Parliamentary questions

Hospital Services

Matt Carthy

1574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he proposes to reduce or abolish the charges applicable to patients who directly present to minor injuries units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57007/23]

Ambulance Service

Matt Carthy

1575. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which ambulances are permitted to take patients to the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital, rather than an emergency department in another hospital; the number of times that an ambulance has taken patients to Monaghan Hospital in each applicable month in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57008/23]

Ambulance Service

Matt Carthy

1576. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of times in each month in 2023 that the National Ambulance Service utilised a helicopter to transport a patients from locations in County Monaghan, by each hospital; the number brought to each hospital in each month to which patients were presented; the average time in each month within which the helicopter ambulance arrived on scene from the original call to the ambulance service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57009/23]

Hospital Procedures

Matt Carthy

1577. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 5 December 2023, the number of patients that received a CT scan in 2023 at Cavan Hospital with addresses in each applicable county; the number of patients that received a MRI scan in 2023 at Cavan Hospital with addresses in each applicable county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57010/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Matt Carthy

1578. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting appointments to secure a CT scan at Cavan Hospital; the number awaiting appointments to secure an MRI scan at Cavan Hospital; the average waiting time in each instance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57011/23]

Departmental Data

Matt Carthy

1628. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations in each month in 2023 to the minor injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital, in tabular form; the corresponding number for each month in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1034/24]

Hospital Equipment

Matt Carthy

1629. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, required to bring a CT scanner to Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/24]

Hospital Equipment

Matt Carthy

1630. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, required to bring an MRI scanner to Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1036/24]

Ambulance Service

Matt Carthy

1750. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of call-outs by the National Ambulance Service to patients located in County Monaghan during 2023, in tabular form; the number therein whereby an ambulance arrived 1)within 10 minutes 2) between 10 and 20 minutes 3) within 20 and 30 minutes 4) within 30 and 40 minutes 5) within 40 and 50 minutes 6) within 50 minutes and 1 hour 7) within 1 to 1.5 hours 8) within 1.5 to 2 hours 9) within 2 and 3 hours 10) within 3 and four hours 11) over four hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1720/24]

Hospital Facilities

Matt Carthy

1751. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that currently provide wi-fi access for patients and visitors and his proposals to ensure that all public hospitals offer this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1724/24]

Hospital Facilities

Matt Carthy

1752. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that wi-fi access is provided for patients and visitors attending Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1725/24]

Hospital Facilities

Matt Carthy

1753. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that wi-fi access is provided for patients and visitors attending Cavan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1726/24]

Covid-19 Tests

Matt Carthy

1754. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if antigen tests that test for both Covid and flu will be made available to members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1727/24]

Research and Development

Matt Carthy

1854. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he proposes to develop a research agreement with Taiwan, similar to that agreed by Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1181/24]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land afforested in 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the Government target for forestry licence output in 2023; the number of licences issued; the number of afforestation licences issued in 2023; the total hectarage of land licensed for new afforestation in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55510/23]

Beef Sector

Matt Carthy

42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in suckler beef support schemes in 2020; the number participating currently; his proposals to improve participation; and the impact he believes recent beef index changes will have on suckler farmers. [55509/23]

International Protection

Matt Carthy

92. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process of public and community engagement and consultation his Department undertakes in advance of establishing or approving a centre or building for the purpose of emergency protection for people seeking international protection. [55507/23]

Disability Services

Matt Carthy

132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current capacity of respite care in counties Cavan and Monaghan for children with disabilities; the number of children provided with respite care each week in these counties; and his proposals to increase this capacity. [55508/23]

International Protection

Matt Carthy

467. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the premises in County Monaghan that currently house international protection applicants; the number of men, women and children housed in each premises; if there are proposals to expand the capacity at any premises, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55851/23]

Diplomatic Representation

Matt Carthy

3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the current status of our diplomatic relationship with Iran; the recent engagements he and the Government have had with representatives of Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55487/23]

European Council

Matt Carthy

4. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek an exchange of views on the situations, including conflict and humanitarian crises, in the Horn of Africa, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55488/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he agrees with the statement of European Union Lead Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (details supplied), of 31 October 2023, that the violence perpetrated by illegal settlers in the West Bank amounts to terrorism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55489/23]

Diaspora Issues

Matt Carthy

6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the supports available to members of the diaspora who wish to set up Gaelscoileanna abroad; if he has engaged with his Cabinet colleagues with regard to the co-ordination of such supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55490/23]

Naval Service

Matt Carthy

21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service vessels in service in March 2023; the number acquired and brought into service since then; the number decommissioned; the number mothballed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55689/23]

Ukraine War

Matt Carthy

22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the activities of members of the Irish Defence Forces in Ukraine; the training and assistance they are providing; the mission or missions they are deployed as a part of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55693/23]

Ukraine War

Matt Carthy

23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the nature of the weapons training being provided by the Irish Defence Forces in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55694/23]

Agriculture Supports

Matt Carthy

193. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of a basic payment in Monaghan in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the average payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55687/23]

Food Industry

Matt Carthy

194. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Agri-Food Regulator will be operational by years end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55688/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Matt Carthy

64. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will now establish an independent public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied), as previously agreed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. [55095/23]

An Garda Síochána

Matt Carthy

70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in Cavan Monaghan who have retired or resigned in 2023; and the number of new recruits whom have been assigned to these counties in 2023. [55096/23]

Military Aircraft

Matt Carthy

89. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his role in the oversight in the stop-off of any military personnel or equipment at Irish ports or airports; if any such stop-off has included personnel or equipment on route to Israel or Palestine since 7 October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54617/23]

Departmental Data

Matt Carthy

96. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the international organisations or posts for which his Department are responsible for the Irish Government being a nominating body; when any such position is next due to be filled; when any were last filled, and by who, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54729/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

97. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the President of Israel stating during an RTÉ broadcast that Irish taxpayer monies had been misused in the construction of tunnels by Hamas, in light of a review of funding provided by the European Union to Palestine which found that safeguards work well and that 'no evidence has been found to date that money has been diverted for unintended purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54730/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Matt Carthy

98. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with regard to the ongoing situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54732/23]

Human Rights

Matt Carthy

99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; his engagements with regard to the ongoing civil strife and humanitarian situation in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54733/23]

Foreign Policy

Matt Carthy

100. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the response of the Irish government to a series of referenda held in Venezuela on Sunday, 3 December 2023; if he will report on his recent engagements with the accredited ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Ireland; the Irish and Guyanese embassies with which diplomatic relations with the Co-operative Republic of Guyana are maintained, and if he will report on any recent engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54734/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

101. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the topics he discussed with Israeli officials during his visit to Israel in September of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54735/23]

Departmental Schemes

Matt Carthy

120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the renewable energy support scheme or any other financial support is in place for people living in the vicinity of Raragh Wind Farm in Kingscourt, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54640/23]

Legislative Measures

Matt Carthy

186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the changes he intends to propose to the Defence Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54726/23]

Legislative Measures

Matt Carthy

187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe in which he intends to introduce legislation and pass legislation in relation to the Defence Acts; the timeframe in which a heads of Bill will be published; if he intends to allow conduct a public consultation and allow for pre-legislative scrutiny in advance of such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54727/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the percentage of women in the Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces in each year to date since 2007, by year, in tabular form; the targets for the number of women participating in the Defence Forces from 2024 until 2028, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54728/23]

Military Aircraft

Matt Carthy

204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his role in the oversight in the stop-off of any military personnel or equipment at Irish ports or airports; if any such stop-off has included personnel or equipment on route to Israel or Palestine since 7 October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54616/23]

Parking Provision

Matt Carthy

273. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ensure that car parking facilities will be maintained for Department of Social Protection staff at Thomas Ashe Street, Cavan town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54847/23]

Departmental Offices

Matt Carthy

484. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that car parking facilities will be maintained for her Department’s staff at Thomas Ashe Street, Cavan town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54846/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

608. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when Departmental costings guidelines for TAMS-supported investments were last revised; if he intends to revise these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54724/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

609. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TAMs applications received to date under Tranche 1; the number processed; when the remainder are due to be processed by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54725/23]

Childcare Services

Matt Carthy

648. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the NCS subsidy is considered to be direct income to childcare services or a subsidy to parents; the implications of this consideration for accountancy obligations on childcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54489/23]

Childcare Services

Matt Carthy

672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare providers in counties Monaghan and Cavan that have informed his Department or associated agency of any reduction in services, including reduction of hours or numbers serviced, since 1 January 2023; the service affected in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54655/23]

EU Programmes

Matt Carthy

110. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been informed of a proposal by the European Commission to establish a programme modelled on the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) scheme, to support the EU arms industry; if he intends to oppose the establishment of such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53236/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the Department’s correspondence to the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts on 16 July 2021 (details supplied), the total compensation sought by the West Bank Protection Consortium from Israel to date; the amount received; if payment was not received, if the Irish Government sought to ensure that payment was received in advance of Foreign Ministers of the European Union agreeing to renew the EU-Israel Association Council in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53453/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

121. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland sought for the European Union to make renewal of the EU-Israel Association Agreement contingent upon Israeli payment of compensation sought to the West Bank Protection Consortium; if such a payment was sought and if so, the amount received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53454/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Matt Carthy

122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian assistance Ireland has provided to the people of Gaza during the temporary ceasefire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53460/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Matt Carthy

123. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian assistance that Ireland has provided to the people of Gaza in coordination with the European Union during the temporary ceasefire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53461/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Matt Carthy

124. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland or the European Union have provided field hospitals to alleviate the humanitarian situation in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53462/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Matt Carthy

125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland or the European Union have provided humanitarian assistance in the form of Civil Defence equipment to the people of Gaza to assist rescuing the estimated 6,000 Palestinians trapped under rubble; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53463/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

126. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in light of statements from Israel’s Heritage Minister that the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Gaza was ‘one of the possibilities’ with regard to Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza, whether or not it is the position of the Irish Government that the state of Israel possesses nuclear weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53464/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

127. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the reprimand of the Irish ambassador to Israel in response to a social media post by An Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53477/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in light of an announced rebuke of the Irish ambassador, if his Government has reconsidered the actions of the Deputy Head of Mission of the Israeli mission in Ireland, who levelled accusations against the Irish Government of funding Hamas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53478/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he has taken in response to the forced displacement of Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank; the increased funding announced for illegal Israeli settlement construction and expansion in the West Bank, described by the High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy as a breach of international humanitarian law; the increased funding to ‘search and destroy’ European Union-funded projects in the West Bank; the funding for arming illegal settlements in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53479/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to President of the European Commission burdening NGOs with bureaucracy in an attempt to stem aid to Palestine, in the spirit of an announced cessation of aid to Palestinian rebuked by Ireland and other member states, and despite a recent review having concluded that existing safeguards ‘work well’ and that ‘no evidence has been found to date that money has been diverted for unintended purposes’; and so as to ensure parity of treatment with regard to aid to Palestine and trade with Israel, in line with statements of the Taoiseach, the actions he has taken to limit trade with Israel in a comparative manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53480/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to secure the release of Palestinian people interned by Israel in administrative detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53481/23]

United Nations

Matt Carthy

136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason Ireland abstained on the UN General Assembly resolution which called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights in accordance with previous Security Council resolutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53733/23]

United Nations

Matt Carthy

137. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the UN General Assembly resolutions and UN Security Council resolutions that Ireland has voted on that called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights, the dates of each resolution and the position taken by Ireland in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53734/23]

Naval Service

Matt Carthy

147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols scheduled and cancelled in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53455/23]

Official Travel

Matt Carthy

148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of instances where a Minister has had to make alternative travel arrangements due to an Air Corps plane being unavailable due to mechanical or staffing issues in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, by year, in tabular form; the cost associated with the alternative arrangements in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53456/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

149. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the legislative basis for mandatory selection which would compel members of the Defence Forces to serve overseas as part of an EU battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53457/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the occasions on which the Defence Forces have used a process of mandatory selection to enlist members to missions or operations in each of the years from 2000 to date in 2023; the number of members involved in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53485/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has any proposals for the Defence Forces to participate in overseas missions for which the triple-lock neutrality protection currently precludes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53486/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are proposals to deploy the German-led EU battlegroup to missions that Ireland is currently precluded due to the triple-lock neutrality protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53487/23]

Military Honours

Matt Carthy

154. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the review of the processes of awarding military medals; when he expects the review to be completed; if he intends to implement changes to the processes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53791/23]

Military Honours

Matt Carthy

155. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he could utilise the same discretion that established the Independent Review Group on Jadotville to review the potential of awarding a military medal for gallantry to a person (details supplied); if he will ensure that such a review is completed before the 25th anniversary of the person's death in May 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53792/23]

School Transport

Matt Carthy

252. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with Bus Éireann to address the situation where a child whose application has been sanctioned is still waiting to be assigned transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53689/23]

An Garda Síochána

Matt Carthy

390. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number, in tabular form, of gardaí in total, and of each rank, based in County Monaghan currently, and for the end of each year 2009-2022, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53482/23]

An Garda Síochána

Matt Carthy

391. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the Garda and the stations that were operational in each Garda station in County Monaghan for each year 2009-2023 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53483/23]

Hospital Equipment

Matt Carthy

508. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 9 November 2023, which centre the two CT scanners and one MRI scanner are based in within the Cavan and Monaghan Hospital group; if a request has been made for additional MRI or CT scanners to be located at Monaghan Hospital; the status of any such request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53237/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

144. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he condemns the actions of Israel in Gaza that have resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians. [53017/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he proposes to take any measures, such as diplomatic, economic, trade, legal or political, against the Israeli Government in response to the ongoing breaches of international law by the State of Israel. [53018/23]

Northern Ireland

Matt Carthy

169. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the relevant timelines regarding the initiation of a case to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of the so-called legacy Bill adopted by the British Parliament; if he has engaged with those individuals who have taken cases; and if Government intends to take an inter-state case on this issue. [52835/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with the Government of South Africa; and if he has sought to join its referral of the situation in Palestine to the International Criminal Court. [52836/23]

Consular Services

Matt Carthy

208. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he proposes to open a new consulate in Australia. [52838/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Matt Carthy

214. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he has had with his European counterparts in relation to the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. [52834/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

224. 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. [52837/23]

International Relations

Matt Carthy

246. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs about Ireland’s diplomatic relationship with the state of Qatar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52939/23]

Official Engagements

Matt Carthy

247. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the meetings and engagements that he and his Department have had with the state of Qatar in 2023; any proposals for further meetings or engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52940/23]

Housing Schemes

Matt Carthy

396. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the supports available for the refurbishment of vacant agricultural buildings with a view to bringing them into residential use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52954/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Carthy

40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if public procurement rules allow for the exclusion of companies based in a state that is under investigation by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. [52358/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Matt Carthy

70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if public procurement rules allow for the exclusion of companies that are complicit in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. [52357/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Matt Carthy

97. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to make a statement on the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. [52223/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Matt Carthy

98. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding that has been provided by the Irish Government to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan; the purpose of this funding; if he intends to provide additional funding for these purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52224/23]

Humanitarian Aid

Matt Carthy

99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any meetings or engagements in respect of the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan; the detail and outcome of any such meeting or engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52225/23]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Matt Carthy

122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 28 September 2023, if he has reverted to the Local Government Management Agency with feedback on the draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments in order to permit local authorities to install CCTV cameras in the vicinity of bottle banks and other waste collection locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52274/23]

Horticulture Sector

Matt Carthy

321. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has proposals to amend planning laws to permit the excavation of peat for horticulture purposes in tandem with efforts to determine alternatives to the use of peat by the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/23]

Agriculture Industry

Matt Carthy

442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to allow the mushroom sector to source peat from within the State while it continues to identify potential alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52106/23]

International Protection

Matt Carthy

507. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to use a property (details supplied) for the purpose of emergency accommodation for people seeking international protection; if so, the public engagement and consultation that has been conducted in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52273/23]

Trade Relations

Matt Carthy

58. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of dual-use items or military goods approved for export to Israel in each of the years 2019 to date; and if he will direct the trade licensing and control unit within his Department to refuse export licence applications for dual-use items and military goods to Israel, given the ongoing breaches of international humanitiarian law and ongoing war crimes committed by Israel. [51442/23]

Job Losses

Matt Carthy

62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he has engaged with the management of a company (detail supplied) in respect of their announced intention to close facilities at Monaghan and Lough Egish; and whether he has made any efforts to protect these sites from closure. [51441/23]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

Matt Carthy

101. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the guidance provided to the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund regarding industries, sectors or otherwise, which it is prohibited from investing in. [51425/23]

Legislative Measures

Matt Carthy

126. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will facilitate the progress of the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 to Committee Stage as a matter of priority. [51424/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

162. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel of each rank who have signed up to participate in the EU Battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51694/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

163. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will review the decision to withdraw Defence Forces troops from the UNDOF UN peace keeping mission in Golan Heights, considering the increased tensions in that region and the poor sign-up of Defence Forces personnel in the EU Battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51695/23]