Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Cards

Matt Carthy

896. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the geographical areas in which it is not possible for medical card holders to get free access to vasectomies; if he will resolve this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39631/23]

Military Aircraft

Matt Carthy

21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his role in authorising the transit of military aircraft through Irish airspace, including the use of airports/fields; the role he has with regard to whether such aircraft may carry munitions; the actions taken to ensure that any stipulations in relation to such transit are complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37451/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Matt Carthy

22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he had with his European counterparts regarding the blockade of the Lachin corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/23]

Official Languages

Matt Carthy

38. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will support the request from the Spanish government for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be recognised as official languages of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38108/23]

Climate Change Policy

Matt Carthy

65. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount allocated to climate finance in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/23]

Departmental Budgets

Matt Carthy

193. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount allocated to climate finance in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39278/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the role of the Defence Forces in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force on the Golan Heights; whether the decision to withdraw that force will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37287/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

201. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel based at Golan Heights as part of UNDOF for each year 2013 to 2023, inclusive; the numbers currently based at Golan Heights; the proposals to retain a presence in the event of an Irish withdrawal from the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37288/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

207. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the review of the conciliation and arbitration scheme for the PDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/23]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

227. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding allocated to veterans' associations in the years 2020 to date; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39280/23]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

228. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the funding allocated to the office of veterans affairs in 2023; the amount expended; the estimated cost of fully staffing and resourcing the office, in line with the Report of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39281/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

229. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has commenced the exercise of recording working times within the Defence Forces required in advance of introducing legislation to remove their blanket exclusion from the working time directive; the intended timeframe in which it is expected to complete the exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39282/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

230. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates in the first-line reserve; the corresponding numbers in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39283/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

231. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the remuneration packages available for members of the first-line reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39284/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

232. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the first-line reserve since January 2022, the numbers within that have been enlisted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39285/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

233. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his proposals to increase the strength of the first-line reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39286/23]

Military Aircraft

Matt Carthy

256. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ever authorised an aircraft carrying cluster munitions to transit through Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37452/23]

Road Projects

Matt Carthy

397. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport whether he plans to allocate additional finance to the N2 Ardee to South of Castleblayney bypass road scheme in 2023 in order to allow the scheme to progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38870/23]

Road Projects

Matt Carthy

398. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to date in 2023 in respect of the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38871/23]

Road Projects

Matt Carthy

399. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) application in respect of the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38872/23]

Road Projects

Matt Carthy

400. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport when he will meet with members of Monaghan County Council in respect of the N2 Clontibret to the Border and the N2 Ardee to South of Castleblayney bypass road schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38873/23]

Driver Test

Matt Carthy

408. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that those applying for or renewing their driving licences will be permitted to pay in cash at NDLS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39181/23]

Departmental Data

Matt Carthy

499. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount allocated to climate finance in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39277/23]

Schools Building Projects

Matt Carthy

708. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the current status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38761/23]

Wildlife Conservation

Matt Carthy

926. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the scientific rationale for the removal of four duck species from the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Orders; the engagement he has had with stakeholders in advance of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38630/23]

Wildlife Conservation

Matt Carthy

927. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the removal of four duck species from the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Orders required a statutory instrument; the legal mechanism used to remove these species, if not through statutory instrument, if there has been a public consultation mechanism before the orders were amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38631/23]

Water Supply

Matt Carthy

965. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a financial support package for households that use a private water source and must use an electric pump to access their water supply, considering the increased energy costs involved in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39287/23]

Visa Applications

Matt Carthy

1090. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the targeted processing time for visas; the average processing time in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of applications; the average processing time for a child, by visa type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37454/23]

Citizenship Applications

Matt Carthy

1209. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Irish citizenship received by INIS in each month from January 2019 to August 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; the number therein of those applications in each month where acknowledgement letters have been issued to the applicant, the applications have been processed, citizenship has been granted, the application was refused, the application remains undecided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Matt Carthy

1335. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to climate finance in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39276/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Matt Carthy

1833. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive occupational therapy and speech and language supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38832/23]

Departmental Data

Matt Carthy

27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 20 June 2023, if, in the case of each embassy, consulate, representative office or mission to multilateral institutions, the property is owned by the State; if so, the year it was purchased and the associated cost or, in the case of rental properties, the cost associated with each such instance in 2022. [35852/23]

European Union

Matt Carthy

28. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparatory work under way in relation to Ireland assuming the Presidency of the European Union in 2026; his intended approach regarding engagement with the public, civil society, ministerial colleagues and other stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35853/23]

Ukraine War

Matt Carthy

30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the decision of the United States Government to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine; the status of the treaty that called for the ban of cluster bombs, agreed in Dublin on 28 May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35915/23]

Consular Services

Matt Carthy

42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if embassies of European Union member states are required to provide consular services, including emergency travel documents, to Irish citizens in third countries where Ireland does not have an embassy; the course of action advisable to Irish citizens in such an instance where such an embassy has refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36065/23]

Industrial Development

Matt Carthy

389. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the decision to employ an IDA business development consultant in Israel, considering the ongoing breaches of international law by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36384/23]

Maternity Leave

Matt Carthy

952. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will amend the relevant legislation in order that any woman who is undergoing cancer treatment during their maternity leave can defer their maternity leave until their necessary illness leave period has concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35846/23]

Maternity Leave

Matt Carthy

988. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to allow women who receive a cancer diagnosis to postpone the taking of maternity leave while they undergo treatment and are in recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35849/23]

Medical Cards

Matt Carthy

1134. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he proposes to ensure that there will be an automatic entitlement to a full medical card for those who receive a cancer diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35844/23]

Cancer Services

Matt Carthy

1135. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his proposals to abolish inpatient charges for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35845/23]

Cancer Services

Matt Carthy

1136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health is he will ensure that all patients undergoing cancer treatment will be exempt from car parking fees at their place of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/23]

Cancer Services

Matt Carthy

1137. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for a reimbursement of road toll charges for those travelling to undergo cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35848/23]

Ambulance Service

Matt Carthy

1261. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there are any further plans by representatives of the National Ambulance Service to travel to Israel; if future proposals in this regard will be re-evaluated considering the ongoing breaches of international law by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36368/23]

Health Services

Matt Carthy

1393. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received OT support since January 2023; if he will ensure that this situation is rectified as a matter of urgency, considering the impact that the removal of services has had on the person and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37060/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

31. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target for afforestation in 2023; the number of hectares of new afforestation to date; and if he intends to revise this target. [34735/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

44. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted number of forestry licences to be issued in 2023; the number of licences issued to date, by type; and if he intends to revise this target. [34736/23]

Tourism Industry

Matt Carthy

62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagements she has had with her Cabinet colleagues regarding tourism in County Monaghan. [34731/23]

Swimming Pools

Matt Carthy

83. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the national swimming strategy will be published; and if she intends to open a capital grant process for the development of public swimming pools in towns such as Carrickmacross. [34730/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Matt Carthy

68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the actions she intends to take in response to the report from a scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied). [33958/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Matt Carthy

73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will now implement the decision of Dáil Éireann in 2018 to establish an independent public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) and the actions of State agencies in respect of this case before, and subsequent to, their death. [33738/23]

Official Engagements

Matt Carthy

118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the respect engagements Government has had with the Australian government or Australian state; the proposals for upcoming engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34238/23]

Diplomatic Representation

Matt Carthy

119. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic presence that Ireland has in Australia; any proposals to expand the Government's presence in Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34239/23]

Trade Agreements

Matt Carthy

259. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of the proposed EU-Australia trade agreement, the Irish government's position in this regard, whether he has commissioned an economic evaluation of the impact that the trade agreement will make to the Irish economy and sectors therein; whether it is proposed that the agreement will include an investor-state dispute mechanism and the form that will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34225/23]

Medical Cards

Matt Carthy

693. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a long-term illness card when an ADHD assessment was submitted with the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33596/23]

Housing Provision

Matt Carthy

25. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the Cost-Rental Equity Loan, the Affordable Housing Fund and Project Tosaigh in County Monaghan in 2022, and planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size. [33001/23]

Legislative Measures

Matt Carthy

125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection when she intends to introduce legislation underpinning the provision of pensions to carers. [33004/23]

Social Welfare Code

Matt Carthy

160. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection her proposals to amend the means limits for carers allowance applicants. [33003/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Matt Carthy

46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the annual costs associated with operation of an office at the NATO buildings in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33043/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Matt Carthy

47. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the itemised cost of each contribution made to NATO Trust Funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33044/23]

Community Care

Matt Carthy

177. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) has not received OT support since January 2023; if he will ensure that this situation is rectified as a matter of urgency, considering the impact that the removal of services has had on the person and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33015/23]

EU Membership

Matt Carthy

144. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the current status of the applications for EU membership in respect of, separately, Kosovo, Georgia, Moldova, Bosnia Herzegovina, Türkiye, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia and Ukraine; the current position of the Government in respect of each application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32733/23]

School Facilities

Matt Carthy

287. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the process in which a school (details supplied) must engage in order to receive funds to facilitate the construction of a gym and social canteen space for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32264/23]

Citizenship Applications

Matt Carthy

422. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will reduce the costs for persons who have been long-term residents in Ireland to become Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32163/23]

Family Resource Centres

Matt Carthy

490. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the long-standing arrangement remains that the national FRC programme budget is a distinct budget within the Tusla Vote, with appropriate Departmental oversight, aligned to the unique policy orientation of the programme as a national community development and social inclusion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32179/23]

Family Resource Centres

Matt Carthy

491. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department retains oversight of the national FRC programme budget and its unique policy purpose, whilst devolving the operational administration of the programme to Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32180/23]

Family Resource Centres

Matt Carthy

492. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a shared understanding between his Department and Tusla in respect of the difference between the national FRC programme budget inherited by Tusla from the former Family Support Agency versus additional funding Tusla may allocate to FRCs for specified service provision aligned to the statutory objectives of Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32181/23]

Family Resource Centres

Matt Carthy

493. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the long-standing arrangement that decisions on expanding the national FRC programme either in respect of funding for existing FRCs, which is a priority, or admission of additional FRCs, remains with the Minister whereas the administration of the decision on the most appropriate geographical location of any new FRC is administered by Tusla, based on an assessment that is carried out in partnership with communities seeking an FRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32182/23]

Family Resource Centres

Matt Carthy

494. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has departed from the long-established position of providing Ministerial direction to Tusla in respect of specifying the total level of funding of the national FRC programme and direction on the admission of new FRCs to the programme; if he is aware that such position differs to that communicated by Tusla recently when a community group received funding from Tusla but was advised formally by Tusla that this funding did not form part of the national FRC programme budget and that the group could not form an FRC as the decision to expand the national FRC programme was a matter for the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32183/23]

Pharmacy Services

Matt Carthy

650. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the last date which there was a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and pharmacy contracts; when a further review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32599/23]

Pharmacy Services

Matt Carthy

651. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when he last met with (details supplied) in respect of dispensing fees and contracts, and the scope of services permitted by pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32600/23]

Pharmacy Services

Matt Carthy

652. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if he proposes to conduct a review of the scope of services provided within community pharmacies; if such a review will include consideration that minor ailments and minor illnesses be included within the scope of pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32601/23]

Human Rights

Matt Carthy

94. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent arrests by the Turkish Government of members of the HDP, Green Left Party and other opposition voices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30804/23]

Foreign Policy

Matt Carthy

100. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on Ireland’s engagement with the Arctic Council's requests for formal recognition of the State’s interest in the work of the council, observer or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31241/23]

Sustainable Development Goals

Matt Carthy

101. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the work of his Department with its counterparts in Qatar relating to a political declaration on the social development goals to be jointly published in September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31253/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland’s participation in NATO Partnership for Peace; the status of Ireland’s Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme; the engagements he has had in relation to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31240/23]

National Treasury Management Agency

Matt Carthy

233. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31243/23]

National Treasury Management Agency

Matt Carthy

234. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has invested in companies which operate and derive income from the Occupied Palestinian Territories; if such is consistent with the Irish Government policy of distinguishing between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories of the State of Palestine occupied by the State of Israel since 1967; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31244/23]

Road Projects

Matt Carthy

66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest projected timeline for completion of the N2 Clontibret-to-the-Border and the N2 Ardee-to-Castleblayney road schemes; and if he will provide additional funding for these schemes in 2023. [30078/23]

Road Projects

Matt Carthy

77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with the members of Monaghan County Council to discuss the need for additional funding in 2023 for the N2 road schemes. [30079/23]

Departmental Budgets

Matt Carthy

46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funds allocated for the purpose of climate finance in the years 2020 to date; the subhead they are allocated under; if it is his intention to allocate and account for climate finance separately from overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30061/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

55. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is currently giving consideration to Irish participation in any further common security and defence mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30062/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the current number in each; and the number in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. [29857/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his intentions regarding the acquisition of primary radar; if the Office of Government Procurement or contracts branch of the Defence Forces are actively working on such; and the process by which locations for related installations will be decided. [29858/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

88. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the proposed timeframe for the application of the Working Time Directive within the Defence Forces. [29527/23]

Naval Service

Matt Carthy

95. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when it is expected that two vessels acquired from the Royal New Zealand Navy will be brought into the service; the total crew complement required to put each vessel to sea; and the extent of territorial waters and the State's Exclusive Economic Zone these vessels are suitable to patrol. [29528/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is willing to apply the terms of reference provided by the Women of Honour group to the planned statutory inquiry into abuse and bullying in the Defence Forces. [29531/23]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]