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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: On the six months, the current median processing time is 14 months. Is there something big happening in the Department? Is there a new building under construction that will cater for all the staff that will be in a position to change the median time? This is the median time, so we have to assume a number of applications are taking much longer than 14 months. We should bring the maximum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: I would appreciate that because we have a member of the committee who knows the challenges for a Government of inserting timeframes into legislation without the ability to meet them. I will let Dr. Lannon in in a minute. In fact, I would describe it as the height of legislative stupidity. We are doing this because, as I said, a Government made a decision to sign up to a pact to which there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: I would appreciate that. I thank Ms O’Keeffe and I do appreciate that my comments are broadly political, so I do not expect her to touch on them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: I will come back to that. Dr. Lannon wanted to touch on a point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: On that note, I thank all our witnesses for being here. I understand there are constraints in dealing with a general scheme of a Bill that is so wide in scope. We will be back next week to agree it. I propose that we publish all the opening statements on the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I will clarify one point. My role as Chair is to ensure that all members get the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: Of the 19 who are still missing, what age profiles would they have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: We have a couple of minutes if any member wishes to come back in. I call Deputy Ó Súilleabháin.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his engagements regarding the Common Agricultural Policy post-2027. [54992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 698. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54935/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 699. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in each of the past five years and to date in 2025 who applied to rejoin the Gardaí, the number who were accepted back, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54936/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 700. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total membership of the Garda Reserve, and the number who volunteered time, in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 701. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals to reinvigorate the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54942/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 702. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the WTE civilian allocation to An Garda Síochána in the years 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54943/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 703. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of judges in each court in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the recommendations he has received with regard to increasing the size of the judiciary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 704. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the WTE staffing of the Irish Prison Service; the allocation and expenditure related to such, in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54945/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 705. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount allocated for compensation for personal injuries criminally inflicted in the years 2020 to date; and the amount expended, in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54946/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the delivery of a domestic violence refuge in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55431/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 721. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the delivery of a domestic violence refuge in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55432/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: 731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken further to the imposition of disease control measures following a suspected case of avian influenza in the North of Ireland; the compensation available to farmers should a cull be mandated in the South; the timeframe in which impacted farmers could be expected to be paid any such compensation under such...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Oct 2025)

Matt Carthy: The Tánaiste recently launched a joint framework on the legacy of the Troubles with the British Secretary of State. We hope that will provide a route to bring about truth and justice for the many people affected by conflict-related tragedies. Would the Tánaiste be willing to work with Members of this House to establish an independent, time-bound, historical inquiries unit in this...