385. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that bus escorts for children have not had a pay increase since 2020; if she will engage with this group of workers (details supplied) with the view of providing an increase in wages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43164/24]
320. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will make representations to the Minister for Finance and the Revenue on behalf of a school (details supplied), requesting that no interest be charged on a payment. [42412/24]
228. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct Revenue to remove interest on a repayment from a school (details supplied). [42407/24]
86. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is Government policy to sell off public land to private developers at minimal cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42878/24]
59. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if data centres, as well as LNGs, will be designated as strategic infrastructure under the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42879/24]
260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the number of applications for citizenship received by her Department between 2020 to 2022 from citizens of Pakistan, Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom. [42228/24]
97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will act to increase capacity on the 15, 15B, S6 and S8 bus routes, which are frequently full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42041/24]
92. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the action he will take against airlines illegally overflying the State which are carrying weapons to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42115/24]
79. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to stop overflights carrying weapons to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42116/24]
75. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he supports the goal of free public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42043/24]
61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps that will be taken to improve service on the Luas red line; and if he will account for the current problems with the service. [42042/24]
26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions he has taken to establish if any weapons that were used by the Israeli military to fire on UNIFIL positions recently passed through Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/24]
606. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the State has approved public funding for mesh implantation surgeries outside of Ireland despite the ongoing CMO pause on the use of these stress incontinence devices in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41127/24]
605. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the State will reimburse mesh injured women who have paid privately for the full and safe mesh implant removal services in the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41126/24]
604. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full mesh implant removals that have been performed in Ireland by HSE-employed surgeons since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41125/24]
382. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the decision to introduce a lower rate of State pension (contributory) after 1 September 2012 has not been reversed given the impact it has in pushing tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty. [40997/24]
381. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the State pension (non-contributory) and the State pension (contributory), broken down by their yearly average PRSI contributions and whether they qualified before or after 1 September 2012, in tabular form. [40996/24]
320. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 1 October 2024, when a child (details supplied) will have their cognitive assessment and educational assessment completed. [41551/24]
79. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what steps he will take to ban liquefied natural gas infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41401/24]
75. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will commission an independent risk assessment of all current and future gas supply and storage, taking into account climate law, carbon budgets, health and safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41404/24]
70. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will support a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship, including in relation to RTÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41405/24]
66. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he will take to address the legal weaknesses of the Government "moratorium" on liquefied natural gas infrastructure exposed by a recent High Court judgement (details supplied). [41402/24]
58. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he supports designating liquefied natural gas infrastructure or data centres as strategic infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41403/24]
49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will reverse his support for liquefied natural gas infrastructure in Ireland, in light of evidence that it is more polluting than coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41621/24]
293. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans his Department has in place to try and avoid overcrowding in hospitals this winter; and if, in an effort to try and protect vulnerable patients, he will publicly encourage masking and clean air strategies in medical settings to reduce spread of infection. [40779/24]
288. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an open letter presented to his Department (details supplied); and if, given that this group was advised by his office that it would be contacted within a month about a meeting, he will provide a date to discuss the contents of the letter. [40750/24]
286. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if Budget 2025 extends fertility supports to single women and same-sex couples; and if not, the reason. [40747/24]
256. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1358 of 9 September 2024, in which he states 'Tusla has confirmed that it ceased using the services of this organisation in February 2024', if he is aware that employees (details supplied) have reported that this organisation is still working with Tusla; if he will investigate these claims; to confirm if they are true; and if they are, what actions his Department will take in relation to this. [40753/24]
241. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the €99.1million in taxpayers' money announced in the Budget that the horse and greyhound fund will now receive would be better spent on public housing, public health and public education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40754/24]
223. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if, given that the last review of South Africa's designation as a safe country of origin occurred in 2021 in addition to the fact that she is obligated under section 72(5) of the International Protection Act 2015 to review the designation of safe countries on a regular basis, ideally every 12 months, and this lack of a timely review raises significant concerns about compliance with legal requirements, if she will review South Africa's designation urgently (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40744/24]
191. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he agrees that the Residential Tenancies Board’s remit should extend to holiday lettings and properties that are short-term lets (details supplied); if property websites are required to track the number of days a property has been let out under the 90-day rule; and if so, the body which enforces this. [40778/24]
190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a published investigation where it is reported that ‘foxes, badgers and hares sold as live bait in underground wildlife trade’; the action his Department will take to stop what is described as a daily occurrence in Ireland; the reason the Government scrapped plans to establish a wildlife crime unit; and if he will question the social media company (details supplied) hosting these groups as to why the groups have not been removed. [40769/24]
183. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cubs born at a park (details supplied) in each year since 1984; and to confirm the fate of these animals, including the listed queries. [40768/24]
167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what supports she is going to put in place in relation to the shortage of secondary school places in Citywest (details supplied). [40749/24]
28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail contacts with the Israeli embassy in relation to the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 and over flights to Israel carrying military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40659/24]
7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the United States recently approved the sale of $20 billion in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel; if he will call upon the US President to cancel supply of this deadly weaponry to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40658/24]
627. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that Leaving Certificate re-corrections are not returned within the correct period, meaning those waiting on these re-corrections face the possibility of missing out on their college placement, leaving them in a position of having to wait until the following year to do their chosen college course; if this error will be corrected, and if he will ensure that college places are offered after the return of any appealed Leaving Certificate papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39963/24]
620. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is taking to address the phenomenon of ‘eco-anxiety’ in mental health services; and if he will consider collecting data on eco-anxiety so it can be meaningfully addressed in future mental health plans.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40334/24]
594. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will advise who he conferred with in relation to a request for help with vaginoplasty surgery in Ireland (details supplied). [39995/24]
567. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the appointment of a commissioner for ageing and older people; the benchmarking and indexation in law of the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/24]
526. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if, given that under the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 he is obliged to review the nature of community pharmacies services, he will engage meaningfully with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss fees before the 30 June deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39777/24]