1740. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any external or internal pressure being placed on clinical staff at Temple Street to restart spina bifida-related surgeries in advance of the conclusion of the external review and therefore before any possibility of implementing recommendations from that review. [18070/23]
1739. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the internal review of spinal surgery at Temple Street on what date this review was formally commissioned; the person or body that is conducting the internal review; and what factors were involved in choosing the person or body to lead this review. [18069/23]
1738. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the external clinical review of spinal surgery at Temple Street, what date was the review formally commissioned; why this external review was commissioned; what factors were involved in choosing a person (details supplied) to lead the external review; whether any other clinicians or hospitals considered to lead it; when the report is expected; and whether it will be published. [18068/23]
1737. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health what date in 2022 were spina bifida-related surgeries at Temple Street formally suspended. [18067/23]
1736. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide the following information in relation to spinal surgeries performed on patients with spina bifida at Temple Street between 2018 and the end of 2022; the total number of surgeries; the number returned to theatre; the wound infection rate among patients; the rate of metalwork failure among patients; the overall complication rate; and to outline the documented process for discussing wound infection/repeat surgeries. [18066/23]
1596. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the removal of PCR testing centres, given the seven-day positivity rate almost doubled from 7.4 % to 13.9% recently and the rise in infections and hospital admissions (details supplied). [17411/23]
1575. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the ambiguity regarding the Government's Action Plan to develop a public sector National Framework of Qualification QQI level 5 course for the occupation of healthcare assistant in Ireland, particularly in relation to health care assistants from abroad who are qualified above QQI 5 level in the health sector; if he will confirm that they do not need to repeat the QQI 5 level (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17295/23]
1574. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to report on the Hello Again World campaign; how this campaign is supporting Covid-19 safety for older and immunocompromised people; the way the campaign's messaging is informing older and immunocompromised people about Covid-19 safety measures they can take while socialising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17293/23]
1524. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm in relation to the details of the public funding for IVF treatment if there will be waitlists, who might qualify; if one is eligible if one has previously received treatment; if it will be means tested; and if it will cover IUI, IVF, ISCI and egg/sperm donations. [17054/23]
1437. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate resources for genetic services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, in view of the fact that, currently, people living with a rare disease wait over two years for a diagnosis after a referral for genetic testing and can be treated for the wrong condition while they wait (details supplied); if he will ensure that waiting lists are dramatically reduced given that other health systems have a turnaround time of 12 weeks; his view that Ireland should set the same ambition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16714/23]
1209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) proposed actions in relation to the well-being of people seeking asylum, most of which are based on the Government commissioned Catherine Day Advisory Group; if he will work with his ministerial colleagues to action these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16945/23]
1121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the difference in testing figures published by IHRB and the figures published by the State, if he will explain this contrast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17365/23]
989. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice in relation to section 15 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014, which allows for gardaí to be seconded as social welfare inspectors, and 1D which allows them to swap and become gardaí again if necessary; if he will advise if there are guidelines on how to regulate when and how they can swap between these two positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17427/23]
917. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether vegetarian and vegan options are available for children under the free school meals programme, and if not, whether she agrees that they should be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17286/23]
763. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can recommend how a person renting a room in landlord-occupied or non-landlord occupied (details supplied) can seek justice in relation to this matter; if he agrees that there needs to be more protections in place for those in this situation and if he will make a statement in relation to this. [16867/23]
739. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the promised constitutional referendum to keep Irish Water in public ownership will be held in November along with the gender equality referendum and if not, why not. [16760/23]
615. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will take the Explorium - National Sport and Science Centre into public ownership and re-open the educational facility, making it available to students free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18242/23]
484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that a company (details supplied) announced record profits; his views on whether a company that registered billions of euros in profit should not be able to cut employees without compensating them; if he will introduce legislation to safeguard workers facing such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16940/23]
482. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether Citibank has received financial support from the Industrial Development Agency or other semi-State bodies over the past 20 years; and to outline, in tabular form, any support given on an annual basis. [16372/23]
476. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether any conditions related to environmental sustainability and meeting the goals outlined in the Climate Action Plan are placed on companies in order to receive financial support from the IDA. [16374/23]
368. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance whether Citibank has received financial support directly from the State for example through the TBESS or CRSS scheme, over the past twenty years and to outline, in tabular form, any support given on an annual basis. [16373/23]
146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in relation to a person (details supplied) who has been incarcerated in Iran since October 2022, and who has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison, given the reports that his health is suffering and that he has had to endure very difficult conditions in prison, the actions the Government is taking to ensure his release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18261/23]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to reduce rents to affordable levels by limiting them to a maximum of a quarter of monthly household incomes and to establish a National Rent Authority for this purpose.
225. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been taken by Greyhound Racing Ireland to permanently close Youghal track (details supplied); and if he is aware that the average per-race attendance last year by paying members of the public was just 16, and that the track was the worst in the country in 2022 for the total number of greyhounds killed at race meetings. [15623/23]
224. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate an incident at Curraheen Park track on 18 March 2023 (details supplied), involving a malfunction of the traps; if any greyhounds suffered injuries in the incident; and if the greyhounds were removed from the traps and checked for injuries before the restart of the race. [15622/23]
223. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pigs slaughtered in Ireland in 2022; the methods of slaughter used; the number that were slaughtered by gassing; and if will consider banning the latter given the distress and suffering it causes to pigs in the final minutes of their lives. [15621/23]
222. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 862 of 28 September 2021, if live pigs have been exported from Ireland to China; and if, given the related animal cruelty concerns, he will scrap the plan to export pigs to China. [15620/23]
221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 31 January 2023, the total number of horse deaths associated with racing in 2022 and to date in 2023, to include not only horses killed at racecourses but also horses used in racing and later killed elsewhere, with a breakdown of the reasons for the killings. [15619/23]
220. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if cats, including feral cats, are protected in Ireland; if he is aware that members of gun clubs are allegedly shooting cats; and the action he will take to stop this killing of cats. [15618/23]
139. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will implement legislation that makes it compulsory for all pools or gyms with pools to provide access days or times for those with low incomes and people with disabilities who are on welfare payments where they are offered a reduced rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15538/23]
95. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what provision is being made within the tenant in situ scheme for tenants who are renting a HAP property in one local authority area but receive HAP from, and are therefore on the social housing transfer list with, a different local authority; if he will delay the lifting of the eviction ban until workable solutions are found to this and other issues raised by Opposition Deputies in the eviction ban debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15540/23]
85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will investigate an incident involving members of a fox hunt at Hore Abbey, a national monument managed by the national monuments service division of his Department (details supplied); if this constituted trespass; if any damage was caused to the site; and if he will take action to keep hunters away from national monument sites. [15785/23]
508. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the campaign to save the existing grounds of Bessborough House, the former mother and baby institution, from development; if he will ensure there is a thorough forensic investigation on the grounds to establish the presence of a mass grave there; if he will ensure a director of authorised intervention is appointed; if he will he guarantee the remaining grounds are preserved as parkland to serve the community in memory of the loss experienced by mothers and their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14921/23]
301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide examples of best practices for supporting HAP recipients with exceptional medical needs, including the provision of top-ups and other forms of support. [15075/23]
300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way local authorities are held accountable for their decisions regarding HAP recipients with exceptional medical needs; and if there is any oversight or monitoring of these decisions to ensure that they are fair, transparent, and consistent across different local authorities. [15074/23]
299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options for HAP recipients who have exceptional medical needs but are not eligible for the 35% discretionary top-up; and if there is a right of appeal or any other mechanism for requesting additional support. [15073/23]
298. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a national policy for providing a 35% discretionary top-up for housing assistance payment recipients with exceptional medical needs; and if so, the criteria and procedures for accessing this top-up. [15072/23]
297. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the support available for families with children with disabilities who require suitable housing; and how can they access this support. [15071/23]
296. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way the Government is working to improve communication and transparency in the housing application process for individuals with disabilities. [15070/23]
295. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that are in place to ensure that housing authorities are complying with their legal obligations to provide suitable housing for individuals with disabilities. [15069/23]
294. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the appeals process for medical priority housing decisions; and what the rights of applicants are to appeal. [15068/23]
293. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the obligations of housing authorities under the Disability Act 2005 to provide reasonable accommodation and services to individuals with disabilities. [15067/23]
292. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria used by the housing authorities to assess medical priority applications for housing. [15065/23]
290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the findings by an organisation (details supplied) in Northern Ireland in relation to the prevalence of badger baiting; if he has statistics on the numbers of badgers killed in badger baiting here; if so, the number of individuals involved; the number of detections and prosecutions over the past ten years; if he will carry out an investigation into badger baiting, similar to that carried out by the organisation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15058/23]
166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to correct the statement he made to the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence, on 8 February 2022 (details supplied). [14943/23]
349. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he agrees with the need to ensure that fibromyalgia, which affects one in 50 Irish people, is recognised in Ireland as a long-term illness, that causes disability (details supplied); if he will instruct his Department to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14462/23]
265. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct her Department, to reconsider the decision to put the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied) in Citywest on hold, given the negative impact this will have on the staff and students of two schools in close proximity to one another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14459/23]
1228. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department to take immediate action to ensure that provisions are made for an assessment and treatment for a child (details supplied). [12565/23]
1218. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of concerns that were received by his Department and HIQA regarding a nursing home (details supplied) in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will provide a breakdown of those complaints. [12526/23]
1217. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of concerns that were received about Mullingar General Hospital in 2020, broken down into categories. [12525/23]