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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the budget for the election observation programme in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the amount spent in each year; if he will provide details of the budget in 2022; the number of observers projected to be deployed; his plans to replace the current roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55792/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue concerning the formula for averaging the qualifying period for the State pension (contributory) (details supplied). [55839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 392. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supports are available to persons who are in receipt of disability allowance who are trying to pay off a mortgage in view of the fact that a person in receipt of social welfare payments can avail of rent assistance. [55863/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the dates of termination of pregnancy services carried out in Limerick Maternity Hospital in the past two months. [55717/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 557. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied); if he will meet with those working with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 592. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (details supplied) to extend the list of x-ray referrers to include registered physiotherapists and to create the grade of advanced practice physiotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that public housing land in the remit of South Dublin County Council was recently sold to a private developer; the reason there is also a proposal to sell similar land in Dublin County Council, in view of the establishment of the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55042/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: Very good.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: They are begrudgers.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: It has not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 21. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture; and when it is next due to meet. [54565/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: The programme for Government states: "... the Government will prioritise plans for the delivery of Metrolink, Luas and other light rail expansion, DART expansion and interconnector ...". I presume the Taoiseach will say the Government is prioritising this but it is certainly some type of prioritisation when the Government is delaying it for a decade. The word "prioritise" loses all meaning...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [54397/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Anglo-Irish Relations (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the British Prime Minister. [54396/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: The unions that represent tens of thousands of workers in the voluntary and community sector have announced that they will be lodging a pay claim for a 3% rise. These are workers who provide essential services in our communities. They care for older people, people with disabilities and people with addiction. They also work in homeless clubs, homeless services and homework clubs and I could...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: He is not telling us this again.

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: A very significant crisis faces ordinary people in regard to energy prices and the Government cannot say it has not been warned. We have warned it and it has been repeatedly raised in the media, yet the Government has done effectively nothing for anybody, except something completely inadequate for those who receive fuel allowance. For everybody else, the Government is saying, "Well, suck it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: Actions speak louder than words. Unfortunately, the actions of the Government show that it is not taking this issue seriously. In the budget a month ago, the entire spend allocated for measures against crack cocaine usage throughout the entire country was €500,000. It is nowhere near adequate. Let me spell out what an extra €1 million in funding for the Tallaght Drug and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: I am going to assume that the Minister of State heard about and read some of the extensive coverage over the past couple of days regarding the tsunami of crack cocaine use in Tallaght. I hope she also read the report by the TDATF or that the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, has. The bottom line is that this is an appeal for help from those on the front line. The report in question...

Ceisteanna - Questions: United Nations (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: It is leading the way for the pharmaceutical companies. It is killing people. It is disgraceful.