907. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will issue in respect of the long-term visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24418/25]
916. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued in the years 2023 to date, by type, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23215/25]
917. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land licensed for afforestation in the years 2023 to date, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23216/25]
918. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land afforested in the years 2023 to date, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23217/25]
919. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his targets for forestry licence issuance and new afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23218/25]
989. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current provision and location of overnight respite care for children with disabilities in County Monaghan; the plans and timeframe for additional capacity; if this will include the maintenance of the current interim facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24420/25]
990. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current provision and location of overnight respite care for adults with disabilities in County Monaghan; the plans and timeframe for additional capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/25]
57. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate additional funding to local authorities in Cavan and Monaghan to address the deteriorating condition of local roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22865/25]
78. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to allocate the funds necessary to progress road N2 Clontibret-to-the-Border and N2 Ardee-to-Castleblayney road schemes in 2025. [22864/25]
121. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports he intends to introduce to ensure the viability of local and regional hotels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22863/25]
127. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps that Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [22862/25]
172. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward his proposals to abolish the triple lock neutrality protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17922/25]
189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to revise downwards his proposed increase in military expenditure arising from increased economic uncertainty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17921/25]
442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 1 April 2025, the reason a response has not yet been forthcoming from the HSE in respect of the status of the orthodontal treatment of a child (details supplied); if she will ensure a speedy response; and if she will further ensure that this child secures the orthodontal treatment they need as a matter of urgency; and i…
183. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will allocate additional teacher posts to a school (details supplied), which has several classes with significant above average student numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22431/25]
184. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the process where teacher allocations to schools are made based on the student numbers of the previous year considering the challenges this presents in schools that see a large enrolment in any given year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22432/25]
199. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the SET allocation for a school (details supplied) with a view to allocating increased SET hours to address the growing needs of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22551/25]
308. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of any concerns in relation to any matter that may have an implication for State security or community safety at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin prior to its closure on 11 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21955/25]
309. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the competencies that will be transferred to his Department from other departments, and the timeframe within which these transfers will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21956/25]
122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any reviews carried out, sought or received by her Department, into contracts for international protection accommodation centres in the past five years; if any value for money reviews were carried out into contracts for the provision of IPAS centres in the past five years; and if she will make a stateme…
146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth given the HIQA overview report on the first year of inspecting international protection accommodation centres, published on 5 March 2025, found that 56% of centres inspected did not have effective governance and management arrangements in place, had poor, or no, reporting systems, and that 35% of staff across the cent…
211. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average turnaround time for a passport renewal, by paper and online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/25]
226. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2 of 9 April and 238 of 1 April 2025, if the European Commission requires the permission of the European Council to commission a review as to Israels compliance with its human rights obligations under the EU Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/25]
227. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 3 and 5 of 9 April 2025, if the referenced United Nations General Assembly resolution, co-sponsored by Ireland, which seeks to implement the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, distinguished between the trade of goods and services with Israels illegal settlements in Palestin…
228. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 58, 3 and 5 of 9 April 2025, if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding Irelands €9.4 million investments via the ISIF in eight companies, given the outline he provided of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the polici…