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Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Public Transport
Paul Murphy
339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if action will be taken to ensure that sufficient capacity will be provided on a Dublin Bus route (details supplied). [33221/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul Murphy
428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if viable coach and tourism businesses can access the CRSS scheme to keep workers employed and bring them back to work when the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33143/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Public Sector Staff
Paul Murphy
464. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine working arrangements for public sector staff as specified in Guidance and FAQs for Public Service Employers during Covid-19 document published by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32828/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Hare Coursing
Paul Murphy
606. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will suspend hare coursing in view of the level 5 restrictions and instruction from the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if an order will be given to release all hares in captivity. [32943/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Hare Coursing
Paul Murphy
637. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of rabbits and hares that have tested positive for RHD2 since 1 January to date in 2020; the locations in which these hares and rabbits were discovered; and the names of the coursing clubs not permitted to hold a coursing meeting in the 2020-2021 coursing season as a result of their proximity to these locations. [33670/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Paul Murphy
830. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection when the earnings threshold of €480 per month will be introduced for self-employed persons that are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment to allow same to take up occasional work opportunities and keep their payment. [33196/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Paul Murphy
861. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons can collect social welfare payments such as jobseeker’s allowance on a fortnightly basis rather than weekly, as was provided for during the previous period of high-level Covid-19 restrictions. [32626/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
1201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide data on confirmed Covid-19 infection among persons in the age group from four to 12 and 13 to 18 years, respectively, by week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32633/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
1221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to avoid hunting becoming the cause of the spread of Covid-19, for example, in respect of unnecessary travel, close proximity to others, crowds of more than 15 persons and persons travelling through miles of farmland. [32705/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Parental Leave
Paul Murphy
118. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will bring forward the implementation and the date of eligibility for the recently promised additional three weeks of parents leave from April 2021 to the 1 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32108/20]
Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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Middle East
Paul Murphy
119. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the cases of political prisoners (details supplied) in Bahrain who were sentenced to death. [31932/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Early Years Sector
Paul Murphy
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on the lack of increase in funding for childcare services in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Paul Murphy
52. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020; if he will table amendments to provide immediate access for all affected persons and families to all records concerning them. [31314/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Third Level Staff
Paul Murphy
97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the pay and conditions for postgraduate students whot work in third level colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31334/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Third Level Staff
Paul Murphy
107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some postgraduate students have to do unpaid teaching work as part of their scholarships; his views on same; and his plans to address the issue. [31335/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul Murphy
225. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if the banks and financial institutions will be instructed to suspend residential mortgage repayments for persons who request such suspensions for the duration of Covid-19 restrictions that are introduced by the Government which puts persons out of work and undercut their ability to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31473/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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School Accommodation
Paul Murphy
485. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he will take to ensure students will not have to pay rent or lose deposits for accommodation they no longer need due to the cancellation of in-person teaching in colleges and universities. [28324/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Stardust Fire
Paul Murphy
521. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if funds will be set aside to pay for the previous and ongoing work of the independent researchers into the Stardust fire (details supplied). [31148/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Paul Murphy
11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the level of funding allocated to his Department for its responsibilities regarding the welfare of workers, for example through the Health and Safety Authority, HSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30563/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the level of discretion afforded to employers at the different levels of the Living with Covid-19 plan in deciding if work on site is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30562/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Redundancy Payments
Paul Murphy
46. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed proposals by unions (detail supplied) to establish a fund to safeguard the redundancy entitlements of workers in the event of a liquidation. [27550/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Industrial Disputes
Paul Murphy
56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made contact with a company (details supplied) and the trade unions to discuss the difficulties staff are having with the company. [27549/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Health Services Provision
Paul Murphy
259. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request the NRDO to report on its initiatives for the treatment and provisions of supports through the HSE to persons that have EDS; the initiatives planned by the NRDO to provide treatment through the HSE for EDS; if the NDRO plans to provide financial support for persons that need treatment for EDS to travel abroad for treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30654/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
46. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the discussions she has had with the teachers' representatives regarding safety in schools. [29977/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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School Staff
Paul Murphy
81. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the additional resources being provided to support teaching principals in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. [29978/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Child Protection
Paul Murphy
166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of staff in her Department that are working on the report for the Council of Europe on the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, ruling in a case (details supplied); the reason the filing of that report was delayed to 8 December 2020; and if outside groups or persons are being consulted in the drafting of the report. [30434/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Pharmacy Regulations
Paul Murphy
254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify in respect of SI No. 401 of 2020, which gives permission for pharmacists to administer vaccines outside of a pharmacy premises, if the changes make provision for a pharmacist who is neither a pharmacy owner nor affiliated with any pharmacy to procure independently vaccines from the national cold chain service and subsequently independently make a claim for payment from the Primary Care Reimbursement Service. [30406/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Disabilities Data
Paul Murphy
276. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that have an acquired brain injury, ABI; the person or body that records data on children who have ABI; if the national strategy is for rehabilitation of children who have an ABI; his plans to implement the national strategy; if such a strategy exists for children who have an ABI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30519/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Paul Murphy
266. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will request her officials to provide for the temporary retention of a fourth first class teacher at a school (details supplied) for the duration of the 2020/2021 school year. [30107/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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DEIS Scheme
Paul Murphy
312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on buying individual portions of bottled water as part of the school lunch programme in DEIS schools; the amount spent per each school involved in the programme; and the average according to the expenditure per student covered in the programme, in tabular form. [30016/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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HSE Staff
Paul Murphy
441. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the policy of the HSE with regard to administrative hospital staff working from home where possible during the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29654/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
555. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if occupational therapists and speech and language therapists in Cheeverstown are being reallocated to track and tracing. [30257/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Coast Guard Service
Paul Murphy
15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence his plans to take the Irish Coast Guard air rescue service back into full public ownership. [28815/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Third Level Admissions
Paul Murphy
224. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the CAO offered a place to a person (details supplied) which they accepted and made preparations for start of term, on an arts degree course at UCD only to have it subsequently withdrawn via a phone call from the CAO on 25 September 2020; and if he will request and provide this Deputy with copies of all relevant correspondence. [29389/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Health Services
Paul Murphy
264. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the treatment and supports available through the HSE to children and adults who have EDS; his plans to provide comprehensive treatment through the HSE for EDS as this appears to be unavailable at present; his plans to provide adequate financial support for persons who need treatment for EDS to travel abroad and thereby avoid debt or over-reliance on family and fundraising to pay for travel; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29390/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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European Court of Justice Rulings
Paul Murphy
124. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the Attorney General and her Department have completed the review of the State ex-gratia scheme which the Tánaiste informed Dáil Éireann was happening on 12 December 2018. [28998/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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European Court of Justice Rulings
Paul Murphy
125. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when her Department made its latest report to the Council of Europe on the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in a case (details supplied); and when the report will be uploaded to be accessible to the public. [28999/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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European Court of Justice Rulings
Paul Murphy
126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if a decision has been made regarding the eligibility of abuse victims in a school (details supplied) for the ex-gratia scheme. [29000/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Cabinet Committees
Paul Murphy
10. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee which addresses the economy will next meet. [25608/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Rent Controls
Paul Murphy
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the ban on evictions will be reinstated in view of the reinstatement of Covid-19 restrictions and the increase in cases. [28327/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Housing Policy
Paul Murphy
36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that public land is reserved for the building of public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28326/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Homelessness Strategy
Paul Murphy
39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the causes of the recent increase in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Direct Provision System
Paul Murphy
57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has been consulted on the role his Department can play in ending direct provision. [28325/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul Murphy
79. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a scheme will be put in place for private sector rent write-offs for tenants who have lost income as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. [28323/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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US Presidential Election
Paul Murphy
100. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he discussed the upcoming US presidential elections and the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement during his visit to Washington, DC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28444/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Foreign Conflicts
Paul Murphy
126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland on the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28445/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Driver Test
Paul Murphy
219. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider instructing the Road Safety Authority to install sheltering facilities such as ultra cabins at driver test centres in which approved driver instructors can await the return of their vehicles which are being used by driver test candidates for the duration of the practical exam (details supplied). [28328/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Tax Code
Paul Murphy
285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the measures which provide for staycation payments to render them payable as a grant rather than as a tax rebate in order that persons on pensions or other benefits whose incomes are below the tax threshold can also avail of the grant. [28785/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Human Rights
Paul Murphy
385. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the widespread detention of prominent human rights activists, journalists and opposition leaders in Bahrain in view of the deteriorating situation in terms of human rights in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28133/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Medical Records
Paul Murphy
733. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request that St. James's Hospital expedite the provision of medical records by the hospital as required by a patient for Tallaght Hospital and as requested under freedom of information by the patient concerned (details supplied) [28723/20]