Results 101-120 of 11,413 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: The answer was given by the Minister for higher education who said fees are going up.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: They are going to college in September. The budget is not until October.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Aid (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an outline of the findings of the report of the civil legal aid review group, which has indicated that he has received the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36599/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Aid (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: The Minister will know there is significant concern in the legal profession and elsewhere on the time it has taken for the civil legal aid review group to complete its work. I understand he has now received the report from that group. Can the Minister give us an outline of the findings of the report which he previously cited in response to me and could he give an indication of when that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Aid (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: As the Minister may recall, my interest in this matter comes from several different angles but particularly as a result of work I have done with women, predominantly, who have sought protection or barring orders and have tried to secure legal representation under the civil legal aid entitlements but cannot get legal representation. The Minister told me this would be considered in the context...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Aid (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: What the Minister has described to me sounds like many further delays. For these women in particular, I want to know if this is going to be addressed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Aid (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: I understand there are processes involved but this is three years in the making and now the Minister is talking about consultation processes. He must put himself in the shoes of those who want to secure a barring order or a civil protection order but currently cannot get legal representation. If they were listening to two politicians talk about process, the Minister can imagine the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Deportation Orders (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual percentage of those who received a final negative decision on their international protection application who left Ireland within 30 days and who provided authorities with documentary evidence that they had left within three days of arrival in their home country, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Deportation Orders (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: The Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, will know there is a sense that the enforcement of negative decisions within the international protection system is not working. I would appreciate it if he could outline to the House the percentage of those who received final negative decisions who voluntarily left Ireland within the 30-day period and subsequently provided authorities with evidence that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Deportation Orders (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: I am just not sure whether the Minister of State has actually answered the question. In respect of the numbers he provided on voluntary returns - 934 and 885, if I noted them correctly - can he confirm that the people notified the authorities with the appropriate documentation within three days of having voluntarily left? Could he give a breakdown differentiating between those who made...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Deportation Orders (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: It would be useful if the Minister of State explained to the House the process for tracking and monitoring those who receive a final negative decision to ensure they leave Ireland as required. How many people are now in the State who have received a final negative decision but who have not left voluntarily, even if they have indicated an intention to do so? It is important to know how many...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: There can be variation in the numbers going in to each intake but the one thing that is very clear is that in no intake at the Garda College was there as many trainees as the college had capacity to train. At no stage did 200 or even close to 200 attest. In some cases, the figures were far below that. The difficulty is that the Government has been talking for quite some time now about...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: Will there be five intakes this year or next year in the Garda College? He might also indicate if there are plans to increase the capacity to allow intakes of 250 trainees. Has the Minister examined the impact of the rate of payment of the Garda training allowance? We know there was an increase but where the very changes he has referred to in the age profile of those joining the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number in each intake of gardaí, and the number who attested, in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36637/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: I ask the Minister the number of gardaí in each intake, the number who attested over the previous three years and if he will make a statement on that. I also ask him to refer to the potential of reaching the target of 1,000 new recruits this year.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Local Community Safety Partnerships (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will sign the regulations to establish community safety partnerships, as provided for in the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Agreements (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of opt-ins under Article 3 and under Article 4 of Protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in each year since the introduction of the protocol, including to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline his plans for further increasing the Garda training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36603/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish an historical investigations unit to allow for independent police investigation into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill-treatment, as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí at each level in An Garda Síochána from trainee Garda to Commissioner who, prior to joining An Garda Síochána, had served in police services of other states, including specifying which police service, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...