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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he applied to enter Gaza on his recent trip to the Middle East; and if so, whether this application was blocked by Israel. [51816/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the plight of disabled and elderly residents in Gaza (details supplied); the steps his Department will take to address it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline why a student (details supplied) is not being provided with transport to school despite transport being sanctioned for them under the school transport scheme for children with special needs. [51921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions 302, 303 and 304 of 14 November 2023, if she will address a matter in relation to test cases (details supplied). [51882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 470. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the minimum notice period for a crèche which decides to withdraw from the core funding scheme, and if consideration is being given to extending it given the disruption it causes to parents and children for a crèche to withdraw. [51879/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 471. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in view of the withdrawal of a crèche (details supplied) in Firhouse from the core funding scheme and resultant significant increases in fees for parents, the action he intends to take to ensure that affordable childcare is available in the area. [51880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 472. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to increase funding for the childcare sector. [51881/23]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: I welcome the increases to social welfare rates in this Bill and the additional one-off payment. Yet, neither are near enough to cover inflation, never mind lift people out of poverty. As People Before Profit said at the time of the budget, inflation is not a once-off. Poverty is not a once-off. Increases to social welfare must not be once-off either. Inflation is still running at more...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Child Protection (23 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 223. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to protect small children from being exposed to hardcore online pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51595/23]

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: I welcome the debate on the consultative forum report. It is just a pity that the same opportunity to debate was not afforded either to the people of this country or Opposition parties during this supposedly consultative forum. We should not forget that the Tánaiste initially said he wanted to hold a citizens' assembly on neutrality, as has successfully been done on a wide range of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Government is committed on paper to a major programme of retrofitting of homes, which makes all the sense in the world from the point of view of the cost-of-living crisis, allowing people to significantly reduce their energy bills, and from the point of view of the climate crisis, allowing people to significantly reduce their energy usage. However, the reality on the ground is very...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach to provide a progress report on Housing for All, for which his Department is responsible. [51159/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: I will raise issues about the well-being of staff and animals at Dublin Zoo. Serious allegations have been made about the mistreatment of animals, about a culture of bullying and mistreatment of staff and about the mismanagement of funds and there has been no independent investigation. I will give a few examples of the treatment of animals. In October 2022, the elephant herd was divided...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: Are we going to have a referendum about neutrality in this State? The Government claims now not to want to undermine neutrality but, de facto, it tunnels underneath this and does things bit by bit that undermine what is left of neutrality, including the use of Shannon Airport and participation in the Ukraine defense contact group and NATO alliance that is sending soldiers to train Ukrainians...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: But the Government refuses to condemn. The Taoiseach will not say the word "condemn", never mind "genocide" or "apartheid".

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: Do words not matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach cannot even say "condemn".

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [51158/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [51157/23]

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Paul Murphy: Can the Government not agree to that?