531. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to engage with the family on the matter. [28577/26]
390. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department holds estimates or records of the number of United States military personnel who have transited through Shannon Airport, both to and from the United States, in the current year; if so, whether he will provide a breakdown of those figures breaking them down month by month; if not, the reason such data is not collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28213/26]
346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of fuel that is currently held in the State’s strategic reserves; the equivalent duration in months of national demand that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28211/26]
345. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether data centres, which account for an estimated 25% of national electricity demand, are designated to receive fuel from the State’s strategic reserves in the event of a national fuel crisis or emergency; the criteria used to determine such prioritisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28210/26]
296. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will reduce tax on fuel in order to facilitate the capping of prices at affordable levels. [26785/26]
229. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will outline the HSE's plans in relation to treatments for early onset Parkinson's disease. [28489/26]
193. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with striking workers from an organisation (details supplied); her views on their status as section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28488/26]
292. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason persons renewing their IRP cards online who had a notification that the fee is waived, are now being refused IRP cards on the basis that the fee was not paid; if his Department is aware of this; and if so, the number of persons who were refused on these grounds. [27497/26]
291. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of blue cards that have been returned to his Department due to incorrect details inputted on the card by his Department; and if his Department will issue a free and quick return for blue cards where there are mistakes. [27496/26]
245. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the future of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27498/26]
169. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will introduce a €500 energy credit for households to respond to the cost-of-living crisis. [26786/26]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to provide for apprentices and young workers to be paid at least the National Minimum Wage.
3471. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will introduce a full tuition support scheme for graduate entry medicine; if not, if at a minimum if he will outline a timeline for his plans to provide State supports for graduate entry medicine students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25670/26]
3158. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether a child (details supplied) will receive assessment for ADHD by CAMHS, as referred by their GP. [26145/26]
3097. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of the total number of patients included in the EEPR that had their initial surgery paid for under the NTPF. [25892/26]
3096. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will facilitate the availability of high-intensity focused ultrasound in a particular case (details supplied). [25888/26]
3095. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the registration of a dentist with the Dental Council (details supplied). [25877/26]
3059. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene with the HSE to ensure that immediate action is taken to resolve the recruitment and retention crisis affecting radiographer practice tutors, including the allocation of additional funding needed to resolve issues relating to staffing, workload and pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25588/26]
3018. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve weekend surgical capacity for urgent paediatric cases in Dublin's children's hospitals in light of the recent experience where only one operating theatre was available over a weekend in Crumlin Children's Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25412/26]
2549. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is satisfied that St. John Ambulance is fully implementing the recommendations of the Shannon report given that the National Safeguarding Officer’s own audit report of August 2025 identifies ongoing safeguarding deficiencies and makes further recommendations for corrective action; his views on whether these findings suggest that key safeguarding measures were not fully embedded in practice as of August 2025; and his views on whether there needs to be a clearly defined independent mechanism to verify that the recommendations of the Shannon report have been implemented fully in practice. [26118/26]
2527. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the proposals of a group (details supplied) on its call to end the practice of relying on costly, for-profit emergency placements, ensuring a national transition framework to establish a formal planning process for adults with intellectual disabilities over the age of 18 and for ringfenced funding with dedicated capital for small-scale, community based supported housing; to establish a joint taskforce of the HSE and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with statutory timelines for delivery; and to ensure the commitment to transparency including the annual publication of data regarding unmet housing needs versus new units delivered; and a legislative review of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the Congregated Settings policy. [25886/26]
2264. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out by Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) in 2025 to hunts in point-to-point racing grants, by the name of the hunts, the name and dates of the point-to-point race meetings organised by each hunt and the corresponding amounts paid out by HRI for prize money, administration grants and so on for all the meetings. [25742/26]
1762. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on funding given to political parties to increase female participation and diversity in politics, broken down by year and by party and independents from 2019 to date. [25905/26]
1617. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has concerns about the use of an acoustic pinger in a small bay in County Clare where there is a resident dolphin which means significant harassment and disturbance of the dolphin (details supplied). [25880/26]
1603. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a correction will be made to Irish Famine website (details supplied). [26623/26]
1521. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to fight legal cases against the parents of children who had to go to court to obtain a school placement for September 2025. [27035/26]
1520. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who will not have an appropriate school place for September 2026 due to the shortage of places in special schools and ASD classes. [27034/26]
1361. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the build project for a school (details supplied); if the new 2(a) plans have been received by her Department; when a response is likely to issue and the timeline for the project. [25233/26]
1195. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of aggregated military licences granted in in each of the years 2024, 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, by destination; and their value, in tabular form. [27022/26]
1188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a company (details supplied) has received any supports financial and otherwise from State Agencies including IDA and Enterprise Ireland. [26700/26]
1159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeframe for decision on an appeal (details supplied) in relation to an employment permit; and whether the decision can be expedited. [25890/26]
1059. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on whether there is a flaw in the way in which EU Directive 2019/1937 has been transposed with the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 in relation to the fact that the burden of proof is reversed when penalisation is alleged, but this has only been applied during Court proceedings, meaning that it does not apply during the administration process, resulting in unnecessary litigation. [25242/26]
916. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if cuts to excise for private jet fuel were included in the €250 million estimated cost of the energy package announced on 24 March 2026; the amount of the estimated cost that relates to cuts to excise for private jet fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24756/26]
896. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the estimated €250 million cost of the energy price measures introduced on 24 March 2026, according to the cost of the reductions in excise on petrol and diesel; the cost of the diesel rebate scheme increase, including a breakdown of the cost of backdating it to 1 January 2026; and the cost of fuel allowances. [24099/26]
847. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the current dangers on Irish roads; and if he introduce measures (details supplied) to implement them. [26576/26]
781. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he is concerned about the repeated cancellation of buses on the W6 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25859/26]
578. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence to provide a list of all meetings of the Ukraine Contact Defence Group that Ireland has been represented at; who has represented Ireland at these meetings; and the location in which these meetings took place. [26303/26]
142. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will condemn the illegal attacks by the US and Israel on Iran and Lebanon, including the bombing of a girls’ school killing more than 170 civilians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21344/26]
133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will end the use of Shannon Airport by US military aircraft in light of its illegal war of aggression against Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21343/26]
261. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 899 of 10 February 2026, to provide details of the greyhound track attendance statistics for 2025, covering both Greyhound Racing Ireland tracks and private tracks; the breakdown of the figures, by attendance at each track, type of entry, that is, paid entry, free entry, entry by adults, children, staff, owners and trainers, bookmakers, press, and so on, and type of event, that is, racing, trials, sales, and non-racing events, in tabular form, given a full breakdown was not provided by the RCÉ. [22863/26]
931. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations for skyclarys; and the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline) are being applied to this specific case, to prevent further delays in addressing the unmet need. [21864/26]
551. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to ensure the children have appropriate school places. [22483/26]
514. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to ensure the children have appropriate school places. [21863/26]