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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe in which he intends to publish a draft scheme in relation to his proposals to remove the triple lock neutrality protection; and if he intends to conduct both a public consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny. [22044/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Naval Service; the strength as of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the current strength of the service; the number of personnel required under level of ambition 2; and the current number of ships that can simultaneously be put to sea. [22124/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence where he intends to deploy Irish troops in the event that he is successful in progressing legislation that would remove the triple lock neutrality protection, considering the Government has withdrawn from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, peacekeeping mission due to capacity constraints. [22123/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Measures (16 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the further consultation he intends to carry out regarding the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024. [22043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress he has made on ending the blanket exclusion of members of the Defence Forces from the protections of the working time directive. [22046/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of volunteers secured to participate in an EU battle group. [22047/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Measures (16 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe in which he expects to conclude considerations regarding the need for further legislation to strengthen safeguards in relation to former members of the Defence Forces selling their expertise. [22045/24]

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, which saw 15,000 Palestinians killed and some three quarters of a million more expelled. The seven and a half decades since then have been marked, on the one hand, by the repeated breach by Israel of international laws and, on the other, by the failure of the international community to hold that state accountable for those breaches. The world,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the Palestine women's national soccer team to Ireland and commend Bohemian Football Club on hosting the squad for their match this evening. What does it say about the Minister's party's record that after 13 years in government, families are forced to go onto the media to beg for the services to which their children with disabilities are legally entitled. Recently, another...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: All of that would count for something if this problem had just emerged in the past number of weeks or months.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: This problem has been getting steadily worse under this Government. For all of the task forces and all of the reviews proposed by the Minister, there are immediate solutions that need to be implemented. Deputies Cullinane and Tully and other members of the Opposition have told the Government what they are. Most importantly, the families of the children involved and the professionals...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the passport service contacting witnesses to passport applications on weekends when the persons commonly used as witnesses, such as GPs, may be inaccessible; his proposals to ensure this does not unnecessarily result in new witness forms being sought, thereby unduly delaying the processing of applications; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the new Garda roster resulting in members who witness passport applications being unavailable over multiple subsequent days and that this is leading to applicants being obliged to submit new witness forms and unduly delaying the processing of applications; his proposals to address the matter; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 14 February 2024, if Irish election monitors observed the 2023 Turkish general election; the related findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22059/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his proposals to support veterans' associations; the progress made implementing related recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22055/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the work of the working group established to review the process of awarding medals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22056/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the number of personnel required under level of ambition 2 of the Commission on the Defence Forces; the total current number of personnel in the Permanent Defence Force; his targets for net recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22057/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to meet the capital allocation required to meet level of ambition 2 as outlined by the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: That is precisely what is going to lead to conflict and delay. What I find staggering about the Green Party Ministers, supported by all accounts by their Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael counterparts, is that they seem completely oblivious to the realities on the ground. If EirGrid pursues its current trajectory the only thing to be delivered will be court cases, delays, frustration and the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the meetings he has had, and-or the briefings he has received, in respect of the North-South Interconnector. [21467/24]