Results 361-380 of 11,841 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (26 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its cooperation with that company, if any Government bodies under his aegis are still using the services of the company; and if so, he will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (26 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its co-operation with that company, if any Government bodies under his aegis are still using the services of the company; and if so, if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (26 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 271. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its cooperation with that company, if any Government bodies under her aegis are still using the services of the company; and if so, she will provide details of this cooperation....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 33. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6431/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 8. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the establishment of a Cabinet committee on water quality. [6090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appropriate school place in a special class will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7157/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional special classes will be provided in a school (details supplied). [7158/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appropriate school place will be provided for a child (details supplied). [7159/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she or the Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion will meet with a representative group of parents who are struggling to find an appropriate school place in September for their children with additional needs. [7536/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 459. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 11 February 2025, if any international day of famine commemoration took place in 2024; and if not, the reason therefor. [7123/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 733. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a full list of the number of beds available for accommodating both Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants; the number of them that are occupied and empty at the most recent date at which this information is available. [7152/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 767. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 532 of 11 February 2025 and 954 of 5 February 2025, if she will outline the difference in the overall funding for youth affairs; how the figure for ELS is €86,293,514 but then the overall figure of €84.9 million is used; which figure is the representative...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 768. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 532 of 11 February 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the existing levels of services funding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7680/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Hospitals, Minister?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that the emissions impact of imported liquefied natural gas, LNG, is worse than that of coal; and if he envisages the building of either a State-led or commercial LNG terminal in that context. [7030/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is the Minister aware that the emissions impact of imported LNG is worse than even coal? It is the dirtiest fossil fuel. Despite that, the Taoiseach has said that we will "have to have an LNG facility of some kind." Will the Minister be going along with the Taoiseach? Will that be a so-called State-led project, as the previous Government was in favour of, or a commercial LNG? Can the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: I note the Minister simply ignored the actual question. That is obviously a prepared answer; he has a prepared question. I could go again. Is the Minister aware that the emissions impact of imported LNG is worse than that of coal? This is research from last October by an environmental scientist called Robert Howarth. I will give the Minister some of the lowlights. The paper states that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: It is not my contention, Minister. I do not claim to be a climate scientist. It is the contention of those who have researched the matter. Perhaps the Minister is going to ignore the science on it. The answer in terms of energy security and resilience is, first, to stop expanding data centres. They are putting our energy usage on an accelerating upward track - they are going to be at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will abolish subminimum wages for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6496/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Will the Minister finally abolish the legalised discrimination and super-exploitation of young people in this country who are currently legally paid as little as €9.50 an hour, purely on the basis of their age? Will he abolish these subminimum wage rates whereby those under 18 can legally be paid less than the minimum wage? The can has been kicked down the road for years now. It is...