Results 1-20 of 62 for speaker:Michael Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Michael Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, amid growing concerns from retailers around increased criminal activity on their premises as well as rising costs, he will outline the steps being taken by his Department to support these businesses which are the backbone of the economy and communities. [19847/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

Michael Murphy: 106. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will explore the possibility of reducing the minimum hours of the wage subsidy scheme from 15 hours to ten hours (details supplied). [19846/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: Serious questions surround an IPAS contract recently signed with Dundrum House Hotel, putting 277 IPAS applicants into a village with a population of only 200. There are four real concerns. First, there are ownership disputes currently before the High Court. Second, the contract was signed with a company that was only incorporated in January this year and has no Irish shareholders or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: Yes, and to the PAC.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 102. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason her Department proceeded to issue a contract and relocate IPAS residents into an IPAS centre (details supplied). [20810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding a recently signed IPAS centre contract (details supplied), if she will clarify the due diligence performed regarding the ownership of the centre. [20809/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 590. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the scheme that is in place for women impacted by the CervicalCheck scandal to those affected by narcolepsy settlements which exempts those affected from paying income tax, capital gains tax, or capital acquisition tax on the payments or gains from investments arising from those sums of money made to them; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 758. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new special school proposed for Nenagh announced in December 2024; in particular, the location of same, the progress on staffing and the approval by the appropriate regularity authorities; when registration will commence for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18632/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 1236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government as stated in the Programme for Government, when he intends creating an ‘above-the-shop’ living refurbishment grant by topping up the vacant and derelict refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medicinal Products (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 2240. To ask the Minister for Health how individuals over the age of 60 who are at a high risk from diabetes, and thus not suitable for the Pfizer vaccination, can access Novavax. [19839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 2426. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 934 of 25 February 2025, the status of filling the post for an ophthalmologist in Clonmel, the absence of which is causing lengthy waiting times for routine and urgent referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20814/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new community nursing unit in Clonmel; to provide information on a completion date, a handover date and progress on registration with the relevant regulatory bodies; if she will also provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new unit; when she expects patients from the existing St. Anthony’s unit to be transferred; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for sanction for a special class. [16380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 874. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a young person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16618/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (3 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not previously awarded DEIS status, given that DEIS status was already secured by the town’s two other secondary schools; when DEIS status will be awarded to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16476/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: It is important that we maximise the impact of our Presidency of the European Union next year. It is such an important event for Ireland. Perhaps the Taoiseach will provide an update on the preplanning of our Presidency. Have there been any discussions of key priorities for our Presidency, having regard to the timing of the Presidency? It will include the next round of discussions on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Murphy: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to the PCAAT based at the HSE primary care unit in Callan, County Kilkenny, currently waiting for an assessment; the average waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15102/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (27 Mar 2025)

Michael Murphy: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed “College of the Future” on the former Kickham Barracks site in Clonmel that will create a college which will host both further and higher education students, being the first co-located and fully integrated further education and training and higher education campus in Ireland. [14218/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Michael Murphy: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 20 February 2025, for an update on the position affecting first time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14652/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Murphy: 477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the extent of commercial rates arrears carried by each local authority, for each of the past five years; the local authorities carrying arrears outside of that five year period; the extent of commercial rates arrears written off by each local authority, each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [14210/25]