Matt Carthy
Written
20 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
513. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement …
518. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13284/25]
165. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his proposals to reduce energy poverty; the number of persons he is aware of currently in arrears; the total value of arrears, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/25]
226. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagements he has had with EirGrid since September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12825/25]
599. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 5 February 2025, the reason a person (details supplied) has still not received an assessment for dyslexia; the reason the assigned psychologist has not meet with the parent to outline the way in which the pupil can be supported, as indicated in the previous parliamentary question response; if she will ensure that thi…
604. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the timeframe in which a decision will be made regarding an application for a school extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11146/25]
1112. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing an annual victim survey, similar to the Crime Survey of England and Wales which records all types of crimes experienced by people, including those crimes that may not have been reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/25]
1113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí in each Garda division in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11135/25]
1114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his plans to introduce pre-action protocols and other tort reforms in order to reduce the time and financial cost of dealing with medical and clinical negligence claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11179/25]
1125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the directives of the European Union which he is obliged but has not as of yet transposed into domestic law; the deadline for transposition; the consequences arising from not meeting the transposition deadline; the timeframe in which he intends to transpose, by directive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11417/2…
1126. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the directive of the European Union which Ireland is not obliged but which he intends to transpose into domestic law; the timeframe in which he intends to do so, by directive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11418/25]
1127. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the offences which are subject to a penalty on conviction of up to life imprisonment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11419/25]
1128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the mechanism by which the allowances granted on which a person’s disposable income is calculated regarding applications for legal aid is calculated; the last time it was reviewed; if he intends to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11420/25]
1129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the public consultations his Department plans to conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/25]
1132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice in relation to a charter flight that departed to Georgia on 27 February 2025 to provide information (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/25]
1169. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of the overall prison population who are serving a sentence of less than three months; three months to less than six months; and six months to less than 12 months, by gender and category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11961/25]
1212. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to establish a stakeholders forum for licenced firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12838/25]
1213. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the new restrictions he is considering introducing regarding the licensing of firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12839/25]
1214. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of instances of visa fraud identified from 2020 to date in 2025, by visa category, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12840/25]
1215. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of visa applications from 2020 to date in 2025, by visa category, by year, the successive rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12841/25]
1216. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the reason join family visa applications take considerably longer to process than other categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12842/25]
1376. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is her Department's intention to use Thornton Hall as a site for IPAS accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11533/25]
1377. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of expressions of interest received by her Department for the acquisition or lease of sites for international protection accommodation; when her Department expects to have assessed these submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11535/25]
1378. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans in place in her Department to deal with IPAS accommodation now that the total numbers in IPAS have surpassed 33,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11536/25]
1433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date a child (details supplied) was referred for occupational therapy (OT) support from Monaghan CDNT; the dates they have received appointments since that time; the proposals to ensure that additional and sufficient OT appointments are provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12357/25]