165. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his proposals to reduce energy poverty; the number of persons he is aware of currently in arrears; the total value of arrears, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/25]
342. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1000 of 17 January 2024, if he will report on the progress made developing new guidelines on the requirements for Irish association applications for citizenship based on Irish descent or associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/25]
341. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when the email address [email protected] was retired; the reason it was retired; if this was communicated to existing applicants; the current email address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10499/25]
340. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of citizens summoned for jury service who did not turn up for jury services in each of the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10490/25]
339. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of citizens who have received a summons for jury service and have been excused on grounds of financial hardship in the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10489/25]
324. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to outline his plans to address historical cases of human rights abuses, including Garda malpractice in the State, given the detailed commitments in the Programme for Government to support legacy work in the North of Ireland and the importance of ensuring alignment of human rights standards across the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10267/25]
323. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 9 November 2023, if he will now provide an update with respect to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ petition on the Sallins Train Robbery Case; if he will outline his plans to establish a Statutory Inquiry, compliant with international human rights standards, into the arrest, detention, interrogation, prosecution and conviction of the persons involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10266/25]
56. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Arts Council enlisted the assistance of any unit, division, office or agency of Government regarding the development and procurement of the Arts Council’s IT project which cost €6.75 million without delivering a workable system. [10205/25]
15. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps that Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [10204/25]
154. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) has their previous arrangements to attend a location for Saturday respite care restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10089/25]
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the decision to reduce the service provided to County Monaghan children to travel to a location (details supplied) for Saturday respite care; if she will intervene to restore this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10088/25]
152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that travelled from County Monaghan to a location (details supplied) for Saturday respite care in each week since 1 January 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10087/25]
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline her intentions to fully enact the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the timeframe in which she intends to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9772/25]
628. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for both capital and current purposes for each of its centres at Kildare, Monaghan, Mayo and west Cork, in the years 2020-2024 inclusive, and allocated for 2025, in tabular form; if there are proposes to allocate further funding to these centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9765/25]
627. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he or the Minister of State will intervene to support an organisation (details supplied) with concerns regarding funding shortfalls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9764/25]
562. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time after a payment claim inspection in respect of a TAMS grant has been carried out, that an applicant has to wait for supervisory inspection if selected for one; or if no issue is raised at a payment claim inspection, the length of time before a payment should issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9161/25]
561. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria for selection for preapproval, payment claim and supervisory inspections for TAMS grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9160/25]
560. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time to get claims open on the agfood TAMS system from the time an email is sent to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/25]
541. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of crimes that were recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail in each of the last three years, by county and category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9815/25]
538. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles, per type, per division, per district and per Garda station; the number therein of vehicles which are not currently in use; the corresponding numbers for 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/25]
537. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the units and divisions that operate within his Department; the bodies under its aegis; the contact information of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9773/25]
523. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of work on the single permit to both live and work in Ireland; the timeline for the implementation of the single permit; the status of plans to opt into the EU Single Permit Directive; and the timeline for opting into this Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9443/25]
502. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the process of becoming a peace commissioner; the average time between application and a decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/25]
501. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on his role in appointing peace commissioners; the current number of peace commissioners, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9154/25]
500. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the workings of the Community Safety Innovation Fund; the amount allocated to it in each of the years 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9153/25]
499. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to recommendation No. 16 of the Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024, if an analysis of the root causes and drivers of crime and anti-social behaviour has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9152/25]
498. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the allocation to the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9151/25]
497. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the amount seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date; the amount returned to the Exchequer; the amount of which was invested in communities, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9150/25]
368. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the progress of the additional accommodation works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9158/25]
367. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the progress of the additional accommodation works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9157/25]
240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the current progress report relating to the Shannon Bridge crossing/Killaloe Bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9162/25]
196. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the refusal of Israel to grant access to the sovereign State of Palestine to a delegation of the European Parliament to engage with the Palestinian prime minister, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expatriates, EU representatives and civil society, his response and the diplomatic sanctions he intends to introduce in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9771/25]
267. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the bodies which operate under their aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/25]
204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Monaghan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/25]
203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Cavan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8900/25]
146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the HAS1 forms are means tested since Storm Éowyn; if payment will issue in cases where frozen food had to be discarded due to power outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/25]
129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a variation in the manner in which HAS1 forms received since storm Éowyn have been dealt with in different counties or social welfare districts; if so, if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/25]
51. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the status of a proposed school for special education in County Monaghan; the number of children that are expected to be enrolled upon the school’s opening in September; the admissions criteria that will be applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5748/25]
45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she intends to introduce changes to the school transport scheme in advance of the next school year. [5749/25]
23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the current number within each service; and his targets for recruitment, by year, for 2025 to 2030. [5746/25]
932. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will analyse the decision of the WRC to award the pandemic bonus payment to a HSE worker who had been previously deemed ineligible to give consideration to the previous decision to exclude staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service from the pandemic bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7798/25]
931. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the decision of the WRC to award the pandemic bonus payment to a HSE worker who had been previously deemed ineligible has led to other workers in the same category being awarded that payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7797/25]
930. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will reconsider the previous position to exclude staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service from the pandemic bonus payment given the essential service they provided throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7796/25]
927. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if an additional neurological specialist will be appointed for the Cavan Monaghan region to support patients with Parkinson’s disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7793/25]
926. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the dates of each occupational therapy appointment provided to a child (details supplied) since they received a primary care assessment in September 2024; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7792/25]
925. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the dates of each speech and language appointment provided to a child (details supplied) since they received a primary care assessment in September 2024; if this is considered to be an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7791/25]
921. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for elective surgery appointments at Cavan Monaghan hospital, by procedure type, and the corresponding waiting lists in February of each year from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7730/25]
920. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgery appointments that have been cancelled or postponed at Cavan Monaghan Hospital, in each month from January 2022 to date in 2025, by procedure type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7729/25]
919. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgery appointments that have been cancelled or postponed, by procedure type, at Cavan Monaghan Hospital, between 1 December 2024 and 18 February 2025; the reasons for these cancellations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7728/25]