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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: I ask about libraries. They have become the new target of far-right activists who have been going into libraries, removing any books that refer to LGBTQ+ people in any sort of positive light and abusing staff by calling them paedophiles, groomers and so on. This is obviously reminiscent of the book burnings carried out by the Nazis. One of the worrying parts of this is how the State has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: At the centre of Joe Biden's speech to the House last week was talk of a new cold war, in reality, pitching that the key struggle in the world is between democracy and autocracy. However, he failed to mention that the US provides military support to the majority of dictatorships in the world. Really the idea is to have a US-led NATO in the West against the east of China, Russia and their...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: He is a politician, not a celebrity.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to a person (details supplied) who has been incarcerated in Iran since October 2022, and who has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison, given the reports that his health is suffering and that he has had to endure very difficult conditions in prison, the actions the Government is taking to ensure his release; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 368. To ask the Minister for Finance whether Citibank has received financial support directly from the State for example through the TBESS or CRSS scheme, over the past twenty years and to outline, in tabular form, any support given on an annual basis. [16373/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 476. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether any conditions related to environmental sustainability and meeting the goals outlined in the Climate Action Plan are placed on companies in order to receive financial support from the IDA. [16374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 482. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether Citibank has received financial support from the Industrial Development Agency or other semi-State bodies over the past 20 years; and to outline, in tabular form, any support given on an annual basis. [16372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 484. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that a company (details supplied) announced record profits; his views on whether a company that registered billions of euros in profit should not be able to cut employees without compensating them; if he will introduce legislation to safeguard workers facing such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 615. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will take the Explorium - National Sport and Science Centre into public ownership and re-open the educational facility, making it available to students free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18242/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 739. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the promised constitutional referendum to keep Irish Water in public ownership will be held in November along with the gender equality referendum and if not, why not. [16760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 763. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can recommend how a person renting a room in landlord-occupied or non-landlord occupied (details supplied) can seek justice in relation to this matter; if he agrees that there needs to be more protections in place for those in this situation and if he will make a statement in relation to this. [16867/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 917. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether vegetarian and vegan options are available for children under the free school meals programme, and if not, whether she agrees that they should be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17286/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 989. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to section 15 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014, which allows for gardaí to be seconded as social welfare inspectors, and 1D which allows them to swap and become gardaí again if necessary; if he will advise if there are guidelines on how to regulate when and how they can swap between these two...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the difference in testing figures published by IHRB and the figures published by the State, if he will explain this contrast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17365/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1209. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) proposed actions in relation to the well-being of people seeking asylum, most of which are based on the Government commissioned Catherine Day Advisory Group; if he will work with his ministerial colleagues to action these recommendations; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the ambiguity regarding the Government's Action Plan to develop a public sector National Framework of Qualification QQI level 5 course for the occupation of healthcare assistant in Ireland, particularly in relation to health care assistants from abroad who are qualified above QQI 5 level in the health sector; if he will confirm that they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1437. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate resources for genetic services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, in view of the fact that, currently, people living with a rare disease wait over two years for a diagnosis after a referral for genetic testing and can be treated for the wrong condition while they wait (details supplied); if he will ensure that waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1524. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm in relation to the details of the public funding for IVF treatment if there will be waitlists, who might qualify; if one is eligible if one has previously received treatment; if it will be means tested; and if it will cover IUI, IVF, ISCI and egg/sperm donations. [17054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1574. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the Hello Again World campaign; how this campaign is supporting Covid-19 safety for older and immunocompromised people; the way the campaign's messaging is informing older and immunocompromised people about Covid-19 safety measures they can take while socialising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17293/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Murphy: 1596. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the removal of PCR testing centres, given the seven-day positivity rate almost doubled from 7.4 % to 13.9% recently and the rise in infections and hospital admissions (details supplied). [17411/23]