594. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to respond to the call by an organisation (details supplied) to phase out the keeping of elephants in Dublin Zoo; whether he accepts the evidence provided; and whether he will announce a phase out of elephants from Dublin Zoo, starting with a prohibition on breeding and a ban on the import of elephants to Ireland. [16548/25]
593. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an independent investigation will be carried out into the condition of hippos in Dublin Zoo after contact by an organisation (details supplied); if the results of that investigation will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16547/25]
592. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cause of a death of a hippo in Dublin Zoo (details supplied); and the steps that have been taken by the zoo to avoid this reoccurring. [16546/25]
400. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of bodies or agencies of the State within his Department working with data centre companies to advance completion of data centre projects in Ireland. [17272/25]
371. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance to comment on the regressive nature of the tax saver ticket and cycle to work schemes, whereby those on higher incomes benefit from cheaper transport than those on lower incomes; and whether he will make adjustments to the schemes to ensure everybody can benefit. [17457/25]
289. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport for the aircraft registration numbers of Irish-registered civil aircraft operating outside Ireland who were granted exemptions to permit the carriage of munitions of war from October 2023 to March 2025, in tabular form. [16698/25]
173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she supports the objective of providing an additional needs class for every school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17230/25]
154. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to increase capitation and other funding for schools so they are able to meet their running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17229/25]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 in the interests of balancing the right to privacy, the right to healthcare and the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prohibit the disclosure of counselling records in criminal proceedings in criminal trials for sexual offences; and to provide for related matters.
167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is satisfied that the level of capital funding allocated to national strategic outcome No. 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 is adequate given the recent comments by the chair of Uisce Éireann that the water system is in a desperate state (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16191/25]
113. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he satisfied with the level of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16192/25]
69. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the steps he plans to take to compensate for potential reductions in Government revenues as a result of US tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16152/25]
65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will reverse his decision to abolish cost-of-living supports in the next Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16153/25]
259. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents in the Tallaght area are facing difficulties with securing creche spaces (details supplied); will the Minister instruct her Department to ensure that creche places become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16002/25]
257. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to several complaints regarding employee behaviour and the nutrition provided (details supplied); if her Department will examine these matters and ensure that people in their facilities receive an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15970/25]
116. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a case (details supplied) in which a child with additional needs in Tallaght is unable to get a place in a special school; if she will instruct her Department to take all necessary steps to ensure that more resources to schools in the area to made available to facilitate new places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16006/25]
100. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a wealth tax in order to broaden the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16227/25]
99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the risks posed by Government plans to increase lending by the banks to property developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16226/25]
37. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of his Department’s investigation into the animal welfare issues raised in a recent investigation into Irish pig farms by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13711/25]
18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take action to ban the use of sow stalls and farrowing crates on Irish pig farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/25]
812. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 19 February 2025, the means by which people with lived experience will be involved in the Gender Healthcare programme; and if it will be in line with the Inform, Consult, Discuss or Collaborate degree of engagement in the HSE's Better Together: The Health Services Patient Engagement Roadmap. [15728/25]
811. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of complaints made against St. Columcille's Hospital over the past five years, broken down by year and unit, in tabular form. [15727/25]
810. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 19 February 2025, if she will provide a list of all radio and TV interviews by staff of the National Gender Service which were given in their National Gender Service-capacity, in tabular form. [15726/25]
809. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 19 February 2025, if she will provide a list of all training sessions and other meetings the National Gender Service had with the Northern Irish health services, including the date, and purpose of the meeting, in tabular form. [15725/25]
808. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 19 February 2025, given the National Gender Service indicates that it cannot reliably quantify the potential for risk and benefit, to outline the National Gender Service’s best estimate of the false negative and false positive rate of its assessment process. [15724/25]
807. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 19 February 2025, given the National Gender Service indicated the 600 pmol/L is arbitrary and lacks evidence, if it plans to remove it from their endocrine guidelines; and if not, the basis on which for doing so. [15723/25]
806. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 19 February 2025, if the National Gender Service can explain what local reference ranges are, and their relevance. [15722/25]
805. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 19 February 2025, given that the National Gender Service is unable to provide any examples of companies that have operated in contravention of Irish Medical Council Guidelines, if it will commit to no longer indicating that compliance issues exist. [15721/25]
699. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists employed by the HSE in each CDNT nationwide; and the number of vacancies for psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists in each CDNT nationwide. [15026/25]
692. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline whether there are plans to provide additional financial assistance to drugs and alcohol task forces to assist with the extra costs associated with the commencement of pension auto-enrolment from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14981/25]
609. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently with an active status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system, broken down by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15329/25]
608. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if non-coursing greyhounds born in the six counties of Northern Ireland, who have had at least one race or trial in the Republic of Ireland, are included in the figures given for non-coursing greyhounds with an inactive status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15328/25]
607. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status assigned to non-coursing greyhounds born in the six counties of Northern Ireland on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system 42 days after their last trial or race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/25]
606. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status assigned to non-coursing greyhounds born in the Republic of Ireland on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system 42 days after their last trial or race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15326/25]
501. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the fact that at present there is no dedicated pathway for migrants with disabilities social support systems; if he will instruct his Department to create the necessary steps to ensure people with disabilities are given the support they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/25]
500. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the fact that at present there is no dedicated pathway for migrants with disabilities within Ireland’s housing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15855/25]
405. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if sufficient supports in school are being provided for a pupil (details supplied) with dyslexia. [15292/25]
404. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the implications for a pupil who is granted an exemption from Irish in primary school, including what they should be doing during Irish class. [15291/25]
13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in the days before, during and after Storm Éowyn. [15509/25]
358. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether any direction, guidance or advice has been given to any Tusla staff or members of the national special care referrals committee in relation to reducing the number of applications for special care. [14711/25]
323. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice whether he will agree to meet with the family of a person (details supplied) whose family are campaigning for an independent inquiry. [14713/25]
61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will take action to ensure that no apprentice is paid less than the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14351/25]
54. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action that will be taken to address high dropout rates from apprenticeships, such as increasing pay, abolishing fees and ensuring access to off the job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14352/25]
201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied) in which a family have had their subsidised childcare hours slashed from 45 to 31 due to underattendance caused by frequent illness of the child; and if she will instruct her Department to look into this issue and ensure the family has appropriate childcare. [14328/25]