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Committee on Public Petitions: Discontinued Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Schemes: Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Oct 2017)

Dara Murphy: My last question was whether the Minister of State is consulting with the Ombudsman.

Committee on Public Petitions: English Junior Certificate Examination: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Dara Murphy: I welcome Ms O'Sullivan and her colleagues. Without sounding too patronising, I compliment them on taking this initiative, which I am sure has taken up a lot of their time and energy. This is my first experience in my seven years as a parliamentarian to engage with people who are below the voting age, the issue of whether 16 year olds should have the right to vote being another area of...

Committee on Public Petitions: English Junior Certificate Examination: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Dara Murphy: The only comment I would add is that guidelines would be fine but, to date, the Department has kept a fairly distant approach to letting schools organise their own preparation examinations. There is an element of self-policing in terms of trying to give some guidance. I certainly believe the marking structure should be based on the marking structure of what we know of the examinations. We...

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Dara Murphy: Like other speakers I am very pleased to be able to make an intervention on this very important issue. Much reference has been made to the haste surrounding the debate but it is important to remember that we lived through this debate and finally the Lisbon treaty came into effect on 1 December 2009. We are living in an ever-changing world with very significant challenges and constantly...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Speeds (20 Feb 2018)

Dara Murphy: 463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason there is poor broadband connectivity in an area (details supplied); when this issue will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8132/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (15 May 2018)

Dara Murphy: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been an audit or an assessment of the supply and demand for nursing home beds carried out in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21007/18]

Committee on Public Petitions: National Orchestras: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the witnesses. The timing is pertinent. It has been a very difficult number of years across so many parts of the State. To hear the Minister saying yesterday that the State has balanced its books should mean that we can be much more optimistic about how we support cultural and other very important parts of our State and how they function. Now is the time. We should all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (2 Apr 2019)

Dara Murphy: 594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to Cork County Council; when this will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Apr 2019)

Dara Murphy: 595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the ranking of a person on the list will be affected when Cork City Council takes over the waiting list for approved disabled persons grant applications on local authority properties; the measures in place to ensure that persons will not be disadvantaged by virtue of the boundary change between city and county; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (17 Oct 2019)

Dara Murphy: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to an implementation of a section 37(a) in one part of the country, if and when he will be extending this nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42753/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (17 Oct 2019)

Dara Murphy: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a geographical breakdown of the ASD classes available nationally, both by county and by primary and secondary schools, will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42754/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (17 Oct 2019)

Dara Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has carried out an analysis of demand for ASD classes nationally; if so, the figures by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42755/19]