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Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
108. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his proposals to support members of the Defence Forces transition to civilian life upon retirement. [29529/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
111. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his proposed timeframe to deliver primary radar to facilitate domestic oversight of Irish airspace. [29530/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Departmental Data
Matt Carthy
130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of embassies and consulates operated by his Department; the total WTE and cost of each, by state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29245/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Departmental Data
Matt Carthy
131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the financial allocation to each embassy and consulate operated by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2023, excluding salaries, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29246/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Departmental Funding
Matt Carthy
132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the financial allocation provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29247/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Public Sector Staff
Matt Carthy
133. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the WTE within the passport service in each of the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29248/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Overseas Development Aid
Matt Carthy
134. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government targets regarding the allocation of Exchequer funds to overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29249/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Overseas Development Aid
Matt Carthy
135. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the allocations and expenditure on humanitarian aid in the years 2017 to date; the purposes for which such funding was allocated and expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29250/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Overseas Development Aid
Matt Carthy
136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of Overseas Development Aid in 2022 which was comprised of first-year costs associated with the provision of services for beneficiaries of temporary protection; if such expenditure can be accounted for under overseas development aid in year two or thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29251/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Water Services
Matt Carthy
370. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagements he has had with local authorities regarding the Framework Transformation Document of June 2022 relating to the transformation of water services to Uisce Éireann; if it is the position of Government that this agreement should be honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29252/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will introduce to ensure that the issuing of passports can be expedited in urgent cases. [29060/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Middle East
Matt Carthy
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the recent incursion of Israeli forces into Ramallah; his engagements with his EU counterparts on this matter; and if he has raised objections with the Israeli Government. [29061/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Official Engagements
Matt Carthy
5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his recent engagements with representatives of the British Government. [29062/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
8. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has given consideration to the opening of a passport office in Northern Ireland. [28848/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Middle East
Matt Carthy
10. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposed timeline to honour the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. [28846/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Presidential Elections
Matt Carthy
12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the intended timeframe to hold a referendum in relation to voting rights in presidential elections. [28849/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Ukraine War
Matt Carthy
29. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with the Ukrainian government. [28850/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Overseas Development Aid
Matt Carthy
57. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage of GNI allocated to overseas development aid in the years 2017 to date. [28847/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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North-South Interconnector
Matt Carthy
91. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected timeframe for completion of the North South Interconnector; the number of landowners that will be affected by the development; and the number therein that have given approval for their lands to be used for this purpose. [28549/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Matt Carthy
130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the enacting of legislation that will permit local authorities to install CCTV cameras in the vicinity of bottle banks and other waste collection locations. [28550/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
57. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of non-disclosure agreements that have been signed with members or former members of the Defence Forces in each year from 2010 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28626/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Human Rights
Matt Carthy
130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response and proposed actions to the harsh anti-LGBTQ measure signed into law recently in Uganda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27273/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Middle East
Matt Carthy
139. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to submit a written statement to the International Court of Justice in respect of the planned advisory opinion on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27645/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Human Rights
Matt Carthy
169. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with the Government of Iran, including at ambassador or embassy level; whether he has raised concerns regarding human rights abuses during these engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28481/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Overseas Development Aid
Matt Carthy
170. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the allocation to overseas development aid in each of the years 2017 to date; the corresponding percentage of GNI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28525/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
234. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the additional funding that will be provided in the Defence Forces budget in order to realise Government commitments in respect of the Commission on the Defence Forces in both capital and current allocations for each of the years 2023 to 2028, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27634/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
243. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on participation in PESCO projects of which the State is a project member; the cost associated to date; the benefits yielded; the number of Defence Forces personnel involved; if they are stationed within the State or abroad, by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28482/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
244. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on participation in PESCO projects of which the State has observer status; the cost associated to date; the benefits yielded, by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28483/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
245. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the Common Security and Defence Policy missions the State is currently participating in; the purpose/role of such involvement; the number of Defence Forces personnel deployed overseas, by mission or operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28484/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
246. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the United Nations missions in which Defence Forces personnel are currently serving overseas; the number of personnel deployed in each case, by mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28485/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
247. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number Defence Forces personnel currently deployed overseas in total, per mission or operation, and the purpose of each deployment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28486/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
248. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the supports available to members of the Defence Forces, either from within the Defence Forces or from his Department, regarding career guidance to facilitate the transition from military to civilian life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28518/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
249. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons who retired from the Defence Forces in the years 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28519/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
250. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons medically discharged from the Defence Forces in each of the years 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28520/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
251. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons in receipt of a pension from his Department arising from their service in the Defence Forces, by age cohort of five-year increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28521/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
252. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons in receipt of a pension from his Department arising from their service in the Defence Forces who received a medical discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28522/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
253. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the supports or allocations provided by his Department to veterans associations in each of the years 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28523/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
254. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of an additional 100 personnel in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28524/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
255. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if contracts related to the acquisition of two vessels from the Royal New Zealand Navy included any provision in relation to the procurement of additional vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28526/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
256. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the minimum crew complement required for Irish naval vessels at sea, by class (Beckett, Róisín, those acquired from the Royal New Zealand Navy); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28527/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Budgets
Matt Carthy
257. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total, capital and current allocations to his Department for the years 2017 to date; the commitments Government has made regarding the provision of increased funding to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28528/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
258. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of type APCs available to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28529/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Naval Service
Matt Carthy
259. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the current programme for naval vessel replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28530/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Naval Service
Matt Carthy
260. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his current intended timeframe to deliver primary radar; if he will report on the progress made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28531/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Cybersecurity Policy
Matt Carthy
261. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to establish a joint cyber defence command; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28532/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
262. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the capital allocation and expenditure of the Defence Forces in the years 2020 to date, by domain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
263. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Army, Naval Service, Air Corps and Reserve Defence Forces; the current numbers of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
264. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of women in the Army, Naval Service, Air Corps and Reserve Defence Forces, by rank, for the years 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28535/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Naval Service
Matt Carthy
265. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost of acquiring each Samuel Beckett class ship; if related contracts provided for the acquisition of any further ships; if so, if such are still valid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28536/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
266. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost of acquiring two ships from the Royal New Zealand Navy; when these ships are expected to enter service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28537/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
267. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the works it is intended to carry out in relation to two ships acquired from the Royal New Zealand Navy; the projected cost of such works; his intended timeline in relation to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28538/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
268. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the 130 recommendations contained in the Commission on the Defence Forces, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28539/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Tax Code
Matt Carthy
382. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if any mechanisms exist to provide VAT refunds to those people in receipt of supply and installation of solar panels for private dwellings between January and April of this year; if any consideration has been given to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27999/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Communications
Matt Carthy
427. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that his Department or State agencies has provided to a factory (details supplied) at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; if he will provide any interactions that his Department and State agencies has had with the company involved; when the factory will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27089/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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School Accommodation
Matt Carthy
560. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 102 of 16 May 2023, if final approval can be speedily confirmed in respect of the application for capital funding under the additional school accommodation scheme by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27817/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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School Transport
Matt Carthy
572. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of students from Monaghan who availed of the school transport scheme in 2022/2023; the total number of late applicants; the number of late applicants who were subsequently facilitated with school bus places; and the number of school bus places that her Department plans to provide for in 2023/2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27943/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Water Services
Matt Carthy
750. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the towns which currently must limit housing development due to inadequate waste water treatment capacity, in tabular form; the proposed timeframe for delivery of adequate waste water treatment facilities at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Wastewater Treatment
Matt Carthy
783. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Uisce Éireann will take charge of the wastewater system at Sliabh Dubh, Corduff, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, to facilitate Monaghan County Council's taking-in-charge of the estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28515/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Wastewater Treatment
Matt Carthy
784. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Uisce Éireann will take charge of the waste water system at Drumakelly, Annyalla, County Monaghan, to facilitate Monaghan County Council's taking-in-charge of the estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28516/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Matt Carthy
853. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if a factory (details supplied) in Carrickmacross was part of any application for the immigrant investor scheme; the details of any application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27093/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Matt Carthy
1078. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 25 April 2023, the number of children who were referred to Kilbixy Paddocks for respite who were subsequently excluded from the service in each month since January 2020; the number in each month that had commenced the service before being excluded; the number from each month that were offered alternative respite supports that matched the hours and days provided in Kilbixy Paddocks; the average timeframe for this alternative to be provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28026/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Matt Carthy
1079. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 25 April 2023, if it is the intention that a child (details supplied) will be provided with alternative weekend day-respite services following their exclusion from those services at another centre; the proposed timeframe for this alternative respite to be provided given their exclusion from the centre at the beginning of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28027/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Hospital Appointments Status
Matt Carthy
1108. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will endeavour to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives an urgent orthopaedic appointment at Navan Hospital, considering the significant pain and discomfort that they are currently experiencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27086/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Data
Matt Carthy
1218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the engagements or training missions abroad engaged in by the Irish National Ambulance Service in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the purpose of such delegations; the officials or Ministers who provided sanction to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Hospital Services
Matt Carthy
17. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital will be extended to include weekends and public holidays. [26741/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Matt Carthy
46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of workers in the healthcare sector who applied for the pandemic unemployment bonus but have yet to receive payment; the number who were determined not to qualify; and the number of appeals received in relation to same. [26742/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Matt Carthy
108. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the process of selecting a higher education institute to facilitate increased capacity in veterinary medicine. [26749/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Matt Carthy
130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to develop and support further and higher education in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26748/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
308. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26775/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
309. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
310. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26777/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
311. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with the children's disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Matt Carthy
327. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a full-length pillow and an alarmed floor mat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26778/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Matt Carthy
80. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are in place for working parents who cannot source placements in childcare facilities for their children due to full capacity. [26036/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
92. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to provide respite care services for children with disabilities in County Monaghan. [26035/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Northern Ireland
Matt Carthy
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has contacted the British Government to request the opening of a new inquiry into the abduction and murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Departmental Functions
Matt Carthy
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the wedding abroad certificate application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25745/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
Matt Carthy
137. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 19 March 2023, if the Local Government Management Agency has yet submitted draft codes of practice for the purpose of setting standards for the operation of CCTV and other mobile recording devices in order to deter environmental pollution and to facilitate the prevention, detection, and prosecution of littering (Section 33) and illegal dumping (Section 22) offences; when he expects to receive these draft codes; the timeframe in which local authorities can commence the installation of CCTV cameras in the vicinity of bottle banks and other waste collection locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25668/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
171. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the missions and-or exercises that he intended the Defence Forces to participate in which were precluded by the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25632/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Rail Network
Matt Carthy
182. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of bookings on each Iarnród Éireann intercity service allocated for reservation online without a fee for free travel pass holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25669/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Veterinary Services
Matt Carthy
372. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of vacancies within local authority veterinary services; his proposals to ensure an adequate service across all local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25717/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Veterinary Services
Matt Carthy
373. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time veterinary inspector positions; the number and duration of vacancies, by year 2017 to date, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25718/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Veterinary Services
Matt Carthy
374. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently address the failure of local authorities to maintain the local authority veterinary service over the past five years; the actions that will be taken to fill vacant whole-time local authority veterinary inspector posts to maintain standards in food safety, animal welfare, and public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25719/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Organic Farming
Matt Carthy
553. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is co-equivalence in organic certification standards between Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25670/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Organic Farming
Matt Carthy
554. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of flour imported from Britain, separately organic and non-organic, in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25671/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Organic Farming
Matt Carthy
555. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to increase the promotion of Irish organic flour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25672/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Matt Carthy
585. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional home support hours can be provided to a person (details supplied) who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy and has significant associated needs and who currently receives 4.25 hours per week in home support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26264/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
613. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the eligibility criteria to access respite care for children with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan will be amended; and the proposals to expand the number of respite care places for children in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [18554/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Ambulance Service
Matt Carthy
660. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the visit by representatives of the National Ambulance Service to Israel was officially sanctioned; if so, by whom and for what reason; the cost associated with the visit; if he considers such a visit to be appropriate, given the ongoing breaches of international law by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25666/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Disability Services
Matt Carthy
661. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 25 April 2023, when a response from the HSE will issue. [25667/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Health Services Staff
Matt Carthy
672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be permitted to transfer from their current position to take up the offered post in the public nurse team in County Cavan, in view of the personal difficulties created by the long commute involved with their current positing and the fact that they have completed their ‘time owed’ within CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25731/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Matt Carthy
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the necessary motorised wheelchair will be delivered to a person (details supplied) who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26265/23]
Thu, 25 May 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Matt Carthy
25. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a comprehensive review of the outworking of the immigrant investor programme. [25188/23]
Thu, 25 May 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Matt Carthy
27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has concluded his deliberations on the report into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will now establish an independent inquiry into the actions of all relevant State agencies in respect of this case. [25187/23]
Thu, 25 May 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
93. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new afforestation in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the projected total for 2023. [25192/23]
Thu, 25 May 2023
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
98. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new forestry programme, including when it is expected that new applications will be accepted into the scheme. [25193/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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State Pensions
Matt Carthy
93. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection her proposed timeline regarding the development of administrative and IT systems to facilitate the provision of pensions to carers. [24659/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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State Pensions
Matt Carthy
110. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection her proposed timeline to introduce legislation facilitating the provision of pensions to carers. [24658/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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International Bodies
Matt Carthy
183. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the benefits he considers are associated with membership of the Chiefs of European Navies (Chen); the conditions of membership; the resources that Ireland are obliged to input into Chen on an ongoing basis; the financial costs associated with membership of the organisation in 2020, 2021, 2022 and estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24601/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Matt Carthy
184. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of accommodation dwellings in Defence Forces ownership, that are currently unoccupied at each location; the estimated average cost of refurbishment to a liveable condition, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24602/23]