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Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: -----be here later? SLAPP suits, which is I think what this section deals with, are of course an abhorrent attempt to place fear of financial ruin particularly on ordinary people or to scare off media outlets that might have a limited budget from taking part in either public life or public discourse. They have no place in a democracy. There cannot be selective prohibition of freedom of...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: May I speak about the amendment?

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: I fully support this amendment. It is restrictive in terms of allowing people to go through the Circuit Court to seek the identity of those behind online anonymous publications or posts. Social media in particular is one of the great advances of our time. The right to anonymity on social media can in many ways be positive and allows people to express themselves and engage in public...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: That is not agreed.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: The Bill.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: Committee Stage is not agreed. Is that in order?

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: I just wanted to let the Minister know the strength of my feelings.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (1 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of any concerns in relation to any matter that may have an implication for State security or community safety at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin prior to its closure on 11 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (1 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the competencies that will be transferred to his Department from other departments, and the timeframe within which these transfers will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21956/25]

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (Resumed) (7 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. It is always good to see a Monaghan man in charge. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Farrelly report. So many of us from all parties in the Oireachtas are just appalled by what happened to Grace but also by the failure to deliver the justice and truth she deserves through the report of the Farrelly commission. This is a very lengthy and...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (8 May 2025)

Matt Carthy: As the Minister said, the motion seeks to extend the provision for the consumption of alcohol in relevant outdoor seating as provided for in the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act for another six months until the end of November. The Act introduced changes in the law to allow for the sale and consumption of alcohol in relevant outdoor seating areas where those outdoor seating areas had...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any reviews carried out, sought or received by her Department, into contracts for international protection accommodation centres in the past five years; if any value for money reviews were carried out into contracts for the provision of IPAS centres in the past five years; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 146. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth given the HIQA overview report on the first year of inspecting international protection accommodation centres, published on 5 March 2025, found that 56% of centres inspected did not have effective governance and management arrangements in place, had poor, or no, reporting systems, and that 35% of staff across...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average turnaround time for a passport renewal, by paper and online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2 of 9 April and 238 of 1 April 2025, if the European Commission requires the permission of the European Council to commission a review as to Israels compliance with its human rights obligations under the EU Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 3 and 5 of 9 April 2025, if the referenced United Nations General Assembly resolution, co-sponsored by Ireland, which seeks to implement the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, distinguished between the trade of goods and services with Israels illegal settlements in Palestine; and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 228. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 58, 3 and 5 of 9 April 2025, if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding Irelands €9.4 million investments via the ISIF in eight companies, given the outline he provided of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 257. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of new Eircodes sought within each county in respect of buildings for which another Eircode already existed in each of the years 2020-2024 and to-date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19194/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Regulatory Bodies (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 270. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to review the efficacy of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) or if he intends to bring forward legislation that will enhance any powers of the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Apr 2025)

Matt Carthy: 353. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 18 February 2025, if the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) record the addresses of members of the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20895/25]