Results 441-460 of 10,843 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Intercountry Adoptions (21 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 549. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the case of a person (details supplied); the procedure of naturalisation in circumstances in which a child from another country is adopted by Irish parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (21 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the planned timeline for delivering vulnerability assessments, full right to access employment, the ability to apply for driver licences and bank accounts for persons resident in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16935/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (21 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 682. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to sign the statutory instrument required to reduce GMS prescription charges by 50c to €1.50 for all medical card holders as outlined in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16934/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if women who donate breast milk for use by the health services are now required to undertake a blood test; if the cost of such blood tests is covered by the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a revision to the Covid-19 restrictive guidelines as they pertain to agriculture marts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17024/20]

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: It appears to me that the Taoiseach went to Brussels and his intention was to agree whatever transpired regardless of the cost. The big losers in the deal announced are farmers and rural communities not just in Ireland but across the European Union. I found the Taoiseach's defence of what is a 9% cut in the Common Agricultural Policy budget pathetic. To suggest that the overall CAP budget...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: As we are speaking about public transport, the Tánaiste might be aware there is an issue with public and private bus operators in counties like my own, which do not have a rail network at all. Is the Tánaiste aware some local authorities are now putting in place additional restrictions on bus operators with respect to pick-up spots along main roads? We are trying to promote the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: In March, I wrote to the then Ministers for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Transport, Tourism and Sport, and the then Taoiseach as bus operators in my county of Monaghan raised with me the huge concerns that were likely to arise as a result of the restrictions. At that point, it was very clear that bespoke solutions would be required to support bus operators. Those bespoke...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grant funding allocated to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for 2015 to 2020. [18620/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount by which the grant requested by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission increased; if correspondence, reports, briefings or materials relating to the reason such requests were granted or not for the period 2015 to 2020 will be provided. [18621/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding provided by his Department or via bodies it funds for farm safety week in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18846/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver theory tests scheduled, passed and failed by category and by quarter in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [18833/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Properties (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department owns a folio (details supplied); if so, when the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; the reason the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; if they are not in Departmental ownership, the reason the Land Registry indicates they are; if it will be rectified; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a scheme in which a HAP-type payment can be made to parents whose adult children that qualify for HAP reside or return to the family dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18868/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable houses he plans to deliver by year in County Monaghan over the course of the Programme for Government; and if he will provide his definition of affordable. [18266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend the tenant purchase scheme to allow for tenants residing in dwellings acquired under Part 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18867/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he plans to take to allow for effected parties to resume operations with regard to the Supreme Court ruling of 1 July 2020 striking down a provision under section 177 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 allowing for substitute consent; if he will provide each report, briefing and item of correspondence in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulations in place to ensure that new housing developments ensure access to adequate childcare facilities; the position regarding housing developments (details supplied) in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19060/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 651. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff at each grade based at each Department office in tabular form. [18834/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 652. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU funds allocated to Ireland for the European agriculture guarantee fund in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the amount of unspent funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18835/20]