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Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I call Deputy Bríd Smith.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Deputies, please.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Let the Minister speak.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: 634. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive the balance of the pandemic special recognition payment from the HSE as they have only received 60%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30594/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I wish everybody a good morning. I thank Dr. May for her contribution so far. It is quite enlightening. I would be very interested to know the science and research behind the drop-off in all-girls schools, just to see if there is anything we can do as representatives. I visit a lot of all-girls schools in my capacity as a politician to encourage and enlighten them about politics. I would...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: That is not what I am talking about. I am talking about when you enter the gate of a facility and you are usually at a green field with just a gravel path, or you can drive in. However, there are generally a lot of potholes, some of which are quite deep. There is no actual pathway for someone coming via the road in a wheelchair. From the inside gate of the facility it would not be local...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Please.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I may be completely wrong, but anywhere I have visited that is their issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: To be honest, I understand that. I think is where we cater for the many rather than the few. I am worried about that, because their priorities always lie with the many. There may be two people who are incapacitated in some shape or form in terms of mobility, who are not being included. In essence it is because of that attitude. I am not saying it is wrong; it is just one area where we...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: The gold coast is Waterford, but I pay no mind to the Chair, he is from Portlaoise.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: We like to swim in the open sea. There is no substitute for that. The thing is that we actually operate a food bank in the village where I am from. I collect the food for it, we assist 45 families and we cannot keep up. That is a new phenomenon, particularly for where I am from. Do not get me wrong, I am glad to assist in it. In terms of governance it is run by the family resource...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: That is really important because this is a very emotive subject. Some people hold very strong opinions and there are some who do not even understand it. I am thinking of parents on the sidelines, coaches and so on. They are involved in a voluntary capacity but are running into all of these issues. Regarding taekwondo and martial arts more generally in Wexford, these activities are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I agree. It is not to ridicule the staff because they are quite good. It is a Department with which I have a lot of engagement, unfortunately, but it is generally not its fault. In the age of technology we live in, surely we can devise a system whereby if a garda signs a passport photograph, he can hit a button and put the application number of the form on the system to say he signed it....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further measures his Department is considering to alleviate some of the difficulties being experienced with first-time passport applications, particularly when additional information is requested and the timeframe added to the application in that instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29063/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: A similar question has been asked by Deputy Carthy on this issue, but the Tánaiste might wish to elaborate on it. What further measures is the Department of Foreign Affairs considering to alleviate some of the difficulties being experienced by first-time passport applicants, particularly when additional information is requested and the timeframe that adds to applications in those...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Tánaiste. The passport helpline and its staff are very helpful. Their advice is always helpful, as it should be. I do not wish to be argumentative but there are certainly issues. I had one yesterday where the gentleman concerned applied in time. Unfortunately, however, he applied online and was put at the back of the queue. It is the same issue Deputy Carthy brought to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify her Department’s position on bus drivers aged 70 years and over when medically certified is not permitted to drive a school bus for Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28983/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will explain the process of setting up the Firearms Expert Committee; what the terms of reference for the committee were; who set the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28929/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: 239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline the criteria used to appoint members to the Firearms Expert Committee and the credentials required for membership of that committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28930/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: 240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many people applied to become members of the Firearms Expert Committee; how many people were shortlisted and interviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28931/23]