Results 821-840 of 12,277 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is concerned about potential transboundary environmental impacts from gold mining in the Sperrins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his awareness or otherwise as to whether An Post has complied with Ministerial authorisations on pension increases, as required under Rule 13 (details supplied). [6894/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Welfare Payments (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit will no longer be subject to taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6872/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to provide a special class in a school (details supplied); when a special class will be provided; and the plans to provide a special education teacher in the school. [6843/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff recruited under the An Garda Síochána civilianisation programme since 2008; the number of gardaí who have been put on the beat on foot of this programme since 2008; the cost of the civilianisation programme each year since 2008; and the number of gardaí sitting at desks as of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of plans to export 5000 calves from Waterford to the Netherlands on the MV Alondra in April; the health risks such a trip exposes these animals to; if there have been any subsidies provided to cover the trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6879/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 308. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are IPAS accommodation centres which have vacant rooms and yet are not admitting new residents; the way he plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 385. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the €100 thousand allocated to organisations which facilitate the neutering of dogs, this information was not made available to the public until 16 January 2025, two weeks prior to the ban XL bully dogs who will not be neutered by this date; if this deadline will be extended to allow for...

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: I have to say it has been a pretty depressing debate so far, with a few honourable exceptions. Most of the Deputies have swallowed and then regurgitated the spin from big tech. I find it incredible that we had a speech from the new Minister of State with responsibility for AI and its only reference to climate change is about AI being used to help us address sustainability and climate...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ukraine War (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all meetings of the Ukraine Contact Defence Group that Ireland has been represented at; who has represented Ireland at these meetings; and the location in which these meetings took place. [6454/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is planning to exempt external wall insulation from planning permission, like it did with solar panels, to reduce the uncertainty and barriers to homeowners who want to get their homes insulated, a necessary step towards reducing household emissions and radically reducing home energy costs; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 131. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing times for social welfare appeals by scheme between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Child Protection (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers it a child protection issue that a 17-year-old boy was permitted to train a racing greyhound to provide a betting product for an Irish semi-State body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6636/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding his Department has provided to an organisation (details supplied) for linear profile training since it was introduced in 2019. [6616/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal minimum age for a person in Ireland to obtain a licence to train a greyhound to race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6625/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide Greyhound Racing Ireland's costs to sponsor the greyhound laurels race final on television (details supplied) on 5 October 2024; the viewership figures for this broadcast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the fee cost or other compensation paid by Greyhound Racing Ireland to social media influencers for the 2024 Irish Greyhound Derby 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide Greyhound Racing Ireland's costs to sponsor the 2024 Greyhound derby semi-final and final on television (details supplied) on 16 and 23 November 2024; the viewership figures for this broadcast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are freezers for deceased greyhounds at all fifteen greyhound racing tracks licenced by Greyhound Racing Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6630/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the current location and status of a greyhound (details supplied) which tested positive for a prohibited substance at Curraheen track in Cork on 17 August 2024 and was subsequently sold at a sales auction at Curraheen greyhound track on 2 November 2024 for €1,100, but is still listed in the Irish...