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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (11 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he anticipates that legislation to support the remediation of apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects will be passed while he is still in office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15693/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (11 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty point court cases where it has not been possible to apply the penalty points to the appropriate driving licence record; and the number of driver disqualification court cases where it has not been possible to apply the disqualification to the appropriate driving licence record over the past ten years, since the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 179. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he will give a commitment that funding will be maintained for therapeutic interventions for survivors of abuse at an institution (details supplied), regardless of the institution's financial situation. [15809/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (11 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 198. To ask the Minister for Health how many patients of the National Gender Service have died by suicide since the inception of the service, broken down by year. [15808/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (11 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 21 February 2024, if he will ensure that the university accepts that the person should be on the Irish/EU rate since they first applied for IPO, and that the university accepts the €6,750 he paid as payment for his first and second year of the degree; and if he will make a statement on the...

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: I have heard the Minister for Finance speak about the future Ireland fund and say that he hopes it will have accumulated up to €100 billion in assets by 2035. Obviously, we often talk about big numbers in this place and they can lose a sense of meaning. When you consider it, though, €100 billion is a phenomenal amount of money. It could make a real difference to people's lives...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance if the projection for corporate tax revenue in 2024 and 2025 is €24.5 billion and €25.8 billion (details supplied) respectively; the estimated gross trading profit before taxation in 2024 and 2025; to provide a monetary breakdown of projected total capital allowances and deductions before taxation in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is planning any further taxation measures to address the problem of vacant and derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15246/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that a response is provided to an email in relation to the disabled drivers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15540/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the social housing retrofitting programme to Approved Housing Bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15690/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends legislating for higher minimum BERs as part of minimum rental accommodation standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15689/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. reference 1188 of 17 January 2024, the reason the accounts still have not been published for HRI and IHRB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15543/24]

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: Yes. On Saturday, together with residents and housing activists, I was outside a house in Swiftbrook in Tallaght. It would make a fine home for a family but, instead, it has been vacant for ten years. It is owned by Pepper Finance, a vulture fund that is notorious for hiking up interest rates on mortgage holders. That has been sitting empty for ten years. It is one of more than 50,000...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: You are missing all your targets.

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: You support von der Leyen.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 5 March 2024, if, given that the December 2022 mining policy states that no damage may be done to the environment and its protection is “paramount”, he can cite any location where lithium has been mined without severe damage to the environment. [14684/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 5 March 2024, if he will comment on how, in its literature the company states that it will remove the settled rock sediment from the drilling site ‘for appropriate disposal’, by saying this acknowledges that its drilling has produced material which is now in a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 5 March 2024, if he will assert that a drilling, two rigs working 12 hours a day, six days a week, will not damage the amenities (details supplied). [14686/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 5 March 2024, if, given that in the response he mentions “working with Member States and stakeholders”, he considers that people who live and work in mining/prospecting areas are not stakeholders and that their water supply could be compromised. [14687/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 5 March 2024, the reason the Government is favouring the mining of lithium with its many problems over development of truly sustainable systems. [14688/24]