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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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 294. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 709 of 8 February 2022, if this combined briefing report on the three nursing homes by HIQA to the Minister for Mental Health and Older People contains information that is not in the published inspection reports; and if he will consider publishing the report without redactions. [8876/22]

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: I have read the report.

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: I have read the report. I will get to the point. That logic makes no sense. How can the Minister explain it? How the Minister explains it, if anyone who reads the report will see, is in the 44 reference to NATO. I will quote just one. They are all like this. It states, the need "for the Defence Forces to be trained and equipped to NATO standards". It is because they can have further...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: What about the Americans in Shannon?

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: This report is an attempt to soften public opinion for a massive increase in military spending and, linked to that, further integration and co-operation with NATO. That is the truth. The logic of the report makes no sense in its own terms. If you believe the line from all these people, who half the time are in favour of further integration with NATO, that really this is about protecting...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the case of Tommy Dickson. Tommy is a six-year-old who attends junior infants in Gaelscoil na Giúise in Firhouse. He has a very rare, life-limiting mitochondrial disease. As a consequence, he needs assistance to go to the toilet. When he moves around, he is at risk of falling and hurting himself because of co-ordination and balance issues, so he...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: New figures have just come out on the Covid hub about the levels of hospitalisation of children due to Covid. They are very concerning. The figures cover the period up to the end of January. Hospitalisations for those between zero and four years of age number 217. That compares with the numbers throughout the course of 2021 of, on average, 25 a month. There are 217 children between the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: They have expanded more than 800 km.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department’s Covid-19 and health unit. [7685/22]