Results 501-520 of 12,709 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 832. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered commissioning a national prevalence study on women’s health conditions, specifically focusing on comorbidities, including but not limited to PMDD; if such a study has been considered, to state the expected timeline for its initiation and completion; if not, to outline the reasons; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (17 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 919. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be automatically entitled to a medical card. [32727/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (17 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 920. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be entitled to compensation for necessary travel to mesh centres established under the mesh pathways. [32728/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (17 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 921. To ask the Minister for Health if she agrees that there should be a redress scheme for women who have suffered from mesh injuries. [32729/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (17 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 917. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current status of the two translabial scanners at Cork University Hospital and Holles Street; whether they are currently in use; whether trained staff are available to use them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32725/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (17 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 918. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on mesh centres, including outlining specifically the amount the translabial scanners have cost.. [32726/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Women's Health (17 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 922. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the report of the National Vaginal Mesh Implant Oversight Group; whether the report has been completed; and her views on whether the report is objective given the fact that no representatives of women suffering from mesh injuries were included in the process of compiling it. [32730/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the general scheme of the defence (amendment) Bill 2025 removes, rather than reforms, the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31229/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the general scheme of the defence (amendment) Bill 2025 enables Irish troops to be sent abroad as part of an international force that has not been approved by the UN and is not a peacekeeping, peace enforcement or conflict prevention force. [31230/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a UN General Assembly resolution that endorses, supports, approves or otherwise sanctions an international force or body satisfies the legal requirements of the triple lock, irrespective of whether a UN General Assembly resolution is legally binding in an international law context or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the avenues that will be available to the people of Ireland to oppose the sending of Irish troops on “coalitions of the willing” if the triple lock is abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31228/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the State will be in violation of international law if it abolishes the triple lock and does not withdraw Ireland’s national declaration to the Nice treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31231/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to prevent a school (details supplied) from having its number of teachers reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30982/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will remove the cap on SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30978/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a legal maximum class size for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30981/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30980/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will guarantee that every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30979/25]

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: First, I thank the Social Democrats for using its time to allow this joint motion to be debated. There is a lot of obfuscation from the Government and an attempt to mislead people in the counter motion and in the Minister’s speech. It is true that the Central Bank does not sell, endorse or oversee these bonds, but the key point is that it is facilitating the sale of Israeli bonds...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: In his opening statement, the Minister said the lack of affordable accommodation is a big barrier for students attending tertiary education, and that is obviously correct. He is part of the Government that signed off on a plan yesterday that is going to make that crisis for students a lot worse. Arguably, students are the group that is hit hardest. Students who are in rental accommodation...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: Let me explain to you-----