Results 6,061-6,080 of 12,356 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1695. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the BCG vaccine given that no child has been vaccinated against TB in Ireland since 2015; and his plans in relation to same going forward (details supplied). [1346/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1660. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether elderly patients should have visitation rights for a dedicated family member or advocate; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases telephoning is not a viable option due to deafness or poor hearing which leaves families reliant on a daily phone call from overstretched hospital staff to update them on their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1694. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the issue of poor access to food for staff who work in Tallaght University Hospital (details supplied); and if his Department will work with the hospital to ensure that the canteen remains open for longer periods in order to facilitate staff who work shifts. [1345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1761. To ask the Minister for Health when a booster vaccine (details supplied) will be made available to persons who are medically vulnerable who had a myocarditis and pericarditis reaction to an mRNA vaccine, who are following the advice of a medical professional not to receive an mRNA booster and are currently on a waiting list for the booster. [1666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1786. To ask the Minister for Health if a date will be chosen in January 2022 to meet with an association (details supplied) given a planned meeting scheduled for 11 January 2021 was cancelled and the meeting has not been rescheduled to date. [1830/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1756. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have been admitted suffering from Covid-19 per day since the start of December 2021; and the breakdown by hospital including children's wards in general hospitals in addition to children's hospitals by age breakdown, that is, under 5, 5 to 11 and 12 years of age and upwards if possible. [1640/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1860. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those presenting to the accident and emergency department in St. James’s Hospital must wait outside in line to gain entry; his views on whether waiting out in the freezing cold conditions is not the correct process for those who are already so ill that they must attend the emergency department; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a report detailing the recreational shooting of sheep, goats and deer by trophy hunter tourists; if this breaches animal protection legislation; and if he will act to stop it and prosecute those responsible (details supplied). [62994/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 1949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured, killed and destroyed at tracks in 2021; the names of the greyhounds; the nature of each injury and death and destruction; and the associated dates and track locations. [62996/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: For the third year in a row, the Government has left its homework to the very last minute. We are only weeks away from the leaving certificate mocks, yet students still do not know what they are going to face this year. They might be less than six months away from what will be one of the most stressful exams of their lives but they do not know what the Government is planning for them. ...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: If there are any students watching, they will have got that the Taoiseach accepts the need for the clarity, but they will not have got any further clarity from him about what decision will be made or when it will be made. I stress that they need such clarity, and they need it as soon as possible. I do not accept that the idea there should be open access to third level education is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: Exactly.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: National Risk Assessment (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment published by his Department. [3611/22]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: National Risk Assessment (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: It is very positive that the Omicron wave was less destructive than had been feared. The question for now is how not to waste the breathing space we have been afforded. We should use that space to make our society more Covid-resilient and pandemic-resilient rather than just forgetting about it all. The question for the Government is whether it is going to ensure that workers have the right...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the first year of the shared island initiative. [3612/22]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: I also want to ask about the ongoing protests against the planned closure of the Regina Coeli hostel for women in Belfast. This hostel is the only one of its sort in the North, providing for women who have suffered from homelessness, drug addiction or domestic violence. Now they have been told by the Legion of Mary that it is to close. The workers have refused to accept it. They have...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: He has been liking tweets to say he is sorry.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 30. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of the European Council. [3613/22]