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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration would be given to extending a bus route to allow for a child (details supplied) to be picked up outside their home, as had been the case some years back; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41697/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend The Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015, to allow for tenants residing in dwellings provided by local authorities under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41702/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if, following the outsourcing of children's incontinence wear to a private provider (details supplied), the HSE can compel the provider to supply the same brand that was issued by the primary care service, as opposed to the less effective product now being supplied to parents of children with complex and special needs; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her intended timeframe to implement an effective rural proofing model as committed in the ‘Our Rural Future’ policy. [41278/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are rules in place in respect of the rents charged by approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41536/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (26 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if approved housing bodies can apply ‘key money’ or entrance charges to new residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41537/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government intends to take legal action to the European Court of Human Rights in response to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill adopted by the British Parliament. [41427/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: Our first question is simply to ask the Tánaiste if he will give us an update on the Government's consideration of taking legal action on the British Government's so-called legacy Bill.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Tánaiste for the answer. As he rightly says, this is one of the few issues now on which there is absolute political agreement across all political parties, not only in the North but across the island. The Bill clearly and very blatantly reneges on the commitment to implement legacy mechanisms agreed in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement, of which of course the Irish...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Tánaiste. This is not just about political instincts, although political considerations are important. It is crucial that the Irish Government sends a very strong message internationally as to the seriousness with which we take the British Government's actions. There are also practical rationales. As the Tánaiste will know, six families of victims have already...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he proposes to take further to his visit to Palestine and Israel; and if such actions will include the recognition of the state of Palestine. [41428/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: We followed very closely the Tánaiste's recent visit to the Middle East. He will have read the commentary that arose during that visit. On foot of that visit, what actions does he propose the Government should take?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the Tánaiste taking the time to travel to Israel and Palestine. If I have one critique, it is that I would have liked him to have visited Gaza. I do not know if that was considered in his deliberations. Notwithstanding that, it is important that Ireland shows leadership and an interest and that the Government reflects the interest the Irish people have in seeing a lasting...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: With the focus being on the two-state solution, and then recognising that the two-state solution is becoming more and more unattainable as a result of the actions of the Israeli Government, to me point to a need for greater urgency. To repeat the point, this has to be followed by substantive actions because Ireland being considered hostile to the Israeli Government's policies is something I...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the engagements associated with his attendance at the United Nations seminar on Sustainable Development Goals. [41462/23]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I wish to be associated with every word the Ceann Comhairle has said and welcome our Ukrainian friends. Unfortunately, I was not able to meet them at the joint committee because of the timing clash with these questions, but they are very welcome to this Chamber and we are honoured to have them here. My question is to ask the Tánaiste if he will report on his engagements during his...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Tánaiste. When he was marking the UN International Day of Peace last week, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said, "Peace is needed today more than ever. War and conflict are unleashing devastation, poverty and hunger and are driving tens of millions of people from their homes. Climate chaos is all around". We know the SDGs are one of the best tools we have not...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I reiterate the point that our development aid is the advertisement of our commitment. It is where people can actually put our commitment to the SDGs to the test. Another undertaking the Government has given concerns climate financing, which runs across the responsibilities of the Departments of Foreign Affairs; Finance; Agriculture, Food and the Marine; and the Environment, Climate and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports and resources that Ireland has provided to the people of Morocco and Libya following recent natural disasters. [41460/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make a statement on the submission by the Irish Government to the International Criminal Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory; and to confirm if the submission will be published. [41458/23]