Matt Carthy

560. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the titles of each EU directive and regulation for each year since the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon in which the Irish Government opted-in under article 4 of protocol 21, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47817/26]

561. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the titles of each EU directive and regulation for each year since the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon in which the Irish Government did not opt in to directives or regulations under Protocol 21, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47818/26]

27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will amend the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension and to increase the current means limit of €100 which has been in place since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44962/26]

30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the review of means testing in the social protection system will be completed this quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44961/26]

140. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the total funding towards local road maintenance and resurfacing that has been allocated to Monaghan and Cavan County Councils in each year since 2020; the allocation provided to these councils for 2026; if he intends to allocate further funds for this purpose to these councils in this calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44958/26]

186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on efforts to allow returning Irish emigrants with full US driving licences to transfer to an Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44957/26]

283. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation regarding years of service spent teaching in the UK not being deemed as reckonable service for the purpose of retirement from teaching under the 55/35 scheme, even though those same years are recognised as years of service under the service allowance from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46514/26]

133. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to amend S.I. No. 492 of 2014 which sets the current court fees regime that no charges apply to any individual who seeks to vindicate of their fundamental rights through any court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46087/26]

137. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of International Protection applicants that were returned from Ireland to Britain in each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46215/26]

138. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of International Protection applicants that were returned to Ireland from Britain in each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46216/26]

139. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on efforts to secure a bilateral International Protection returns agreement with Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46217/26]

140. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, following the commencement of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, Britain is designated as a safe third country for the purposes of returning applicants for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46255/26]

157. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to previous Parliamentary Questions, the initiatives he or his Department or associated State agencies have taken to encourage prospective new owners to establish a business at a facility (details supplied) at Carrickmacross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44959/26]

179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline Ireland's position at recent meetings of the EU REACH Committee regarding restrictions on use of lead ammunition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44960/26]

509. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 12 February 2026, the date the new school (details supplied) will be completed and open for students. [45736/26]

639. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána with 20, 25 and 30 years, or more, of service, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44888/26]

715. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff, by role, including solicitors, paralegals, mediators, administrative and other staff employed by the Legal Aid Board currently and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45948/26]

81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the new special class for a school (details supplied); if her Department will provide the resources necessary to ensure that this class will be operational by the new school year; when formal details will be provided to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44228/26]

185. 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. [44575/26]

186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of EU citizens subject to re-entry bans to the State in each of the past ten years; the average duration of the bans imposed in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44576/26]

187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of EU citizens who have been refused entry to Ireland in each of the past five years on the basis that they had previously been issued with a re-entry ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44577/26]

188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people issued with a deportation order and the number of persons deported by the State, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44578/26]

189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff currently employed by the International Protection Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, by grade and by function, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44580/26]

190. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44581/26]

191. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44582/26]