94. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of first-time paper passport applications received in 2024; the number for which additional documentation was not sought; the average number of working days processing in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41055/24]
91. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach 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 to the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41610/24]
62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on his engagements with EirGrid at which he has received an update on the North-South interconnector. [41437/24]
57. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the meetings he has had, and the briefings he has received, in respect of the North-South interconnector; and if he has had any meetings in this regard with local communities or landowners that are directly affected by this project. [41438/24]
64. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on Ireland’s participation at the recent meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. [40491/24]
51. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the Republic of Maldives Article 63 declaration to intervene in the case of South Africa v Israel before the International Court of Justice, taken under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, if he will file such a declaration and support the efforts of South Africa to uphold international law. [40495/24]
18. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts at the United Nations General Assembly to achieve a ceasefire and alleviate humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan. [40492/24]
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the advice provided to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the provision of dual-use export licences for commercial products or services with military applications to Israel. [40494/24]
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with his Cabinet colleagues regarding the use of Irish airspace or airports for the illegal transport of weapons of war, bound for use by the Israeli military. [40496/24]
220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated in the rehabilitation unit at Monaghan Hospital in each month from January 2021 to September 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40579/24]
212. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of rehabilitation beds in Monaghan Hospital, and if there have been any stages since January 2021 when any of these beds were out of use and if so the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40490/24]
211. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of step-down beds in Monaghan Hospital, and if there have been any stages since January 2021 when any of these beds were out of use and if so the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40489/24]
210. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there is any unit or any beds in Monaghan Hospital which are, or at any stage since January 2021, not being used for their designated purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40488/24]
209. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently being utilised in Monaghan Hospital; if any of the beds available in Monaghan are not being utilised and the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40487/24]
21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Force members in each year 2019-2024 inclusive that lost annual leave days because they were unable to carry over their full entitlement from the previous years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40499/24]
4. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with the Cuban government; his efforts to bring an end to the illegal blockade of Cuba; the efforts to have Cuba removed from the list of state sponsors of terror; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40512/24]
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to bring about the implementation of United Nations resolutions regarding self-determination for the Sahrawi people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40511/24]
2. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to Israel's attempted invasion of Lebanon, its deliberate targeting of civilians and healthcare workers; if Ireland has or will provide humanitarian assistance to the Lebanese government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40510/24]
12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on reports that adult education tutors with Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board were informed at minimal notice that their contracts were suspended and that classes would not commence as planned this September. [40072/24]
6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that adult education classes proceed this term through Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40073/24]
21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the RCSI Hospitals Group to deliver MRI and CT scanners at Monaghan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39364/24]
30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his efforts to make childcare accessible and affordable; the amount he believes it is affordable for parents to contribute to the cost of their childcare needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39109/24]
24. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has conducted a socio-economic impact assessment in relation to the accommodation recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39108/24]
603. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the contact she or any Minister in her Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39077/24]
586. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of funding issues within the Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board that resulted in adult education tutors and students being informed at short notice that courses would not commence; his proposals to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39125/24]
585. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39072/24]
544. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if any request has been made by Monaghan Hospital to either the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group, or the HSE, for consideration for the provision of either an MRI or CT scanner at the Monaghan hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39122/24]
522. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any Minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39073/24]
471. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and associated staff based at each ambulance station in the State; the proposals to establish any new ambulance stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38715/24]
470. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the locations of ambulance stations in County Monaghan; if he proposes to provide additional ambulance stations in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38714/24]
416. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the proposal for the provision of day services for young adults based in a currently unfinished building in Cootehill, County Cavan; whether the HSE intends to purchase the property for this purpose; the expected timeframe to advance this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39123/24]
415. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39065/24]
371. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39064/24]
353. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the contact she or any Minister in her Department have had with any Minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39075/24]
336. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she has received correspondence of behalf of the families of those killed in an explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal on 7 October 2022 requesting the establishment of a public inquiry or commission of inquiry; if she intends to establish such an inquiry; if she will meet with the families and their representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38798/24]
317. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the contact she or any Minister in her Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39078/24]
277. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39074/24]
250. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the contact she or any Minister in her Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39080/24]
230. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of children in each county for which applications for concessionary school bus tickets were applied but which to date have been unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39116/24]
229. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of children in each county who are eligible for a school bus ticket but who currently do not have a place on a school bus, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39115/24]
228. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she has corresponded with Bus Éireann in respect of that company’s arbitrary rule that prevents drivers aged 70 and over from driving school buses, considering that this has been cited by operators as the reason for the cancellation of a number of school bus routes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/24]
227. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the contact she or any Minister in her Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39067/24]
184. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of children with additional or special needs in each county that are waiting enrolment in a school; the number therein waiting enrolment at primary or secondary level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38635/24]
149. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39068/24]
148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 18 September 2024, and further to reports of arms being illegally trafficked through Ireland bound for Israel, his views on whether ‘sure as possible’ checks are sufficient to ensure that any dual-use export licence which has been granted to a consignee based in Israel does not result in goods or services being provided to a person or company whose activities either directly or indirectly support or contribute to Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39029/24]
143. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 18 September 2024, the number of dual use export licences he has granted in the past 24 months to states currently answering a case under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; the number he has granted in the same period issued regarding persons or companies based in a territory which the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has sought arrest warrants for the civil and military leadership of; if he is aware of the recent terrorist attack on Lebanon; if he is confident that the 'as sure as possible' checks his Department carry's out are sufficient to ensure that Ireland is not in breach of its international obligations; if he will suspend the issuance of all dual use export licences in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38829/24]
134. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39076/24]
124. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39070/24]
104. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the contact he or any Minister in his Department have had with any minister or official in the government of Israel since January 2014; the nature of these contacts, the purpose of these contacts; if a record was kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39081/24]