47. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his efforts to oppose the Mercosur Trade Agreement. [4447/25]
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of the current membership of An Garda Síochána who will be eligible to retire by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6637/25]
136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if they will outline the once-off additional payments announced under Budget 2025; if the Department has made available any such additional payment to persons who have transferred from invalidity pension to the contributory pension on the basis of their health having not improved arising from the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6573/25]
46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the basis upon which those over 75 years must present a medical fitness report in person at an NDLS centre; if he has considered facilitating the submission of such as part of the online renewal process; if he has given consideration to or engaged with Cabinet colleagues regarding potentially subsidising the cost of such generally or in the case of medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6569/25]
45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether planned upgrades to the N2 Clontibret to the Border and N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Roads would enhance road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6568/25]
44. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest start and completion dates regarding the N2 Clontibret to the Border and N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6567/25]
43. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to allocate the necessary funds to progress road projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6566/25]
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the cost per local authority that has been incurred to replace speed limit signage in respect of recent legislative changes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6542/25]
804. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives an urgent procedure at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6185/25]
699. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff of different grades and positions currently in place at the Carrickmacross adult mental health services; the corresponding figures for January 2020, January 2021, January 2022, January 2023 and January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5551/25]
698. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the last date in which a clinical nurse manager was allocated to the Carrickmacross adult mental health services; the reason this post was not continued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5550/25]
697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if a clinical nurse manager (CNM2) will be allocated to the Carrickmacross adult mental health services at the Carrickmacross primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5549/25]
657. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she has considered how the decision of the British government to cut funding for its Homes for Ukraine scheme and other schemes aimed at Ukrainians in Britain will impact on correspondence schemes in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6018/25]
656. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many beneficiaries of temporary protection are in accommodation supported by the accommodation recognition payment, in tabular form through the Irish Red Cross Pledge Campaign, the offer-a-home scheme operated by local authorities, or by private arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6017/25]
655. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is intended to extend the accommodation recognition payment for hosting refugees from Ukraine beyond 31 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6016/25]
559. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to clarify, regarding comments he made on a television programme (details supplied) on Monday, 12 February 2025 that parts of Dublin were not safe, the specific Garda districts within the Dublin Metropolitan Region he was referring to; what actions he is taking to address the concerns for public safety that he referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6055/25]
547. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of domestic abuse refuge beds, by county, in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; his targets for delivering additional spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6015/25]
540. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will request the An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to provide the family of a person (details supplied) with the section 101 report compiled in respect of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5723/25]
539. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if all reports of the investigations carried out by the An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission were considered by the scoping exercise in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); if not, if this is compatible with the terms of reference of the scoping exercise, which specifically requested that all such reports be taken into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5722/25]
538. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has corresponded with the family of a person (details supplied) since his appointment; when he intends to meet with the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5721/25]
537. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of emergency calls made to An Garda Síochána reporting domestic abuse in each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5713/25]
536. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total strength of An Garda Síochána, by region and division for each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5712/25]
535. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the details of each time his Department or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in the years 2022 to date; the purpose, value and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department; when any further reports are expected to be received and published, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5710/25]
534. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the details of all official engagements and meetings attended by him, and Ministers of State within his Department during the period since 1 November 2024 and 9 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5709/25]
522. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of removal orders under the European Communities Free Movement of persons regulations 2015 in respect of EU nationals who represented a danger for public policy or public security where their conduct represented a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5547/25]
521. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of removal orders in respect of non-EU nationals who had their visas revoked as a result of involvement in criminal activity in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5546/25]
520. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of non-EU nationals who had their visas revoked as a result of involvement in criminality in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5545/25]
519. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of those from whom immigration status was revoked from as a result of a criminal conviction in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5544/25]
518. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants outstanding in each Garda division as of February 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5543/25]
180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of premises operated by the Defence Forces which have been closed since 2011, by premises, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5707/25]
179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons in the Reserve Defence Forces, by the county of their primary residence in 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5706/25]
178. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons in the Permanent Defence Forces, by the county of their primary residence in 2011, 2016, 2020, and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5705/25]
243. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of return decisions issued in 2024 by his Department on applications for international protection; the total number of deportations and voluntary returns, by category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5316/25]
242. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average and mean processing times for appeals of international protection applications as of 7 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5315/25]
241. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average processing times for those seeking international protection in the State as of 7 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5314/25]
240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applications made in 2024, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5313/25]
239. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff currently employed by the International Protection Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, by grade and by function, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5312/25]
238. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of the decisions made by the International Protection Office on international protection applications that were appealed in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5311/25]
21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the details of the increases to carbon tax on diesel and petrol he plans to introduce over the course of this Government; and if he will review the proposed increases in light of the cost-of-living crisis faced by many families, businesses and farmers and further to the fallout of storm Éowyn. [4904/25]
9. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the current total number and value of State investments in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the total number of such investments; his views on whether such investments help entrench and sustain Israel’s illegal occupation; his further views on whether such investments run contrary to rulings of the International Court of Justice; and the amount of profit Ireland derived from such investments since 2022, by company, by year, in tabular form. [4903/25]
264. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if hospital groups are required to publish a maternity safety statement; the cadence at which they may be required to do so; their adherence to any such requirement since January 2024 to date; the reason any such requirement may not have been met, by hospital group, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4895/25]
207. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if, in the absence of a harmonised, EU-wide approach to exiting temporary protection, under existing domestic legislative/administrative arrangements the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries would qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence required for the purposes of eligibility to apply for long-term residency in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4939/25]
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of investments the Irish State holds in companies who derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the legal obligations placed upon Ireland by recent rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding such economic investments which support Israel's illegal occupation; if this Government intend to progress Sinn Féin’s Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 in order to ensure compliance with the rulings of the ICJ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4880/25]
76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his engagements regarding the required withdrawal of Israeli military forces from southern Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4892/25]
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the United Nations resolutions Ireland has recently co-sponsored alongside the State of Palestine at the United Nations; the purpose of the resolutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4891/25]
74. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his obligations arising from rulings of the International Court of Justice regarding the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements; if he intends to meet such obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4890/25]
73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the Israeli bombing of Saana airport; if he has discussed such with the WHO Director General, who was present during the attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4889/25]
72. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with the government of Armenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4888/25]
71. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he has had with international partners with regard to the illegal trafficking of arms through sovereign Irish airspace in support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4886/25]
70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of a leaked internal European Union document (details supplied) outlining Israeli war crimes in Gaza; if he has discussed such with his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4885/25]