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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: Proposals were reportedly brought to Cabinet this week to criminalise people who wear face coverings on protests. Anyone wearing any type of face covering, be it a disabled person wearing a medical face mask or a religious person wearing a face covering, can be ordered to remove it by the Garda.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: Okay. I am interested to hear the answer. What was reported is that if people refuse to remove a face covering they could then be arrested. It certainly seemed like an attack on the right of people to protest, particularly disabled people, who subjected the last Government to one of its biggest defeats in terms of a row-back on the Green Paper on disability reform. Many of them - people...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 184. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the two Irish citizens (details supplied) being deported from Germany despite not being charged with any crime due to them exercising their right to protest; if he will instruct his Department to intervene on their behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct his Department to advocate for the opening of a humanitarian corridor in Gaza in light of the renewed attacks by Israel in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 290. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he satisfied with the rollout of the National Broadband Plan given the lengthy details with installation still being experienced by households (details supplied); the action he will take to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20073/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Electric Vehicles (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.186 of 22 January 2025, the status of the development of plans for on-street chargers to serve residents without access to private off-street parking; and the progress on work between a company (details supplied) and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 717. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a clear timeline for the implementation of the objectives of the EU directive on minimum wages with respect to the public procurement and tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Pay (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 718. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he will take to prevent large employers in receipt of Government contracts from undercutting the pay and conditions of public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Unions (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 719. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that large employers in receipt of Government contracts (details supplied) are refusing to recognise trade unions or engage in collective bargaining; the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19811/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 736. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the economic impact assessment of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to abolish sub-minimum wage rates for young workers; to outline when it will be completed; and whether sub-minimum wages for young workers will be abolished. [20639/25]

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

Paul Murphy: 905. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether there is a need for a purpose built special school in Tallaght; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the availability of school places in junior infants for children with autism in the Tallaght area (details supplied); if she will guarantee that there will be a school place for every child in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20779/25]

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

Paul Murphy: 1173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the costs and work hours over the past five years associated with National Parks and Wildlife Service rangers monitoring hare coursing meetings; and if he will acknowledge that a ban on this bloodsport would allow these resources to be directed towards urgent conservation matters. [18875/25]

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

Paul Murphy: 1174. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that unlawful animal traps are being sold by, and dispatched from, a company (details supplied); and if he will arrange for these cruel traps to be confiscated and destroyed and the company prosecuted for breaching legislation. [18876/25]

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

Paul Murphy: 1175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the presence of pregnant hares at the Balbriggan and Borrisoleigh coursing meetings in November and December 2024 constituted a breach of licence condition 11 which states "pregnant hares shall not be taken under the licence"; and if so, the action being taken. [18877/25]

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

Paul Murphy: 1176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will refuse 2025-2026 hare netting licences for coursing, given that this cruel activity causes a serious disturbance to the Irish hare in that it involves removing thousands of hares from the wild and is therefore in breach of Article 15 of the EU Habitats Directive which states that "in respect of the capture or...

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

Paul Murphy: 1339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if people leaving IPAS accommodation in Dublin who have been granted leave to remain, are in employment in Dublin and have children in schools in Dublin, are eligible to access emergency accommodation in Dublin; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 1436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will change the rules in order to backdate jobseeker's pay-related benefit for workers who have lost their jobs since the beginning of 2025; the reason the decision was taken to limit eligibility to workers made unemployed from 31 March despite the scheme having being legislated for in 2024; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 1438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider including androgenic alopecia in the treatment benefit scheme in order that those affected can be assisted with the cost of purchasing wigs which can be very expensive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Murphy: 1486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there has been any change in policy in relation to sending people to Seetec faster after they apply for jobseeker’s payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21256/25]