Matt Carthy
Written
735. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe in which he intends to progress the criminal injuries compensation Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17346/25]
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Matt Carthy
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1,949
questions asked
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191,198
words spoken in the chamber
Across 883 contributions
389
votes recorded
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252
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Questions asked 1,949 in all
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Contributions to debates 883 in all
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| 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
737. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time of applications to the criminal injuries compensation scheme in the years 2015 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17368/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
741. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding applications to the criminal injuries compensation scheme which, since the point of initial application, have been processing for less than six months, between six and 12 months, between 12 months and 24 months, between 24 months and 36 months, between 36 months and 48 months and over 48 months; and the status of said applications, in ta…
Matt Carthy
Written
742. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of complaints received regarding the operation of the criminal injuries compensation scheme since 2015; the aspect of the scheme to which the complaint related, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17399/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
793. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when Cavan and Monaghan CDNTs will be reconfigured in line with the new HSE regional structures; if the new configuration will have any impact on the ability of the CDNTs to address vacancies within the services and reduce the waiting times for children in need of assessments or services; and if she will make a statem…
Matt Carthy
Written
1080. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline those adult education courses which were either postponed or cancelled in the 2024-2025 academic year; those which have since recommenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17512/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
19. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the profit the State has made from its investments in companies which derive profits from their activities within illegal Israeli settlements; if he will support legislative amendment to prohibit investments in such companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16108/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
26. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount by which he intends to increase excise on motor and home heating fuel through the carbon tax in each year of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16107/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his proposals to address value-for-money concerns within the operation of the OPW. [16105/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has met with senior representatives of the OPW to discuss the issues of excessive costs of project delivery; if so, when these meetings took place; if minutes of such meetings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16106/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
286. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of staffing at Monaghan CDNT to include overall established staffing WTE allocation, current WTE positions filled and current WTE positions vacant; the breakdown to include staffing WTE allocations, current WTE positions filled and vacant in respect to physiotherapy, speech and language, occupational the…
Matt Carthy
Written
287. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of staffing at Cavan CDNT to include overall established staffing WTE allocation, current WTE positions filled and current WTE positions vacant; the breakdown to include staffing WTE allocations, current WTE positions filled and vacant in respect to physiotherapy, speech and language, occupational therap…
Matt Carthy
Written
22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the Irish mushroom sector. [13714/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
32. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares newly afforested in each year 2020-2024; the afforestation targets for each year 2025-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13713/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
87. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 5 February 2025, at what point his Department began its detailed examination in relation to a number of flights through sovereign Irish airspace carrying munitions of war, which occurred in breach of Irish legislation; the timeframe in which he expects to conclude this examination; if he agrees that such needs to be c…
Matt Carthy
Written
98. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance further to the remarks of the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment that the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) had divested from Israel, if he will outline when ISIF fully divested itself from all companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16220/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his views on the criticisms from the Garda Representative Association regarding the conduct and performance regulations for An Garda Síochána due to come into force on the 2 April 2025, including that they have not yet had the opportunity to meet with the Department to discuss their submission on this matter; that they are concerned that under the new regulations…
Matt Carthy
Written
221. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to provide full details regarding where the Garda 2025 recruitment campaign was advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16219/25]
Matt Carthy
Oral
130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which he intends to enact legislation giving effect to the rulings of the International Court of Justice regarding the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15462/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
177. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15463/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
238. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recourse open to Ireland should a review of Israel's human rights obligations under the EU Israel Association Agreement not be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15467/25]
Matt Carthy
Written
324. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received to exchange driving licences from other states received in each month since January 2020, including the countries of original driving licence, the average processing time per each month per each state and the number of successful and unsuccessful applications per category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15794…
Matt Carthy
Written
325. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport in respect of returning emigrants who wish to avail of a driving licence exchange, the reason, during the period of application process, it is not possible for the applicant to legally drive as their original licence is in the possession of the NDLS; whether he proposes measures that would provide such applicants who have been in possession of a valid and recog…
Matt Carthy
Written
326. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the NDLS with a view to ensuring an updating of their website and portals to provide clearer and up-to-date information regarding timeframe and notifications available at each stage of an application for driving licence or licence exchange as opposed to the simple "application submitted" status currently provided to applicants; and if he …
Matt Carthy
Written
416. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of students that will be enrolled into the interim special school in County Monaghan in September 2025; if there is capacity at the site of that school to increase enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15562/25]