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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Finally, Deputy Murphy touched on the communities that lost an amenity, particularly a hotel, for what was described at the time as a temporary emergency provision. There is one in my own constituency, a hotel. This is going back to 2018, when a hotel was overnight turned into emergency accommodation and the local community rallied and supported those who have been there ever since. At...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Deputy Murphy has approximately 10 seconds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Okay, thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I would ask the Minister to note that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: Can I get I agreement from the committee that the Minister's opening statement will be placed on the website? Agreed. The Minister and his officials will easily get a sense we could have been here for at least the same amount of time again. We appreciate the Minister's engagement and his frank responses. Hopefully, written responses to those questions that were unanswered or where the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I am talking specifically about companies that are registered in tax havens, for example, as opposed to other EU states.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: The Minister talked about some of the mechanisms in place as regards companies that are receiving funds. Does the Department still use intermediaries for sourcing beds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: International Protection Accommodation Service: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I suppose the inference is that-----

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 22. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of a new children’s disability respite centre in Monaghan; the additional respite places that will be available in the new centre; whether the current respite centre will close before or after the new centre is delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49903/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to amend legislation regarding penalties for driving under the influence of drink and/ or drugs; if he intends that any proposed changes will include provision to extend the permissible time frame for obtaining alcohol samples to up to 12 hours post-incident, in line with standards in other jurisdictions, and facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; the reasons for the delay in delivery thus far; if she will ensure that this development is expedited considering the pressures on the school at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49916/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for Garda vetting in the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50344/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the targeted timeframe in which applications for Garda vetting are to be processed; the number of applications processed within that timeframe in the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50345/25]

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: I join with the Minister in unreservedly condemning the deplorable and disgusting racist attacks that we have seen over the past weeks and months. I welcome this debate, first as an opportunity to make that point but also because it provides an opportunity to address the reality that immigration needs to be managed, and to recognise that the Government has largely failed to do that. When...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the total number of personnel in 2019; and the current total number of personnel. [48882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the required number of nurses, doctors and dentists required by the Army nursing service to operate at full capacity; the number in 2020; and the current number.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48883/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to increase the amount of PET plastic recycled in Ireland. [48879/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (18 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has engaged with the European Union or international partners on the collection and reporting of data which will facilitate the collating of data on the quantities of PET plastic which are recycled domestically and exported. [48878/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCSE carries out risk assessments such as to identify flight risks of children in determination of SNA allocations to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49408/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2025)

Matt Carthy: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of risk assessments carried out by the NCSE in advance of the determination of SNA allocations, in total and per county, for each year since 2020-2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49409/25]