336. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the introduction of the single point of access for children’s services in the Dublin north-east region, including Cavan Monaghan; the current stage of development of the digital referral portal; when the system will become operational locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22585/26]
339. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current number of persons awaiting home support services in Cavan Monaghan; the average waiting time; the steps being taken to address recruitment challenges in rural areas impacting service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22589/26]
340. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently closed or unavailable across residential care centres in Cavan Monaghan; the reasons for these closures; and the timeline for restoring full capacity. [22590/26]
341. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the total number of approved but unfilled posts across health services in Cavan Monaghan integrated healthcare area; the breakdown by service area; and the measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22591/26]
679. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward legislation in response to the Independent Review Group reports on the Offences Against the State Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21380/26]
683. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí of the ranks of Assistant Commissioner, Chief Superintendent, Superintendent, Inspector and Sergeant currently within each Garda Division and the corresponding figures for the start of years 2024-2025, in tabular form [21513/26]
696. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated full year cost if 1,400 new Gardaí were recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21855/26]
697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages of the current Garda prisoner transport truck fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21856/26]
846. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 22 January 2026, the status of a new psychiatric unit at Cavan General Hospital; if that project is currently included in the HSE capital plan; the timeframe within which it is expected to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21447/26]
928. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric psychologists, by grade posts that were filled at primary care services within CHO1 as of 16 March 2026; the same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21857/26]
929. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at Cavan General Hospital as of 16 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21858/26]
930. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency department nurses based at Cavan General Hospital as of 16 March 2026; if there are plans to increase this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21859/26]
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1051. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 603 of 5 March 2026, the percentage and numbers of those studying within each discipline (in which these numbers are recorded) in higher education institutions in the State at present and in each year since 2020 who are Irish-based students, EU (other including GB) and n…
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…
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]