Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

International Bodies

Matt Carthy

185. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland's participation in NATO's Partnership for Peace programme; the current activities that Ireland are participating in as part of the programme; the financial cost associated with membership in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24603/23]

European Union

Matt Carthy

186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland's participation in the European Union's Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); the obligations this puts on Ireland; the financial cost associated with membership in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24604/23]

European Union

Matt Carthy

187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland's participation in each individual Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) operation of which Ireland is a part of; if such projects are time limited or indefinite in nature; the expected benefits accrued arising from participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24605/23]

European Union

Matt Carthy

188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland's participation in the Common Security and Defence Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24606/23]

Naval Service

Matt Carthy

189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the acquisition of two ships by the Irish Naval service; the cost of purchase, transport and refitting; the works that are to be carried out and timeframe for refitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24607/23]

Swimming Pools

Matt Carthy

48. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Government have received the National Swimming Strategy, and when it will be published; whether it is envisaged that this strategy will lead to the opening of the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, or a similar fund, that would allow for local authorities to develop public swimming pools in towns such as Carrickmacross. [23065/23]

Homeless Accommodation

Matt Carthy

125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children living in Department of Housing-funded emergency accommodation in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and currently. [23145/23]

Housing Provision

Matt Carthy

127. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number, separately, of social and affordable homes completed by Monaghan County Council in 2022; the targeted figure for 2023; the corresponding figures for approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23144/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current capacity of the Defence Forces to ensure the territorial integrity of Irish airspace; his proposals to increase this capacity, and the details of any arrangements with other states to monitor or enter Irish airspace for military or defence purposes. [23112/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

2. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will accede to the wishes of the Women of Honour that any internal appointee to the oversight board be "vetted" for "appropriateness" by an Oireachtas committee, such desire reflecting the group's particular experience within the organisation and its culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23113/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the current number and type of ships within the naval fleet; the current number and type of aircraft operated by the Air Corps; and the current plans for capital acquisitions in each instance. [22813/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

20. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his engagements with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the work of the Inter-Departmental Working Group relating to service limits for Commissioned Officers and senior Non-Commissioned Officer ranks; and if he intends to amend the mandatory retirement ages applicable to members of the Defence Forces. [22817/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his response to criticisms of the draft terms of references for a statutory inquiry into abuse within the Defence Forces; if he will amend the draft terms of reference; and if he will engage with stakeholders such as the Women of Honour group before doing so. [22815/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

33. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail both the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22816/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

44. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to implement the working time directive within the Defence Forces. [22814/23]

Special Educational Needs

Matt Carthy

92. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education her plans to establish further ASD units in schools in County Monaghan. [22818/23]

Schools Building Projects

Matt Carthy

102. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of the application for capital funding under the additional school accommodation scheme by a college (details supplied) in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22819/23]

International Relations

Matt Carthy

134. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his and his Department’s recent engagements with the Belarusian government, including with embassy officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22457/23]

International Relations

Matt Carthy

135. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the sanctions that currently apply to the government of Belarus or which have been applied to individual Belarusian citizens; the actions taken by the Government to enforce such sanctions in Ireland; if further sanctions are under active consideration at an EU level; the position of the Government on such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22458/23]

International Relations

Matt Carthy

136. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the detention of political activists, politically motivated trials and liquidation of non-governmental organisations in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/23]

Passport Services

Matt Carthy

137. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average length of time it currently takes to check the validity of documents in relation to a passport application; the rules or targets related to such; when such rules or targets were adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22460/23]

Air Corps

Matt Carthy

138. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government secured legal advice that an agreement with the British government in respect of the operation of RAF aircraft in Irish airspace did not require Oireachtas approval; when such advice was last received; if there are plans to seek updated advice on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22476/23]

European Union

Matt Carthy

148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress made implementing the EU Strategic Compass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22789/23]

European Union

Matt Carthy

149. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress made developing an EU Hybrid Toolbox; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22790/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has contacted the Israeli government in response to the demolition of the EU-funded school in Jubbet Adh Dhib in the occupied Palestinian territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22792/23]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request the EU to demand compensation from the Israeli government in response to the demolition of the EU-funded school in Jubbet Adh Dhib in the occupied Palestinian territory by the IDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22793/23]

North-South Interconnector

Matt Carthy

165. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the north-south interconnector is still considered an EU project of common interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22504/23]

Air Corps

Matt Carthy

191. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the types of flights and missions the Air Corps CASA CN 235s are suitable for and engage in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22467/23]

Air Corps

Matt Carthy

192. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the flights flown by the Air Corps Learjet 45 in April 2023; the downtime or maintenance periods, if any, arising from such flights or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22468/23]

Air Corps

Matt Carthy

193. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the flights flown by the Air Corps CASA CN 235s in April 2023; the downtime or maintenance periods, if any, arising from such flights or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22469/23]

Air Corps

Matt Carthy

195. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current capabilities of the Defence Forces to monitor or intercept hostile aircraft in Irish airspace; if there are proposals to improve or expand on that capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

196. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the Defence Forces' response to the presence of four Russian vessels inside the Irish EEZ, including the vessels Admiral Grigorovich and The Kama; the timeframe the vessels were inside the Irish EEZ; the monitoring operation that was undertaken; if the reason for the presence of these vessels is known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22477/23]

Air Corps

Matt Carthy

197. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the aircraft owned by the Irish Defence Forces; the year in which each aircraft was manufactured; the year it was purchased by the Defence Forces; the capabilities of each aircraft; the original cost of purchase; and the estimated annual cost of maintenance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22478/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his intentions regarding the implementation the Working Time Directive; his proposed timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22786/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

201. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the allowances available to members of the Defence Forces for serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22787/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who served overseas in the years 2017 to date; the average length of the deployment; by Air Corps, Naval Service and Army, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22788/23]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]