1796. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the status of a childcare service will be reviewed (details supplied) under the equal start programme to ensure that this service is upgraded to Tier 1 rather than Tier 2 status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31901/24]
913. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount allocated towards the promotion of Irish culture abroad in the years 2019 to date, by project and year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31516/24]
806. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if a temporary special school can be provided on lands (details supplied) prior to a permanent building; if this proposal will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32773/24]
805. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to the offer of lands at a site (details supplied) as a location for a much-needed special school in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32772/24]
565. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to encourage and support persons starting new businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32310/24]
142. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of scheduled naval patrol days in the years 2019 to date; the number cancelled, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31537/24]
141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the current number; the number which applied in the years 2019 to date; the numbers inducted in the years 2019 to date, by branch and by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31536/24]
140. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Reserve Defence Forces; the current number; the number which applied in the years 2019 to date; the numbers inducted in the years 2019 to date, by branch and by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31535/24]
139. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding for the Reserve Defence Forces in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, by subheading or purpose, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31532/24]
138. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31531/24]
137. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost of providing a member of the Defence Forces with a full medical examination. [31530/24]
136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the expected number of discharges from the Defence Forces in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/24]
135. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding allocated to veteran's associations in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, by funding mechanism, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31528/24]
134. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost associated with Irish participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date 2024, by mission; the time funds may have been received from the United Nations in relation to these missions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31521/24]
133. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount allocated to equipment upgrade and replacement programmes in the years 2019 to 2024; and the amount projected each year until 2030, by year and by programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31520/24]
132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated annualised average projected capital expenditure required to attain level of ambition 2 of the Commission on the Defence Forces by the years 2030, 2032 and 2035; the Government’s target for attaining Level of Ambition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31519/24]
131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in the years 2019 to 2023, and to date in 2024, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31518/24]
130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of medical personnel in the Defence Forces, by role, rank and cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31517/24]
129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number and type of accommodation units provided by his Department for Defence Forces use; the total number and type of accommodation units available to the Defence Forces; his targets in relation to increasing the provision of accommodation units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31469/24]
61. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when homes at Crumlin, Magheracloone, County Monaghan, including at an Eircode (details supplied), will be connected to the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31017/24]
30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of increasing staffing levels in the passport service by increments of ten, 25, 50 and 100, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31540/24]
29. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland’s total contribution to overseas development aid in the years 2019 to date; the associated percentage of gross national income or other relevant metric; the projected contribution and associated metrics for the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31539/24]
28. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount allocated to the promotion of culture abroad through his Department, in the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31526/24]
27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount allocated to the emigrant support programme in the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31525/24]
26. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of increasing the number of urgent passport appointments from 2019 to 2023, and to date in 2024, by type, by location and by revenue raised, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31524/24]
25. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of operating each site in use by the passport service in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31523/24]
24. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff in the passport service, by grade, role, location and cost, in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31522/24]
298. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 he will engage with the farmer affected and the farm organisations to agree 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. [30610/24]
282. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education in respect of the ongoing review into the potential delivery of a special school in County Monaghan, the form that review will take; the criteria that will be applied; the timeframe in which the review will be completed; the likely timeframe for the opening of a special school in Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28720/24]
281. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the current status of the delivery of a special school in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28719/24]
83. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the basis upon which it was decided to divest from some but not other companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements within the state of Palestine; and the amount of funds currently invested. [28527/24]
49. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate additional funding to Monaghan County Council to repair and maintain local roads to an acceptable condition. [28525/24]
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the projected date for the beginning and completion of construction of the N2 Clontibret-to-the-Border road scheme; and the timeframe for commencement of the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme. [28526/24]
366. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine the case of a child (details supplied) needing urgent care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27930/24]
364. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 5 March 2024, if additional occupational therapy services have been allocated to a child (details supplied); if further additional occupational therapy hours can be delivered as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27903/24]
357. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules and legislation that apply to the transportation of dead horses; if his attention has been drawn to a recent instance of a dead horse being transported openly in a regional town; the actions his Department has taken in response to this and similar instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28340/24]
232. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce a support scheme for teachers and special needs assistants assaulted during their work, which would include the provision of financial assistance to cover expenses related to medical bills, therapy sessions and medication, provision of assault leave to teachers for the duration of the medically certified leave and the establishment of a comprehensive support system for educators who become victims of violence within the workplace, ensuring a swift and empathetic response to their needs;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28267/24]
191. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has examined reintroducing a supplementary pension for members of the Defence Forces recruited since 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28165/24]
170. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided to each local authority for the purpose of local road resurfacing and maintenance in each year 2020-2024 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28339/24]
169. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending local link services to Smithborough and, in particular, to provide services to Monaghan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28156/24]
138. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress he has made ending the blanket exclusion of members of the Defence Forces from the protections of the Working Time Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28164/24]
137. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe in which the recommendations of the Comptroller & Auditor General’s 2014 report on stock management in the Defence Forces will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28163/24]
136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Defence Forces; his targets for recruitment; the year by which he intends to reach the Level of Ambition 2 requirement of 11,500 personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28162/24]
135. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if it is standard procedure for members of the Defence Forces to be suspended while either being under investigation or being prosecuted for violent offences or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28160/24]
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to publish the discussion paper and accompanying letter he wrote to NATO seeking closer cooperation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28161/24]
107. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe in which it is intended to procure a new multi-role vessel with the capability of carrying a helicopter. [28128/24]
105. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to allow the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee to scrutinise proposed participation in further PESCO missions and European Defence Agency projects. [28127/24]
100. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to withdraw his appeal against the decision of the adjudicator under the conciliation and arbitration scheme which found against the prohibition of Defence Forces personnel serving in certain posts from being able to affiliate with representative organisations. [28130/24]
86. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding made available the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Matters Relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces; and if funding will be provided to ensure adequate support for those who wish to give testimony before the Inquiry. [28126/24]