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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (15 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence issued by his Department entitled Bovine TB Herd History Risk Statement and Report sent to farmers which references historic trading details and the advice to cull their herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23971/20]

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: I wish the Minister of State all the best in her new portfolio. I have no doubt that, like any woman, she will make an impact. Some 13% of Irish people live with disability. When we talk about disability we must include all of those who are suffering from a disability, be it mental or physical, profound or otherwise. Disabled citizens have constitutional rights just like the rest of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Alienation (10 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a working group will be established to consider all aspects of parental alienation including consideration of a referral of the issue to the Law Reform Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22812/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant (10 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23198/20]

Mental Health and Older People: Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: Although I have wished the Minister of State well personally with what is, as Deputy Ó Laoghaire said, an unenviable portfolio, I do so again now. There have, however, been years of underinvestment, and I use the word "underinvestment" because, after all, the outcomes of early intervention and successful mental health treatment are an investment as much as education is. Ireland's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of the Connacht and Ulster alliance of Sligo Institute of Technology, Galway and Mayo Institute of Technology and Letterkenny Institute of Technology on forming a technical university. [22602/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: I am the spokesperson for the Regional Group and obviously our interest is in the regions. Will the Minister give an update on the progress of the Connacht-Ulster alliance of Sligo IT, Galway and Mayo IT and Letterkenny IT on forming a technological university?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister. Technological university status is essential, as is having third level education remain in the region. It must happen sooner rather than later. A technological university of the west and north-west will be one of the largest multi-campus universities on the island, bringing together students, enterprise and communities spanning a unique geographical region in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: I will not labour the point other than to say that the region has a predominantly dispersed rural population. The need for the technological university will provide a critical mass in academic debt to attract, educate, nurture and retain the region's workforce post education, and to ensure job security for the future for the region.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: I wish Mr. Boland well in his task. I will be available to assist on the project as a representative of the Wexford constituency. The south east is experiencing a period of significant change due to rapid population increase. In an economy that is diversifying in light of the shifting annual European and global environments, new patterns of population distribution particular to the county...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: I am a former student of Carlow IT and have heard the Minister speak at length in recent days regarding further and higher education. I undertook a bachelor of arts degree in law in 2006 as a night student in Carlow IT. As a full-time worker and the mother of a teenage daughter, I would not have had that opportunity if that course was not available. Students from Wexford have access to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the amalgamation of Institute of Technology Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology to form the Technological University for the South East Ireland. [22600/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: I seek an update from the Minister on the timeline for the amalgamation of Institute of Technology, IT, Carlow and Waterford IT to form a technological university in the south east of Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student college contributions will be reduced for the 2020/2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22603/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a research project has been commissioned on sexual harassment in third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22604/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (9 Sep 2020)

Verona Murphy: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new Wexford campus as part of the Technological University for the South-East Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22601/20]

Perjury and Related Offences Bill [Seanad] 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: I believe this Bill is very relevant and will have a significant impact on people's decisions when contemplating an action through the legal system in the future. SMEs ranging from haulage operators to crèches, community and voluntary groups, GAA, soccer and sports clubs, hotels, clubs, pubs and restaurants are dealing with the lack of insurance reform every day. Their unsustainable...

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: I was about to congratulate the Minister on her appointment but, as she has left the Chamber, I will do so another time. The Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, might pass on my congratulations. I think there are issues related to this motion that have always been there but are now accepted because of Covid-19. If returning to school were a wound, the issue would be regarded as septic...

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the Bill. In the first instance, I would like to stress that the rental market in Ireland is a critical component of the housing market. There are people living in private rented accommodation who do not wish to be there. They are obliged to rent as there is no alternative. There are individuals who are eligible for social housing who are in private...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ports Development (28 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. To be clear, there was a requirement for a daily service to mainland Europe pre-Brexit, not just after Brexit has happened, which will circumvent the land bridge and the need for many customs operations. Although those systems are in place and will be ready, the process has done nothing for investment in the port itself. The figure of €30...