delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65855/26]
1442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients estimated to be eligible for treatment with skyclarys (omaveloxolone); if additional clinical appointments or resources are being provided to the National Ataxia Clinic at Tallaght University Hospital or other relevant services to facilitate the assessment and treatment of eligible patients; whether any capacity constraints that could delay access to the medication have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65856/26]
925. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for IRP renewals for each stamp category. [65291/26]
909. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted Irish citizenship by naturalisation in each of the years 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026 who had disclosed a criminal conviction in Ireland or another jurisdiction; the number by category of offence and sentence imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65002/26]
907. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalised Irish citizens subsequently convicted of an indictable offence in Ireland in each of the past ten years, by offence category by year where possible, in which citizenship was granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65004/26]
902. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda interviews conducted in respect of criminal investigations without a solicitor present; and the number of such interviews where a solicitor had been requested by the detained person but was not available to attend, by month in 2025 and by month to date in 2026, in tabular form. [65057/26]
899. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the matters proposed to be covered by a citizenship civic-knowledge test; if applicants will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the Constitution, democratic institutions, Irish history, rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the values of the State; the proposed pass standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65015/26]
898. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted citizenship on the basis of marriage or civil partnership with an Irish citizen in each year since 2015 and to date in 2026; the number of applications refused because the marriage or partnership was deemed not genuine or enduring; the number subsequently identified as marriages of convenience; the number of citizenship revocation proceedings arising from such cases, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65016/26]
892. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of certificates of naturalisation granted in each year since 2016 where one or more of the normal statutory naturalisation conditions were waived categorised by the condition waived and applicant country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65018/26]
891. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted Irish citizenship by naturalisation in each year from 2016 to date, by previous nationality; the number of applications received and refused for each nationality; the refusal rate in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65022/26]
890. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department currently collects any information regarding the proficiency in English or Irish of persons granted citizenship; if so, the number granted citizenship in each of the past five years who were assessed as having limited or no proficiency in either language; and if not, the reason such information is not collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65012/26]
889. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level of English or Irish proficiency that he proposes applicants for citizenship will be required to demonstrate; whether this will correspond with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; the exemptions that are being considered on age, disability or other grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65013/26]
888. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted citizenship in each of the past five years who, at the date of application, had between five and six, six and seven, seven and eight, and more than eight years of reckonable residence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65011/26]
887. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether Revenue Commissioners’ tax-compliance information is currently sought or considered when determining whether an applicant for naturalisation satisfies the good-character requirement; the number of applications refused since 2016 arising wholly or partly from tax non-compliance; whether he intends that tax compliance will form part of the revised statutory good-character test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65010/26]
886. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications refused on good-character grounds in each year from 2016 to date; the number therein arising from criminal convictions, pending criminal proceedings, Garda investigations, tax matters, immigration offences, fraud, national-security concerns or other grounds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65009/26]
885. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases identified since 2016 in which a person who had acquired Irish citizenship was subsequently found to have provided false, misleading or fraudulent information in an immigration, international protection, residence or citizenship application; the number in which revocation proceedings followed; and the outcome of those proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65008/26]
884. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of naturalised Irish citizens who have received a custodial sentence of five years or more in each year since 2016; the number in respect of whom citizenship revocation was considered; the number in respect of whom revocation proceedings were commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65005/26]
883. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship revocation cases initiated, completed, discontinued and currently pending in each year from 2016 to date; the grounds relied upon in each case, categorised by grounds for revocation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65007/26]
837. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of designated IPAS accommodation centres within each local authority area or nearest comparable geographic area for which figures are available; the total number of IPAS accomodation spaces within each area; the average capacity rate per area; the average cost per bed per night in each area; and the corresponding figures for the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [64555/26]
836. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of IPAS accommodation centres; the number with capacity for residents in ranges of 50, from 1-50, 51-100 and so on; and the number therein with contracts due to expire in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and after, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64556/26]
835. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average cost per bed, per night in designated IPAS accommodation centres; the average cost per bed, per night in those centres where contracts are due to expire in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and after, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64557/26]
496. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); her proposals to address the severe pressure on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64442/26]
4128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the number of those appeals which resulted in an amendment to the original decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61055/26]
4047. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the number of those appeals which resulted in an amendment to the original decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61045/26]
4174. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of applications submitted from County Monaghan under CLÁR 2026, including the project, applicant and amount sought in each case; the current status of each application; when funding decisions will issue, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63839/26]
4173. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding available statewide under CLÁR 2026; the total value of applications received; the amount sought in applications from each county; and the expected date for the announcement of successful applications. [63840/26]
4172. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available under each measure of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme 2026; the maximum allocation available to County Monaghan; the expected timeframe for determining applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63841/26]
3777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE to ensure that dermatology services, previously provided at the Monaghan Hospital campus and subsequently transferred to Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda, are returned to Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62860/26]
3776. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the services which were previously provided at the Monaghan Hospital campus since 2020 which have subsequently transferred to other hospitals; the years that the service was removed; the hospitals to which they were transferred, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62861/26]
1957. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is proposed to review electoral boundaries and seat allocations prior to the next local government elections in 2029; the projected timeframe for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63769/26]
1956. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional funding will be made available to Monaghan County Council under the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme in 2026 in circumstances where the council expects to exceed its allocation of 165 properties; whether funding will be provided for all properties completed above the original allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63774/26]
1955. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Monaghan County Council received a 2026 void-re-letting works allocation based on just 26 properties; the timeframe the local authority expects to complete re-letting works on approximately 70 vacant social homes during the year; whether additional funding will be provided in respect of those properties; the amount of additional funding sought by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63770/26]
1954. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of all outstanding recoupment claims submitted by Monaghan County Council under the social housing void-re-letting programme in 2026; the value of claims received, approved, paid and outstanding; when outstanding claims will be determined; and if he will ensure that the council is adequately funded for the approximately €871,000 in re-letting expenditure projected for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63771/26]
1953. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the maximum €11,000 per property recoupment available to Monaghan County Council under the 2026 Void Housing Programme in circumstances where the council’s average expenditure on re-letting a vacant property in 2025 was approximately €21,390; whether the actual cost incurred by local authorities will be reflected in future allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63773/26]
1952. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the €38,000 maximum Departmental funding available per property under the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme in view of construction and retrofit costs; the number of Monaghan County Council properties for which expenditure has exceeded this threshold in 2025 and 2026; the additional cost consequently borne by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63775/26]
3516. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will amend the Health Act 1970 to ensure that related supports are made available to those with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60396/26]
3367. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health her response to a High Court ruling whereafter a judge said there is an urgent requirement for a national care pathway to help those diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, the rare genetic condition. [60168/26]
3281. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of FOI requests her Department, and each agency under her auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the number of those appeals which resulted in an amendment to the original decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61054/26]
3002. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the personal assistant services provided to a person (details supplied) were reduced from 35 to 20 hours per week; if this allocation will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62263/26]
2878. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of FOI requests her Department, and each agency under her auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the number of those appeals which resulted in an amendment to the original decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61049/26]
2204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners released from each prison under the community return scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the numbers of prisoners that had been in custody for under one month, under two months, under three months, three to six months, six months to one year, between one to two years, between two to five years, over five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61126/26]
2202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to compile and publish data concerning the number of applications for international protection submitted by persons who had initially or previously entered the State broken down by immigration permission categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61105/26]