Matt Carthy

1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who attested in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20732/26]

2. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding all discussions he has held with British authorities on the implementation of the EU migration and asylum pact and its impact on the common travel area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20733/26]

4. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a historical investigations unit, as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice, to allow for independent police investigations into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill-treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20734/26]

17. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to introduce legislation which will ensure that responsibility for the prosecution of offences will be removed from the Gardaí so that all court proceedings will be conducted by legal professionals, as recommended in the report on the operation of bail in Ireland prepared by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/26]

29. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he intends to take to address the extent of court delays as highlighted in the recently published Justice Indicators report produced by the Law Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20783/26]

41. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he expects new powers to enable him to ask the Judicial Council to draw up sentencing guidelines for a particular crime area within a certain timeframe to be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20785/26]

51. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the preparations that have taken place in his Department in advance of the ending of the Temporary Protection Directive in March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20784/26]

68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is his intention to initiate a full look back review regarding value for money and due diligence in respect of contracts for accommodation for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20787/26]

136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land newly afforested in each of the years 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20930/26]

146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the new obligations set to be introduced regarding the eradication of Bovine TB; and the date by which they will come into force. [20933/26]

99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has given consideration to releasing NORA fuel reserves to ease price and supply pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19538/26]

606. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a status update of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18250/26]

740. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application has been received by a school (details supplied) for a new autism special class; when a decision will be made in respect of this application; if she can ensure that this class is in place for the 2026/27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19111/26]

742. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the application for additional accommodation from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19120/26]

768. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 25 February 2026, if she will provide assurance that an ASD class will be provided for a school (details supplied); the timeframe in which this will be delivered; whether it is dependent on the capital project for which funding has been sought by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19334/26]

1269. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Troubles Legacy Liaison Unit will provide family reports; and if so, if they will be subject to an applicable response period for families, those named, and the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18671/26]

1277. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 3 March 2026 regarding the designation of Britain as a safe third country, given that section 220 of the International Protection Bill 2026 requires the Minister to be satisfied that any proposed safe third country fully meets EU law standards, particularly in relation to non refoulement, access to a functioning asylum system and adequate protection guarantees, if he will outline what assessments have been carried out by his Department on the current prospects of Britain meeting these criteria; in the event that Britain does not meet the statutory and EU law requirements, the alternative arrangements or contingency measures he intends to put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18822/26]

1332. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 2 permissions granted regarding study at an English language school in each year since 2018, by year, by renewal status (first time permission, first renewal, second renewal), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19891/26]

1333. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 2 permissions granted regarding study at an institute of higher education in each year since 2018, by year, by renewal status as applicable, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19892/26]

1334. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons granted a stamp 2 permission who presented a letter of enrolment from an ILEP listed school in each year since 2018, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19893/26]

1402. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stamp 2 permissions issued per year since 2018 by duration of validity, less than six months, between six months and 12 months, between one-two years, two-three years, three-four years, longer than four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/26]

1403. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stamp 2 permissions issued which were renewals in each of the years since 2018 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20760/26]

1408. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total sum spent on IPAS accommodation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20904/26]

1479. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the proposed family resource centre in Carrickmacross; the likely timeframe for when the centre will become operational; the services that will be provided upon commencement; the initial staffing allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18245/26]

1661. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the current position to ensure that patients who are prescribed obesity medication such as Ozempic by their GPs can access it through the medical card or drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18264/26]