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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of a report in the media (details supplied) relating to alleged hare coursing activities during a burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Thurles, County Tipperary, which reportedly left a hare dead after the animal was savaged by a released greyhound; and if the NPWS division of his Department will investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 5 July 2022, if, the NPWS carried out a review of the issue of pigeon damage to crops during the summer months, including the collection of new scientific data, with a view to informing decisions for future declarations; if the findings of the review will be published; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, given the findings of a NPWS study which revealed that coursed hares fared worse than uncoursed hares when released back to the wild (details supplied), and in view of majority support for a coursing ban in both rural and urban areas, he will refuse a 2023-24 licence for hare coursing. [28714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed at the 2023 Punchestown horse racing festival; the nature of the injuries; how many horses had their final race at the festival and were later killed elsewhere; and if consideration will be given to ending State funding to Horse Racing Ireland in view of the growing number of horse deaths at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the six-month portion that a one-year jockey licence withdrawal (which was suspended on condition that no further breaches occurred), will now be reimposed given that racecourse stewards suspended the jockey in question for 21 days in May for a separate matter (details supplied). [28709/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 133. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 28 March 2023, his views on whether there needs to be an investigation to establish what is and is not the children's burial ground before the words 'children's burial ground' are used to describe the memorial garden; and if he will ensure that these investigations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with pharmacists to start fee-restoration talks before the statutory deadline of 30 June; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, when the current constitution skills certification scheme (CSCS) comes to an end because of the proposed licence system for construction workers, his Department is going to refund all current construction workers for the cost of the SOLAS registration card, courses and time off work; and if not, the reason therefor. [28727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views in regard to the upcoming Bill for construction workers and the proposed new licence system for construction workers to replace the current system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28729/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all new construction workers who will use the new licence system to become a skilled construction worker have to be in possession of a SOLAS CSCS registration card and a QQI certificate to meet the entry requirement for the newly proposed licence system; if not, the reason; and which expert group has advised in relation to this. [28730/23]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach said a couple of months ago that "I’ve been asked many times, can we make contributions to important infrastructure projects, like for example, the A5? Are there things we can do to the Shared Island fund? And the answer is yes". How far does that go in terms of contributions the Irish Government is willing to make to assist people in the North with the problems they...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: We might not have 12,000 homeless.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: We might not have 100,000 on hospitals waiting lists.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: Would we know how much goes onto the algorithm? Can we open the black box?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 26. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Shared Island Dialogue all-island women's forum civic initiative. [28613/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme for the European semester recently published by his Department. [26167/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: The NRP deals with climate action and the environment. I want to ask the Taoiseach what would it take for this Government to reverse its disastrous course on data centres and reject the policy of consciously seeking to attract what is the digital toxic waste of the 21st century. We have an incredible situation, unparalleled anywhere else in the world, whereby data centres are using up more...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Council of Europe (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Council of Europe has found that Ireland is in breach of its labour rights obligations. In its conclusions, the European Committee of Social Rights stated that the situation in Ireland is not in conformity with Article 4.1 of the European Social Charter on the ground that the minimum wage paid to workers of 18 and 19 years of age does not ensure a decent standard of living. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Council of Europe (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the Council of Europe. [24738/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he agrees that the best interest of a child (details supplied), whose passport application was denied due to their father's student status, was absent in the decision-making process; and if he will ensure that this application is reconsidered. [28267/23]