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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to roads policing units on 31 March 2024; if forensic collision investigators and public service vehicle inspectors are included in those figures; if gardaí currently on sick leave are included in those figures; if those suspended are included in these figures; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda roads policing internal competitions set up in each Garda region or division in 2023 and to date in 2024; the timeframe for each competition; the date and regions due to complete a competition shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19426/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 20 February 2024, if the supplied GRI statistics for greyhound injuries at tracks relate only to injured greyhounds that were treated/euthanised by track vets; and how many additional greyhounds sustained injuries of any type at tracks and were taken away to be treated elsewhere...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 751. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the announcement in Budget 2024 that SUSI would pay fees of part-time students (details supplied) for the academic year 2024-2025, when he will provide guidelines to SUSI in order that this process can commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18752/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: The horror in Gaza continues to deepen. The latest is the discovery of mass graves at hospitals, including one with more than 300 bodies at a hospital in Khan Younis and another at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. The Tánaiste has said the people of Gaza are being collectively punished by Israel and that he believes Israel intends to attack Rafah, where more than 1.5 million people have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Standing Orders are clear.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: The biggest part of it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: Most of it is not.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: I have.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: I can introduce it. It is about dairy farmers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: It is just, given yesterday, the Ceann Comhairle might be interested. We would at least get the answer.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for his decision to rule out introducing any compensation scheme for dairy farmers who wish to reduce the size of their herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Minister said last week that he is taking the voluntary dairy cow reduction scheme off the table. Will he explain why this is being done? Was it because Dairy Industry Ireland, which describes itself as the most influential business representative organisation in Ireland, threatened to sue the State if milk volumes for processors dropped as a consequence?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned about negative environmental impacts from the CAP simplification process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18332/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: A range of farmers and environmental groups have raised serious criticisms about negative environmental impacts and negative impacts for farmers from the so-called CAP simplification which the European Parliament voted for yesterday. They say that it will increase farmers vulnerability to extreme weather events, that it guts environmental standards and that it is a race to the bottom. MEPs,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: I presume the Minister knows and agrees that we are in a climate and biodiversity crisis and yet the European Commission with the support of the Irish Government and the support of the three big parties in this Dáil has just agreed to delete, weaken or make voluntary several of the GAECs. The Minister listed some of them. They include minimising tillage to prevent soil erosion,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: I give considerable credit to the work small farmers are doing - people who are struggling and are not supported by the Government. I do not give any credit to the Government, which simply does the bidding of the agribusiness lobby at the expense of the environment and at the expense of small farmers. The Minister likes to hide the reality of farming behind the phrase "family farms"....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will introduce a living wage for family carers through the social protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18329/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 53. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will abolish means testing of carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18327/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allocate funding to extend paid parental benefit to cover at least the first year of a child’s life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18330/24]