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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 816. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive overnight respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39643/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 817. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to deliver a respite care centre for children with disabilities in County Monaghan; the timeframe in which such a centre will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39644/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 818. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current capacity of respite care in counties Cavan and Monaghan for children with disabilities; the number of children that are provided with respite care each week in these counties; his proposals to increase this capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 819. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children with disabilities on waiting lists for overnight respite care in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of those who currently receive respite care but who require more nights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39646/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 824. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial support that his Department provides to an organisation (details supplied); if he will ensure that annual operational financial support is allocated to this important centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 825. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will liaise with an organisation (details supplied) to assist in their endeavours to source a larger premises in order to meet the growing demand for its important services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39778/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 896. To ask the Minister for Health the geographical areas in which it is not possible for medical card holders to get free access to vasectomies; if he will resolve this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39631/23]

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I commend Deputy Doherty on bringing this motion to the House. If I was in the humour, I might commend the Minister on managing to spend ten minutes while avoiding the very context of the motion in his own remarks. I recall that not so long ago, on 1 September, when people realised that their petrol costs had increased by 7 cent per litre and their diesel costs by 5 cent per litre, there...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: -----that are put forward, but was a decision by Government. As one of my constituents said, it was the equivalent of the Government putting a tax on a loaf of bread. This is the thing that some people on the other side of the House do not recognise. For people in my constituency driving a car is not a luxury. It is essential for them to be able to get to work, to drive their kids to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Inquiry (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: The House will know that Shane O'Farrell was 23 years of age when he was killed in a hit-and-run on 2 August 2011 by Zigimantas Gridziuska, a known criminal who had breached several bail conditions at the time and had 42 previous convictions in three different jurisdictions. Since Shane's death, his family have sought to get the truth of why the man who killed their son was in a position to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Inquiry (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I wish to put on the record that I absolutely refute and reject that position. The O’Farrell family has been here many times before and have had 11 years or more now of words of sympathy in this House. They want to see action. I would have liked if the Minister had taken the opportunity today to agree to some small steps that could allow them, but also society at large, to get to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Inquiry (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: So the Minister would agree to a debate.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Inquiry (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: Was Zigimantas Gridziuska a Garda informer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: As we are now in public session, I will take this opportunity to wish you well, Chairman, following your announcement over the weekend. I always find that my goodwill towards Fine Gael Deputies increases once they announce their retirement. I mean it in all sincerity when I say that I hope you have a long and happy retirement, whenever the election does come.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I am known to be persuasive but I hope not in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests, Ms McCrum and her team and the Chief of Staff and his team, for being here today. I commend the Defence Forces on the ongoing operation in which they are engaged. I understand the Ranger wing is involved in a very serious and dangerous operation off the coast as we speak. I send my best wishes to all involved. In the context of today's opening statements, I have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: What will it cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: Is there a timeframe? Whatever about the immediate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I asked about the establishment figure and level of ambition 2.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: What percentage are we at with regard to level of ambition 2? What is required in additional expenditure?