Results 541-560 of 11,413 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: Have any been cancelled? Will the Minister of State look into the case I asked about?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister. I join with him in expressing our condolences to the family, friends and Garda colleagues of Garda Kevin Flatley. The outpouring of grief we have seen from his local community points to the fact that Garda Flatley represented all that is good about An Garda Síochána and its membership. Regarding the new Garda Commissioner, I agree with the Minister that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: That is important, and it is regrettable that we have a situation where senior gardaí are saying - if not on the record, then letting it be known - that the position is not tenable for them. Those issues must be addressed. What the public at large wants to see is an improvement in Garda visibility in their communities. We need a clear plan for putting more gardaí, particularly...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount that was spent on IPAS accommodation in 2024; the projected spend on IPAS accommodation in 2025; the plans he has to initiate a value for money review into contracts for the provision of IPAS accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24688/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: The Minister of State knows there has been massive profiteering in the provision of accommodation for those seeking asylum. People have become millionaires overnight providing what is sometimes unsuitable accommodation in what I would call a deeply flawed system, while many communities have lost vital local amenities, including hotels. Will the Minister of State outline the total amount of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: I have been raising the issue of profiteering within the IPAS system since I was an MEP almost a decade ago. I raised it as a member of the Committee of Public Accounts. The Minister of State said we spent €1 billion on IPAS accommodation last year. What he did not say was that most of that money was paid to private operations. He did not answer the question as to whether he agreed...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the selection competition for identifying and recommending to the Government a person for appointment as Garda Commissioner has commenced; if he expects that a new Garda Commissioner will be in place when the extension of the current Commissioner's contract ends on 1 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: The selection competition for identifying and recommending to the Government a person for appointment as Garda Commissioner has been delayed as a result of the Government's failure to enact the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act. This is a crucially important position in our society and particularly in our policing services. Will the Minister give an assurance to the Dáil that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of his recent meeting with a family (details supplied); if a public inquiry will be established, as mandated by the Dáil on two separate occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24760/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to introduce a standard structured form of consultation with communities in relation to the location of IPAS centres; his plans for the introduction of criteria to ensure IPAS centres are not located in areas already lacking in services or experiencing deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Provision (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the detail of any reviews or reports into the impact of the accommodation recognition payment on the private rental sector that he has sought or received since the transfers of functions in relation to migration to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality given there were only 700 community gardaí in the State at the end of 2024, compared with 1,113 at the end of 2011, despite an increase in the population over the same period, what plans are in place to increase the number of community gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on his Department’s consultations on the recommendation of the review group on the Offences Against the State Act 1939; when he will bring forward legislation based on the recommendations of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24764/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been rejected as a patient by CAMHS; if she will ensure they are admitted into the CAMHS system as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24756/25]

Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: Decades of failures by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Governments to plan for the expansion of key water, wastewater and electricity infrastructure is part of the reason the same Governments have failed to get to grips with the housing crisis. I asked the then Minister for housing, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, about these issues in 2023. Typical to form, he denied there was a problem at all. He...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unitised beds in Monaghan Hospital, by category. [24144/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure adequate service levels. [24145/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (13 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 262. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the actions he has taken, or engagement with his cabinet colleagues with regard to ensuring compliance with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the appropriate bodies to ensure the provision of a bus shelter in Emyvale, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24477/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 841. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the charter flight that departed to Georgia on 30 April 2025, the total cost of the flight; the total length of time each passenger spent in the State from their arrival until their departure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23179/25]