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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 39. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the ongoing overcrowding in Tallaght Hospital's emergency department; the steps that are being taken to address it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26704/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that students who secure a third level place are not prevented from taking-up their place as a result of the housing and cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26709/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that a living wage is provided to all PhD workers and to end precarity for academic workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26708/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports that have been issued to children that fall under the parameters of a judgement (details supplied). [26812/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will appeal the decision made in relation to the salary credit of a post-primary teacher (details supplied) who has returned to Ireland from teaching abroad and allow their experience at a school from August 2016 to August 2021 to be counted towards salary credit. [26837/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm the cost of The Hare Release Survey, conducted jointly by an organisation (details supplied) and the NPWS. [26814/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Culls (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if permission was given, overriding the section 42 licence, for pregnant deer to be shot at a location in County Meath on 3 April 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that a company (details supplied) has responded positively to appeals and banned cruel animal snares from its website; if he agrees that Ireland should follow the example of Wales, which is poised to ban them; if he will take actions to ensure that this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26810/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 316. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many social workers are employed by Tusla in children in care teams; how many social care workers are employed by Tusla in children in care teams; how many unfilled positions for social workers there are in children in care teams; and how many unfilled positions for social care workers in children in care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 334. To ask the Minister for Health if he will place a cap on the figure that uplifts each year's loan to the 'current' rate in relation to the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26826/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm whether every new candidate will have to hold QQI certification as part of the new licence system for construction workers; and if so, if Solas and QQI will reimburse those who have to pay for the course and certification, including any wages lost for the time taken to complete the course. [26848/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the finalised SPHE curriculum was changed from the published draft in order to remove the terms 'LGBT', 'transgender', 'cisgender', 'homophobia' and 'racism' from the appendix 2, glossary of key terms (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26558/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: We are going to have to change some things.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: Greenhouse gas emissions are declining across Europe. They are declining far too slowly to avoid catastrophe for humanity but, in Ireland, greenhouse gas emissions are rising. They are rising at the fastest rate of any EU country, by 12.3% year on year, despite the fact the Green Party is in government and we are in contravention of our targets under the climate action plan. Aviation is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: You are never going to either.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: You committed to a referendum so let us have it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the upcoming strike by water workers across the country in many different local authorities. These workers are due to strike on 7 and 8 June after voting overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. This comes after the very impressive rank-and-file activism of the water service workers pushing for these ballots. There are two fundamental issues here. One...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: The fire at the apartment complex in Blanchardstown serves to underline the need for urgency in addressing building defects in apartments and duplexes. Thankfully, nobody was injured and the residents are very thankful for the work of Dublin Fire Brigade in this regard. However, we know from a Government-commissioned report that between 50% and 80% of all apartment and duplex blocks built...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 55. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he anticipates being able to provide suitable accommodation for all refugees and asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 65. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether local authorities and public servants delivering services should be required to put the rights and best interests of the child first when helping families presenting as homeless, including factors such as access to their school, medical and therapeutic needs, and also supporting family...