239. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of FOI requests her Department, and each agency under her auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the nu…
318. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the …
409. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport whether funding has been allocated for the deployment of wrong-way driver detection technology on the national road network; the number of sites expected to be operational by the end of 2027; if he will provide an update on progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61596/26]
410. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the status of Transport Infrastructure Ireland's plans to deploy wrong-way driver detection and verification systems at up to 30 motorway junctions and slip roads; the locations identified for deployment; the timeline for implementation; the estimated cost of the programme; the role this technology is expected to play in reducing incidents of reckless and dange…
590. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N2 Clontibret to Border road scheme; the current stage of the design, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and business case; the expenditure on the project to date; the funding allocated for 2026 and proposed for 2027; the anticipated date for completion of the business case and EIAR; the next formal approval required from Transport Infr…
591. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the expenditure on the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme in each year since 2020; the reason the project was suspended; the stages which remain to be completed before the project can proceed to statutory planning; the indicative overall project cost; and if it remains Government policy to deliver the scheme. [63751/26]
592. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme; whether he has received proposals from Monaghan County Council and/or Transport Infrastructure Ireland regarding the completion of Phase 3 design; the funding required to complete that phase; whether he will sanction the necessary funding to allow the project to progress; the timeframe for a decis…
593. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has completed its consideration of the alternative flood-resilient construction options submitted by Monaghan County Council for the Smithborough to Clones section of the Ulster Canal Greenway, following confirmation that approximately 4.1 kilometres of the preferred route is at risk of flooding; which option is proposed to b…
594. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Ulster Canal Greenway between Monaghan and the Border; the current stage of the TII approval process; when approval is expected to be provided to Monaghan County Council to proceed to the Part 8 planning process; the funding allocated and expended on the project to date; the estimated funding required to complete the project; and if he will…
595. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the preliminary design report submitted to Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of the N2 Tullyvaragh Junction improvement scheme; the date on which it was received; the further approvals required before construction can proceed; the projected cost and funding provision for the scheme; the expected timeline for progression to constr…
596. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the preliminary design report submitted by Monaghan County Council to Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of the proposed N2 Park and Share facility at Carrickmacross; the date the report was received; the outstanding matters, if any, preventing approval; when approval is expected to issue; the funding allocated for the project in …
597. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if TII has received a request from Monaghan County Council for approval to award the contract for the €3 million N2 Castleshane to Drumhirk pavement rehabilitation scheme; when that request was received; the reason approval has not yet issued; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63745/26]
691. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were subm…
542. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest construction start and end dates of the N2 Clontibret to the Border and Ardee to Castleblayney road projects. [58006/26]
805. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of times he intends to increase carbon tax on petrol, diesel, green diesel and home heating oil until 2030; the total amount in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58021/26]
1231. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, given the case of a school (details supplied) and the uncertainty regarding the timeline in relation to the promised new ASD Unit in that school, the temporary repurposing of a classroom to cater as an ASD classroom will see that classroom being properly resourced and appropriately equipped with the specialist facilities and resources that the st…
396. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used in the procurement process that resulted in the appointment of an organisation (details supplied) as the representative service for unaccompanied children seeking international protection under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; the weighting assigned to experience in child protection, childcare services and internatio…
397. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an independent evaluation will be conducted of the six-month pilot contract awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of representative services to unaccompanied children seeking international protection; the safeguards in place to ensure the rights and welfare of these children are protected; and if he wi…
398. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the qualifications, training and child protection experience required of personnel engaged by an organisation (details supplied) to represent unaccompanied minors arriving at ports and airports; the number of staff that have been recruited for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54316/26]
399. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) personnel assigned to each port and airport in the State, broken down by location; the grade and rank of such personnel at each location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54324/26]
410. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will meet with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54418/26]
423. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; the number of Gardaí recruited in the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54644/26]
424. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most up-to-date figures on the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54645/26]
425. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current training capacity of the Garda Training College and the capacity in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54646/26]
426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time of applications and appeals for international protection, by quarter in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54647/26]