Results 5,561-5,580 of 11,867 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue raised from the carbon tax, by quarter, in each of the years 2010 to 2021. [9111/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there has still been no contact made between staff and the external support in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will take action to ensure that the recommendations from the whole school evaluation are implemented urgently. [9874/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the increasing number of older persons falling into poverty as a direct result of the cost of living increases; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact the value of the €5 increase agreed for the State pension in Budget 2022 has already essentially been wiped out with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 637. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the two-month visa process in relation to vulnerable Ukrainian family members of Irish citizens to travel to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9301/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 716. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent revelation in the media (details supplied) that a critical peer review by a person of a key section of the Askeaton Inquiry Report was not published at the time of the report in 2001; if an inquiry will be conducted into the reason this happened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9258/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 724. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for improving podiatry services for persons in south-west Dublin and nationally in relation to the HSE model of care for the diabetic foot (details supplied). [9293/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 784. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for dedicated Huntington's disease clinics, staffing and funding; if he will establish a working group under the joint auspices of the National Dementia Office and the integrated care programme ensuring that the work is completed within the next six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: Who are the criminals here when we look at the world hurtling towards climate disaster? Is it the big oil companies, those who want to burn $5 trillion of fossil fuels under the ground to maximise their profits at the expense of humanity and our planet? Is it the governments which know about and accept the science but choose to do precious little about it? Alternatively, is it those who...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: While the Minister of State cannot comment on individual cases, he or the Government could commit to changing the law to ensure that such prosecutions do not happen again. It is an incredible situation that public money is being spent to pursue two young climate activists who could face years in jail for allegedly painting a slogan on a building and filming it or, in the case of Aislinn...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider changing the law to make the expression of non-violent protest a defence against a charge of criminal damage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8734/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: Last week two climate change protestors, Orla and Zac, were up in court charged with criminal damage. Orla was alleged to have painted "No more empty promises" on Iveagh House and Zac was simply alleged to have filmed the incident, but they could both face years in prison for some paint on a building that was washed off in a couple of days. In the UK the Colston four were acquitted because...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrants scheme to ensure those who are unsuccessful in their application to the scheme will not suffer targeting and deportation as a result of their attempt to become documented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8732/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that will be taken to put protections in place for persons who are engaged in the legal system from possible harassment and abusive behaviour by judges. [8733/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrants' scheme for undocumented persons to reduce the €850 application fee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8731/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrants' scheme to include all persons in need of regularisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8730/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the issues with the 175 bus route (details supplied); if he will ensure that a company resolve this issue with its service; and if he will request that the company offers a customer comment form in order that customer feedback can be provided. [8818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of motorcycle licence tests, compared with car licence tests, that have been completed since the start of 2021, by test centre. [8877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will allow trainee teachers to complete an online alternative to their mandatory Gaeltacht placement in summer 2022 (details supplied). [8855/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 290. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty experienced by those who hold a medical card and are seeking root canal treatment; and the way a family can proceed in order to receive this urgently needed treatment for a 17-year-old medical card holder from a low-income family who cannot afford the treatment given that the dentists they contacted have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 292. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 9 February 2022, if he will address the issue that this lack of access to recovery certificates is due to a failure of the HSE to provide PCR tests to potentially many thousands of persons therefore they are unable to obtain recovery certificates in lieu of a booster dose; and the way that his Department plans to...