Results 1,461-1,480 of 10,843 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the work of inter-departmental groups tasked by Government with taking forward policy and operational planning regarding Ireland's holding of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2026; the policy areas he views as priorities.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19724/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the elections Ireland has participated as a candidate in the United Nations since 2002; the outcome of such elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19727/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the international organisations that Ireland is currently considering or in the process of joining on the basis of full membership or otherwise, for example, observer membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19728/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his proposals regarding reform of the United Nations institutions, in particular the UN Security Council and the use of a veto by the permanent five members; the engagements he has had in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of appointments available for urgent passport renewal in Cork, Dublin and London, by month, in each of the years 2019, 2023 and 2024, by month; the number of which were availed of, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19730/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and roles of local staff employed in Irish missions abroad, by mission; the associated cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19731/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and cost of staff within his Department not currently posted abroad, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and cost of staff posted abroad, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19733/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average number of staff in Irish diplomatic missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of attaché's posted in overseas missions, by policy area and by mission, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19735/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional funding provided to facilitate the opening of new diplomatic missions in 2023 and 2024, by capital/current and by mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19736/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the current fleet of armoured personnel carriers; the year they were acquired; the number of which have completed mid-life retrofit; his plans to acquire new or additional APCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19716/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number and type of aircraft in the Air Corps fleet; his plans to acquire additional aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19717/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 9 April 2024, if any Irish Defence Forces personnel took part in any of the secondary tasks of Operation Irini; if so, which tasks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19718/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (30 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he sought access to Gaza ahead of his recent visit to Egypt and Jordan; the reason his itinerary did not include engaging with Palestinian officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19124/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (30 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt capital works at grassroots sports facilities from VAT or introduce a rebate scheme in order to ensure that clubs get the maximum benefit from sports capital grants and other funding sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19120/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Visa Agreements (30 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 272. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of an issue impacting upon non-EU citizens working in Ireland whereby they are unable to secure appointments to apply for Schengen area visas; if he has engaged with relevant EU Member State embassies in Ireland or his EU counterparts in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19121/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 17 January 2023, the current status regarding the proposed permanent extension at a school (details supplied) to comprise of a three-classroom SEN base, five additional classrooms, two special education tuition rooms, one music room, one textiles room, one science laboratory and preparation room,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (30 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the local authority development levies waiver does not include group water scheme connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19126/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the funding scheme that provides funding for communal facilities at a level of €7,500 per unit of accommodation delivered under CAS, considering the current model of funding per unit discriminates against smaller developments (details supplied) despite the fact that the need for communal facility can...