Matt Carthy

929. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people in the State on work permits who were paid the minimum wage or less; the number that were paid between the minimum wage and the average industrial wage; the number that were paid in excess of the average industrial wage, in each of the past five years, by sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42855/25]

932. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people currently holding employment permits under each category for which an employment permit is issued in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43132/25]

946. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for each of the past five years, the number of employers who undertook a Labour Market Needs Test to see if there was anyone in the State/EEA who could fill a vacancy and, having found there was no one suitable, applied for a visa; and the number of such occasions where a visa was subsequently granted, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43356/25]

947. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the review of the critical skills occupations list and the ineligible occupations list will take into consideration issues related to low pay, downward pressures on wages and the availability of housing, in addition to the needs of the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43357/25]

948. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the list of occupations currently subject to quotas for work visas; the number of visas issued for each of these occupations in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43358/25]

1325. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are any grant supports within his Department that would apply to an organisation (details supplied) which operates on an 32 county basis and is registered in the North for accounting purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/25]

1550. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessments his Department has carried out on the impact of students studying English language courses on housing pressures in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42335/25]

1551. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his Department’s strategy in relation to the housing needs of students studying on English language courses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42336/25]

1552. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of students studying on English language courses who were housed in the private rented sector, who were housed in designated student accommodation, who were staying with host families and who were in other types of accommodation, in the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42337/25]

1947. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in the absence of a harmonised EU-wide approach to exiting temporary protection, under existing domestic legislative/administrative arrangements the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries that would qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence required for the purposes of eligibility to apply for long-term residency in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41157/25]

1948. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has sought any legal advice or guidance concerning the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries as to whether this may qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence required for the purposes of eligibility to apply for long-term residency in the State; if he will provide clarification to the public on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41158/25]

2041. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections carried out of English language schools by immigration officials in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42326/25]

2042. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of all reviews and assessments that have been carried out by his Department into the quality and standard of courses provided by English language schools in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42327/25]

2043. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidences of students holding an immigration stamp 2 permission that have been found to be in breach of the restrictions on working hours (20 hours per week during term time) for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42328/25]

2044. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses in the State in 2025 in each of the last five years by type of educational course university or English language school; by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/25]

2045. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections carried out by immigration inspectors of compliance with minimum standards of English for students applying for Irish immigration residence permissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42330/25]

2046. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses which have been terminated in each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42331/25]

2084. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation contracts that were terminated in 2025 and in each of the past five years; the reason for termination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43130/25]

2099. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of plans to place the Irish Prison Service on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43330/25]

2100. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the high level task force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43331/25]

2101. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners transferred to the Central Mental Hospital from each prison in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form; the average wait time for transfer each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43332/25]

2102. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of category ‘A’ complaints made by prisoners in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date that were withdrawn, outside scope, upheld, part upheld, not upheld, unable to determine or incomplete, respectively, in tabular form; the length of time it took to complete and communicate the outcomes of complaints to prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43333/25]

2103. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of sentenced prisoners who applied via Resettlement Service for social housing in advance of release and who presented for emergency homeless service provision on day of release, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43334/25]

2126. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline in detail what analysis was carried out in terms of the potential impact on the State, both financial and otherwise, in advance of taking the decision to support the extension of TPD to March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44103/25]

2140. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people waiting decisions in the international protection system in employment, broken down by category of employment, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44205/25]