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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a record of all exemptions provided to carry weapons and munitions of war through Irish ports and airports since January 2022. [50104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a record of all US Military contracted flights that have passed through Shannon Airport since the beginning of October 2023 [50106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to give a complete overview of the process that the US military must follow when moving personnel through Irish Airports on US Military chartered flights and to provide any/all records of US personnel transiting through Irish airports since January 2022 [50105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (15 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline, in tabular form, the NEPS areas across the country, and the number of psychologists appointed to each. [50043/23]

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: Earlier today, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, was taking Leaders' Questions. He was asked about the horror being rained down on the people of Gaza. He said that what is taking place is a war on children. It is a war being waged by Israel against Palestinian children. That is a very good description of what is happening....

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: Has it changed?

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: There is still a period up to that when there are no restrictions. We could have annual restrictions on advertising by any potential candidate to avoid a lot of money being spent. An election does not just happen. Certainly in a three-week period or even 60 days-----

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: I will check it out. I encourage this because lowering the limits, and certainly not raising them in line with inflation, would generally have a good outcome.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Electoral Commission for its work on the boundaries. There are significant problems with the outcome but one cannot really blame the commission for it. It just implements the process that has been designed elsewhere, particularly here. Its hands have been tied by the decision to restrict constituencies to between three and five seats. The consequence is the current proposal we...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: It is 2023 and we live in a wealthy country. For 7,000 people in Limerick, however, it might as well be the Dark Ages because they have no clean drinking water in their homes. For over five months, they have been told that the water coming from their taps is not safe to drink because of the pollution of our rivers and the underfunding of our treatment plants. This is particularly egregious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: Is the situation not pretty bleak? I refer to some of the statistics that were given in the opening statement: 85% of Ireland's habitats are assessed to be in unfavourable conservation status; 46% of habitats are reported to be in decline; and 60% of species listed under the habitats directive are recorded as having favourable conservation status, but that presumably means that 40% have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: On the question of resource prioritisation, does the NPWS have enough funding and staff to properly protect habitats and do its job?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: They often say that. Often, they say it is above their paygrade and that they could not possibly comment. Mr. Ó Donnchú should feel free to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: Will Mr. Ó Donnchú talk to me about wildlife crime, in particular, fires deliberately set by farmers, which have a devastating impact? We are not talking about tens of fires across the country but hundreds of them. Will Mr. Ó Donnchú talk about the scale of the problem, the resources in place to tackle it, the reason there not a specific wildlife crime unit and what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. Ó Donnchú.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what actions his Department is taking to ensure the safe release of an Irish-Israeli citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49908/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take immediate action to stop the fighting in Sudan; if he will commit to delivering food and medical aid to the Sudanese people through organisations such as the UN World Food Programme and the Red Crescent; if he will strongly condemn the shipments of weapons into Sudan from countries that are opponents of peace, including but...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if is aware that the UN has stated that there is a record 6.9 million people internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating violence, for the sake of mining coltan and cobalt for the big tech companies of the world; the actions that have been or will be taken by his Department to bring an end to the violence;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what actions his Department is taking to ensure the safe release of an Irish-Israeli citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49908/23]