Matt Carthy
Oral
10. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the total amount by which he intends to increase the carbon tax, by category, in each year until 2030. [28015/25]
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Matt Carthy
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1,949
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
191,198
words spoken in the chamber
Across 883 contributions
389
votes recorded
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252
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Contributions to debates 883 in all
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| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 17 | 27 |
| February 2025 | 205 | 39 |
| March 2025 | 172 | 56 |
| April 2025 | 111 | 43 |
| May 2025 | 119 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 67 | 39 |
| July 2025 | 104 | 45 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 122 | 11 |
| October 2025 | 99 | 70 |
| November 2025 | 109 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 50 | 58 |
| January 2026 | 200 | 49 |
| February 2026 | 119 | 90 |
| March 2026 | 101 | 48 |
| April 2026 | 66 | 45 |
| May 2026 | 41 | 46 |
| June 2026 | 48 | 46 |
| July 2026 | 86 | 52 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 84 | 33 |
| October 2026 | 29 | 19 |
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- constituency Cavan-Monaghan 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Matt Carthy
Written
76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the total amount by which he intends to increase the carbon tax, by category, over the lifetime of the Government. [28016/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the value-for-money reports published by his Department in the years 2023 to date. [28018/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of projects overseen by the Office of Public Works for which the outturn was greater than the initial estimated cost; the total estimated costs of such projects; and the total outturn for the years 2023, 2024, 2025. [28017/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has ever expressed concern regarding the issuance of a dual use export licence in relation to an end user based in Israel. [27333/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
258. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the obligations placed upon Ireland arising from the ruling of the International Court of Justice of 19 July 2024 in the case regarding the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the related United Nations General As…
Matt Carthy
Written
470. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward legislation in response to the Independent Review Group reports in the Offences Against the State Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28843/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
471. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the discussions that have been held with British authorities in relation to 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. [28858/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
472. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice 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. [28859/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
473. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice 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. [28874/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
474. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual costs of projected increased staffing numbers of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process under the Government’s Implementation plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28875/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
475. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the minimum qualifications that will be required for staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process under the Government’s Implementation plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28876/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
476. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the projected number of asylum seekers which the state will be required to take under the solidarity mechanism of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact in each year from June 2026 to 2031; the projected financial contribution which the state will be required to make if it is not in a position to take these asylum seekers from 2026 to 2031, in tabular form; and if he w…
Matt Carthy
Written
302. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will review the process that facilitated the directors of a company (details supplied) paying its directors a combined €4.6 million in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
309. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total accommodation capacity of the Garda training college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28330/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
310. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has considered increasing the Garda retirement age to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28339/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
311. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has examined the potential impact on the numbers of Gardaí in An Garda Síochána of increasing the Garda age of retirement to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28340/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
312. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the impact in terms of Garda numbers that was achieved as a result of increasing the Garda retirement to 62; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28341/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
313. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual cost of employing 1000 additional Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
314. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average capital cost of delivering a domestic violence refuge; the average annual cost of running a domestic violence refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28343/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
315. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual spend on reintegration grants for voluntary returns; the numbers who have availed of this in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28344/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
316. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice in tabular form the number of no shows at each stage of the international protection system in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
317. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has carried out any review of the suitability of a premises (details supplied) to provide IPAS accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28348/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
318. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to outline each step of the process of adjudicating the suitability of a company to provide IPAS accommodation; how this is determined if the company has been newly formed and has no previous track record in the provision of such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28349/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
319. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to provide details for each incident in the past five years where a company that had not had previous track record in the provision of asylum accommodation was a given contract to do so including the amount which they were paid in their first contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28350/25]