487. 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 2023; the type of each 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. [42440/23]
486. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the greyhound track attendance statistics for 2022 and to date in 2023, covering both Greyhound Racing Ireland tracks and private tracks, and including a breakdown of the figures into type of entry (paid entry, free entry, entry by adults, children, staff, owners or trainers, bookmakers, press, and so on) and type of event (racing, trials, sales, and non-racing events). [42439/23]
485. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the grants paid by Greyhound Racing Ireland to private tracks in 2022; the names of the tracks; the amounts granted; and the purpose of the payments. [42438/23]
484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for details about the six exclusion orders issued by Greyhound Racing Ireland in 2022; the names of the individuals involved; the exclusion durations; the circumstances or breaches which led to the exclusion orders; and if any of the cases were referred to the Garda for investigation. [42437/23]
483. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that Greyhound Racing Ireland has stopped publishing control committee reports and control appeal committee reports on its website (details supplied); and if he will provide copies of the relevant reports from August 2022 to date. [42450/23]
452. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of a petition (details supplied) sent to her office; if she will meet the requests put forward by this petition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42745/23]
366. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that he only removed four out of 15 amber- and red-list birds from the open season order; and if he will urgently act to end the persecution of all threatened species. [42443/23]
310. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the shortage of SNA hours in a school (details supplied); if she will ensure that the extra hours the school has applied for are granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42357/23]
300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the Children's Books Ireland's Right to Be a Reader Campaign, urging the government to provide sustained funding for school libraries in Budget 2024; given that only 15% of the Irish population of any age are signed up as public library members, will the Minister support properly funded school primary and secondary school libraries, staffed by a qualified librarian; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42282/23]
266. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in relation to the report that OPW is to commission a cull of wild rabbits at a national park in Kerry, he will instruct the OPW to seek alternative methods of population control (details supplied); and if he would be open to meeting to discuss these options with a named organisation. [42293/23]
111. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a recent report from global NGO Corporate Accountability that found that a majority of carbon offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are 'likely junk'; what implications this has for Ireland's emission reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41792/23]
87. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will bring a proposal to Cabinet for Ireland to support the establishment of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41789/23]
86. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a recent report that found that 98% of people in Europe are living in areas with highly damaging particulate pollution; if he is further aware that it is estimated that up to 1,400 people die in Ireland every year because of poor air quality and that the streets along the quays on either side of the River Liffey in Dublin city centre show relatively elevated nitrogen dioxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41793/23]
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm that the Irish Government will support the establishment of a loss and damage fund at COP28 in November that is obligatory, compensatory, grant based and non-debt-creating, and is funded by the wealthiest states and corporations that have increased greenhouse gases in our atmosphere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41790/23]
159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to give a comprehensive update on the ransomware attack on TU Dublin’s Tallaght campus in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41778/23]
158. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm that approval had been granted by his Department for the recruitment of Vice Presidents and Deans in advance of posts being advertised and interviewed for between December 2020 and March 2021. [41777/23]
157. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm whether approval was sought from his Department by TU Dublin for the appointment of Vice Presidents and Deans in advance of the positions being advertised in December 2020. [41776/23]
156. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm the salary level approved for the position of Chief Operations Officer by his Department this year. [41775/23]
155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm the salary level approved for the position of Deputy President and Registrar by his Department this year. [41774/23]
154. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm that his Department approved an increase in the salary of the Chief Operations Officer and of the Deputy President and Registrar this year, and that this increase was backdated to their appointments in 2019. [41773/23]
153. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm the grade and salary at which TU Dublin’s Deputy President and Registrar was appointed in 2019. [41772/23]
152. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm the grade and salary at which TU Dublin’s Chief Operations Officer was appointed in 2019. [41771/23]
151. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm that his Department had approved the appointments by TU Dublin of a Chief Operations Officer and of a Deputy President/University Registrar in 2019. [41770/23]
150. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm whether approval was sought by TU Dublin for the appointment of a Chief Operations Officer and of a Deputy President and University Registrar in advance of these positions being advertised in June 2019. [41769/23]
149. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will indicate the substantive grades of those remunerated at the grades listed in the table at each time point in the table (details supplied). [41768/23]
148. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many full-time equivalent staff in TU Dublin were remunerated at the grades listed (details supplied) and on the following dates 01/01/2019, 01/01/2020, 01/01/2021, 01/10/2021, 01/01/2022, 01/06/2022. [41767/23]
147. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the university census data returned to the HEA is validated, if he could outline the process involved. [41766/23]
146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, in light of the larger than expected drop in FTE student numbers in 2022/2023 compared to 2021/2022 reported by TU Dublin to the HEA, he could confirm whether the HEA or his Department validate census data submitted by the universities. [41765/23]
145. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many students were registered in TU Dublin (headcount and full-time equivalent) at the annual census dates (details supplied), based on returns by the university to his Department and to the HEA, since its establishment in 2019. [41764/23]
39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the complaint submitted by an organisation (details supplied) about the ESB’s relationship with the Cerrejón mine in northern Colombia, which is linked to human rights abuses, including the forced displacement of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities and widespread, persistent and extreme pollution of air and water; if he agrees with the steps set out in the organisation's complaints; if he will ensure that this abuse of human rights is addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41713/23]
441. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarity in relation to the discrepancies found in the figures provided by him in relation to thoroughbred slaughter figures in Ireland; if he will confirm the reason for the difference in the figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41266/23]
437. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a numerical breakdown, in tabular form, of the approximate herd sizes of, and hectares farmed by, the roughly 3,000 farmers affected by the reduction in the nitrates derogation limit to 220 kg per hectare; whether they are dairy or beef farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41125/23]
361. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she or officials from her Department will meet with representatives of a group (details supplied) regarding their pensions. [41452/23]
110. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he supports Ireland becoming part of the group of the states advocating for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; if he will outline Ireland's policy on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41127/23]
109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline Ireland's position on the establishment of a loss and damage fund at COP-28, including whether the Government is pushing for it to be widely available to all countries in the Global South impacted by climate change, for contributions to be the responsibility of countries of the Global North with historical responsibility for the climate crisis; if he will advocate that market-based mechanisms, such as GlobalShield, will not be included as loss and damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41126/23]
47. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what additional funding and resources she will provide to help create inclusive communities and to combat the influence of far right individuals and groups in communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41606/23]
276. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the internal and external reviews into spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40902/23]
275. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the allegations in a media report in relation to spinal surgeries at Temple Street Children's Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40901/23]
165. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of reports that Tallaght Community National School has no working interconnected smoke alarms in the building; if she will ensure that immediate actions are taken to resolve this issue and if she will order and inspection to guarantee that all schools have adequate smoke alarms. [40839/23]
1033. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the approach that is to be taken by CAMHS in circumstances where an applicant has diagnosed autism and potentially has ADHD, whether CAMHS will assess for ADHD. [40641/23]
1032. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline, in tabular form, how many referrals to CAMHS were made in the past five years; how many of those were refused; and the reasons given for refusal. [40640/23]
826. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the demands put forward by an organisation (details supplied); if he supports these demands; if he will ensure that they are implemented in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39780/23]
732. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if references to the 'Irish economy' in a report (details supplied) refers to the economy of the Republic of Ireland only; if so, the reason coursing and non-coursing greyhounds registered to owners normally resident outside the Republic of Ireland were included when calculating the cost of preparing and racing greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39769/23]
731. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if references to the 'Irish economy' in a report (details supplied) refers to the economy of the Republic of Ireland only; if so, the reason owners and trainers resident outside the Republic of Ireland were included when calculating the value of greyhound racing to the 'Irish economy'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39768/23]