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Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [28203/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their work on this. It is a no-brainer from the point of view of workers, communities and our environment. Do any of the witnesses have figures for the profits of the waste management companies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: I think most of them are unlimited companies that do not file with the Companies Office so they do not publish their profits, if I am not mistaken. Will any of the witnesses address that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: That is precisely the point. There is a problem in having a public discussion here when we do not know the figure. They trot out that because people are doing as they are asked to do, which is to bring their bottles and cans back to the shops for the deposit return scheme, they need to increase the price of the green bin to compensate for that. There is no public evidence to suggest that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: This relates to what Mr. Kane is saying. He mentioned bin workers' cite health and safety concerns that have been raised in survey after survey. What sort of concerns do they have? Presumably this is something that has changed since the move to private ownership.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: There is one area where we might diverge a little, or perhaps it is just a question of timing. Councillor Doolan said that we do not want to turn the clock back and, obviously, we do not want to turn the clock back in terms of having just one black bin and there need to be multiple bins. Why not turn the clock back in terms of bringing this fully under the control of council-run services as...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Co-operation (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 23. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the 41st summit meeting of the British-Irish Council in the Isle of Man that he attended. [28376/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 28. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [28374/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the scheduled upcoming international Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, and EU election missions in which Irish election observers are due to be nominated to participate; if there are any missions that Ireland will not participate in; the reasons for that; the proposed number of participants per mission; the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any plan to introduce free Leap cards for those in emergency homeless accommodation and in international protection in order that they can make essential journeys. [29704/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is any change to the policy of providing civil servants with laptops in order for them to work from home; if so, the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29700/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of concerns that the civil service mobility scheme is suffering from very long wait times for offers of mobility to be made; if he has any plans to improve waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29701/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 262. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a case (details supplied); if, given the facts of this case and the details of the Hague Convention on prevention of international child kidnapping 1980, he will suspend trade cooperation between Ireland and Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29155/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the need for new autism classes to be opened in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 189 of 23 May and 152 of 27 June 2024, when the visit referred to occurred; if her Department will organise another visit to see the current status; and if a report will be provided of this visit. [29652/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 189 of 23 May and 152 of 27 June 2024, where the rental accommodation referenced, is located; the way she will ensure that those placed in this accommodation will not be isolated from the rest of the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 189 of 23 May and 152 of 27 June 2024, if she is aware that parents are reporting that the rented space waiting to be connected is not sufficient to allow for classrooms or for PE to take place; the reason her Department has not sourced a space sufficient to actually resolve the space issues faced; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 189 of 23 May and 152 of 27 June 2024, and a response provided to a parent of one of the students affected, the details of how this assurance can be made given the report from the architect (details supplied). [29655/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 374. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will intervene on behalf of a club (details supplied) requesting the diocese to authorise approval for a joint application to upgrade the current astro pitch surface to a 5G surface, in line with the proposed amendment to Annex XXX No 1907/2006 by the European Commission which will ban the use of plastics on artificial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the national hare coursing finals in Clonmel in February 2024 were monitored by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (details supplied). [29150/24]