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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: Okay. Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: Mr. O'Donovan can answer that just very quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: I call Deputy Gould for his two minutes. I am sorry the time is short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: That seems to have been a channel-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: I am sorry for cutting that conversation short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: I am constrained by time. I will bring today's meeting to a conclusion. On behalf of the members and on my own behalf as Chair, I thank all our witnesses for their contributions today. Reflecting on my notes, what is clear from the discussion and the engagement today is that rural bus transport is still evolving. Many challenges remain, particularly around service provision, service...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the Regional Assemblies (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: Not so long ago, I was a councillor and a proud member of the Southern Regional Assembly for about ten years. I think I see Mr. David Kelly in the background. Many a battle I had with him. I think about the most recent regional economic and spatial strategy where we were tearing the hair out of our heads over population projections and trying to form alliances with other local authorities...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the Regional Assemblies (15 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: I want to come back to the question of identity. I will make my position very clear. I am a champion of local government and of regional government. I believe in the empowerment of local and regional government and the better resourcing of local and regional government. I want to go back to my time as a member of the regional assembly and how frustrated I was and the lack of a reserved...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospice Services (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter, which relates to the ongoing and serious difficulties people are encountering when trying to make contact with the patient transport service for the south east, which is based in Wexford. This is a service which, as the Minister of State will know, is a vital lifeline for patients and families across community health organisation, CHO, 5,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospice Services (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for the response, but I emphasise again that this issue is not theoretical. It is happening daily. When people are sick, anxious or dependent on transport to receive treatment, the ability to get through on the phone is not a luxury; it is a necessity. This service must be accessible, responsive and properly resourced. I urge that the HSE be directed to carry...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the inter-agency engagement involving his Department, Tipperary County Council, Tuath Housing, and An Garda Síochána regarding public safety concerns at the modular unit development on Heywood Road, Clonmel; the outcomes of that meeting; and the further actions planned to address...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 832. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a suitable long-term residential placement for a person (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE to identify or develop appropriate residential care options for individuals with complex psychological needs and acquired brain injury who do not meet existing service criteria; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 855. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the critical shortage of health care assistants in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area; the immediate measures being taken to address the waiting lists for home support services for older persons and those requiring post-hospital care.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54927/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 856. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of individuals in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area who are awaiting allocation of home support hours; the average waiting time for new applicants; and the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists. [54928/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 857. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources or recruitment initiatives are planned to increase the availability of home support staff in south Tipperary, given the current shortage of health care assistants and rising demand for services. [54929/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 858. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the funding allocation for home support services in south Tipperary in each of the past three years; and whether additional funding will be made available in budget 2026 to meet increasing demand. [54930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 859. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken any targeted recruitment campaigns for healthcare assistants in the south-east community healthcare area; and, if so, to provide details of the outcomes and timelines for deployment of additional staff. [54931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 860. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will consider establishing a specific retention and recruitment initiative to support rural and regional home support services, including in Clonmel, where staff shortages are acute. [54932/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Oct 2025)

Michael Murphy: 53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed cost breakdown of the modular units delivered at the Haywood site in Clonmel, specifically in relation to construction, site development and associated services; the consultations, if any, that are planned with residents living in the vicinity of the development since 328 Ukrainians have now been...