Results 1,041-1,060 of 11,859 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 844.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will immediately introduce a moratorium on breeding and importing exporting of elephants into the state, given that there is sufficient evidence (details supplied) that elephants do not thrive in captivity and many actually suffer in captivity, and given that many zoos have recognised this and are moving away from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 859.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the need for the enactment of Article 50 of S.I. No. 477 2011 - European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 and, as per the recommendations of the citizens assembly on biodiversity loss, the inclusion of Cherry Laurel on the third schedule of the Habitats Directive and will he instruct his...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 935.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications and refusals for both disability allowance and invalidity pension, over the past 12 months, broken down by month, in a tabular form.[34159/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 950.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will implement increased time for maternity and paternity leave associated with multiple births (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 953.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if funding will be provided to Citizens Information Services to enable them to have outreach services in local community centres.[34459/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 967.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of an increase for a qualified adult, by gender; and the reason this payment has not been increased in line with inflation.[34722/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 985.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a double payment of working family payment will be made at Christmas this year and or if there will be a repeat of last year’s once off extra payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35056/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1087.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to legislate to remove child guardianship rights from those convicted of murdering the other parent as recommended in the Study on Familicide and Violent Family Death Review (details supplied).[34352/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1079.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1522 of 23 July 2024, whilst she refers the matter to the IPO, she does indeed have jurisdiction over whether certain nationalities may have their applications processed faster, as it was announced that nationals from Jordan would have their applications processed quickly (details...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1214.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live horses exported from Ireland, by month in 2023 and up to the end of June 2024, in tabular form.[34020/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1215.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the animal welfare and food safety issues exposed by an RTÉ documentary (details supplied).[34021/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1216.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are being taken to ensure that any horses that remain on the land owned by a company or a person (details supplied) are being appropriately cared for; and if veterinary visits are taking place.[34022/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1217.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1670 of 23 July 2024, under which piece of legislation the control notices are issued, in the response provided the Minister states “has been subject to a legal notice since late May prohibiting the presence or entry of any horses”, and given that it was stated at the PAC that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Regulation (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1221.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on questionable sales practices from a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34151/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1229.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the news that just four out of 200 events in relation to hare coursing have been monitored in the past five years, given that in those four events alone, his Department’s inspection reports state that ten hares were killed, five ‘hit’ by dogs and one injured greyhound was euthanised, he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1230.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures, if any, the Government is taking to make exports of greyhounds illegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34266/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1231.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will put a stop to a cruel sport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34267/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1232.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that there should be a Government Department dedicated solely to animal welfare, which ensures that the voices of animal rights activists are recognised; if he will take concrete actions towards establishing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34268/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1233.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all equestrian facilities, showjumping yards, and so on, are thoroughly investigated for any breaches to animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34269/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1234.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that no healthy animal should be put down and it should be illegal for vets to do so.[34270/24]