331. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the report of the Local Democracy Taskforce, which was presented to him on 4 March 2026, will be published; whether he accepts that withholding the report until an implementation plan is finalised is unreasonable given the public interest in its recommendations; if, in the event of further delays in finalising the implementation plan, he will commit to publishing the report itself within two months of it having been presented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33591/26]
1170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on technical aids for visually impaired adults in the south-east in the last two years; and the way in which the application process works. [32913/26]
685. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the prevalence of physically disabled persons who have entered Ireland seeking international protection since vulnerability assessments recommenced on 11 November 2024; and whether there are plans in place to recommence use of the vulnerability assessments for single male IP applicants, rather than the vulnerability triage that is currently offered. [32948/26]
612. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether there is a national Garda informant framework and a code of ethics for high-echelon intelligence sources; and if not, whether the production of such a framework and code of ethics will be prioritised. [32076/26]
611. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of ongoing internal inquires and suspensions in relation to staff members in the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. [32062/26]
594. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the number of recipients of illness benefit fell between 2015 and 2024 by more than 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33321/26]
593. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the number of recipients of invalidity pension has fallen since 2020 and increased by only 1% between 2015 and 2014, at a time when the number in receipt of other social protection payments such as carer's allowance and disability allowance have increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33320/26]
592. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients in 2025 and 2026 to date of recipients of illness benefit and invalidity pension. [33319/26]
395. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the new equine slaughter facility; and the proposed opening date. [31795/26]
394. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses sent for slaughter overseas from 2024 to date in 2026. [31794/26]
393. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions for horse welfare offences from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [31793/26]
243. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total number of United States military personnel who landed at Shannon Airport in each month of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, including those who remained on board the aircraft, those who disembarked and remained within the designated transit area, and those who exited the transit area or passed through customs, by month; and the definition of ‘military personnel’ used for the purposes of this data; and whether it encompasses contractors, civilian staff or intelligence personnel travelling on military aircraft. [31790/26]
112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will abolish fares for public transport as is being done in other countries in response to the fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31434/26]
107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek substantial additional investment in public transport so that more services can be rapidly rolled out in response to the fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31435/26]
69. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is concerned about undue delays in processing invalidity pensions, as in the case of a person (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that applicants suffering from health issues are not placed under further distress as a result of difficulties accessing their entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31411/26]
58. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider expanding the free travel scheme to more recipients in light of the fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31414/26]
57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reassess his Department’s decision not to include long-Covid under the Social Welfare (Consolidated Occupational Injuries) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 102 of 2007) in light of the hardship and distress caused to frontline healthcare workers as a result of having their incomes cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31412/26]
27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce a scheme to provide bikes free of charge for people in receipt of social protection payments and State pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/26]
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will equalise rates of jobseeker's allowance for young people so that age is no longer a factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31415/26]
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the action he will take to ensure that vulnerable individuals are not left without access to an invalidity pension for months due to delays in processing appeals, such as in a case (details supplied); if consideration is given to ill health in how his Department interacts with applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31713/26]
307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the level of wages for apprentices is adequate, especially in light of the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/26]
759. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the consultation process in relation to a cost of disability payment. [29066/26]
739. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Government is not represented at the Public Planning Inquiry in Omagh into the Curraghinalt (Dalradian) Project, the proposed gold mine in County Tyrone given the profound cross-Border implications of the matter. [30874/26]
489. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of military export licenses granted in each of the years 2024 and 2025, and in the first quarter of 2026, broken down by ML category and destination country; the value of each such authorisation noting that equivalent data was published in his Department's report under the Control of Exports Act 2008 for the year ended 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30279/26]
478. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the membership, terms of reference and upcoming meetings of the Sectors of the Future Council, which was created through Action 17 of the Large Energy-user Action Plan (LEAP). [30638/26]
477. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of art works managed by the OPW of which the location is currently unknown; and to provide a list of these works; and their estimated value. [30889/26]
438. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and EMTs are excluded from receiving the same flat rate expense relief available to nurses; and if he will instruct his Department to include them in this scheme. [30823/26]
301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm reports that the European Commission has advised Member States to ‘keep confidential all information and key performance indicators for individual data centres’; and if he has sought legal advice on whether this interpretation of confidentiality violates the Aarhus Convention and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. [30637/26]
300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or any other delegated body currently has visibility of data being sent by Irish data centre operators to the European database, in accordance with their responsibilities under the Delegated Regulation (2024/1364); and if the lack of a related Statutory Instrument is impeding the Government’s ability to access and handle this information currently. [30636/26]
299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public body which will be, whether it be the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, EirGrid, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, his own Department or a new or other body entirely, be empowered to investigate and sanction a data centre operator that fails to submit accurate and timely information to the European database as per requirements under Article 32 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791) to establish “effective, proportionate, and dissuasive” penalties for non-compliance with national transposing measures. [30635/26]
298. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm whether the transposition of Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791) will include specific conditions for penalties in the event of non-compliance with reporting obligations, as required by Article 32 of the Directive, similar to the German transposition of same (EnEfG Section 19) given only 18 Irish data centres have submitted reports to date. [30634/26]
297. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will transpose Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791), regarding transparency reporting; if this will be achieved ahead of the third reporting deadline for data centre operators on 15 May 2026, given his prior statement recently that this was at an ‘advanced stage’; and if so, the date he expects to sign a Statutory Instrument on the matter. [30633/26]
219. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has conducted or commissioned any analysis to identify companies importing goods produced by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Territories as part of their operations in Ireland, who would be subject to the provisions of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; whether she will release any such list of companies identified in the course of this analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30278/26]
218. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has conducted or commissioned any analysis to identify companies importing or trading in goods or services produced by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Territories as part of their operations in Ireland, who would be subject to the provisions of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 should it cover both goods and services; whether any such analysis has been conducted or commissioned in relation to a version of the Bill covering goods only; whether she will release the list of companies identified in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30277/26]
171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has concerns in relation to the increased use of youth subminimum wages by employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30446/26]
584. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department will consider undertaking a body of research that will outline the socioeconomic impact and value of the Irish language to Gaeltacht Communities (details supplied) with a view to increasing awareness economic value of the Irish language to these communities. [29368/26]
398. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, pursuant to section 10(2)(m) of the Planning and Development Act (2000), his Department has given consideration to the development of guidelines, in consultation with local authorities, that would provide relevant criteria and guidelines for the development and implementation of provisions in local authority development plans that are designed to ensure that the provision of private and social housing in Gaeltacht areas shall ensure the future sustainability of the Gaeltacht as Irish speaking areas. [29367/26]
253. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans he has to reduce costs for students in light of the affordability crisis they are facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20376/26]
238. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has concerns about negative impacts of AI on further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/26]
196. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if childcare costs will be reduced in light of the worsening cost of living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29067/26]
94. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when funding will be provided for new school buildings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28992/26]
63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will amend circular 0030/2014 in line with the alternative circular proposed by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28993/26]
95. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the results of the survey of parents of children of pre-school age on school patronage preferences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28845/26]
914. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are available to third level students who are attending private colleges and will there be an expansion to those supports. [28547/26]