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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: Aughinish Alumina in Limerick said today it is beginning rock blasting to build yet another massive pit for storing toxic red mud. The new pond will be 8 m deep and 4.5 ha large, storing 40 million tonnes of waste right by the River Shannon. It is a disaster waiting to happen. Last month, I raised with the Taoiseach new evidence showing there was IDA Ireland interference in the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Policies (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the parameters for Ireland joining European defence projects into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34168/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Policies (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on Ireland joining a future European defence force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34167/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to IDA-backed companies that are asking job applicants questions in relation to their political views (details supplied); and if he will consider making it a condition of IDA funding that companies do not ask questions of this nature. [34080/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views that the RHD2 has been listed as one of the threats of highest importance to the hare species and that the NPWS previously said licensed hare coursing was a risk factor in the spread of RHD2 on nets and boxes given the evidence; if the licence will not be granted for hare coursing on both animal welfare and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the way coursing may be impacting on the conservationist status of the Irish hare and the trend in recent years for coursing clubs to extend their two day events to three days, to allow for re-coursing of hares in instances where an inadequate number have been netted by a club for its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 2 June 2022 (details supplied), if his attention has been drawn to the fact that compared to the 1,421 public sightings, those carrying out the survey only detected 229 hares in the pilot study March to May 2018 and 253 hares during the full survey November 2018 to February 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views that it is concerning that National Biodiversity Data Centre’s average density estimate of 3.19 hares/km2 was 4.5% lower than the 3.33 hares/km2 estimated during 2006 and 58% lower than the 7.44 hares/km2 estimated during 2007 and is the acknowledgement in the report that the number of hares could be as low...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 302. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will identify the person who initiated the visit of the HMS Enterprise war ship to Cork city; and when the invitation was sent to the British admiralty. [33991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 6 April 2022, if she will request the National Council for Special Education to provide a response given that none has issued to date. [34008/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes that exist for schools to apply for funding for more substantial structural work than would normally be covered by summer and emergency works schemes, for example replacement of roof, walls or the construction of new buildings. [34085/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Services (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 725. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by a number of Irish citizens for example, Chinese Irish citizens holding dual passports among others in relation to the decision to stop issuing re-entry visas (details supplied); if the immediate provision of Garda National Immigration Bureau cards will be ensured in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 773. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding for the current long-Covid clinics to provide further funding to increase the number of clinics from just eight post-acute Covid-19 clinics in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33720/22]

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: There is a very particular context and backdrop to the discussion we are having here on LGBTQI+ rights and Pride. That is the fact that one of the most marginalised and oppressed sections of the LGBTQ community has been subjected to the most appalling, unjustified and untruthful attacks over three days on our national, publicly owned broadcaster, RTÉ, for which we all pay through our...

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: Okay. What I would encourage people to do is read a really excellent article which was put up online yesterday or the day before an incredible activist called Izzy Kamikaze. It is on the Beacon website. Izzy investigated what happened and wrote this revealing piece about the background to the particular witch hunt on that programme against trans people. She shows quite clearly how pretty...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: When is a pay increase not a pay increase? Is it when a person is on over €150,000 a year? The Secretaries General of the Departments led by Ministers took home €210,000 each last year. Over the next 12 months, they will take home €250,000 each. In anybody's money, that is a pretty significant pay increase year on year. In the context of the points relating to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: Yesterday, there was a tale of two Irelands. On one hand, there was the Ireland of the highly paid and the rich. In this case, I am referring to the top 1% of civil servants who are on €150,000 or more a year. The Government was out across the media to justify pay increases of €15,000, €20,000, €30,000 or more for some of the highest earners in the country....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (23 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the level of housing assistance payments given the findings of the latest EU survey on income and living conditions on household poverty among those dependent on housing supports. [24511/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (23 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a stamp 4 visa holder is required to have a UK visa to visit Belfast; and if so, the process for obtaining this visa. [33357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Inquiries (23 Jun 2022)

Paul Murphy: 425. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1568 of 14 June 2022, if he will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss an inquiry given that at the last meeting with the group it was confirmed to have been with Minister Butler on 12 July 2021 in which the group was informed regarding an inquiry that it is up to him and the Taoiseach; and if not, the reason...