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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she agrees that the double payments that will be made over Christmas by her Department should be extended to include those receiving maternity benefit; if not, why not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether it is possible to have the General Registry Office recognise a UN birth document for a refugee born overseas (now an Irish citizen) with a new birth certificate issued in Ireland. [44319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 1 October 2024, in relation to the international checks mentioned in her reply, if specific details can be provided on what these checks are, and whether further documentation is required from applicants for these checks, given that applicants could include these documents as part...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that it is now illegal to export live animals from the UK (details supplied); how this affects Irish livestock and horses; and whether his Department is considering a ban. [44147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 834. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of horses slaughtered to date in 2024; the number of horses that have been slaughtered since Shannonside was closed; and the details of where they are now being slaughtered. [44317/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 8 October 2024, the reason Horse Racing Ireland claimed that seven horses used at this year's Galway Races festival are confirmed dead when the true figure is at least nine (details supplied); and if he will reveal the causes of the deaths. [44618/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 965. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to support a person (details supplied), who has lost her aftercare as a result of dropping out of education because of severe anorexia. [44945/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 996. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of payment for clinical placement in fields such as general nursing, mental health nursing, early childhood education, medicine, social care and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43928/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1001. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Ireland does not have a regulatory authority overseeing homecare companies; the reason Ireland does not have a register for health care assistants; the reason the homecare companies are not regulated unlike their European counterparts; if he will ensure that these steps are taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43938/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1002. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an issue (details supplied) with applying for the hardship scheme in relation to the need for a consultant to sign the forms, given the huge waiting lists to see consultants; and if he will provide a resolution by changing the application process. [43946/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: It is noticeable that the Minister did not mention data centres, which are the elephant in the room where our carbon emissions and energy usage are concerned. He has probably seen that the SEAI says that the growth in electricity demand from data centres last year was more than all the renewable energy that was connected to the grid last year, illustrating the problem of attempting to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Minister might explain what he meant by us needing customers for the renewable energy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: In order to meet our climate change targets, we need to increase our energy usage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: I am sorry to interrupt, but I just want to follow up on something. How many jobs are in data centres in Ireland? I do not mean in the building of data centres, but in their operation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: Minister-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: How many jobs are in data centres in this country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: I will go one more time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: Minister, may I ask the question one more time? I would like an answer. The Minister is talking-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: Yes, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: It is a joke that the Minister comes in here and says we need more data centres in order to transition and because of all the jobs, but when he is asked about how many jobs-----