142. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of bus services in Dublin that were delayed or unable to run; the reason they were delayed or unable to run; the breakdown of each route and area in Dublin that they service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45103/23]
141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the steps Dublin Bus, a company (details supplied) and Transport Ireland are taking when they receive complaints; the process for handling complaints; and how long are they taking to process them. [45102/23]
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a complaint (details supplied) with the provider; if he will ensure it improves the bus services offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/23]
104. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an application for the warmer home scheme with SEAI can be expedited (details supplied). [44890/23]
71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason no funding was provided for reducing class sizes in the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45014/23]
36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the measures that were included in the Budget to address the recruitment and retention crisis for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45015/23]
32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she envisages a situation where schools in this country will not be reliant on charity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45017/23]
29. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education how she intends progressing separation of church and State in the education system; the funding that was provided for this in the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45016/23]
18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide funding for necessary work on a school (details supplied), including assessing whether a new school building is needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45018/23]
150. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned at the high number of horse deaths at the Listowel races from 20 to 23 September 2023 (details supplied); what actions he intends to take to stop the unnecessary suffering of these animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44483/23]
573. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the external review being commissioned into aspects of orthopaedic surgery at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street will include operations carried out by the consultant in respect of whom a referral has been made to the Irish Medical Council, at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh. [44073/23]
338. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if, in relation to officers in the Irish Prison Service who is compelled to leave their role at the age of 60 years, she is aware that nothing is put in place to enable persons in this position to move to another role within other areas of the civil or public service without having to start at the entry-level, ignoring relevant experience gained in their role as officers in the Irish Prison Service; if she will ensure a seamless transition into appropriate roles for these officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43512/23]
258. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant in situ scheme acquisitions in Fingal that have been impacted by the withdrawal of an organisation (details supplied) due to capacity issues; the timeline to expedite these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43511/23]
254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been purchased by councils under the tenant-in-situ scheme since it was introduced, by council, in tabular form. [43410/23]
171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason no schools have been fitted with solar panels under the Climate Action Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43942/23]
51. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if arrangements are in place for high-ranking staff of State bodies under his remit to receive free cars or benefit-in-kind reliefs in relation to cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43404/23]
340. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether he or his Department received any communication from the Taoiseach or the Department of the Taoiseach regarding the high complication rate at Temple Street hospital and the allegations that unlicensed implants had been used in children with spina bifida after the Taoiseach made a statement in Dáil Éireann (details supplied); and to outline the nature of that communication. [43303/23]
330. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in recruitment for new genomic resource associate roles at the department of clinical genetics at CHI Crumlin, as specified as part of implementation of the national genetics and genomics strategy, in view of the fact that the Minister allocated €2.7 million to implement the strategy. [43220/23]
324. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he agrees that community psychiatric services need to be introduced for those who have a mild intellectual disability. [43209/23]
323. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he agrees that community psychiatric services need to be introduced for those who have a mild intellectual disability. [43209/23]
322. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he accepts that 200 additional multi-disciplinary staff are needed to uphold the fundamental rights of people with intellectual disabilities. [43207/23]
321. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he agrees that pay parity with HSE staff should be introduced for section 38 and section 39 organisations in order to address the crisis of recruitment and retention. [43206/23]
312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he agrees that a minimum of 315 additional residential places for people with disabilities is required to meet emergency needs. [43208/23]
285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will advocate for the investments (details supplied) in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43203/23]
265. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will act to ensure that Waterways Ireland conducts a more inclusive consultation process on its new draft by-laws, including by conducting workshops with user groups, which could lead to the co-development of by-laws more suited to the current and future waterways users; his views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43224/23]
52. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered increasing the off-peak frequency of the Luas to encourage greater use of public transport and reduce car dependency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43107/23]
48. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport what plans he has to reduce fares in budget 2024, in light of the cost of living and climate crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43106/23]
30. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate funding for building the Metro West Liffey bridge, ahead of the construction of Metro West, in order to facilitate walking and cycling and a more direct W4 bus route from Dublin 15 to Tallaght (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43110/23]
20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport what plans he has to reduce air pollution from traffic in order to comply with World Health Organization limits; his views on the recent research finding (details supplied) that almost everyone in Ireland is breathing dangerously polluted air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43109/23]
15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he supports the abolition of fees for park-and-ride facilities at outer public transport stops, such as the Red Cow and Cheeverstown, to incentivise greater use of public transport and reduce car dependency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43108/23]
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he supports the proposal by a group (details supplied) to abolish the M50 and East Link tolls so as to incentivise motorists not to pass through the city centre, thereby reducing congestion and air pollution and facilitating public transport and active travel in the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43386/23]
179. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the differences between the Irish injured jockeys fund, qualified riders accident fund company and the jockeys accident fund company limited by guarantee; the reason there is a need for three separate funds; and how each differs from the other. [43022/23]
170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) is permitted to attend their placement on an ARAS drug treatment course, given that the person is two years drug free and eager to attend the drug treatment course. [43029/23]
88. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport what action he will take to resolve the longstanding problems with the Dublin Bus No. 15 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43124/23]
87. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when he anticipates the next phase of BusConnects in Dublin will be rolled out; the reasons for the continuing delays with the roll-out; when these will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43121/23]
83. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the issue regarding the 76 bus not showing on time on Monday 25 September and Tuesday 26 September 2023, causing passengers to be late for work; what actions his Department will be taking to address this issue; if compensation will be offered for the passengers being late, for example, two days' free travel in the morning, to compensate for the delays experienced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43026/23]
60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the progress of the just transition for former Bord na Móna workers; the number of these workers who attained sustainable employment following the transition of the company; if this employment was equivalent to their former grades at the company; the kind of education and retraining schemes that found jobs for these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43123/23]
53. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the rationale for the decision to keep Moneypoint open up to 2029; how this aligns with Ireland’s carbon emissions targets and sectoral emissions ceilings; what it means for a just transition in the energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42875/23]
Bill entitled an Act to direct the Central Bank to cap interest rates on private dwelling house mortgages at 3 per cent; and to provide for related matters.
651. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the news that there were orthopaedic surgeries with unlicensed implants performed at Temple Street Hospital, he will advise whether HIQA was notified of the increased infection rates and above-normal repeat surgeries; if so, the action HIQA took; and if not, the reason therefor. [42521/23]
642. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the ongoing issues experienced in relation to the dialysis machines in Tallaght Hospital (details supplied); what actions his Department will take to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42475/23]
608. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the legislation is coming in to ban disposable vapes being sold to under 18s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/23]
538. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to accommodate refugees in a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42431/23]
489. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of greyhounds euthanised by track vets at races or trials in the past five years that were greyhounds who suffered treatable injuries; the person who decides if a greyhound is treated or euthanised; and whether greyhound owners are charged the veterinary costs associated with euthanising the dogs. [42442/23]
488. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out annually by Greyhound Racing Ireland under the injury scheme and track injury support scheme; the percentage of treatment costs covered by the schemes; the number of injured greyhounds treated; the amounts claimed by owners or trainers; the types of injuries suffered; and the dates and locations where the injuries were sustained. [42441/23]