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Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: -----of the Regional Independent Group as opposed to party.

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: Not at all. I congratulate the Minister on his job, which I am sure he is looking forward to doing. He certainly has the necessary ability and insight, which he displayed as spokesperson over the past number of years. I wish him well and I hope we will work well together. There are some issues that need addressing, particularly in Wexford, and I will get straight to them. The...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: I congratulate the Tánaiste. It is all in a day's work to go from being Taoiseach to Tánaiste so we will get on with the business of the day. The pandemic has seen many SMEs close their doors for four months now. We hear daily about businesses across the country which have existed for decades, including family businesses, that are not reopening. Many of these businesses have...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will clarify the public health guidelines in relation to gatherings for weddings and the numbers permissible in places of worship including wedding celebrations, to allow persons to properly plan and manage their weddings. [13259/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector to assist the industry with recovery as a result of the impact caused by the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13254/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide school transport to support the summer provision programme for children with special needs and students in DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13256/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when parents will be refunded for school transport fees in circumstances in which the service paid for was lost due to Covid-19 school closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13255/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources and supports that will be implemented through Sláintecare to assist persons living with Parkinson’s disease and their families. [13253/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 497. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects more normal visitations with physical contact to resume for residents of public and private nursing homes and their families that have experienced long periods of loneliness and lack of physical contact with their loved ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13258/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 713. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clarity will be provided regarding the return of driving schools and testing as announced in the revised reopening plan to commence on 29 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13257/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Appeals (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 886. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of decisions of An Bord Pleanála that have been the subject of judicial review proceedings in the past ten years; the number of decisions of An Bord Pleanála quashed by the courts; the number of High Court cases appealed to a higher court; the success rate on appeal for An Bord Pleanála; the number...

Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister. Will he respond to my question about services being readily available and if they will be provided to those of limited means free of charge?

Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: I appreciate that. That assistance is not only provided for the perpetrator. It is an essential service for victims of abusive domestic violence and their children and families. Many of the organisations involved in this area, of which there are not enough, depend on charity to provide these services. As we know, one of the big travesties of the Covid-19 crisis is that none of these...

Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: There is no excuse for domestic violence, and while it is women who are in the main the victims of such abuse, men may also be victims, and we should not forget that. The Domestic Violence Act 2018 has some welcome provisions. For example, section 29 allows a court to recommend that a perpetrator of domestic violence engage with certain services, such as a programme for perpetrators of...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: I am aware of that.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: The Minister said she has no discretion. Does she accept it is unsafe for a cyclist or a pedestrian in rural Ireland with overgrown hedges and that it is a road safety issue?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: It is quite obvious that is not happening and that is what I am trying to emphasise. The Minister should use her own sense of reason and sensibility in order that the legislation allows for an extension either side so that it may be undertaken in real time and completed. I thank the Minister.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister on behalf of the people of Wexford for the funds received last week for local historic buildings and for her continued commitment to the Wexford Opera Festival, particularly this year in light of Covid. It will not be going ahead as normal but it will have a more streamlined approach to see it through to next year when, hopefully, we will be back to normal. Planning...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: The Minister of State can do that, because it is An Bord Pleanála that is relying on specific planning policy requirements, SPPR. We do not need schizophrenic legislation. The Minister of State has said that there is no minimum density requirement and if that is so, and An Bord Pleanála is applying such a requirement, it is completely usurping the authority of the county...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: I am not asking about an individual matter.