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Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (18 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: Hear, hear.

Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (18 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: I have often said that our farmers deserve three things: fair prices, a fair CAP, and fair play. On all three, successive Governments have failed. On prices, we still have the diktats coming from factories and retailers, and we have never got a stranglehold on the conglomerate interests that are controlling the prices received. On CAP, we now have a situation where farmers are receiving...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he intends to review the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension, with a view to increasing the current means limit of €100 which has remained unchanged for several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62134/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his proposed timeframe for abolishing the means test for carers allowance applicants. [62133/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe to introduce legislation to place the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62436/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe in which he expects to receive a report of the Law Reform Commission regarding the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; the timeframe for when it will be published; the format and timeframe of arising stakeholder consultation in relation to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe for when he expects to hear the considerations of the High Court following on from the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 2 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62438/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 9 October 2025, and the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 2 October 2025, if individuals will now be entitled to compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal for pain and suffering; the basis upon which access to such will be i.e. the 2004...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 9 October 2025, if the information regarding the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process; the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 381. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 22 October 2025, if the response to the question regarding whether a company which operates international protection accommodation at a site (details supplied) are facing legal proceedings under the Fire Services Act in relation to taking water by tanker from a fire hydrant, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 386. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 699 of 14 October 2025, regarding 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. [62682/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 387. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1548 of 8 September 2025, if the information regarding the average time in each of the past five years between application to join An Garda Síochána and attestation is now available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62683/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 388. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1688 of 8 September 2025, if the information requested regarding the number of planned physical interventions that is, incidents of planned use of force that took place in the years 2022 to date, by prison and location of the intervention in each prison for example, cell, yard, landing,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Sector (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 731 of 14 October 2025, the date he began to prepare a tender to procure the services of a firm with specialised knowledge of the poultry industry to compile poultry valuation tables to assist with calculating compensation rates; when he expects to receive same; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 403. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 731 of 14 October 2025, if all strains of avian influenza which may result in an order from his Department to cull a flock are covered by a related compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62580/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 416. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 808 of 30 September 2025, her plans to provide additional funds to the Interim Children’s Respite Centre for Monaghan to facilitate the provision and retention of emergency respite services in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); if she will ensure that the person secures orthodontic treatment as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62435/25]

Cost of Motoring: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: The question I keep asking is what this Government has against motorists and people in rural communities. People in constituencies such as Cavan-Monaghan have no choice but to use their cars to get work, do their grocery shopping and bring children to childcare or after-school activities. There is no alternative to using the car, but it is getting more and more expensive to do so. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions (12 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [52996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (12 Nov 2025)

Matt Carthy: 167. 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. [61898/25]