1528. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 6 December 2023, if he is aware that the National Gender Service is actively advising GPs not to provide blood tests and prescribe hormone therapy to trans patients, which has led to GPs denying these essential gender-affirming medical services to their patients. [56669/23]
1286. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures have been taken to ensure calf welfare at marts; if there have been any changes to rules around stocking density in the pens, the provision of food, bedding and water; and what checks are being made to ensure calves staying overnight are fed in the evening and morning (details supplied). [1763/24]
1285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what steps have been taken to ensure the safety of the calves at the two control posts in Cherbourg-Pignet and Tollevast, for example if CCTV has been installed; what assurances he can give that Irish calves will be safe, given that this is France and not under the jurisdiction of the Irish authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1762/24]
1284. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the racecourse track deaths for 2023; and the total number of thoroughbreds sent to slaughter for the same period. [1751/24]
1250. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how four greyhounds which are still registered in Ireland (details supplied) were exported to Spain; and the action he will take to ensure this does not occur again. [1176/24]
1197. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the footage posted by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to a livestock vessel which left Greenore Port for Israel on 7 December 2023, with around 3,500 young bulls on board; if he agrees that it is immoral, considering the suffering these animals experience on the journey; if he agrees that it is immoral that Ireland is sending these animals to a state inflicting genocide; if he will stop approving these shipments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56590/23]
1189. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation is taking place into the export of an Irish greyhound (details supplied) to Hebei Province, China; if Greyhound Racing Ireland is investigating the events surrounding this dog's export to China, including a licensed individual who allegedly tried to register the dog in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56507/23]
1188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the annual accounts for Horse Racing Ireland and for the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board will be presented. [56503/23]
1139. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if it is possible for her to provide any further details in relation to citizenship applications (details supplied). [1766/24]
892. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether retrospective applications can be granted for a carer’s allowance (details supplied). [56905/23]
793. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with disabilities can be used for creating a sensory room and other structural adaptations in local authority homes (details supplied). [57379/23]
738. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many landlords have applied to Fingal County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme since the scheme commenced; how many have subsequently withdrawn their applications; the reasons given for the withdrawals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56474/23]
728. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the income thresholds for housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability will be increased; and if so, when these will apply. [56312/23]
596. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason temporary SNAs are not paid for Easter, Christmas or summer holidays, given that they are doing the same work as other SNAs; and whether she will rectify same. [1118/24]
504. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the amount that will issue to a family (details supplied) in relation to the special transport interim grant; and when the grant will issue. [56690/23]
481. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a lack of appropriate paid leave for male primary school teachers for antenatal medical appointments; whether she agrees that it is correct for expecting fathers to get the time to attend antenatal medical appointments; and if she will ensure this issue is corrected by her Department. [56504/23]
316. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Loan Management Ltd is still the owner of a property (details supplied). [56604/23]
297. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the concerns in the community of Firhouse in relation to when the bus route 49 will be taken out of Firhouse Village Centre to be replaced by the BusConnects F1 route; if he will instruct his Department to review this concern and add the eight bus stops from the community college around Ballycullen Ave. and down to stop 4757 on Ballycullen Drive to the new route so that it services the community needs (details supplied). [1779/24]
227. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) will receive a disabled parking bay, similar to that provided in an area in Dublin 24, considering their comparable needs; if not, the reason; who holds the responsibility for such allocations within local authorities particularly concerning cases in which driveway modifications are not viable according to the council; and if the response will issue directly from his Department and not handed over to the local authority. [57380/23]
206. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the NTA to consider updating the route of bus S8/S6 so that the direct Dundrum and UCD connection is returned to the area of Woodfield/Scholarstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56972/23]
205. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure an answer is provided to a query sent to the office of the Minister of State for International and Road Transport and Logistics on 8 November 2023; if he will ensure that these complaints are addressed and a response to the unanswered PQ is provided (details supplied); his views on the lack of response provided to the NTA complaints submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56965/23]
173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether the current ownership model of Rosslare Europort has hindered investment in the port; whether he agrees that it should be taken into public ownership by the Government.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56306/23]
131. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he supports the introduction of an An Post Ombudsman who could mediate in all disputes between An Post and postmasters, for example on contracts and payments, and instruct An Post management to retain all correspondence both in letter and electronic form; if he will instruct An Post take action to ensure the implementation of this ombudsman; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1777/24]
130. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is any possibility of ensuring a fully funded energy upgrade scheme application by a person (details supplied) is processed as a matter of priority due to medical need. [1770/24]
103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that that 75% of collected clothes are exported abroad and that there is an urgent need for regulations in the post-consumer textile sector; if he will urgently work to establish definitions for textile waste and enhance transparency in relation to the handling and export processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57381/23]
22. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the US has announced that it will be implementing a new visa restriction policy targeting individuals believed to have been involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the West Bank; if Ireland will be implementing a policy such as this; if Ireland will be imposing sanctions on the Israeli state that would place meaningful pressure on the Israeli Government to halt its current assault on Gaza; if Ireland will be calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56615/23]
64. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline Ireland’s experience in moving to sustainable food systems, as claimed at an event where he spoke in the UAE recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55786/23]
57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his position on including the food system in the Global Stocktake documents discussed at COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55788/23]
50. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagements he and his officials had with meat and dairy industry lobbyists in relation to his attendance at COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55787/23]
14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact that inserting the rights of nature into the Constitution would have on agriculture; whether he supports the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity’s proposal to hold a referendum on the rights of nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55790/23]
835. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether he agrees that all files, including personal notes, should be transferred from one HSE-funded facility to another in a specific case (details supplied). [55307/23]
699. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the email system for the Department was changed this year; if so, the reason for this change; whether the Department has access to the previous system; if not, what has happened to all of this personal information, and how many people are affected by this. [54958/23]
495. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 28 November 2023, and the reference what were unequivocally 'test cases' as 'so-called test cases', given the fact that as previously supplied (details supplied) have all unequivocally admitted to the use of test cases in writing, and the fact that test cases were used by the Department raises liability issues for the Department and the continued use of the term 'so-called test cases' by her is preventing legal clarity for workers, if she will now concede that test cases were used and that these test cases were not 'so-called test cases'. [55074/23]
493. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of a campaign to close the 15% pay gap between Tús supervisors and CE supervisors; if she is aware that some Tús supervisors are so badly paid that they qualify for the working family payment; if she will ensure that this pay gap is closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55057/23]
158. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her reasons for not supporting proposal a union (details supplied) for pay-related jobseeker’s benefit to be paid at a maximum of 70 per cent of salary or €550 for nine months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54224/23]
157. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the cost of disability is taken into account in setting the level of social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54227/23]
141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase all social welfare payments over the poverty line to ensure no one is living in poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54225/23]
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she believes the level of social welfare payments is adequate to prevent child poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54226/23]
100. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will take into account the negative reaction of people with disabilities to the Green Paper on disability reform in devising further policy in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54228/23]
191. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that Ireland is reported to have the worst transgender healthcare in the EU, given this information if he is concerned that a person (details supplied) has endorsed the National Gender Services as the “gold standard for how it should be done”. [54116/23]
190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he agrees that instructing GPs to deny healthcare to trans people is putting their health at risk, and that the NGS should not interfere with the healthcare of people who are not their patients. [54115/23]
189. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he agrees that in order to be in line with WPATH, GPs should provide blood tests to trans people, regardless of where they are sourcing their hormones. [54114/23]
188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how the HSE intends to address the waiting times faced by those looking for trans healthcare; and the timeline for these actions. [54113/23]
187. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health how many applications were made for the role of clinical lead for transgender services. [54112/23]
186. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he agrees that in line with WPATH best practices, services should have full and ongoing participation from trans and gender diverse people in relation to decisions about their health and that accordingly the trans community should have been included in the HSE workshop billed as “The Future of Transgender Care in Ireland” on 9 February 2023; if he will agree to meet with trans groups to attempt to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54111/23]
136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the decision for the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board to give up on its own referral case three years, seven months and 13 days after it started investigating, and only a matter of days before the Referral Committee was due to hear the evidence (details supplied); if he will provide confirmation in relation to the reason for this, given the time and expense that went into the investigation; if he will ensure the investigation is carried out to completion by a third party without any bias; his views on whether the IHRB is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54005/23]
90. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will ensure the immediate installation of the 2008 NFCD plaque at the famine sculpture (details supplied); the reason this plaque has not been installed; the earliest date for installation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54117/23]