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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will heed the calls of animal welfare and environmental groups to abolish the issuing of hare coursing licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38159/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in an effort to try and tackle dog theft, he will consider the introduction of compulsory microchip verification by veterinarians during routine visits, to confirm the owner’s name; if he will consider a mechanism to validate the registration status of the owner's address; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 253. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if childcare providers that have signed a core funding scheme contract for any one year are under any legal obligation to inform parents three months in advance that they will not be signing up to the following year's core funding contract, or if the obligation to provide three months' notice of withdrawal from...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commissions of Investigation (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 259. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an exact date as to when the final report from the Farrelly commission of investigation (details supplied) will be published. [38297/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 264. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, the procurement process for engaging the services of an organisation (details supplied); if there were any site visits to inspect premises, paperwork or in-person meetings with any of the directors or management of an organisation. [38328/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 265. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, what was the audit process; if this ever led to any concerns about the governance and oversight of the organisation (details supplied); if an audit ever took place; and if so, the outcome of this process. [38329/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 266. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, the amount that was paid to a company (details supplied) in the years 2022, 2023, and 2024. [38330/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, what is the procurement process for engaging the services of for-profit companies to provide access supervision by Tusla now. [38331/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 268. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, what is the governance and oversight process of these companies now. [38332/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the drug ozempic available on the drug payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38324/24]

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: Eight, I think. It is just me.

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: I welcome this motion. It is good that we are discussing it. We in People Before Profit are long-time supporters and advocates of abolishing the means test for the carer's allowance. We have included it in our alternative budget, which we will be launching on Friday. We are also proposing turning the carer's allowance into a non-means-tested living wage of at least €15 an hour, or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish election observers that he plans to nominate for each country as part of the Organisation for Security Co-operation in Europe’s forthcoming election observation missions, namely to Georgia, Moldova and Uzbekistan; the number of observers already deployed this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that comparative members of the Organisation for Security C-operation in Europe provide their long-term election observers with income payments in addition to living expenses; if he will consider introducing this in order to reduce barriers to participation in such roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37965/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a train or DART station should be developed at Croke Park, given it is the only one of the ten largest stadia in Europe without a rail connection. [37973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 9 July 2024, if his attention has been drawn to a recent media report (details supplied) that the Revenue Commissioners are removing laptops from civil service staff employed there; whether he was consulted in advance of this development and approved this change; whether the national blended...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: You can. It is a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Minister cannot with any sincerity on the one hand condemn the loss of life, saying we are doing everything we can to push for a ceasefire, and then turn a blind eye to weapons travelling through Irish airspace against the law to be used by Israel to commit these war crimes. He cannot in all sincerity claim to be doing everything he is doing to secure a ceasefire while refusing to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: Can the Minister give me a guarantee now that we are not going to find out about any further flights? Is it just the nine flights, or has the Government very consciously adopted a hear-no-evil, see-no-evil approach? It says the right things and tries to pander to public opinion on this-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: -----but it is not willing to challenge the role of US imperialism, including the passage of weapons to Israel to commit these crimes.