Results 11,221-11,240 of 12,400 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Appointments (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 7. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the need to appoint a standalone Minister of State for older people. [46905/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the process by which it was agreed that the Irish embassy in Britain would host a book launch for a person (details supplied); whether this facility is open to all authors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46535/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the release from prison of a prominent Tibetan environmental rights defender (details supplied) after serving a 15-year prison sentence; if he will publicly support the release of the activists brothers, who were arrested after their environmental protection group sought to expose local officials who...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent report on China (details supplied) which described how the human rights landscape continues to deteriorate, characterised by widespread repression and systematic violations against various groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will urgently condemn the abduction and abuse of a doctor (details supplied) by the Israeli Defence Forces; if he will call for his immediate release and the cessation of violent attacks on medical staff and facilities in Gaza, which constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law; and if he will outline the actions his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn the death sentence against a person (details supplied) by the Iranian government; if he will work to apply diplomatic pressure on the Iranian government to halt this execution and end the ongoing persecution of activists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1697/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment of those in fuel poverty, how many people got boiler and/or full heating upgrades out of the total number who applied under the warmer homes scheme. [46481/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of inequality within the warmer homes scheme; if he agrees that the people who qualify for the ‘free’ scheme are treated differently/less favourably to people who qualify for the one-stop shop funding (details supplied); and the reason there are more options and more funding available for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is in favour of a law that aims to discourage the production and consumption of polyester-heavy fashion items by significantly increasing their cost, with the revenue generated being used to support initiatives that promote a more environmentally responsible fashion industry. [1319/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Food Waste (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that food waste is second-biggest contributor to climate breakdown and is responsible for 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emission; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 119. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider an alternative to the Ishihara test, given that it is not used in other countries such as the US and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46488/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA to reconsider a decision in relation to a bus route given the negative impacts for people in an area (details supplied). [46323/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider introducing free public calibration and sealing of taxi meters after prices are adjusted by the NTA, to avoid a situation in which a taxi driver must spend over €200 to get their taxi meter re-calibrated and then re-sealed as a consequence of changing prices. [46686/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a plan to address the complications that many people who have shared parking bays face in charging electric vehicles, including the fact that a resident could face responsibility for any injuries resulting from a cable going from their home over public land to charge their car; if there is a plan to support the installation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether there are any plans to introduce a ‘buy-back scheme’ for taxi plates. [46883/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the delays for those waiting to take their driving test (details supplied); the reason for these delays; and if his Department will take steps to ensure that waiting times are reduced. [1462/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Assets (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 329. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund’s shareholdings in a company (details supplied); the date it commenced and ended, if applicable; and the value over time of the shareholding. [46681/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Assets (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 330. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is a responsible investor given its investment in a company (details supplied); if he will introduce new ethical investment guidelines for the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and other State investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 332. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to financial institutions requesting customers credit card details verbally over the phone, if he will implement legislation to ensure companies can no longer request this information verbally, but instead must have a secure alternative provided for customers. [46833/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Murphy: 333. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to a Dublin-based windows and doors company that went into liquidation (details supplied), if he will consider a rule change whereby revenue commissioners will give any VAT back to customers before they are paid in an effort to help customers who are facing significant financial loss due to a company's inept operations. [46853/24]