Cavan-Monaghan — week of Mon, 8 Sept

Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 29 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Foreign 6 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the issues outlined in detail in a publication (details supplied) is discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council and at the UN; whether measures have been introduced to counteract the persecution and displacement of Christian communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47227/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position regarding the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47335/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has put forward at EU level the urgent need to impose additional meaningful sanctions on Israel in view of the ongoing genocide being inflected on the people of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47336/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the range of sanctions imposed by the United States on the European Union have been finalised for all sectors; the measures that will be introduced to assist businesses that will be adversely affected by these sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47458/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position regarding the Mercosur trade deal; if he will ensure in all negotiations at EU level that food production in Europe is protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47550/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in replacing the legacy legislation enacted by the previous British Government; the likely timescale for agreement on new measures to deal with these very important issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47551/25]
Agriculture 5 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made regarding the reduction of severe weather impacts on critical infrastructure and essential services through the introduction of tree corridors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47234/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals that he will outline at the EU Agricultural Council in relation to the need to protect food production in Europe in discussions on the proposed Mercosur Trade Deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47295/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals that will be finalised in respect of the provision of financial support for farmers who have incurred serious financial losses due to damage to forestry caused by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47337/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position at EU level regarding the need to retain the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47398/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position at EU level in relation to the need to ringfence funding for CAP post 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47399/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46648/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues relating to primary and special education with specific reference to Budget 2026 and the pre-Budget submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47223/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that have been put in place by her Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather events taking into account the experiences and learnings of winter 2024/2025 and the review into the response by the State and State agencies to the impact of storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47243/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the review into the response of the State and State agencies to the impact of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47233/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that have been put in place by his Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather events taking into account the experiences and learnings of winter 2024/2025 and the review into the response by the State and State agencies to the impact of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47249/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased for applicants in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47499/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position regarding the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47428/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress to date in improving recruitment and retention of personnel in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47429/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be introduced to assist in the recruitment and retention of lorry drivers for the haulage industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be implemented to reduce waiting times for applicants seeking driving tests for heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures that will be implemented to increase tourism business through direct investment or the introduction of specific incentives to a sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45085/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the up-to-date position regarding the measures that will be implemented by his Department and by statutory agencies under the remit of his Department to protect employment and the rights of employees at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47284/25]
Culture 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress that has been made in view of the impact of storm Éowyn regarding the reduction of severe weather impacts on critical infrastructure and essential services including the telecommunications networks; if he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47236/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the reference in the National Risk Assessment 2024 in relation to disruptions to the availability of critical infrastructure including the telecommunications networks due to the occurrence of extreme weather events, if he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47272/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the terms of the Statement of Purpose for counties Cavan and Monaghan currently excludes adults with mild intellectual disabilities, including autism, from respite supports and services; and if Cavan and Monaghan is the only area where this exclusion currently exists. [45389/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify if respite supports and services in counties Cavan and Monaghan are reserved for adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities only, thereby excluding adults with mild intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45390/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress that has been made in light of the impact of Storm Éowyn regarding the reduction of severe weather impacts on critical infrastructure and essential services, including energy supplies; if he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47235/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place by her Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather events taking into account the experiences and learnings of winter 2024/2025 and the review into the response by the State and State agencies to the impact of storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47248/25]

New lobbying 7 returns

Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) Finance
- Lobbied Government officials on IWA's Prebudget submission, which included areas such as Cost of Disability Payment, Funding for services, Transport, Housing, Community Services Access and Sport
Kathleen O'Meara Public Affairs Consultant Health
- Lobbying by the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association for the establishment of a Clinical Care Programme for patients with lung fibrosis and the additional services needed.
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.
National Adult Literacy Agency · 2 returns Education and Training
- Adult Literacy in Ireland
- Adult Literacy in Ireland

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

David Maxwell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 61 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 61 total

Justice 48 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who applied for international protection in each of the past five years who originally came to the State on a stamp 2 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47941/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the one year post release re-offending rates for prisoners and those in custody, broken down by those aged under 18; aged 18-24; 25 to 34-34 to 50; 50 -64; 65 and over, by gender, in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44489/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of serving Gardaí and the number who had retired or resigned within the previous five years who were convicted of a crime, in each of the past ten years, by rank, by Garda divisions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints received against members of An Garda Síochána in the past five years, by garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44645/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí suspended from duty in each of the past five years, by Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44646/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports or scholarships that his Department provides regarding further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45283/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45339/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of the current membership of An Garda Síochána who will be eligible to retire by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications to join An Garda Síochána as part of each recruitment campaign in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45382/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who attested in each year since 1995, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45383/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of requests for retirement extensions from An Garda Síochána processed in each year since 2020, including the number extended to 61, to 62, to 63, to 64 and to 65, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45393/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [45395/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time in each of the past five years between application to join An Garda Síochána and attestation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45396/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have resigned and retired in each of the past 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45500/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received the report of the recruitment and training capacity group regarding recruitment to An Garda Síochána which he indicated he would receive in mid-2025; if he will outline the main findings of that report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45501/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any impediments to five intakes of trainee Gardaí per annum at the Garda Training College, Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45502/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have resigned in each of the last five years who were under 25; aged 25 to 30; aged 30 to 35; aged 35 to 40; aged 40 to 50 and aged over 50, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45643/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who resigned within five years of joining An Garda Síochána in each of the past 10 years and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45644/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; the number of Gardaí recruited in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45645/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who had previously resigned and rejoined the Gardaí in each of the last 10 years and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45646/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of garda trainees in the past five years who were from disadvantaged, very disadvantaged or extremely disadvantaged backgrounds as measured by the Pobal deprivation index, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45647/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the maximum number of trainees per intake at the Garda Training College in Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45739/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the traditionally underrepresented communities that are eligible for the Garda Síochána Diversity Internship Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45890/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an annual breakdown of the numbers of those who completed the Garda Síochána Diversity Internship Programme since its introduction; and a breakdown of the traditionally underrepresented communities that they came from, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45891/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an annual breakdown of the numbers of those who completed the Garda Síochána Diversity Internship Programme who later went on to attest as members of An Garda Síochána since its introduction; and the numbers who completed the Garda Síochána Diversity Internship Programme who later went on to take up clerical roles with an Garda Síochána since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45892/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the budget allocated to the Garda Síochána Diversity Internship Programme in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45920/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on IPAS accommodation in 2024; the amount spent each month to date in 2025; the total expenditure to date in 2025; the estimated total expenditure for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46109/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on Ukrainian TPD accommodation in 2024; the amount spent each month to date in 2025, the total expenditure to date in 2025; the estimated total expenditure for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46110/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount spent on the Ukrainian accommodation recognition payment in 2024; the amount spent each month to date in 2025, the total expenditure to date in 2025; the estimated total expenditure for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46111/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department continued to lease accommodation for Ukrainian refugees from a company (details supplied) after it was found to have supplied fake Garda vetting clearances to Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46115/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to seek any repayment of State monies paid to a company (details supplied) following revelations that the company was found to have supplied fake Garda vetting clearances to State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46116/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 9 April 2025, if he will outline the initial estimated cost and delivery timeframe of the unified case management system; the current estimated delivery timeframe; the current estimated total cost to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46404/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the criteria which hospitality accommodation providers must have met in order to apply to host beneficiaries of temporary protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46406/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2140 of 29 July 2025, if the information regarding the number of people awaiting decisions in the international protection system in employment, by category of employment, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form, is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46408/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2141 of 29 July 2025, if the information regarding the breakdown of those awaiting for decisions in the international protection system who are in employment; the number who are in employment which pays the minimum wage; the number in employment that pays between the minimum wage and the average industrial wage; the number that are in employment that pays above the average industrial wage in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, is now available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46409/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 15 July 2025, if the information for each intake to the Garda college since 2022 regarding the number of trainer Gardaí who were between the ages of 18 and 25, the number who were between the ages of 25 and 30, the number that were between the age of 30 and 35 and the number who were between the ages of 35 and 50, in tabular form, is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46410/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 748 of 15 July 2025, if the information regarding the number of incidents where a member of an Garda Síochána arranged the importation of firearm parts in an official capacity, in each of the past five years; the number of cases where it was subsequently determined to be for private use, is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46411/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 3 July 2025, if the information regarding the number of Gardaí at each level in An Garda Síochána from trainee to Garda Commissioner who, prior to joining An Garda Síochána, had served in police services of other states, specifying which police force for the past five years, in tabular for, is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46412/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 3 July 2025, if the information regarding the number of Gardaí who retired in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, upon reaching 30 years of service, in tabular form, is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46413/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for international protection that were submitted by persons who had initially or previously entered the State on an international student visa in each year 2015-2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46630/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for international protection that were submitted by persons who had initially or previously entered the State on an employment visa in each year 2015-2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46631/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the risk assessment process undertaken by the Irish Prison Service in advance of requiring prisoners to share cells with one another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46959/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoner-on-prisoner assaults that occurred in 2024 and to date in 2025, by prison and location of assault in each prison for example, cell, yard, landing, workshop and so on, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46960/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recruit prison officers who completed training in communication and de-escalation skills in the years 2022 to date in 2025; the number of prison officers who completed training in communication and de-escalation skills as part of their continuous practice development in each of the years 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46961/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recruit prison officers who completed control and restraint training in the years 2022 to date in 2025; the number of prison officers who completed control and restraint training as part of their continuous practice development in each of the years 2022 to date in 2025, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46962/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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, workshop and so on; the number of spontaneous physical interventions that is, incidents of spontaneous use of force that took place in the years 2022 to date, broken down by prison and location of the intervention in each prison for example, cell, yard, landing, workshop and so on, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46963/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents successfully de-escalated by prison officers without the use of physical force in each of the years 2022 to date, by prison, in tabular form; his views on the collection of data in this circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46964/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of sick days taken by prison officers in the years 2022 to date; the average days lost per employee each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46965/25]
Agriculture 4 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any operational horse abattoirs within the State; if so, the locations of same; the regulatory and animal welfare frameworks that govern them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46508/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process whereby an application of interest to establish a horse abattoir can be made; if this process will be revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46509/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses exported from the State destined for horse abattoirs in other states in each year since 2015; the number exported to each relevant state, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46510/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of his Department to ensure that regulatory and animal welfare standards are adhered to in respect of horses exported from the State destined for horse abattoirs in other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46511/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions his Department will take in advance of Ireland ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; the mechanisms he intends to utilise to meet these obligations; the timeframe in which he intends to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44487/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for the establishment of new independent living centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46306/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for the establishment of new independent living centres in Cavan or Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46305/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports or scholarships that his Department provides regarding further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45284/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens murdered by Israel in the course of their genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza; the number of Irish citizens that remain in Gaza; the number of whom remain that have sought the assistance of his Department to leave Gaza; the number who have been killed while unable to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46259/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions required by Government arising from case of O’Keefe v Ireland (2014) at the European Court of Human Rights; the actions taken by Government to date; the Government proposals to ensure that Ireland fully complies with the judgement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45504/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on when a new school (details supplied) will be completed and open for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46913/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2101 of 29 July 2025, if the information is now available regarding the number of prisoners transferred to the central mental hospital from each prison in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the average wait time for transfer each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46407/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a consultation at National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46597/25]

New lobbying 6 returns

Alcohol Action Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Health
- alcohol and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence
- Alcohol health information labelling
The Psychological Society of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Circulation of PSI Press Release to Oireachtas Members (opposition TDs) Calling for an End to the Use of Therapy Notes in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases
The Medical Protection Society Limited Justice and Equality
- Updating interested TDs on the joint letter sent t the Health and Justice Ministers, on the urgent implementation of pre-action protocols
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 39 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 39 total

Health 16 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the surgery will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44751/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case outlined in correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44849/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45158/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the possible avenues or supports available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45234/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence regarding a person (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45355/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding delays in the provision of an autism assessment for a child; if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45362/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45470/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will address concerns raised by the family; if an appointment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45505/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will examine access to sensory rooms in hospitals; the sensory-friendly facilities that are currently available in hospitals across the State, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45509/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a fair deal application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45711/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health her views in relation to issues raised (details supplied) regarding the recent publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of CORU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45857/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and expedite an appointment for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46142/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to improve supports for people with early onset Parkinson's disease; if she plans to increase capacity for deep brain simulation procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46143/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; if she will expedite an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46145/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will expedite the appointment referred to therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46219/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46573/25]
Children 8 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence regarding funding (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44788/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the appropriate actions that may be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44799/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a person (details supplied) can access psychological services to get an essential psychological report for entry into post primary education in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45297/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review correspondence (details supplied), the timeframe for the delivery of this day service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45364/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will seek a suitable time for a person (details supplied) to use the hydrotherapy pool in Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45415/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will expedite an application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45658/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that no person under 65 years is living in residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46144/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will support the establishment referred to therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46176/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the steps being considered to address the matter raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44828/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46209/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); the steps being considered in relation to the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44834/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if another bus will be established in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45268/25]
Culture 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will examine the funding options available for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45361/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46267/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46362/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will expedite the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46594/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide details of the financial supports, grants, or funding schemes available for students in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45146/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine the case of a person outlined in correspondence (details supplied); the financial supports, grants, or funding schemes available for students in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47226/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to review the case of features of a historical site needing repair (details supplied); his Departments plans to repair this wall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if structures (details supplied) qualify for funding under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45296/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a citizenship application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46752/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review correspondence regarding access rights (details supplied); if he will clarify any relevant matters concerning the property in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44826/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on an application made under CLÁR (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/25]

New lobbying 7 returns

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
Analog Devices Economic Development and Industry
- Analog Devices Strategic Operations in Ireland
Fighting Blindness Community
- Sought funding for Vision Tech project. This initiative has made a significant impact, helping over 60 individuals with sight loss to access various assistive technologies—from iPhones to Braille Displays—enabling them to pursue education, employment, and lead more independent lives.
Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Pontis Advisory Limited Budgetary matters
- The need for adequate capital grant resourcing for high growth potential entrepreneurial projects
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

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