Results 501-520 of 11,859 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will act to remove faith formation, including sacramental preparation, from the core school day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4653/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will act to remove the requirement for primary school teachers to have a Catholic religious education certificate to be eligible for most teaching jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4654/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equal Opportunities Employment (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will legislate to remove the discrimination permitted under section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4655/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 338. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline what happened for the international day of famine commemoration. [4295/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 344. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the fact that a number of dance students have qualified for the upcoming dance world championships; and if grants will be made available to these students to help alleviate some of the financial burden which comes with travelling for such tournaments. [4704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1081 of 22 January 2025, the grants that were approved; the grants they drew down with a breakdown for each area including marketing, inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4686/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1125 of 22 January 2025, if all 256 horses certified for export from Ireland for slaughter in France were actually exported; the method and route of transport used; and the number that were thoroughbreds. [4700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 532. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to maintain existing levels of services in respect of youth affairs, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4205/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 533. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to new development measures in respect of youth affairs in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4206/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 534. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young people who benefited from engagement in youth work services for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4207/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 540. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any financial supports or grants available for people attempting to set up supervised access services, given the financial struggles many parents face while trying to avail of these services; whether her Department will provide funding for these services; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 575. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy are currently not able to get treatment in the State and are forced to travel to the United States; if she will ensure that these people receive treatment in Ireland and if in the interim her Department will cover this procedure under the treatment abroad...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if the hardship scheme will be expanded to allow for forms and prescriptions from GPs to be accepted in place of those from paediatricians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the issue of staff restructuring at a company (details supplied) and the strike action conducted in relation to it; and if he will work with the company to ensure that education staff is paid fairly and student education is not negatively impacted. [4717/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: I will home in on one particular aspect of the programme for Government. On page 99, it states: "Give effect to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance ‘Working Definition of Antisemitism’". This is a programme for Government, large parts of which will not be delivered within the five years of this Government's term. The programme for Government had not even been...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: The programme for Government refers to "all parties and groupings party to the Government". My question is simple. Which groupings are party to the Government and what agreements exist with them? Elsewhere, the programme for Government refers to support resources being made available to "others who support the Government". Who is being referred to there? Am I right in assuming that the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: It says "groupings", though, and that is what I am asking the Tánaiste about.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Who are the groupings? It says "groupings". Who are they?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct his Department to work with an organisation (details supplied) on an order to deliver aid to Gaza in light of the dire humanitarian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3728/25]