Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Work Permits

Paul Murphy

16. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide information in relation to his Department’s recent decision to allow non-EEA care assistants to work in hospitals and nursing homes but not in private homes; the reason home carers remain on the ineligible occupations list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/21]

Driver Test

Paul Murphy

160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when a driver test is expected for a person (details supplied). [42860/21]

Driver Licences

Paul Murphy

161. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when a driver licence renewal may be expected to be processed for a person (details supplied). [42861/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

269. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a plan will be produced for safe reopening for staff, children and parents involved in the performing arts and a timeline for the safe resumption of indoor classes. [41826/21]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Murphy

276. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the basic income guarantee pilot scheme for artists as per the report by the oversight group which she previously advised was due at the end of July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42149/21]

Renewable Energy Generation

Paul Murphy

316. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if he will provide information on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41863/21]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

323. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide all of the findings returned following the research carried out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service into the survival and behaviour of hares released back into the wild after they have been used for coursing; the survival and movement patterns of hares that have been returned to the wild after coursing; and the results in relation to releasing hares in the territory in which they were captured when compared to random locations. [41938/21]

Rental Sector

Paul Murphy

353. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the RTB website should be used to make rental histories of properties public, without tenant details, allowing persons search via address and thus allowing tenants to research illegal increases without the involvement of landlords or estate agents; and if his Department will take steps to implement this.. [42440/21]

Departmental Investigations

Paul Murphy

389. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 6 July 2021, if the file relating to the investigation, which named two suspects, into the missing file is still in the possession of his Department. [42980/21]

Departmental Investigations

Paul Murphy

390. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 6 July 2021, the reason An Garda Síochána were not contacted in relation to the missing file. [42981/21]

Government Communications

Paul Murphy

453. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the circumstances whereby his mobile phone was hacked; the information taken from the phone; the reports that were made to An Garda Síochána; the date on which they were made; the investigations that were conducted by An Garda Síochána or his Department in relation to the hacking; and the measures in place to minimise the chance of his phone being hacked again. [42596/21]

Government Communications

Paul Murphy

454. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures taken to ensure that his text messages used for official business are filed as part of the records management process as required by the decision of the Information Commissioner (details supplied). [42597/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

509. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are several pieces of legislation which have not been fully implemented in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities meaning that persons with Down syndrome do not have the necessary mechanisms to access their rights, for example, their right to inclusive education and equality before the law; her plans to ensure Ireland honours its commitments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41668/21]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Murphy

512. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason there is no panel for SNA substitute teachers given that it is the process deemed necessary for mainstream substitute teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41700/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

515. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will allow more transparency regarding workplace assessments for high-risk and pregnant staff; and if provisions will be made for these assessments to be completed locally in schools prior to their return given that there have been many appeals of the decisions made by a company (details supplied) that carried out these assessments. [41798/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

516. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will allow more transparency regarding workplace assessments for high risk and pregnant staff; if she make provisions for these assessments to be completed locally in schools prior to their return given that there has been many appeals of the decisions made by a company (details supplied) who carried out these assessments changing the status of teachers who had previously been considered very high risk to high risk and have refused appeals submitted offering vague explanations for the change in status. [41814/21]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

537. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that school secretaries are still required to sign onto jobseeker's benefit over the school summer holidays and other school breaks despite the commitments made in October 2020 by the Government to regularise the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries (details supplied); the status of progress in relation to the commitment made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42139/21]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

546. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the commitments made in October 2020 to regularise the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school caretakers; the status of the progress of this commitment made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42205/21]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Murphy

655. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the vetting procedure that is carried out on positions submitted by an employer to the work placement experience programme before it is advertised publicly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41532/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

750. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are several pieces of legislation which have not been fully implemented in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (details supplied); if he will share his proposal to ensure that the Government honours its commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/21]