Matt Carthy

654. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection his proposals to ensure that applicants for working age social welfare payments are not unduly refused upon their initial applications, arising from the significant number of those who are currently successful upon appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51759/25]

695. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51528/25]

702. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the rate card for IPAS accommodation which he referenced in the meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on Tuesday 23 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51595/25]

706. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average times for processing applications for international protection; the average time for processing appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51756/25]

707. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of IPAS centres and residents per local electoral area; the corresponding figures in 2020 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51757/25]

708. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date in which IPAS residents were first housed at a location (details supplied); the occasions in which new contracts relating to this premises were formalised; the current number of IPAS residents at this premises; the date in which the current contract is due to expire; if he will consider at that time whether this premises can be returned to its former use as a commercial hotel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51758/25]

720. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the cadence of when the Legal Services Regulatory Authority is obliged to publish a review of the operation of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; when such a report was last published; if he has received a more recent report and, if so, the timeframe in which he intends to publish such; the reason for any delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51865/25]

805. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to provide a person (details supplied) with long-term, full-time residential care; when the details will be conveyed to the persons family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51994/25]

806. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Monaghan; the number of places provided in each; the plans to increase capacity; the plans to establish new centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51995/25]

807. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Cavan, the number of places provided in each; the plans to increase; the plans to establish new centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51996/25]

808. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will establish an emergency respite centre for persons with disabilities in County Monaghan to ensure that when emergency respite demands present regular respite users are not discommoded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51997/25]

809. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will establish an emergency respite centre for persons with disabilities in County Cavan to ensure that when emergency respite demands present regular respite users are not discommoded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51998/25]

812. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of persons waiting to access children's disability network team services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period of up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [52058/25]

813. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of WTEs allocated to CDNT services in Cavan and Monaghan; the current number of vacant WTE positions by county, per discipline and per quarter, for the period quarter 1 of 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52059/25]

823. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1169 of 10 June 2025, the status of the review of the payment charged to disability day service users for closed routes bus/taxi services; when this review will be completed, and if she will ensure that this charge is abolished as per commitment given by the previous Minister of State for Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52099/25]

351. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons within Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) who are able to perform surgeries on children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC); the qualifications, sub-specialities and fellowships of each; the experience or qualification of each which provides assurance to CHI that each have specialism in limb reconstruction; the total number of children with AMC each has performed surgery on in the past five years;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51056/25]

12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting to access children's disability network team, CDNT, services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [49902/25]

22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of a new children’s disability respite centre in Monaghan; the additional respite places that will be available in the new centre; whether the current respite centre will close before or after the new centre is delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49903/25]

163. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to amend legislation regarding penalties for driving under the influence of drink and/ or drugs; if he intends that any proposed changes will include provision to extend the permissible time frame for obtaining alcohol samples to up to 12 hours post-incident, in line with standards in other jurisdictions, and facilitate hospital-based alcohol sampling without the need for Garda caution and allow for the immediate removal of vehicles from offenders to prevent repeated offenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49836/25]

290. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; the reasons for the delay in delivery thus far; if she will ensure that this development is expedited considering the pressures on the school at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49916/25]

487. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for Garda vetting in the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50344/25]

488. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the targeted timeframe in which applications for Garda vetting are to be processed; the number of applications processed within that timeframe in the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50345/25]

24. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the total number of personnel in 2019; and the current total number of personnel. [48882/25]

61. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the required number of nurses, doctors and dentists required by the Army nursing service to operate at full capacity; the number in 2020; and the current number.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48883/25]

113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to increase the amount of PET plastic recycled in Ireland. [48879/25]