40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on the humanitarian aid and assistance Ireland has provided in support of alleviating the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36257/24]
39. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his engagements with his European counterparts regarding their efforts to bring an end to conflict and alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36256/24]
38. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on Ireland’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security; the progress made regarding the development of a fourth national action plan; the elements of consultation he intends to take in relation to the development of such an action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36255/24]
37. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with his Cabinet colleagues regarding reports of the illegal use of sovereign Irish airspace to transport weapons of war; if he has summoned the Israeli ambassador in response to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36236/24]
36. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe in which he intends to file a notice of intervention following the submission of South Africa’s memorial in the case of South Africa v Israel, taken under the Genocide Convention and before the International Court of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36235/24]
33. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department, or any agency under his auspices, has ever used any artificial intelligence software in the preparation of response to parliamentary questions, or in responses to any correspondence from outside the organisation; the details of same if applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36160/24]
32. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has a policy, or has issued guidance to staff on the use of artificial intelligence, large language model, natural language processing, generative or otherwise, or products based thereon in the course of their duties; if this has been communicated to staff; if he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36141/24]
27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements regarding the recent visit to Ukraine; the assistance levied by his Department in relation to the trip; if such assistance included any direction or advice in relation to members of media invited to join him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/24]
25. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach if his Department, or any agency under his auspices, has ever used any artificial intelligence software in the preparation of response to parliamentary questions, or in responses to any correspondence from outside the organisation; and the details of same if applicable. [36168/24]
24. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach if his Department has a policy, or has issued guidance to staff on the use of artificial intelligence, large language model, natural language processing, generative or otherwise, or products based thereon in the course of their duties; if this has been communicated to staff; if he will publish same. [36149/24]
1840. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when delivery of a communications device previously sanctioned will be secured for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35340/24]
1794. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the expansion of in-patient visiting hours at Cavan hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35063/24]
1793. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current visiting hours for in-patients operating within each public hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35062/24]
1792. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there is a shortage, or potential shortage, of the chemicals or medication necessary for chemotherapy treatments in any Irish hospitals; the remedial measures he will adopt to address any such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35061/24]
1713. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if it is standard practice for GP out-of-hours services to refuse to engage with patients who are not registered with a GP located within a geographical area; if he will propose measures to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34410/24]
1665. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the services provided at the dermatology units in Monaghan and Cavan hospitals, respectively; whether there have been any changes in these respective services since 2020; whether there are proposals to change the level of services at either of the units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34190/24]
1506. 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 tabular form; if there are proposes to allocate further funding to these centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35579/24]
1505. 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) as it faces a forced reduction in services due to funding shortfalls, which will lead to increased pressures on children's disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35578/24]
1504. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the proposal submitted in September 2023 by an organisation (details supplied) which would allow it to alleviate public waiting lists for children's disability services; if a service legal agreement will be put in place for such an arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35577/24]
1488. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the OT and SLT appointments for a child (details supplied), necessary for his development, will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35341/24]
1487. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an OT plan for a child (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency, considering that he has been very badly serviced to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35339/24]
1465. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe in which it is expected that forensic accountants will conclude their work investigating potential cases of fraud in relation to the provision of accommodation for individuals seeking international protection; his intended course of action regarding any entity or persons discovered to have defrauded the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35102/24]
1364. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial support provided to a centre (details supplied) by his Department, the HSE and other statutory bodies; if he will ensure that annual operational financial support is allocated to this important centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34444/24]
1363. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will liaise with an organisation (details supplied) to provide support for this body to source a larger premises in order to meet the growing demand for its important services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34443/24]
1342. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of premises in each local authority area for which accommodation recognition payments are currently being paid to households accommodating persons in receipt of temporary protection, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34187/24]
1254. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 11 July 2024, when he will publish his proposals regarding the independent review of the issues pertaining to the environmental impact of industrial emissions in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, as announced by him in Dáil Éireann on 4 July 2024; if his department has engaged with the farmer affected and the farm organisations in this regard; if he will ensure agreement from the affected farmer to a terms of reference and the mechanism of such a review; when a review will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34845/24]
1244. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations regarding its work to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and opportunities to levy assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34526/24]
1120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of the proposed development of a domestic violence refuge in County Monaghan, including the proposed location for such a development and the expected timeframe for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34846/24]
1105. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe in which people should expect to receive citizenship certificates following a positive decision in relation to their application for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34567/24]
1082. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will bring forward proposals for law reform to ensure that automatic guardianship rights are not provided to convicted killers, as per the call from a family (details supplied); if she will consider legislation such as that known as Jade's Law in the UK to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34310/24]
956. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the application of a school (details supplied), to provide hot school meals to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34464/24]
940. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the provision of fuel allowance for carers who do not live with the person they care for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34194/24]
939. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the reintroduction of the household benefits package for carers who do not live with the person they care for, which was scrapped in 2012 for new carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34193/24]
607. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 9 April 2024, the status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied) for the provision of two permanent ASD class units and classroom; the next steps to be completed in this project; the expected timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34850/24]
561. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 30 April 2024, the current status regarding the proposed permanent extension at a school (details supplied); if a review of the stage 2A addendum report has been completed; when this project will move to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34516/24]
556. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of WTE SNAs that will be allocated to a school (details supplied), in the coming academic year; if she will consider increasing the SNA allocation to this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34463/24]
555. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will allocate DEIS status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34462/24]
340. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the current rates of VRT that are applied to cars being imported into the State; if he proposes to review the application of this tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34551/24]
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of retirements and discharges from each branch of the Defence Forces to date in 2024; the numbers therein whereby members paid for an early discharge, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34417/24]
152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of applications or expressions of interest to join the Reserve Defence Force received in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the number of members formally inducted in each period [34416/24]
151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the LÉ Gobnait will be fully operationally deployed; the number of crew that will be required for each deployment; the seas that it will be deployed in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34189/24]
150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the LÉ Aoibhinn will be fully operationally deployed; the number of crew that will be required for each deployment; the seas that it will be deployed in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34188/24]
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average processing time for applications to the foreign birth register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34530/24]
41. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to draft articles for a treaty on crimes against humanity submitted by the International Law Commission to the United Nation's Sixth Committee for consideration; if he supports the inclusion of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34527/24]
33. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if approval has been sought for a US military aircraft flyover over Dublin in conjunction with US college football matches to be played on 23, 24 and 28 August 2024; the procedure for dealing with such requests; whether a safety assessment forms part of such procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34297/24]
32. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he gave approval for the flyover over Dublin of three US military Osprey aircraft on 26 August 2022; whether his Department carried out a safety assessment in advance of this flyover; if such approvals will be reviewed considering subsequent high-profile fatal crashes involving similar Osprey aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34296/24]
28. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the current status of the opening of an embassy in Tehran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34200/24]
2672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review and reverse the decision by Pobal not to grant additional community services programme funding to a resource centre in Monaghan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31894/24]
2300. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the basis on which clinical nurse specialists’ (CNS) and clinical midwife specialists’ (CMS) pay was linked; if he intends to adjust CNS remuneration in light of changes to that of CMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32332/24]