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Question· writtenPQ 346asked

346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money allocated to South Dublin County Council for retrofitting of local authority housing stock in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026. [21160/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 March 2026

346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money allocated to South Dublin County Council for retrofitting of local authority housing stock in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026. [21160/26]

Question· writtenPQ 63asked

63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he agrees with the recommendation of a report commissioned by him called An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland, which states that "the responsibility for the prosecution of offences should be removed from the Gardaí and all future Court proceedings should be conducted by legal professionals" (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will bring forward legislation to implement this recommendation. [19188/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 March 2026

63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he agrees with the recommendation of a report commissioned by him called An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland, which states that "the responsibility for the prosecution of offences should be removed from the Gardaí and all future Court proceedings should be conducted by legal professionals" (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will bring forward legislation to implement this recommendation. [19188/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2010asked

2010. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, will be pooled at HSE Health Region level; the safeguards which will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19960/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

2010. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, will be pooled at HSE Health Region level; the safeguards which will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19960/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2009asked

2009. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19959/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

2009. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19959/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2008asked

2008. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; whether deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; and if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE Health Regions in making funding decisions. [19958/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

2008. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; whether deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; and if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE Health Regions in making funding decisions. [19958/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2007asked

2007. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, to outline the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE Health Regions; whether Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19957/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

2007. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, to outline the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE Health Regions; whether Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19957/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1299asked

1299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if turning off recommender algorithms by default and banning them completely for under-18s was considered by his Department as a tool for countering the emerging threat of nihilistic extremism in the context of the EU Internet Forum attended by the Minister of State with special responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19108/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

1299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if turning off recommender algorithms by default and banning them completely for under-18s was considered by his Department as a tool for countering the emerging threat of nihilistic extremism in the context of the EU Internet Forum attended by the Minister of State with special responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19108/26]

Question· writtenPQ 699asked

699. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is concerned about the proposed move of a special school (details supplied); to outline where the school will be relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18851/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

699. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is concerned about the proposed move of a special school (details supplied); to outline where the school will be relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18851/26]

Question· writtenPQ 160asked

160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the implementation of the Regeneration and Development Plan of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18641/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the implementation of the Regeneration and Development Plan of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18641/26]

Question· writtenPQ 123asked

123. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment that current and planned measures will result in Ireland missing its 2030 targets by a significant margin, the additional measures being prepared to close this gap. [19830/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

123. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment that current and planned measures will result in Ireland missing its 2030 targets by a significant margin, the additional measures being prepared to close this gap. [19830/26]

Question· writtenPQ 122asked

122. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the revised timeline for publication of the updated Climate Action Plan; and the way in which he assesses the impact of this delay on Ireland’s ability to meet its legally binding 2030 emissions reduction targets. [19829/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

122. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the revised timeline for publication of the updated Climate Action Plan; and the way in which he assesses the impact of this delay on Ireland’s ability to meet its legally binding 2030 emissions reduction targets. [19829/26]

Question· writtenPQ 121asked

121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of correspondence from five senior climate and legal academics disputing his justification for the delay of the updated Climate Action Plan, the specific evidence or advice that underpins his position. [19828/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of correspondence from five senior climate and legal academics disputing his justification for the delay of the updated Climate Action Plan, the specific evidence or advice that underpins his position. [19828/26]

Question· writtenPQ 120asked

120. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the statutory requirement under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 to publish an annual update to the Climate Action Plan, can he clarify the precise legal and scientific basis for the delay in publishing the updated Plan for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19827/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

120. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the statutory requirement under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 to publish an annual update to the Climate Action Plan, can he clarify the precise legal and scientific basis for the delay in publishing the updated Plan for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19827/26]

Question· writtenPQ 85asked

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the oversight of works done by SEAI recommended contractors when the works are 100% funded by Government grants and who ensures the work is completed to standard. [19091/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 March 2026

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the oversight of works done by SEAI recommended contractors when the works are 100% funded by Government grants and who ensures the work is completed to standard. [19091/26]

Question· writtenPQ 469asked

469. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine premises numbers currently registered to premises located within urban or built-up areas, by local authority; the number of equines registered to such premises, by local authority; the number of equines recorded on his Department’s equine identification and registration systems as being located in urban or built-up areas that are not linked to a registered equine premises number; the number of reports and complaints received by An Garda Síochána relating to horses in urban or built-up areas in each of the past five years; the number of investigations initiated, animals seized, and prosecutions commenced arising from those reports, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18162/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

469. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine premises numbers currently registered to premises located within urban or built-up areas, by local authority; the number of equines registered to such premises, by local authority; the number of equines recorded on his Department’s equine identification and registration systems as being located in urban or built-up areas that are not linked to a registered equine premises number; the number of reports and complaints received by An Garda Síochána relating to horses in urban or built-up areas in each of the past five years; the number of investigations initiated, animals seized, and prosecutions commenced arising from those reports, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18162/26]

Question· writtenPQ 271asked

271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the total number of applications received to the Permanent Defence Forces; the number of candidates inducted into training; the number of candidates formally attested and sworn into service; whether induction figures are being reported as a substitute for enlistment; and the way in which her Department assures effective governance, oversight, and value-for-money in recruitment where comprehensive end-to-end attrition data does not appear to be available, for each year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive. [18155/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the total number of applications received to the Permanent Defence Forces; the number of candidates inducted into training; the number of candidates formally attested and sworn into service; whether induction figures are being reported as a substitute for enlistment; and the way in which her Department assures effective governance, oversight, and value-for-money in recruitment where comprehensive end-to-end attrition data does not appear to be available, for each year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive. [18155/26]

Question· writtenPQ 260asked

260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has conducted a poverty impact assessment of the double rent increase facing HAP tenants arising from the abolition of rent controls between tenancies which will increase top ups paid by HAP tenants to landlords and the decision of many local councils to increase council rents for HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17645/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has conducted a poverty impact assessment of the double rent increase facing HAP tenants arising from the abolition of rent controls between tenancies which will increase top ups paid by HAP tenants to landlords and the decision of many local councils to increase council rents for HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17645/26]

Question· oralPQ 150asked

150. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans by local councils to increase rents for council and HAP tenants reflect the commitment in the Delivering Homes, Building Communities plan to review the rents paid by social housing tenants, or if even more rent increases are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18049/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

150. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans by local councils to increase rents for council and HAP tenants reflect the commitment in the Delivering Homes, Building Communities plan to review the rents paid by social housing tenants, or if even more rent increases are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18049/26]

Question· writtenPQ 84asked

84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will support banning social media companies from targeting toxic recommender algorithms at children as a key part of implementing Operational Recommendation Three of the Final Report of the Online Health Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17736/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will support banning social media companies from targeting toxic recommender algorithms at children as a key part of implementing Operational Recommendation Three of the Final Report of the Online Health Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17736/26]

Question· writtenPQ 62asked

62. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure better training and awareness of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among medical professionals, including GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17735/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

62. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure better training and awareness of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among medical professionals, including GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17735/26]

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she agrees that affected families should lead in drafting the terms of reference for the statutory inquiry into spinal care at Children’s Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17738/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she agrees that affected families should lead in drafting the terms of reference for the statutory inquiry into spinal care at Children’s Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17738/26]

Question· writtenPQ 8asked

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has refused to grant the health card requested by survivors of institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17734/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2026

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has refused to grant the health card requested by survivors of institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17734/26]

Question· writtenPQ 146asked

146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a school (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to engage with the school to resolve the issue. [17455/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 March 2026

146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a school (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to engage with the school to resolve the issue. [17455/26]

Question· writtenPQ 44asked

44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the continued issues with bus services in Dublin south-west, particularly the S8 and 15b (details supplied) and if he will instruct his Department to address this issue. [17258/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 March 2026

44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the continued issues with bus services in Dublin south-west, particularly the S8 and 15b (details supplied) and if he will instruct his Department to address this issue. [17258/26]

Question· writtenPQ 866asked

866. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to reach out to this family and make sure the situation is resolved. [16647/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2026

866. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to reach out to this family and make sure the situation is resolved. [16647/26]

Question· writtenPQ 663asked

663. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he or his Department was informed in advance by British authorities about the introduction of live facial recognition technology at Holyhead. [16620/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2026

663. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he or his Department was informed in advance by British authorities about the introduction of live facial recognition technology at Holyhead. [16620/26]

Question· writtenPQ 317asked

317. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 13 May 2025, No. 602 of 21 May 2026, and No. 17 of 24 September 2025, to provide details of this examination of overflights of Ireland of munitions to Israel without authorisation; to provide the date upon which this examination commenced; to outline what the examination consists of; whether contact has been made with any of the airlines alleged to have carried these munitions; and when the examination will be completed. [16824/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2026

317. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 13 May 2025, No. 602 of 21 May 2026, and No. 17 of 24 September 2025, to provide details of this examination of overflights of Ireland of munitions to Israel without authorisation; to provide the date upon which this examination commenced; to outline what the examination consists of; whether contact has been made with any of the airlines alleged to have carried these munitions; and when the examination will be completed. [16824/26]

Question· writtenPQ 309asked

309. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the new AW189 Coastguard helicopter will no longer be permitted to land at Otharlann Alt na nGealbhán, Doire; the reasons for this decision; and the alternative arrangements that have been put in place to ensure patients from Dún na nGall and surrounding areas can continue to receive timely access to appropriate medical facilities. [16635/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2026

309. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the new AW189 Coastguard helicopter will no longer be permitted to land at Otharlann Alt na nGealbhán, Doire; the reasons for this decision; and the alternative arrangements that have been put in place to ensure patients from Dún na nGall and surrounding areas can continue to receive timely access to appropriate medical facilities. [16635/26]

Question· writtenPQ 308asked

308. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the difficulty in identifying and accessing a suitable landing site in Gaoth Dobhair; and whether there are sufficient designated and approved landing locations in rural areas such as Gaoth Dobhair to support timely aeromedical intervention. [16634/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2026

308. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the difficulty in identifying and accessing a suitable landing site in Gaoth Dobhair; and whether there are sufficient designated and approved landing locations in rural areas such as Gaoth Dobhair to support timely aeromedical intervention. [16634/26]

Question· writtenPQ 146asked

146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he welcomes the upcoming matches between the Irish football team and the Israel national football team, in light of Israel’s commission of the crime of genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16814/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2026

146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he welcomes the upcoming matches between the Irish football team and the Israel national football team, in light of Israel’s commission of the crime of genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16814/26]

Question· writtenPQ 109asked

109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric buses owned by Dublin Bus that are not in current use; the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15547/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 February 2026

109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric buses owned by Dublin Bus that are not in current use; the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15547/26]

Question· writtenPQ 240asked

240. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1018 and 1019 of 20 January 2026, if she will clarify the way in which the State's public-protection obligations are met where CORU has confirmed it regulates individual fitness to practise only and has no statutory remit to examine systemic or organisational ethical failures affecting professional practice; whether she accepts that reliance on internal organisational processes and the Protected Disclosures Act places the burden of regulatory escalation on individual workers rather than an independent regulator; the independent mechanism, if any, which currently exists to assess patterns of ethical concern arising across multiple practitioners or services; whether consideration has been given to introducing a statutory function within CORU, or an alternative regulatory body, to examine organisational ethical environments where professional judgement may be compromised; and if she will provide the policy rationale and legal advice underpinning her decision that no amendment to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 is required despite the acknowledged absence of a systemic-ethics regulatory pathway. [15230/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 February 2026

240. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1018 and 1019 of 20 January 2026, if she will clarify the way in which the State's public-protection obligations are met where CORU has confirmed it regulates individual fitness to practise only and has no statutory remit to examine systemic or organisational ethical failures affecting professional practice; whether she accepts that reliance on internal organisational processes and the Protected Disclosures Act places the burden of regulatory escalation on individual workers rather than an independent regulator; the independent mechanism, if any, which currently exists to assess patterns of ethical concern arising across multiple practitioners or services; whether consideration has been given to introducing a statutory function within CORU, or an alternative regulatory body, to examine organisational ethical environments where professional judgement may be compromised; and if she will provide the policy rationale and legal advice underpinning her decision that no amendment to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 is required despite the acknowledged absence of a systemic-ethics regulatory pathway. [15230/26]