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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Feb 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has investigated the need for tidal defences in the River Liffey including the possibility of a retractable barrier. [9449/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 370. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of discussions his officials have had with their European counterparts regarding intercountry travel following vaccine roll-out, for example, the percentage of the population that would need to be vaccinated before returning to regular travel practices. [10425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 Feb 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the deadline for schools to publish their amended admissions policies remains September 2021. [10424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Years Sector (24 Feb 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 599. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of early learning initiatives funded by his Department; the changes that have been made in the context of Covid-19; and the funding commitment and arrangements for 2021. [9450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (24 Feb 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 600. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the extension to parental leave to be implemented. [9451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 1021. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 17 February 2021, his views on whether it is possible and if he considers it urgent to arrange for safe transport to places of quarantine for travellers arriving from category-2 countries to avoid introducing more deadly Covid-19 variants. [10423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tourism Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 1102. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration was given to potential negative impacts on the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve, the only gold tier reserve in the northern hemisphere, in its discussions with a company (details supplied) on the siting of its pilot communications antennae project. [12038/21]

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: We know that a lack of supply has been an issue in rolling out the vaccine. We also know there are extra supplies of vaccine in other countries. I ask the Minister not to consult with the task force but to mandate it to secure unilaterally extra supplies of vaccine for Ireland. The European Commission has said we are free to make these deals. Germany has done its own deal with Pfizer and...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: I welcome Ms Justice Ring and Mr. Tyndall and thank them for appearing in front of the committee. We are doing important work at the moment to finalise our terms of reference. When we were last in public session, members of the committee sought a clarifying statement from the Chair regarding comments he made on Tipp FM. We have not had that statement yet and I would like to take it up at...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Ms Justice Ring. The suggestion of a memorandum of understanding is a good one and I would support that. I was interested in some of the work we did in advance of this session. There was a speech Mr. Tyndall made in 2015 in Turkey in which he made a point about "in exercising its role in considering petitions from members of the public the Committee [being our committee] will not...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: I have one more question for Mr. Tyndall in my remaining time about comments he made on the party Whip system and the role that we might have as a committee. One of his comments was that the Ombudsman should be heard and respected, beyond party Whips, in the Oireachtas. What does that mean with regard to oversight of legislation? I have done much work on Whip reform myself and the strict...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: I am out of time but the point about thinking about the future is well-made. I thank the witnesses for their answers. Please give my best to Adam Bodnar when speaking with him again.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank our two witnesses and I have two quick questions. It sounds from Ms Justice Ring's comments that we may be getting a request for additional resources for some offices. We may be a helpful channel in getting those resources where they are needed. The point is well made, and if people are to interact through online communications, the offices need to have the supports to back up such...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: I apologise for cutting across Mr. Tyndall but he read my mind and I was wondering about the vaccinations programme. Mr. Tyndall indicates there is no legal requirement and we cannot write in such a legal requirement in the Oireachtas. I apologise if Mr. Tyndall did not say exactly what I thought - I had taken it down - but it would be a welcome intervention for us to have greater scrutiny...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: Can the committee go into private session for a couple of minutes after we conclude the public session, please?

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: Just following on from the engagement that we have just had, I wanted to raise something with the other members, as a proposal, in private session.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has taken action to protect the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve, the only gold reserve in the northern hemisphere, from light pollution and other forms of interference. [13092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has concerns regarding potential negative impacts on the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve, the only gold reserve in the northern hemisphere from the siting by a company (details supplied) of its pilot communications antennae project. [13091/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (10 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implications of the approval of planning permission for a cycleway on the Malahide estuary in terms of the new possibilities this opens up for the Sandymount cycle route; and if he has discussed same with the city manager. [12744/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the adjustments that have been made to the BusConnects plan in view of the likelihood of a significant number of persons working from home in the future. [12745/21]