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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is analysing the impact on biodiversity and small fishers of the marine heatwave in Irish coastal waters; what measures are planned to address and prevent future heatwaves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (13 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to ending the nitrates derogation in light of its negative environmental impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34734/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [34018/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023. [34011/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: I want to raise the issue of international parental abduction and ask whether this topic came up at any of the meetings and discussions. This is a situation where one parent takes children out of the State, Ireland, but it could be any state, into another country and they are effectively kept there are not returned to their parent. Obviously, it is a horrendous situation for the parent and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Advertising (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: One of the things that emerged from the committee hearings yesterday was the central and important role of Renault as a key commercial sponsor and partner for RTÉ. If one adds in all the other car companies, as well as the other fossil fuel companies, be they airlines or fossil fuel companies directly, that advertise with RTÉ, it must make up a large proportion of the advertising...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Advertising (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent on advertising with RTÉ by his Department in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023. [34010/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Advertising (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 5. To ask the Taoiseach how much his Department has spent on public relations in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [34012/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: He said it twice.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach said it twice yesterday. He said it twice deliberately to get the headlines he got. He said it here and at a press conference. That is the truth of it. It is a year since the Government received the report into defects in apartments, which revealed the shockingly widespread nature of serious defects, mostly fire defects, in the majority of apartments and duplexes...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure broader terms of reference for an inquiry to investigate whether there have been serious systemic failures in the complaints system in the Defence Forces in respect of interpersonal issues, including, but not limited to, sexual misconduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34515/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure broader terms of reference for an inquiry to investigate whether there have been serious systemic failures in the complaints system in the Defence Forces in respect of interpersonal issues, including, but not limited to, sexual misconduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34515/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland was the one to choose who would conduct the independent review of IHRBs financial issue (details supplied); if he will review this decision and appoint an independent auditor with no connection to the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (12 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 217. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address issues raised by the residents of a facility (details supplied) who have highlighted that some conditions of their accommodation have been violated; and if he will allow them to self-cater as requested and will he address the other questions raised in correspondence. [34513/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Legal Cases (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the State litigation principles announced by the Attorney General. [32554/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Legal Cases (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Yesterday, the Data Protection Commission fined the Department of Health €22,500 for excessive and disproportionate eliciting of sensitive personal details about the private lives of people who had taken legal action against the State over access to supports for children with special educational needs. It came after the exposure of this practice by...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: It is profitable.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: I asked a question about social media posting by Tesco workers.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Civil Service (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will list the salaries of the top ten highest paid civil servants. [32553/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Civil Service (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: The independent review panel on senior public service recruitment and pay processes recently delivered its final report to the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. That fundamentally puts the ball in the court of the Government in terms of deciding whether top civil servants - Mr. Watt is on close to €300,000, others are on €200,000...