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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 18. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21753/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I will ask the Taoiseach to correct the record on something he said regarding the first group of questions. He said that when the tents were removed, all those people were offered other accommodation. That is not the case. A story published online in The Irish Times in the past half hour stated that tents on a Dublin canal had been cleared again leaving approximately 40 men without...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [21752/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: A crucial element of well-being should be investment in our parks and green spaces. We had quite a successful campaign, led by Jess Spear, for investment in Watergate Park. We got agreement for bins, lighting and picnic benches, but one of the key issues was the issue of park rangers. The campaign was told by the local authority not to worry as the park rangers from Tymon Park take care of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Does the Taoiseach agree that we need to have more investment and more park rangers to properly service and take care of our parks?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21329/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Almost one in four applicants for international protection are children. Some 6,755 children are living in direct provision. Their parents receive a payment for them of just €29.80 per week. The child poverty monitor 2024, published yesterday, reports that this falls well below a minimum essential standard of living. It says it is not enough, of course, to cover basic needs like...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I heard the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions trying to distract from the reality that, if the leaks are accurate, the Housing Commission's report is absolutely damning for the Government. The Taoiseach seems to accept the fact that it calls for a radical reset of housing policy. It would not be calling for that if housing policy was basically correct. It reveals we have "one of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: That is precisely the problem; the Taoiseach thinks housing can only be delivered primarily on the basis of profit. I have a few quick questions.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Has the Taoiseach any idea why or on what basis this report was leaked? If it had not been leaked, would he still have published it this week or would he have waited until after the upcoming elections? Will he accept the basic conclusions, for example-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: -----that we should be aiming for a target of 20% of our national housing stock to be social and cost rental?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the catastrophic flooding, due to never-seen-before levels of rain, that has been devastating the south Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul (details supplied); and the actions the Government is taking to provide support to those affected by this crisis. [22644/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if urgent assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied); if he will ensure their safe return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22660/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that some schools are receiving insufficient funding from her Department and the adverse effects this is having on staff, management, parents and, most worrying of all, the pupils; if she agrees there is a need for increased investment in schools and pupils; and if she will ensure the additional funding needed for a school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene and request that a pupil (details supplied) is accepted for enrolment in September 2024. [22661/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question number 219 of 30 April 2024, the number of disqualified drivers who were prosecuted for failing to surrender their licence as set out in the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006; the number who were convicted of this offence in court in 2022 and 2023; the fines imposed; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update in relation to legislation due in relation to the theft of a companion pet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22659/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the 1 January to 31 December 2023 attendance figures for Clonmel, Dundalk, Enniscorthy, Kilkenny, Lifford and Thurles dog tracks into the categories of type of entry (details supplied). [22650/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure the healthcare needed is provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 603. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is actively monitoring the H5N1 outbreaks in farm animals in the United States; if the HSPC is actively monitoring for H5N1 in Ireland; if his Department is collaborating with relevant international organisations to assess potential risks and impact to public health in Ireland; if he will outline the efforts being undertaken by his...