137. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in relation to the personal progression plan, PPP, offered by Seetec, she can confirm whether signing the PPP is a compulsory requirement, or whether it is possible for a jobseeker to engage with Seetec's service without committing to this plan; and if there are any penalties, such as a reduction in payment, for declining to sign the PPP while still being open to engage with NES Seetec services. [30003/23]
126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will remove all the threatened birds from the open season shooting list; and, if not, the reason therefor. [30004/23]
68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport what percentage of currently rolled out Connecting Ireland and Local Link routes are operated by private and publicly owned operators, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30129/23]
67. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of currently rolled out BusConnects routes operated by private and publicly owned operators, nationally and in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30128/23]
66. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of urban bus routes currently operated by publicly owned companies, nationally and in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, respectively; whether this is projected to increase or decrease following the implementation of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30127/23]
65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the projected overall increases in bus passenger capacity projected from BusConnects, nationally and in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30126/23]
64. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the projected overall increases in numerical and percentage terms in public transport use and active travel and the projected reductions in car use as a result of BusConnects, with breakdowns by city and area where available; the projected impact of this reducing carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30125/23]
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community on 1 June 2023. [29551/23]
7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first progress report for the first quarter of 2023 of the climate action plan. [29549/23]
730. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a call by an organisation (details supplied) for an end to a significant geographical inequality in children’s eye-care and for a national public eye-care programme for children over eight years; the steps his Department is taking to tackle this inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29834/23]
650. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to assist a woman (details supplied) to find a new GP surgery to attend as a matter of urgency. [29313/23]
518. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will instruct his Department to investigate the situation with 21 Harrington Street; if he will ensure other landlords do not illegally evict tenants so they can get a contact with the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29356/23]
504. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he agrees that all Government information must have a version that is accessible for people who may be neurologically different or who are not computer literate to ensure no one is excluded, for example, in relation to making a submission to raise concerns over a local building project; if he will work with local authorities to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to make a submission; and if will he make a statement on the matter. [29198/23]
412. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she agrees that the report from her Department given to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee in December 2019, which stated that her Department received free travel pass “usage data” which “indicates that a FT Travel pass was used at a particular time and date” and that “this data is non-identifying and does not provide journey duration or fare collected” was inaccurate, given the finding of the Data Protection Commissioner that her Department was collecting massive amounts of excess data using the free travel pass, including identifying information, journey duration and fare collected. [29311/23]
409. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views in relation to the finding of the Data Protection Committee that her Department improperly gathered data through the public services card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29266/23]
382. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will investigate claims that the landlord was asking tenants for their HAP pin number - as per the email your office received on 25 May 2023 (details supplied); and if he will consider that this a serious breach of data protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29357/23]
271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in light of the finding of the Data Protection Committee that the Department of Social Protection improperly gathered data through the Public Service Card, his views on whether the call in June 2018 by the then-Secretary General at his Department for a ban on those with free travel passes from public transport during rush hour was made based on the data improperly gathered through the public services card; and the procedures that will be put in place to ensure this cannot happen again. [29268/23]
213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will stop toll increases due on 1 July 2023 (details supplied) given that there has not been an increase in toll charges for cars with tags for ten years and the €344 million in toll revenue in 2022; if he agrees that these increases should not be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/23]
146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in relation to a case (details supplied), if he will request confirmation as to why the Irish Consulate are suggesting that this person physically represents themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29674/23]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 in order to restrict certain developments in fossil fuels infrastructure and high energy usage data centres, to remove some developments from listing as strategic development infrastructure projects, to revise the procedure for making applications directly to An Bord Pleanála and to ensure that regard be given to the State’s climate targets and commitments and to provide for related matters.
120. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can clarify if recent EPA projections of GHG emissions for the next two carbon budget adequately account for the projected overshoot in emission in the budget to 2025; if the subsequent budget for 25-30 reflects a reduced budget as a result of the first budget overshoot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28827/23]
24. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the reforms agreed to EU migration and asylum laws; to outline the position taken by Ireland during the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28825/23]
13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports Ireland’s historic position of neutrality; his views on the Government’s current position regarding Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28826/23]
179. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all new construction workers who will use the new licence system to become a skilled construction worker have to be in possession of a SOLAS CSCS registration card and a QQI certificate to meet the entry requirement for the newly proposed licence system; if not, the reason; and which expert group has advised in relation to this. [28730/23]
178. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views in regard to the upcoming Bill for construction workers and the proposed new licence system for construction workers to replace the current system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28729/23]
177. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, when the current constitution skills certification scheme (CSCS) comes to an end because of the proposed licence system for construction workers, his Department is going to refund all current construction workers for the cost of the SOLAS registration card, courses and time off work; and if not, the reason therefor. [28727/23]
159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with pharmacists to start fee-restoration talks before the statutory deadline of 30 June; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28733/23]
133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 28 March 2023, his views on whether there needs to be an investigation to establish what is and is not the children's burial ground before the words 'children's burial ground' are used to describe the memorial garden; and if he will ensure that these investigations are carried out in a timely manner, without delay. [28701/23]
127. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the six-month portion that a one-year jockey licence withdrawal (which was suspended on condition that no further breaches occurred), will now be reimposed given that racecourse stewards suspended the jockey in question for 21 days in May for a separate matter (details supplied). [28709/23]
126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed at the 2023 Punchestown horse racing festival; the nature of the injuries; how many horses had their final race at the festival and were later killed elsewhere; and if consideration will be given to ending State funding to Horse Racing Ireland in view of the growing number of horse deaths at tracks around Ireland. [28708/23]
106. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the findings of a NPWS study which revealed that coursed hares fared worse than uncoursed hares when released back to the wild (details supplied), and in view of majority support for a coursing ban in both rural and urban areas, he will refuse a 2023-24 licence for hare coursing. [28714/23]
105. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 5 July 2022, if, the NPWS carried out a review of the issue of pigeon damage to crops during the summer months, including the collection of new scientific data, with a view to informing decisions for future declarations; if the findings of the review will be published; and if he will immediately reverse the decision to allow the continued shooting of these birds until the end of the year. [28713/23]
104. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a report in the media (details supplied) relating to alleged hare coursing activities during a burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Thurles, County Tipperary, which reportedly left a hare dead after the animal was savaged by a released greyhound; and if the NPWS division of his Department will investigate and take appropriate action against those involved. [28711/23]
68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the booking system for NCT testing if he will ensure that no money is taken from applicants by a company (details supplied) until the week of the NCT appointment. [28761/23]
61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask the Luas provider to address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied), including what steps the provider will take to tackle the problems raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28674/23]
50. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the circumstances surrounding the death of a critically endangered sturgeon in the River Suir in Clonmel, as confirmed by Inland Fisheries Ireland (details supplied); the cause of death; if fishing activities, including hooking, netting or removal from the water, were a factor in the fish's death; the reason the rare fish was disturbed; and if action will be taken against anyone found to have contributed to the death. [28715/23]
1340. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend the deadline for a training fund (details supplied) beyond 1 November 2023, given that the majority of the fund remains unspent. [27165/23]
1254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will step in to ensure a person, details supplied, and the other residents of Beaumont residential care in Cork are not made homeless and are provided with the care that they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28237/23]
1167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in relation to support for those with long-Covid, if he agrees that the SLWP scheme needs to be extended; and if he will ensure that this view is expressed at the talks with healthcare union representatives and his Department at the WRC to discuss the future of the scheme. [27614/23]
1166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that adolescent mental health services that parents are being told that there is no funding available for a public bed in a private in-patient adolescent unit; if he will advise why this is the current situation; if funding can be made available; and if so, when. [27604/23]
1002. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the crisis in the recruitment and retention of staff in Section 39-funded disability organisations, which is caused by a disparity in pay and conditions in Section 39-funded organisations compared to their HSE and Section 38 counterparts; if he agrees that a resolution for this issue needs to include a formal agreement to address the pay disparity of Section 39 organisations, a multi-annual, sustainable funding model for voluntary organisations and a review of the out-of-date Health Act 2004, which does not reflect the reality and essential nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28424/23]
931. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in relation to the hundreds of long-term undocumented migrants who applied for the Government scheme in early 2022, who were advised that their applications would be processed by the end of last year but are still waiting on confirmation, if she will ensure that her Department processes these pending applications in a timely manner without any undue delay; if she will provide an expected timeframe for these remaining application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28418/23]
926. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite the application by a person (details supplied) for family reunification, in order that the child concerned can join school here in September. [28263/23]
754. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that a company (details supplied) has responded positively to appeals and banned cruel animal snares from its website; if he agrees that Ireland should follow the example of Wales, which is poised to ban them; if he will take actions to ensure that this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28002/23]