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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many schools in Dublin 11 were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class, and what percentage of those schools declined; the reasons given for these refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14262/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (26 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers disqualified in court each year from 2020 to 2024 who failed to comply with the requirement to surrender their licence to the Road Safety Authority and were summoned to court for failing to comply; the number convicted and the penalties imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 201. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied) in which a family have had their subsidised childcare hours slashed from 45 to 31 due to underattendance caused by frequent illness of the child; and if she will instruct her Department to look into this issue and ensure the family has appropriate childcare. [14328/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take action to ensure that no apprentice is paid less than the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14351/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action that will be taken to address high dropout rates from apprenticeships, such as increasing pay, abolishing fees and ensuring access to off the job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14352/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether he will agree to meet with the family of a person (details supplied) whose family are campaigning for an independent inquiry. [14713/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (27 Mar 2025)

Paul Murphy: 358. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether any direction, guidance or advice has been given to any Tusla staff or members of the national special care referrals committee in relation to reducing the number of applications for special care. [14711/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: Workers' rights. Environmental legislation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: Two weeks ago, I raised the crisis facing Sacred Heart Junior National School in Killinarden with the Taoiseach. It was forced to write to the Department of Education saying it would close its doors because it could not pay the bills. It first flagged a shortfall of €26,000 last October. The crisis worsened. The school was in touch with the Department repeatedly but no extra...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: It is quite incredible that the Taoiseach is blaming a school, which was put in a position by his Government and by the Department of Education, for being in a situation such that the management felt there was no alternative but to say the school will close its doors. It is incredible. The Taoiseach is victim-blaming and gaslighting these principals across the country who likely do not want...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: No, this is not our remedy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Emergency Planning (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in the days before, during and after storm Éowyn. [15509/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Emergency Planning (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: One of the things that Storm Éowyn exposed was the lack of resilience in our monocultural forestry model. Unfortunately, this is set to get worse due to Coillte's recent decision to silently scrap Coillte Nature, its not-for-profit wing that is supposed to be dedicated to the restoration, regeneration and rehabilitation of nature across Ireland. In Orwellian fashion, Coillte claims...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 17. To ask the Taoiseach how he intends to increase the coordination role of his Department in national security. [12377/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: These mothers were protesting from Mother's Day. They were protesting in support of the Occupied Territories Bill, which the Taoiseach promised would be passed during the election. They were protesting to stop weapons going through Irish airspace, which continues and is increasing and which the Taoiseach has refused to do anything about. I hope he will support the arms embargo Bill coming...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: If the Taoiseach had kept his election promises, he would not be asked these questions.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: Get on with it.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is that how democracy works?

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is that all there is to democracy? Just majority rules? No minority rights whatsoever?

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: This is the Government's motion.