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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1844. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the President of TU Dublin sought approval from the governing body for the proposed organisation design and were the consultants’ costings showing an increase in salary costs of approximately €10 million shared with the governing body members in advance of a decision to approve or not approve. [57255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1845. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to media reports over the summer period reporting a drop in full-time equivalent students of in excess of 2,400 over the previous year at TU Dublin, and given that the FTE figure is calculated for funding purposes, he will confirm what the actual drop in this FTE figure was for TU Dublin; and what the decrease in funding will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1846. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to the HEA published student number data by mode of study full-time or part-time, the number of full-time students includes students registered on full-time programmes but who are repeating modules and not completing 60 credits in the year; if the same is true for part-time students; and if the figure for part-time students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1847. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to the role of President of TU Dublin which was advertised on the basis of it being a seven-year appointment with the option for the governing body, based on a performance review, to extend the appointment for a further three years, he will confirm that the TU Dublin governing body will evaluate the performance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the total spend on legal fees by each of the technological universities for the past five years (details supplied). [57259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the total spend on external consultants by each of the technological universities for the past five years (details supplied). [57260/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1863. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the development of a 'borrowing framework' for technological universities and a timeline for this framework, given that the absence of such a framework makes it impossible for TUs to borrow money on the financial market to build student accommodation. [1982/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact that inserting the rights of nature into the Constitution would have on agriculture; whether he supports the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity’s proposal to hold a referendum on the rights of nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (14 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagements he and his officials had with meat and dairy industry lobbyists in relation to his attendance at COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55787/23]

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

Paul Murphy: 57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his position on including the food system in the Global Stocktake documents discussed at COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55788/23]

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

Paul Murphy: 64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline Ireland’s experience in moving to sustainable food systems, as claimed at an event where he spoke in the UAE recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55786/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of a campaign to close the 15% pay gap between Tús supervisors and CE supervisors; if she is aware that some Tús supervisors are so badly paid that they qualify for the working family payment; if she will ensure that this pay gap is closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55057/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 28 November 2023, and the reference what were unequivocally 'test cases' as 'so-called test cases', given the fact that as previously supplied (details supplied) have all unequivocally admitted to the use of test cases in writing, and the fact that test cases were used by the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Communications (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 699. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the email system for the Department was changed this year; if so, the reason for this change; whether the Department has access to the previous system; if not, what has happened to all of this personal information, and how many people are affected by this. [54958/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (12 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 835. To ask the Minister for Health whether he agrees that all files, including personal notes, should be transferred from one HSE-funded facility to another in a specific case (details supplied). [55307/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she believes the level of social welfare payments is adequate to prevent child poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase all social welfare payments over the poverty line to ensure no one is living in poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (7 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that the cost of disability is taken into account in setting the level of social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (7 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her reasons for not supporting proposal a union (details supplied) for pay-related jobseeker’s benefit to be paid at a maximum of 70 per cent of salary or €550 for nine months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54224/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (6 Dec 2023)

Paul Murphy: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a representation to the US authorities about a case (details supplied). [54041/23]