496. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the implications of an item being high tech on the drug payment scheme; and how an item can be changed to the regular drug payment scheme from high tech. [24102/24]
408. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he supports the proposal for pregnant women who become sick while pregnant to be allowed to take sick leave and defer their maternity leave; and if he will bring forward legislation to bring this into effect. [23991/24]
370. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is aware of the conditions of the dogs being held in a location (details supplied); if there are inspections held to ensure the welfare of the dogs regularly or if his Department relies entirely on the organisation; if all the organisation’s pounds are compliant with public procurement procedure; and who has oversight of the local authority pounds. [24097/24]
369. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when Horse Racing Ireland is due back in the Houses of the Oireachtas to discuss the overspend at the Curragh Racecourse. [24095/24]
356. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a governor of a prison accepts prisoners over the number recommended by European Prison Rules in respect of accommodation in that prison, whether certified by a current Rule 18 certificate or not, the governor is personally liable for a litigation claim as a result of overcrowding in that prison. [24086/24]
355. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a governor of a prison is obliged to accept prisoners over the number certified by Rule 18 certificate or over the number taking into account the European Prison Rules; and if the governor accepts prisoners over the numbers stated, if the governor is personally liable for a litigation claim as a result of overcrowding in that prison. [24085/24]
354. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if each of the current Rule 18 certificates for all prisons stated capacity is in excess of the minimum standard recommended by European Prison Rules; and if so, by how much. [24084/24]
353. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners certified for each prison in the most recent Rule 18 certificates issued before this date to each Governor; and how many certificates have been issued since 20 June 2020. [24083/24]
352. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to implement the 1/3rd Remission Regulation first recommended by the Whitaker Report in 1985, and again by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality Report on Penal Reform 2013 and Strategic Review Group Final Report 2014, and which the present Taoiseach directed her Department to fast track in May 2023, when the prison population was 4,567 and is now 4,922, and which she subsequently rescinded in June 2023 to help ease overcrowding. [24082/24]
351. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that a judge (details supplied) in the High Court in August 2020 criticised her Department for not implementing an aspect of the State's refugee regime when an Act stated the Minister ''shall'' establish a board, but did not, saying it was a way of undermining the rule of law ''to commence the legislation, but simply do nothing to implement it''; and if successive Ministers have failed to fully implement the Parole Act 2019, even though a commitment is included in the Programme for Government, to ‘fully enact the Act’. [24081/24]
350. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that the director general of the Irish Prison Service, who administers the remission regime on behalf of the Minister, informed the then-Minister in May 2023 that those convicted of 'domestic, sexual or gender-based offences' would not receive remission; if she is in agreement with this; if this is contrary to legislation currently in force before the introduction of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 and is contributing to overcrowding; and the action she intends to take to rectify this illegality [24080/24]
349. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware the director general of the Irish Prison Service declared in March 2020 that the 'murderers, sex offenders and gang-land criminals' would not receive temporary release; if this is contrary to legislation currently in force before the introduction of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022, and such a declaration is contributing to overcrowding; and the action she intends to take to rectify this illegality. [24079/24]
348. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the steps she has taken to quell a riot or serious violence in Mountjoy Prison or other prisons as a result of overcrowding, such as occurred under her watch in Dublin in 2023; and how long it would take to implement such steps from the start of the outbreak. [24078/24]
347. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in light of the then acting Minister for Justice’s direction to the Department of Justice in May 2023 to fast track the 39-year old recommendation of the 1/3rd Remission Regulation, and the current Minister's rescinding of such direction two weeks later, if she will now enact the regulation and reduce the 'record high-risk overcrowding', and avoid what her Department refers to 'a warning of violence in packed jails'. [24077/24]
346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the capacity for the total prison estate, having exact regard to the minimum recommendations of the European Prison Rules, not the IPS's calculation based on 'the bed capacity refers to the maximum number of beds which can be present/operational in a prison at any one time'. [24076/24]
345. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend the misleading figures supplied to the CPT in 2019 regarding capacity and inform the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the amendment. [24075/24]
344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of different cell or room types of accommodation for prisoners, by metric size, not including the sanitary annex, for all prisons and open centres in the prison estate, by individual prison (details supplied). [24074/24]
335. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the negative impact that not being able to work or engage in any business, trade or profession is having on stamp 3 holders; if she will request her Department to review a document (details supplied); her views on whether it would help to provide to people on general employment permits the same rights as those on critical skills permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23752/24]
302. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant in situ applications that were purchased, refused and withdrawn since the commencement of this scheme; and if, in the interest of transparency, he will compile this, as the local authorities are not providing this detailed information. [24108/24]
301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has used delegate sanction to allow the council to purchase properties that had some repairs. [24107/24]
300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has been contacted by Fingal County Council to request delegate sanction to purchase properties for applications that have been refused under the tenant in situ scheme (details supplied). [24106/24]
299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been any purchases of tenant in situ properties where there were issues of pyrite since the scheme commenced. [24105/24]
188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the abrupt implementation of substantial salary hikes for employment permits (details supplied) without adequate transitional measures for existing permit holders has plunged them into upheaval and despair, given that employers may not accommodate these increases, numerous families face the devastating prospect of job losses and being forced to uproot their lives in Ireland; if he will reconsider this change in thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23768/24]
162. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays experienced by 15B bus route users on 17 May (details supplied); if he will provide an explanation as to the reason there was not one 15b in two hours but five 15 As; and what is Dublin Bus's strategy to deal with accidents when they occur. [24094/24]
65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to make primary and secondary education genuinely free in light of the continuing cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23914/24]
51. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to make sufficient resources available in schools for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23916/24]
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to fill vacant teaching posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23913/24]
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient secondary school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23912/24]
14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23915/24]
290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the discriminatory practices against further education and training staff in comparison to staff in compulsory education in terms of taxation (details supplied); if he will ensure that this issue is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23377/24]
265. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 1 May 2024, if the National Gender Service can share medical literature that corroborates their clinical experience that it is very common for neurodiverse people to have their sexual interest emerge a decade or more after puberty. [23373/24]
264. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, how important the National Gender Service considers the mentioned report within the field of transgender healthcare. [23372/24]
263. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, how clinical practice in the National Gender service takes into account rapid onset gender dysphoria, as mentioned in its approved model of care. [23371/24]
262. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 1 May 2024, if there are any clinical differences in the over 45% of those attending the National Gender Service who started gender questioning from late teenage years onwards. [23370/24]
261. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the National Gender Service's meetings with the NHS started; and when was the most recent meeting. [23369/24]
260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how many is the "growing number" of people contacting the National Gender Service seeking to detransition, as mentioned in a recent newspaper article (details supplied), broken down by year. [23368/24]
189. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the consequences of a prolonged delay in installing new classrooms (details supplied), and that this has resulted in the students not having access to their school hall for almost two school years now; if she will ensure that access to the hall is made available for the upcoming summer programme, and ensure that the pupils of the Educate Together school receive their new class rooms and access to their own sports hall as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23394/24]
188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the shortage of secondary school places in the Tallaght area; the actions her Department is taking to address these issues; and if assistance will be provided to a student (details supplied) to secure a place in a school. [23384/24]
187. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will advocate with the principal for a student (details supplied) to be accepted for admission to the school. [23382/24]
116. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what specific date in early June is the National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022 is to be reread the second time, as promised by the Minister (details supplied); when can we expect to receive the Low Pay Commission’s report on sub-minimum wage rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23304/24]
64. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what he intends to do to increase collective bargaining coverage as specified under the EU Directive on minimum wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/24]
16. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with other world leaders in connection with the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [22694/24]
12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the final Climate Action Plan 2023 progress report, published by his Department in March 2024. [22693/24]
603. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department is actively monitoring the H5N1 outbreaks in farm animals in the United States; if the HSPC is actively monitoring for H5N1 in Ireland; if his Department is collaborating with relevant international organisations to assess potential risks and impact to public health in Ireland; if he will outline the efforts being undertaken by his Department to address the possibility of an H5N1 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22655/24]
592. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the healthcare needed is provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/24]
484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the 1 January to 31 December 2023 attendance figures for Clonmel, Dundalk, Enniscorthy, Kilkenny, Lifford and Thurles dog tracks into the categories of type of entry (details supplied). [22650/24]
443. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update in relation to legislation due in relation to the theft of a companion pet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22659/24]
437. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question number 219 of 30 April 2024, the number of disqualified drivers who were prosecuted for failing to surrender their licence as set out in the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006; the number who were convicted of this offence in court in 2022 and 2023; the fines imposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22627/24]
305. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene and request that a pupil (details supplied) is accepted for enrolment in September 2024. [22661/24]