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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the finalised SPHE curriculum was changed from the published draft in order to remove the terms 'LGBT', 'transgender', 'cisgender', 'homophobia' and 'racism' from the appendix 2, glossary of key terms (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26558/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: We are going to have to change some things.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: Greenhouse gas emissions are declining across Europe. They are declining far too slowly to avoid catastrophe for humanity but, in Ireland, greenhouse gas emissions are rising. They are rising at the fastest rate of any EU country, by 12.3% year on year, despite the fact the Green Party is in government and we are in contravention of our targets under the climate action plan. Aviation is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: You are never going to either.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: You committed to a referendum so let us have it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the upcoming strike by water workers across the country in many different local authorities. These workers are due to strike on 7 and 8 June after voting overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. This comes after the very impressive rank-and-file activism of the water service workers pushing for these ballots. There are two fundamental issues here. One...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: The fire at the apartment complex in Blanchardstown serves to underline the need for urgency in addressing building defects in apartments and duplexes. Thankfully, nobody was injured and the residents are very thankful for the work of Dublin Fire Brigade in this regard. However, we know from a Government-commissioned report that between 50% and 80% of all apartment and duplex blocks built...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 55. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he anticipates being able to provide suitable accommodation for all refugees and asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 65. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether local authorities and public servants delivering services should be required to put the rights and best interests of the child first when helping families presenting as homeless, including factors such as access to their school, medical and therapeutic needs, and also supporting family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the current situation regarding the spent convictions legislation committed to in the programme for Government. [25553/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the members of the public that were involved in the survey in relation to the first major public consultation into the impact of deer, that is, gun clubs, farming groups and so on; the research that has been carried out into non-lethal deer population control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25616/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 16 May 2023, if he will outline the person or body that will be the stakeholders in the ‘stakeholder working groups to develop recommendations to managing the deer population effectively’. [25617/23]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: It is very obvious from the response of the Government to our Bill that those in the political establishment have not learned a whole lot from repeal. They should be taking the overwhelming vote for choice that the people gave us five years ago and running with it. Instead, they are hiding behind the sops put into the heads of the Bill before the referendum, designed to appease the Catholic...

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: The science here is not in doubt. We have countless reports to tell us how important biodiversity is, how threatened it is, the consequences of a continuation of the destruction of biodiversity for humanity and this planet, and even what to do to protect it. The issue is not that we do not know what to do. The problem is the political will and economic interest to do it. The appalling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money spent annually on transporting children with special educational needs outside their local school catchment area. [25414/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special educational needs who are waiting for appropriate school places for September 2023. [25415/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the number of occasions on which she has used her powers under section 37A to direct a school to provide places for children with special educational needs. [25416/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she intends to address the anomaly whereby someone who was on one social welfare payment and was entitled to the Christmas bonus, and has moved to another social welfare payment is not entitled to the spring cost-of-living payment, despite having been on a social welfare payment for longer than 12 months. [25362/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (25 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 258. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the supports promised to student nurses and midwives, as announced on 13 December 2022, that are yet to implemented, given that his Department issued a circular to the HSE on 27 February approving the payments and the particular arrangements, if he agrees that the €500 subsistence grant to cover the cost of food, transport and other...

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: Those in the far right like to portray themselves as some sort of anti-establishment force. In truth, I think they are doing the dirty work of the real establishment - for example, those who benefit and profit from the housing crisis in this country, the big corporate landlords, and the private developers. How so? It is by dividing ordinary people, by pointing away from those at the top...