62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he intends to bring forward proposals to abolish the triple-lock neutrality protection. [28123/24]
60. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of occasions since January 2020 when a superior officer in the Defence Forces provided a statement in support of a defendant in a civilian trial in respect of an allegation of a violent crime; and whether he proposes to introduce measures to address this issue. [28122/24]
59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will propose measures to ensure that members of the Defence Forces who have been convicted of violent assaults cannot continue to serve. [28121/24]
88. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the meetings he has had and-or the briefings he has received in respect of the North South Interconnector. [27367/24]
79. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the progress of legislative or other changes that will provide for local authorities to install CCTV cameras in the vicinity of ‘bottle banks’ and other waste collection locations. [27368/24]
58. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Government intends to lodge a declaration of intervention in the case before the International Criminal Court taken by South Africa concerning the application on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip against Israel. [27493/24]
46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to provide for self-determination for the people of Western Sahara. [27492/24]
45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with his Greek counterpart in response to reports of the Greek coastguard having deliberately drowned migrants. [27494/24]
37. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with European partners regarding the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. [27491/24]
29. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the formal recognition of the state of Palestine, his proposals to support the Palestinian state and to hold Israel to account for the crimes currently being committed against the Palestinian people. [27490/24]
5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland will take in the event that the International Criminal Court, ICC, issues arrest warrants for Israeli ministers or officials. [27474/24]
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications on hand for more than three, six, nine and 12 months, respectively; and the measures the Passport Office is enacting to ensure the speedy processing of all applications during peak summer months. [27473/24]
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he has had regarding the formation of the next European Commission; and if he supports the proposed reappointment of Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President considering her actions in supporting the State of Israel in the ongoing assaults on Palestine. [27472/24]
107. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the eligibility criteria for the back to work enterprise allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27379/24]
50. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the expected timeframe for the completion of new school buildings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27400/24]
17. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his proposals to expand Local Link services in County Monaghan; if the village of Smithborough will be added to the network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/24]
5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to deepen Ireland’s diplomatic presence in Australia and New Zealand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27475/24]
511. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 13 June 2024, the number of children who received treatment from a temporary agency orthodontist in Louth County Hospital for each month since January 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27212/24]
510. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 13 June 2024, if a child (details supplied) has been offered a temporary agency orthodontist that will allow for the urgent completion of their orthodontal treatment in the orthodontal clinic at Louth County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27211/24]
509. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 13 June 2024, the number of orthodontist vacancies that are currently unfilled at Louth County Council; when such posts were advertised; the number of applicants received to date; when it is expected that these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27210/24]
508. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progress to provide a plan to a child (details supplied) that will allow for the urgent completion of their orthodontal treatment in the orthodontal clinic at Louth County Hospital, following the resignation of their orthodontist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27209/24]
162. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagements that he, or any representative of his Department or associated State agencies, have had with management of a company (details supplied) in 2024; the current number of employees at this factory; if he has received any indication of a timeframe as to when this factory will become fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27222/24]
77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the Cabinet or his European counterparts in relation to seeking a suspension of Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe. [27062/24]
51. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his targets for new afforestation in 2024; the amount planted since the formation of the Government; and the current total amount licensed but unplanted. [25542/24]
40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements with his Cabinet colleagues regarding the Mercosur trade agreement. [25541/24]
22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure that the affected children can complete their orthodontal treatment in the orthodontal clinic in Louth County Hospital, following the resignation of their orthodontist. [25553/24]
2. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will commission an appraisal of the demand for CT and MRI scanners at Monaghan Hospital, with a view to ensuring that these services are made available in Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25552/24]
913. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he proposes to apply the scheme available to students attending university in Northern Ireland, whereby they contribute a rate equivalent to the student contribution applicable at higher education institutions in the State while his Department pays the remainder, to those students attending universities outside of the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25358/24]
912. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports, in terms of grant assistance and subsidisation of fees, that are in place for Irish students who attend universities in other EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25357/24]
559. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for Irish citizenship (details supplied); the expected timeframe in which a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25335/24]
524. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for naturalisation based on Irish association received in the years 2019 to date; the average processing time, by year, in tabular form; the current number of applications on hand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24718/24]
498. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will add any additional schemes under the new CAP to those currently deemed non-assessable income regarding farm assist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25524/24]
497. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the mandatory retirement age of job initiative participants to ensure that those who wish to remain on the scheme past the State pension age can do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25523/24]
125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of proposed cuts to the spending programme of Transport Infrastructure Ireland; if he provided sanction for such expenditure cuts; the scale of the expenditure cuts; the locations/projects impacted by such expenditure cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24900/24]
34. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications which were discarded having been in processing for six months, in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24717/24]
33. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government was advised in advance that Israel would record an engagement with the Irish Ambassador; his response to this occurrence; his response to the engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/24]
32. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on Ireland’s participation in an initiative of shared commitments to UNRWA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24715/24]
142. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to his appearance before the Oireachtas Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence on 24 May 2024, if he has withdrawn his appeal to the arbitration board against the finding of the adjudicator regarding membership of RACO of the Director of Military Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24492/24]
120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage their targets for delivering affordable housing in County Monaghan; and the number delivered in the years 2020 to date. [24036/24]
87. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to amend the social housing income thresholds.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24037/24]
30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her engagement with other Departments and State agencies to support hotels in rural communities. [23859/24]
17. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps that Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [23860/24]
40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has considered providing funding to survivors or groups representing them in order to better facilitate their own engagement with and participation in the tribunal of inquiry into certain matters relating to the complaints processes in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24170/24]
39. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for Defence if he will report on the process involved in establishing the tribunal of inquiry into certain matters relating to the complaints processes in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24169/24]
38. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when engagement with a group (details supplied) can be expected from the tribunal of inquiry into certain matters relating to the complaints processes in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24168/24]
490. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure adequate access to consultation/assessment for adults with ADHD; the funding allocated; the current waiting times, by CHO, in the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/24]
484. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the services available, or planned, to provide consultation and assessment clinics for adults with ADHD in the Cavan-Monaghan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24017/24]
393. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will report on the progress made opening an overnight respite centre in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23608/24]