84. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assurances he can provide that dual use export licences have not been granted in relation products or services with military applications to end users based in Israel that produce or offer military good or services. [43205/24]
79. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the status of proposed legislation to remove the blanket exclusion of members of the Defence Forces from the protections of the Working Time Directive; and when he intends to publish a heads of Bill. [43204/24]
51. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he intends to provide a capital grant scheme for childcare providers. [43206/24]
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the new services for children with special needs that will be delivered in County Monaghan in 2025. [43207/24]
709. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason the diamond ward in Monaghan Hospital has been closed for the past number of months; when it is expected to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42641/24]
464. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagements he has had with his Cabinet colleagues regarding the extraction of horticultural peat for use in the domestic mushroom sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43233/24]
463. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his target for the delivery of affordable homes in Monaghan in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43232/24]
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there is a cross-Departmental working group to organise the preparatory work in advance of Ireland assuming the presidency of the European Council in 2026; the persons who sits on the working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42174/24]
113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline for the preparatory work within his Department in advance of Ireland assuming the presidency of the European Council in 2026; when decisions will be made around policy priorities for the presidency; if there will be an element of public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42173/24]
112. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the preparatory work within his Department in advance of Ireland assuming the presidency of the European Council in 2026; the work that is being carried out to ensure that there is a role for young people in the presidency; the consideration that is being given to the staffing requirement to ensure support for youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42172/24]
88. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the standard operating procedure of his Department, and-or agencies under his aegis, should he or they become aware that an aircraft is currently transiting sovereign airspace with undeclared weapons of war. [42030/24]
52. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the total number of flights that he is aware of that have illegally trafficked weapons of war through Ireland; the details of same; the munitions which have been illegally transported; the response of his Department to such; and if the Department has reported a criminal breach of Irish law to An Garda Síochána. [42029/24]
45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to reports that weapons of war bound for Israel have been illegally trafficked through sovereign Irish airspace, if he has conducted an analysis as to whether any such munitions have endangered the lives of Irish peacekeepers deployed on mission with UNIFIL to south Lebanon. [42017/24]
35. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the international agreements or co-operation projects that Ireland has signed up to since he assumed office; the Oireachtas scrutiny thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42019/24]
32. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to his announcement that the Defence Forces would not be procuring military equipment or defence equipment or contracts with Israel, the mechanism by which he is excluding Israeli companies; and the amount expended since January 2023 with any such companies. [42018/24]
17. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the targets for progressing the removal of the blanket exclusion of members of the Defence Forces from the protections of the Working Time Directive 2003 within his high level action plan and the detailed implementation plan for the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; if these targets were met; the targets that have not been met; and when the exclusion will be removed. [42015/24]
14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the functions formally performed by members of the Defence Forces which have been outsourced since 2020. [42016/24]
5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the recruitment target for the Defence Forces; and the number who were inducted and the number who left the Defence Forces in each year from 2020 to 2024. [42033/24]
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of funding surrendered from his Department to the Exchequer, in 2023; the reason the allocated funds were unspent; the amount he expects his Department to surrender in 2024, and the reason therefor. [42032/24]
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the current situation facing Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL mission; and his response to the recent attacks against UNIFIL by Israel. [42031/24]
69. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his efforts to ensure that no further flights transit Ireland trafficking arms in support of Israel's genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42014/24]
68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the acquisition of search and rescue helicopters from a company (details supplied); if he is aware that the fixed wing component of the contract has been subcontracted to another company; if he is aware that this company is a leading supplier of the Israeli Defence Forces who are currently committing genocide against the Palestinian people; if he is aware of the recent terrorist attack against Lebanon involving mobile communications equipment; his views on whether it is prudent that Ireland tender such sensitive and crucial equipment to companies which may expose our supply chain to Israeli military or intelligence agencies; if he has requested the input of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Defence, National Cyber Security Centre, or other appropriate government agencies; if he can provide assurance that any such acquisition will not have been exposed to tampering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42013/24]
67. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 11 September 2023, if he is confident that cluster munitions have not transited sovereign Irish airspace in the period since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42012/24]
715. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the international events and engagements she has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41608/24]
698. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41603/24]
686. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which a person (details supplied) will receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41619/24]
683. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41604/24]
682. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the HSE to ensure that funding is provided to SOSAD Ireland, the organisation that does so much work regarding suicide awareness and prevention; if he will ensure enhanced collaboration between the health services and the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41594/24]
563. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41596/24]
524. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41595/24]
468. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the international events and engagements she has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41606/24]
434. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice her response to reports in relation to an Irish parliamentarian allegedly being a Russian asset; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40992/24]
433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if ministerial offices are routinely checked for covert surveillance devices; if any such devices have ever been discovered since 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40991/24]
421. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the international events and engagements she has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41609/24]
374. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41605/24]
343. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the international events and engagements she has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisations they represented; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41611/24]
329. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the international events and engagements she has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41598/24]
292. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if an appointment will be made available for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41200/24]
285. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure full funding for the emergency works application in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41095/24]
269. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41599/24]
251. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41607/24]
233. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41601/24]
186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if QR code tickets are available on the Dundalk to Connolly Station service; if leap cards can be used; his plans to address overcrowding following recent timetable changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/24]
185. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41612/24]
155. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41597/24]
138. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41600/24]
106. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the international events and engagements he has attended at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government; the media organisation they represented; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41602/24]
96. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the statement by an organisation (details supplied) reporting on evidence of the use of depleted uranium munitions; his response to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/24]
95. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 18 September 2024, the intended form and timeline of consultation he intends to conduct in relation to Ireland’s fourth National Action Plan (2025 – 2030) on Women, Peace and Security; the composition of the oversight group; the manner in which members of oversight group were appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41056/24]