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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, what is the procurement process for engaging the services of for-profit companies to provide access supervision by Tusla now. [38331/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 268. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, what is the governance and oversight process of these companies now. [38332/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the drug ozempic available on the drug payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38324/24]

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: Eight, I think. It is just me.

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: I welcome this motion. It is good that we are discussing it. We in People Before Profit are long-time supporters and advocates of abolishing the means test for the carer's allowance. We have included it in our alternative budget, which we will be launching on Friday. We are also proposing turning the carer's allowance into a non-means-tested living wage of at least €15 an hour, or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish election observers that he plans to nominate for each country as part of the Organisation for Security Co-operation in Europe’s forthcoming election observation missions, namely to Georgia, Moldova and Uzbekistan; the number of observers already deployed this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that comparative members of the Organisation for Security C-operation in Europe provide their long-term election observers with income payments in addition to living expenses; if he will consider introducing this in order to reduce barriers to participation in such roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37965/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a train or DART station should be developed at Croke Park, given it is the only one of the ten largest stadia in Europe without a rail connection. [37973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (25 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 9 July 2024, if his attention has been drawn to a recent media report (details supplied) that the Revenue Commissioners are removing laptops from civil service staff employed there; whether he was consulted in advance of this development and approved this change; whether the national blended...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: You can. It is a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Minister cannot with any sincerity on the one hand condemn the loss of life, saying we are doing everything we can to push for a ceasefire, and then turn a blind eye to weapons travelling through Irish airspace against the law to be used by Israel to commit these war crimes. He cannot in all sincerity claim to be doing everything he is doing to secure a ceasefire while refusing to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: Can the Minister give me a guarantee now that we are not going to find out about any further flights? Is it just the nine flights, or has the Government very consciously adopted a hear-no-evil, see-no-evil approach? It says the right things and tries to pander to public opinion on this-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: -----but it is not willing to challenge the role of US imperialism, including the passage of weapons to Israel to commit these crimes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: For almost a year, Israel has been waging a genocidal war against Palestinians. More than 40,000 people in Gaza have been murdered. Israeli attacks on Lebanon have not just started in recent days, but rather they have been escalating over the last year. Over the last year, there have been approximately 10,000 attacks on Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,000 people. Israel...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: -----that at least one flight carrying weapons of war from Israel to the US stopped in Shannon Airport. The Government refuses to inspect those planes. Will the Government now agree to start inspections? Members of the Lebanese community in Ireland-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: -----have called an emergency protest for tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the Dáil, and for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2025 (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether weekly social protection rates should be treated equally in terms of increases in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37526/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2025 (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there will reportedly be no increase to jobseeker’s allowance in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37528/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 40. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on introducing a parental benefit for parents availing of unpaid parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37527/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on ending discrimination against young unemployed people in terms of jobseekers’ payment rates in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37525/24]