Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the rabbit haemorrhagic disease variant two, RHD2, exclusion zone specified in the 2021-2022 hare coursing licence has been reduced from 25 km to 3 km and does not now cover the discovery of infected rabbits; and if he will revoke the coursing licence following a warning from the National Parks and Wildlife Service that the catching of hares in nets, their transportation in boxes and the collection and holding of hares in confined areas can all be considered to increase the risk of disease spread (details supplied). [44270/21]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

210. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will revoke the coursing licences he issued in view of concerns that a form of myxomatosis that has crossed over to hares could have a devastating impact on the species if it surfaces in Ireland. [44271/21]

EU Directives

Paul Murphy

211. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether allowing wood pigeons to be shot for a 12-month period between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022 breaches the EU Birds Directive; and if he will remove the birds from the directive derogations or reduce the period during which they may be shot. [44272/21]

EU Directives

Paul Murphy

212. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason threatened, red-listed birds of high conservation concern are included in the latest open season order; and if he will remove them from the order. [44273/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

266. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children with special needs living in south-western areas of Dublin; the number of therapists working in the area to provide essential services for these children; his plans to ensure that these services which are crucial for the families of these children will resume to pre-Covid-19 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44246/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Paul Murphy

269. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way consultants and surgeons triage a patient for surgery in relation to elective surgeries; and the location in which this is recorded. [44249/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Paul Murphy

270. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the body or agency in which waiting lists of patients who are pending surgeries are recorded in relation to elective surgeries. [44250/21]

Hospital Admissions

Paul Murphy

271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way consultants and surgeons communicate with the admissions office in relation to elective surgeries regarding patients and waiting lists changes. [44251/21]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

311. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of paid views registered on Greyhound Racing Ireland's pay-per-view online channel (details supplied) by week, track and country of viewer since its launch in March 2021; and the associated revenue generated and the cost of running the channel. [44275/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and that died or were killed at Galway Racecourse to date in 2021; if an investigation will be carried out into the high level of fatalities; and if consideration will be given to ending State funding to Horse Racing Ireland in view of the growing number of horse deaths. [44276/21]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

313. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the direct or indirect funding provided to an organisation and a publication (details supplied) in the past ten years up to September 2021. [44277/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

314. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will stop Horse Racing Ireland's major financial supports to foxhunting groups for point-to-point races of more than €10 million since 2001 given that this funding is sustaining foxhunts whose hunting activities are opposed by a majority of citizens due to the animal cruelty involved. [44278/21]

Animal Diseases

Paul Murphy

315. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of culled badgers that are tested for TB; the number of badger post-mortems for TB that have been carried out by county in each of the past ten years; and the number of badgers that tested positive and negative, respectively for TB. [44279/21]

Animal Diseases

Paul Murphy

316. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers vaccinated and culled in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will immediately end the cull in view of the findings of his Department funded study which concluded that vaccination could be a highly effective means of reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in badger populations. [44308/21]

Health and Safety

Paul Murphy

97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether adequate resources have been allocated to the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43833/21]

Job Creation

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to develop a green jobs programme in view of the climate crisis and the current situation of mass unemployment. [43832/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Paul Murphy

171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that workers who wish to do so can work from home. [44022/21]

National Minimum Wage

Paul Murphy

172. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on lower minimum wages for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/21]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure rapid implementation of the employment regulation order for the security sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44024/21]

Housing Schemes

Paul Murphy

342. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme for tenants as promised in Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/21]