1689. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he intends to commence section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and, in light of recent unilateral increases in differential rent schemes by multiple local authority chief executives without a vote of elected councillors, whether he considers the commencement of that section to be necessary to restore democratic accountability over rent-setting in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59617/26]
1688. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 has not been commenced in the seventeen years since its enactment; whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the impact of commencing the section; whether the question of commencement has been raised in any formal review, consultation, or policy process within his Department since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59614/26]
1687. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all communications received by his Department since 1 January 2010 regarding the commencement of section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (details supplied); if those communications include any representations, submissions, or correspondence from local authority chief executives, county managers, or local authority representative bodies including the County and City Management Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59612/26]
817. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact the new €3 customs duty will have on people with disabilities and chronic illnesses who depend on health-related products purchased from suppliers outside the EU; if his Department will seek exemptions to this duty for these products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63328/26]
166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the existing "major producer" thresholds of €1 million annual turnover and 10 tonnes of packaging placed on the market continue to apply following the application of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 from 12 August 2026; whether micro-enterprises below those thresholds are now required to register as producers under Article 44 of that Regulation; the guidance that has been published for micro-enterprise and sole-trader online retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62114/26]
165. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position taken by Ireland in Council negotiations on the proposed suspension of Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 concerning extended producer responsibility authorised representatives (file 2025/0395(COD)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62115/26]
2619. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct his Department to examine a case (details supplied) and ensure that conditions are at an acceptable standard. [58122/26]
2565. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numerical, scientific and editorial verification carried out before the Wildlife Unit End of Year Report for 2025 that was approved for publication; whether further errors have since been identified; and whether his Department will publish an amended report clearly identifying all corrections. [56543/26]
2564. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify whether the figure of 39% described as new captures in vaccination areas in 2025 refers only to newly vaccinated animals or to all previously unrecorded badgers, including animals subsequently removed or euthanised; and to provide the number of unique individual badgers, as distinct from capture events, represented by the reported total of 7,625. [56542/26]
2563. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the calculation, methodology and assumptions supporting the statement that approximately 65,000 recorded badger setts represent between 7,000 and 10,000 badger social groups, given that the report states that each social group typically uses four to six setts. [56541/26]
2562. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the difference between the figure of 61,895 confirmed badger setts and the figure of more than 65,000 setts stated on page three of the Wildlife Unit End of Year Report for 2025; and to provide the definitions and exact number applicable to each category. [56540/26]
2561. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the stated grand total of 5,258 in the 2022 row of table four of the Wildlife Unit End of Year Report for 2025 is correct (details supplied); and whether his Department will publish corrected historical data. [56539/26]
2560. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the figure of 8,123 referred to on page 6 of the Wildlife Unit End of Year Report for 2025 is incorrect, (details supplied); and whether a corrected version of the report will be published. [56538/26]
2557. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing, trials and sales events to-date in 2026, by type of injury; the date and location where they occurred; the number killed outright or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any related post-mortems. [56302/26]
2533. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new legislative changes he announced in May 2026 to improve standards for dog breeding establishments and strengthen welfare protections for dogs and puppies (details supplied) will extend to coursing and non-coursing greyhounds as part of the Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds Regulations 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56086/26]
2532. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which a non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is currently recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56085/26]
2531. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds homed privately by their owner/trainer without the assistance of an organisation (details supplied), excluding those sent to an independent rescue, each year from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56084/26]
2530. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds homed via independent rescues without the assistance of an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56083/26]
2529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which an Irish non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56082/26]
2497. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the blocking of fox earths, an integral part of fox hunting is an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, given that such blocking can result in foxes being buried alive and/or prevent vixens from reaching their cubs leading to the starvation and death of the cubs. [55246/26]
2496. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cause of ‘blood at the nostrils’ of horses during races; and the treatment provided to horses found to be bleeding in this way. [55245/26]
2495. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department's on-farm badger biosecurity scheme is encouraging farmers to ‘fence off badger setts’, given interference with the breeding or resting site of a protected mammal, including badger, is an offence under the Wildlife Act 1976. [55244/26]
2358. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the proposed relocation of Ukrainian residents from accommodation (details supplied) to other areas; whether he will advise on the way in which vulnerable residents are being assessed before relocation; the criteria being used to determine whether proposed accommodation is suitable; and the way in which medical, disability, and accessibility needs are being considered. [58029/26]
2140. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the policy currently being enforced in an IPAS centre (details supplied) which prohibits food from being consumed in rooms as well as the use of fridges to store food items and vital medicines; if he will instruct his Department to review this policy and ensure IPAS residents are able to store and consume food in their rooms. [54936/26]
1688. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline who has responsibility for enforcing the laws in relation to election posters in respect of the height of their erection and safe placement. [56552/26]
1640. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will instruct his Department to investigate cases of families being given notices to quit and made homeless but unable to access emergency accommodation due to being just over the threshold (details supplied). [55649/26]
1608. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the results of post-mortems performed on hares found dead at a Gorey coursing meeting in October 2025 and on a hare who "died at release" at a Thurles coursing meeting in October 2025 and who was "sent to post-mortem by the NPWS officer". [55251/26]
1607. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if post mortems were performed on hares found dead at Borrisoleigh in December 2025; and if he will publish the results. [55250/26]
1606. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the cancellation of Roscommon coursing meeting in December 2025 and if there was a "veterinary presence at the time that the hares were being boxed for release" as required by licence condition number 11. [55249/26]
1605. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cause and nature of a “severe” injury suffered by a hare on day two of Rathkeale and Limerick city coursing meeting on 23 November 2025 which resulted in the hare being euthanised by a coursing club vet. [55248/26]
1057. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to clarify the situation regarding the alumina plant in County Limerick; the steps being taken to ensure materials being exported are not being used for military purposes; and the steps being taken to protect the workers of the plant. [58157/26]
530. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of reports that a flight (details supplied) illegally transported military aircraft parts, including F-35 components, through Irish sovereign airspace on 7 July 2026, destined for the Israeli Defence Forces at Nevatim airbase; if his Department intends to contact the airline; the action, if any, he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57710/26]
529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether a date has been set for the publication of his Department's report into the alleged illegal carriage of munitions of war through Irish sovereign airspace; if no date has been set, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57709/26]
457. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the planned independent feasibility study into continuing MetroLink from the city to South-West Dublin; whether it will take into account the work done by a person (details supplied). [56560/26]
456. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 18 June 2026, and the reply to the topical issue on Thursday 16 July 2026 on Metro south-west, to provide clarity on the intentions to meet the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Commission an independent feasibility study into continuing MetroLink from the city to South West Dublin”; whether this study will simply be a part of the six yearly NTA review of transport strategy, as indicated in his reply, or if it will be an independent feasibility study as indicated in the topical issue reply; to outline the way in which this study will take place; and the way in which its independence will be assured. [56559/26]
435. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the way in which he proposes those without off-street parking will be able to access home charging for EVs; and the way in which he envisages the private wires legislation will address this. [56234/26]
53. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) and other political prisoners in Moroccan jails; and whether she will advocate for their immediate release. [55748/26]
188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the way in which light tactical armoured vehicles typically equipped with remote weapons stations for machine guns or grenade launchers can be classified as non-lethal military aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54181/26]
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will release the results of the investigation into the sighting of drones over Dublin Bay during the visit of President Zelensky of Ukraine in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54182/26]
77. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to progress school divestment in response to the national survey findings that the majority of parents of preschool children would prefer multi-denominational education for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54196/26]
32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied with the level of provision under the Summer Programme and the way in which it operates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54195/26]
133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he will introduce legislation to increase the maximum sentence for dangerous driving causing death to 14 years. [53952/26]