10. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an outline of the findings of the report of the civil legal aid review group, which has indicated that he has received the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36599/25]
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual percentage of those who received a final negative decision on their international protection application who left Ireland within 30 days and who provided authorities with documentary evidence that they had left within three days of arrival in their home country, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36638/25]
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number in each intake of gardaí, and the number who attested, in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36637/25]
180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 25 June 2025, if he will provide the information which was not provided regarding the highest rate per-bed per-day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36456/25]
148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current allowances payable under the mortgage allowance scheme to assist householders who are tenants or tenant purchasers of local authority houses to become owner-occupiers of other dwellings; the date on which those allowances were last amended, if he proposes to increase the allowances under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36591/25]
557. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 472 and 473 of the 29 May 2025, if the information requested in relation to the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process and the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process are now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35404/25]
296. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number in each intake of Gardaí, and the number who attested, in each intake in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35181/25]
294. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected annual cost for Ireland of participation in the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration for each of the next five years, broken down by current and capital expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35173/25]
293. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the analysis carried out in relation to the potential impact of the expected commencement of the EU’s entry/exit system with regard to irregular migration on Ireland in October 2025; if he has concerns that this will have implications for Ireland as an EU Member State that is not part of the Schengen area or party to this new system; the changes regarding to the entry and exit from the State being introduced to coincide with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35172/25]
292. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the exact step-by-step process by which voluntary departures by those who have been unsuccessful in their application for international protection is tracked and recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35171/25]
291. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Questions No. 573 of 25 March 2025 and No. 876 of 13 May 2025, regarding the details of all new Garda stations planned to be commenced within the next five years, if the requested information is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35170/25]
150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next phase of the large-scale infrastructure fund will be open for applications. [34631/25]
136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [34630/25]
31. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure adequate service levels. [34677/25]
13. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a CT scanner and MRI scanner are located within Monaghan Hospital. [34678/25]
147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the highest rate per bed per day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34905/25]
146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the lowest rate per bed per day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34904/25]
145. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average rate per bed per day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34903/25]
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to the statement of European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, of June 18 2025 (details supplied), whether he has appraised the High Representative that Iran was involved in negotiations regarding its civilian nuclear programme at the time it was attacked by Israel; if he is concerned that the High Representative’s lack of familiarity with factual events central to her role represents gross incompetence and undermines her ability to fulfil the duties of her office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34591/25]
894. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health whether CHI commissioned any internal investigation since 2020 into orthopaedic waiting-list practices; the details of any such investigations; whether the findings of any such investigation were shared in a timely matter with the CHI board, HSE or the Minister respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34352/25]
893. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health whether any CHI-affiliated surgeons were involved in treating CHI patients at any private providers under NTPF contracts at any stage since 2020; to provide details of each instance; whether any conflict-of-interest declarations or audits have been carried out to ensure that outsourcing decisions were made solely to benefit patients and reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34351/25]
892. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries outsourced by CHI to private providers in each year since 2020, in tabular form; the total amount paid to each private provider in each year; the governance policies in place to determine each private provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34350/25]
891. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health in response to reports that CHI orthopaedic surgeons performed hip surgeries at University Hospital Galway and Cork in recent years, who approved sending CHI orthopaedic doctors to Galway and Cork; whether this was part of an official waiting-list initiative or NTPF arrangement; if the same oversight and patient-selection standards applied there as CHI sites; whether the orthopaedic doctors concerned were paid over the accepted rates; if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34349/25]
890. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she has commissioned an investigation into the response of CHI management and board to internal warnings that arose in 2022 that the allocation of €19 million of scoliosis funds were not being utilised for the intended purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34348/25]
886. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she has ensured that CHI utilized National Treatment Purchase Funds monies to reduce waiting times for the longest-waiting orthopaedic patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34333/25]
885. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she has ascertained the way in which CHI ensured that patients chosen for any NTPF-funded surgery or clinic were selected based on medical priority and waiting time; if there were instances where long-waiting children were bypassed in favour of others in NTPF sessions; if she is assured that CHI did not engage in any practice of resetting or manipulating waitlists for optics for example, removing and re-adding patients to make waits appear shorter, or cycling patients through initial consultations or diagnostics, funded by NTPF, only to place them back on the same surgical waiting list thereafter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34332/25]
884. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the internal processes that CHI have had in place from 2019 onward to oversee the use of NTPF funds and special waiting-list initiatives; if the CHI executive or board were required to sign off on decisions to use NTPF money for private or insourced clinics; If so, if those protocols followed, for example, if the CEO, CFO, or clinical directors formally approved paying consultants extra to clear lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34331/25]
883. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if those who approved arrangements (details supplied) ensured that all such work was done strictly on overtime with no clash with consultants' public duties; if all payments to consultants for these sessions processed transparently via CHI payroll in line with NTPF's rule against direct pay to consultants; who in CHI management signed off on these arrangements; if any insourcing deviated from these guidelines, if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34330/25]
882. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if CHI have used National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) money to pay orthopaedic consultants at rates above the standard approved fees or during their contracted public working hours; if any CHI consultants were effectively double-paid that is, receiving their normal salary plus NTPF-funded fees for treating public patients, contrary to the intent that NTPF work be done in out-of-hours clinics; if any such individually negotiated pay arrangements occurred; if so, the details and justification; if any such arrangements were approved with the NTPF and HSE in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34329/25]
652. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 9 April 2025, if the information sought is now available, including the financial supports available to victims of crime and witnesses to cover the costs of travel to court, and for accommodation where they are required to be available to attend court for a period of days; the annual budgetary allocation for these supports; if these supports are available in a consistent manner across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34366/25]
651. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 667 of 20 May 2025, if the information is now available regarding the number of officers assigned to each of the 28 victim service offices within An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34362/25]
160. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the funding allocations to Cavan and Monaghan County Councils for local roads resurfacing in 2025. [34012/25]
139. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest construction commencement and completion dates for the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney and Clontibret-to-the-Border road schemes. [34013/25]
161. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to review the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension with a view to increasing the current means limit of €100, which has remained unchanged for several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/25]
77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagements that he, or any representative of his Department or associated State agencies, have had in respect of the former BOSE factory at Carrickmacross, considering the latest owners (details supplied) are putting the premises up for resale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33112/25]
119. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for details of all IPAS accommodation centres located in properties currently owned by NAMA; the details of all IPAS accommodation centres located in property previously owned by NAMA, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33071/25]
731. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the new services for children with special needs in County Cavan for which funding was sought for delivery in 2025, the funding sought for each initiative or project and the funding allocated to each to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32678/25]
730. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the new services for children with special needs in County Monaghan for which funding was sought for delivery in 2025; the funding sought for each initiative or project; the funding allocated to each to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32677/25]
433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the long-promised new autism unit at a school (details supplied) will open as planned at the beginning of the 2025/2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32364/25]
348. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will engage with the workforce of a company (details supplied) to ensure the future viability of this important employer is secured into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31890/25]
123. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to provide overnight respite care for children with disabilities in County Monaghan. [32457/25]
119. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to address waiting lists to access CDNT services in County Monaghan. [32458/25]
403. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the introduction of an additional top-up or increased payment to recipients of the old age pension who also have a significant disability, considering the increased costs they face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31456/25]
334. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications to the school transport scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; the number of applicants by the date the scheme closed; the number of late applicants; the number of applicants who were medical card holders, by county, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31420/25]
147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process by which a school can appeal refusal of its application for DEIS status. [31312/25]
131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe in which a permanent special school will be delivered in Monaghan. [31311/25]
72. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the consideration he has given and the engagements he has had regarding the impact the repeal of the triple lock neutrality protection would have on Ireland’s neutrality. [31296/25]
45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline those situations where he wishes to deploy Defence Forces personnel where he has been precluded from doing so by the triple lock; and if he will outline those overseas missions which Ireland has withdrawn from since 2020. [31297/25]
324. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to increase resource and staff allocations to Cavan Monaghan palliative care or any further proposals to improve the services provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30975/25]