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Tue, 16 May 2023
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EU Directives
Matt Carthy
203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if will report on his intended approach regarding the implementation of the Critical Resilience Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22791/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Childcare Services
Matt Carthy
575. 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 for their children in childcare facilities due to full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22781/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Home Care Packages
Matt Carthy
613. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with the home help support, already allocated, so that he can return home from nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22502/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Matt Carthy
30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the allocation to Monaghan County Council in relation to flood alleviation measures in 2022 and to date in 2023. [22042/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Brexit Supports
Matt Carthy
39. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the allocations to date from the Brexit adjustment reserve; the Departments to which funds were allocated; the purpose of the allocation; the funds remaining to be dispersed; and his intentions to do so. [22041/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Job Creation
Matt Carthy
82. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targeted number of new IDA-supported jobs to be delivered in County Monaghan in 2023. [22038/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Trade Agreements
Matt Carthy
90. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current position in respect of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if he will report on any engagements he has had with EU member state Ministers or the European Commission in this regard. [22037/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
36. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will work with the Passport Office to ensure that original documentation, supplied by applicants in respect of first-time passports, is returned with or as close to the issuance of the passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21986/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
37. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the delay by the Passport Office to return original documentation supplied by applicants in respect of first-time passports; his proposals to reduce those delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21987/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Maritime Jurisdiction
Matt Carthy
40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures currently in place to monitor and protect subsea infrastructure, including communications infrastructure, under Irish-controlled waters; the proposals to improve the capacity in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21966/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Maritime Jurisdiction
Matt Carthy
41. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of instances in 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023 when it is suspected that foreign-owned vessels have engaged in monitoring or mapping of subsea infrastructure in Irish controlled waters; the specific dates of such events; the nationalities involved in each instance; the response of Irish authorities in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21967/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Maritime Jurisdiction
Matt Carthy
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the air patrols that have been deployed to monitor subsea infrastructure in Irish waters in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the specific dates of such patrols; the aircraft and resources deployed in each instance; whether there are plans to increase air patrols near subsea infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21968/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Maritime Jurisdiction
Matt Carthy
43. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the naval patrols that have been deployed to monitor subsea infrastructure in Irish waters in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the specific dates of such patrols; the vessels and resources deployed in each instance; whether there are plans to increase naval patrols near subsea infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21969/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Matt Carthy
73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his engagements or the correspondence that his Department has had with the owners or management of a hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21996/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Road Projects
Matt Carthy
22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide sufficient funding in 2023 to permit the N2 Ardee-to-Castleblayney road project to proceed to the next stage. [20523/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Road Projects
Matt Carthy
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest projected timeline for completion of the N2 Clontibret-to-the-border project; and if he will provide additional funding for this scheme and ensure that such funding is not dependent on EU co-financing. [20522/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Foreign Policy
Matt Carthy
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the stakeholders that will be invited to participate in the consultative forum on international security policy; the criteria that will be applied to select these stakeholders; if the forum will make findings; if so, how those findings will be agreed; if a report will be published arising from the forum's work; who will author such a report; and if he proposes any further actions of the forum, other than the announced public meetings. [19793/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Passport Services
Matt Carthy
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures in place to ensure that a backlog of passport applications does not emerge in 2023; and the measures he will take to ensure that passports, including for first-time applicants, can be secured in an accelerated manner in urgent and emergency cases. [19792/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Foreign Conflicts
Matt Carthy
5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the measures in place to ensure the safety and protection of Irish citizens in Sudan. [19749/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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British-Irish Co-operation
Matt Carthy
13. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagement with representatives of the British Government. [19752/23]