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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: For the third year in a row, the Government has left its homework to the very last minute. We are only weeks away from the leaving certificate mocks, yet students still do not know what they are going to face this year. They might be less than six months away from what will be one of the most stressful exams of their lives but they do not know what the Government is planning for them. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 259. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the organisations that receive finance through the good causes Lottery funding (details supplied); and the amount that was received by each organisation. [3451/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of his plans to change the over-occupancy rule in the mortgage-to-rent scheme (details supplied); when these changes will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the over 2,500 children who are currently homeless with their families which outlines ways of supporting children living in emergency accommodation. [3467/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 346. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department did not issue a statement in relation to the brutal repression of an uprising in Kazakhstan which resulted in the reported killing of more than 160 protesters and the arrest of more than 8,000 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3456/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Meetings (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the time at which he attended Iveagh House in the evening of 17 June 2020; and if there were indications of a social gathering when he was present. [3457/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Investigations (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 348. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it was decided to conduct a Departmental investigation into the event in Iveagh House on the evening of 17 June 2020. [3458/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will raise the criteria for new SNAs to be hired to be a relevant QQI level six qualification or equivalent. [3459/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to introduce legislation to recognise the status of long-term surviving cohabitants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3402/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to implement legislation to protect those facing harassment but who would be excluded from applying for a barring or protection order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3396/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied) who do not qualify for the Afghan Admission Programme; if there is a way that they can bring their family to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 639. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether high-grade medical masks must be a priority for carers as well as nurses and teachers; the steps his Department has taken to distribute free high-grade masks to carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3414/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 643. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the daily figures for Covid-19 cases amongst children including the number of hospitalised children, the number of children in ICUs and the number of deaths for children aged 0 to 4, 5 to 12 and 13 to 18 years of age. [3460/22]

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. There has been much talk about watershed moments and I agree that this moment has the potential to be a watershed moment. It can and must be a watershed moment. What struck me last week, attending the vigil outside the Dáil, is that often you go to large assemblies that are powerful partly because people are shouting and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: One of the many scandals of Covid-19 in this country has been how our pupils, teachers and schools have been treated. One of the latest episodes is that right across the country today and for the last couple of weeks, people are attempting to teach and learn in temperatures of 8°C, 9°C and 10°C. This is almost impossible to do in those circumstances. The reason is that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: And the law.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: During the first year of lockdown, more than 20,000 fines were handed out for the breaking of Covid regulations. A special hotline was set up for people to report illegal gatherings. Some 3,000 people were fined for attending social gatherings that broke the law, while another 700 were fined for organising those events. Last summer, a group of young people socialising on South William...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [60212/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: I want to raise the issue of the Debenhams workers. Many times in this Chamber and in the convention centre, the Taoiseach correctly described them as having been treated shoddily and shabbily by their former employer. Debenhams took advantage of the pandemic to walk off and leave its workers high and dry. They waged an heroic struggle which ended after more than 400 days with an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Murphy: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if those in rented accommodation that are on a pre-pay power plan are also entitled to the €100 off their electric bill in relation to the scheme allowing households to receive €100 off their first electricity bill of 2022. [63057/21]