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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (12 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parking Provision (12 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure 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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Offices (12 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 608. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 609. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 648. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 672. To ask 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]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: I want to touch briefly on the fact that in advance of the full European Council, the Agriculture and Fisheries Council will discuss the first year implementation of the CAP strategic plans based on reports from the Commission and the Presidency. I imagine the Minister for agriculture is grateful that it will be based on information to be received from his Department. If it were based on...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: It is important that this House talks about migration because there is a conversation taking place in every community, possibly around every dinner table, and we know that some of that conversation has been influenced by distortion and exaggeration and, in some instances, downright lies that have been disseminated by what can only be described as nasty actors, particularly online. We must...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: -----or fail those communities we represent.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: We will hold you accountable, just as the people will get their chance to hold everybody who votes in this no-confidence motion accountable when the opportunity arises. I will vote no confidence tonight.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: We have learned one thing very clearly today. It is that this Government does not like being held to account, most of all, by Sinn Féin.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: What we have seen are snobbery and condescension, which are the hallmarks of a century-old cosy cartel that does not like to be challenged on its failures, especially by those it looks down on, that is, those who broke its golden circle which tolerated and, in fact, often rewarded incompetence. However, the Government has failed and it will be challenged on its failures. Confronted by its...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: -----and from what we have heard this evening, they will not get it. This Government and this Minister are completely out of touch with how crime and antisocial behaviour have affected communities. We know the impact of these failures. We have heard of the incidences of crime on our streets; the random attacks; the workers afraid of leaving late in the evening; the no-go areas in our...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: When that does not happen, somebody must be held to account. When riots erupted, the Minister allowed gardaí to be sent out unprepared and under-resourced. We all saw the footage of gardaí isolated trying to fend off attackers.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: They deserve better than that. That is a political failure and that failure is on the Minister. In the immediate aftermath of those failures-----

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: -----the Minister tried to tell us that control was not lost in the city, just as for months before that, she had told us that Dublin city centre was safe. No amount of mud-slinging by the Government will take away from the facts of its failure. There are fewer gardaí on our streets and fewer Garda stations in our communities than there were when Fine Gael came to power 12 year ago.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: Coupled with that, the Government has fundamentally changed how our communities are policed. When I was growing up, everyone knew the local gardaí and the local gardaí knew everyone.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: People felt safer.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: That is no longer the case. The population has increased and our towns have grown. In response, Fine Gael has closed Garda stations and reduced Garda numbers. Its members do not like to hear it but those are the facts. It cannot continue. We called on the Minister to resign; she did not do so. We cannot continue with a Minister for Justice who has allowed our communities to feel...