Results 181-200 of 12,182 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people under the age of 18 years that have accessed the National Gender Service; and the criteria under which the service accepts referrals from a person under the age of 18. [26204/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (21 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for adults to be seen within the National Gender Service. [26205/25]

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: I thank Cara Darmody for forcing this issue onto the Dáil agenda. Her bravery in protesting outside the Dáil for 50 hours has forced the Government to sit up and pay attention. However, I want to make a very obvious point: that it is a disgrace that Cara and other disability campaigners, including the parents of children with additional needs, are having to resort to sleep-outs...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: There is a chronic shortage of public health nurses in Tallaght and across the South Dublin County Council area. Babies are going without routine developmental checks, which are vital to spotting issues early and referral to appropriate services. Home-based catheterisation is another essential service that has been removed, forcing very ill patients to travel to clinics to access it. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: From the outset of Putin's criminal invasion of Ukraine, we pointed out that US involvement there was not driven by any concern for self-determination and the interests of ordinary Ukrainian people but was instead driven by its own strategic interests. That has become undeniably clear under Trump. It is clear the US is only interested in Ukraine insofar as the people of Ukraine can be used...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: I am just saying what is happening.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: It is not happening for housing. It is not happening for healthcare.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [22479/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 18. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [22478/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: Last week, South Dublin County Council passed a People Before Profit motion to allocate long-term housing to victims of gender-based violence leaving short-term refuges. Official figures show that 32 households fleeing domestic violence were forced into emergency accommodation from January to March. However, according to service providers this massively understates the problem. The housing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [22477/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: Residents in Applewood in Swords are facing eviction by their corporate landlord, LRC. There is no good reason for these evictions. These are no-fault evictions. LRC is refusing to offer further Part 4 tenancies, through a legal loophole which allows landlords to evict tenants without reason at the end of a tenancy if it was created before 11 June 2022. This is a tried and tested tactic...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: The average rent is now more than €2,000 a month. Rents are rising faster than ever. It is a nightmare for renters and it is getting worse. The Minister for housing is speaking to the media, saying there has to be a change in the rent pressure zones. Extra fear is being felt by these renters that a landlords' government will allow landlords to hike their rents even faster. It is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: The Minister needs to come into the House, outline his plans and allow them to be debated.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: Not agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people working directly in the greyhound racing industry; and if plans are being made for a just transition for those people as State support is withdrawn. [25586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether a ban on fox hunting should be introduced. [25589/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of injured horses killed at Irish racecourses in 2024; and if, given the ongoing suffering and death at races, he will remove State funding for horse racing. [25587/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that died on track or afterwards as a result of injuries sustained at tracks in 2024. [25588/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 May 2025)

Paul Murphy: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether State financial support for greyhound racing should be withdrawn. [25585/25]