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Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Paul Murphy
1991. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will implement a care partner system under his powers in the Health (Amendment) Act 2021, similar to that in Northern Ireland [43983/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Nursing Homes
Paul Murphy
1992. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE teams that provided on-the-ground support to nursing homes and the number of nursing homes that were provided with this support throughout the pandemic. [43985/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Nursing Homes
Paul Murphy
1993. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE was turned away from any nursing homes which it attempted to provide support to due to the HSE believing that the nursing home was in crisis. [43986/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Nursing Homes
Paul Murphy
1994. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will release the report into a nursing home (details supplied); and if the full report will be made public. [43987/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Animal Welfare
Paul Murphy
2092. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether stricter laws should be put in place to bring about the closure of large-scale puppy farms (details supplied); and his views on whether dogs from commercial puppy farms should not be allowed to be advertised using images that imply that they were bred in a home environment. [42045/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Animal Welfare
Paul Murphy
2110. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that an event (details supplied) is in breach of both the current animal welfare legislation and the ban on wild animals being used for entertainment; and if he will take action to protect the animal involved. [42544/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Animal Slaughtering
Paul Murphy
2120. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 12 May 2022, if the data (details supplied) refer to just those horses sent to slaughterhouses or if they include all horses slaughtered. [42864/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
2121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2085 of 26 July 2022, if all groups in the United States of America have had their funding cut for the transport costs of homing greyhounds from an organisation (details supplied) in the United States. [42869/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
2128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the public funding for Greyhound Racing Ireland given that it has stopped funding one of its key welfare programmes, namely the Irish greyhounds to America programme (details supplied). [43026/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Energy Prices
Paul Murphy
56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the electricity supply companies that are offering customers payment under the clean export guarantee scheme at this time; the companies that have announced the tariffs that they will pay under the clean export guarantee scheme; if the other companies have given a timeline for when they will announce their tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39607/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Bus Services
Paul Murphy
302. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will estimate the cost of purchasing 500 electric buses and increasing the number of drivers and ancillary staff employed by Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus needed to utilise them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41616/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Ferry Services
Paul Murphy
303. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will estimate the cost of nationalising the international passenger ferry network from Ireland to facilitate its expansion in the context of climate change and the need to reduce carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41617/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tax Data
Paul Murphy
409. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the total receipts from VAT, excise and customs duties to date in 2022; and for the same period in the previous year; if he will provide the same information broken down by industry or sector in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tax Data
Paul Murphy
410. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the total receipts from VAT, excise and customs duties on fuel products and electricity to date in 2022; and for the same period in the previous year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41522/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tax Data
Paul Murphy
411. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of residential rental profits and income from residential rents for each of the past five years and to date in 2022; if he will provide the same information specifically for corporate residential rental profits and incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41523/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tax Data
Paul Murphy
412. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of total gross profits and net profits after tax for the past five years and to date in 2022; if he will provide the same information broken down by industry or sector and by company size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41524/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Tourism Industry
Paul Murphy
572. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to correspondence received from her Department (details supplied); if her Department is considering measures to improve consumers’ rights in such situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40869/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Housing Schemes
Paul Murphy
615. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications that have been received in relation to the current local authority home loan scheme in comparison to the number of loans that have been granted under this scheme in tabular form. [39701/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Rental Sector
Paul Murphy
617. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that the new notice periods which must be provided by a landlord to end a tenancy from 6 July 2022 affect those who received their notice prior to this date (details supplied). [39703/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Housing Policy
Paul Murphy
645. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those on a social welfare income are being refused homeless HAP due to the assumption that they will not be able to cover the extra rent that would be needed to obtain a place in Dublin and be able to pay for other necessities for example, heating bills, electricity or food; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being made homeless as a direct result of this policy (details supplied); the way that he plans to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40082/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Paul Murphy
648. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an advisory group will be setup to advise victims of defective housing on the problems that they are facing and the options that are open to them. [40108/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Rental Sector
Paul Murphy
656. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider making it mandatory in relation to Residential Tenancies Board cases that in cases in which an estate agent is acting on behalf of the property owner when a case is taken by a tenant that the property owner should be at the hearing and available to answer questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40165/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Housing Provision
Paul Murphy
709. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is of the view that long-term leases are an effective use of public money and a sustainable solution to the lack of social housing in relation to the €450 million State fund which has been launched to lease 1,000 new-build homes for social housing. [40872/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Housing Provision
Paul Murphy
710. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an alternative plan been drawn up in relation to the €450 million State fund which was launched to lease 1,000 new-build homes for social housing, including the direct building of social housing on State land; and if so, the estimated number of units that could be provided for the same amount. [40873/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Consular Services
Paul Murphy
925. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make representations to the United States immigration authorities to ensure that persons who are refused by the electronic system for travel authorisation have the reason communicated to them. [40169/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Paul Murphy
991. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently being detained in Bulgaria, falsely accused of not matching the person in the photograph on their passport; and if he will step in urgently to ensure that the Bulgarian prosecutor is informed that they are the person in the photo on their passport, allowing for their release and return to Dublin [41434/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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School Transport
Paul Murphy
1033. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason that the decision was made not to grant the request for mainstream transport from Saggart and Citywest to a school (details supplied) given the fact that she has spoken about the need to improve parental choice and that the reason given for refusal is that they reside nearer to another school, which is not an Educate Together school; and her views that this policy of not providing transport in these circumstances undermines parental choice. [39610/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
Paul Murphy
1344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 689 of 12 July 2022, if he will also attend the meeting (details supplied); and if not, the reason. [40166/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Paul Murphy
1434. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new scheme that will offer a stipend of €28,000 per annum to attract research talent to Ireland will come into effect; if current PhD students will be granted this opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39877/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Murphy
1542. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the inquest jury in the case of a person (details supplied) was empanelled by An Garda Síochána; the actions that are being taken to ensure that members of the gardaí were investigated or were involved in some capacity in the events surrounding deaths are not empanelled on the inquest jury. [40140/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Family Reunification
Paul Murphy
1543. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if his attention to the delays experienced by migrant nurses from Ghana and Nigeria working in Ireland who are trying to bring their families to join them; and if she will facilitate the Nigerian and Ghanaian family reunification for critical skill permit holders under the category A division which states that any individual with such permit has the right for immediate family reunification. [40144/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Murphy
1552. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the inquest jury in the case of a person (details supplied) was empanelled by An Garda Síochána; and the actions that have been taken to ensure that in cases in which members of An Garda Síochána were investigated or were involved in some capacity in the events surrounding deaths that they play no role in the empanelment process for inquest juries. [40263/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Paul Murphy
1553. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of inquest juries that GSOC members have empanelled; and if they always use random selection from the electoral register to do this. [40264/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Immigration Support Services
Paul Murphy
1609. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the estimated number of staff that would be needed to deal with routine immigration and visa queries within a maximum of 60 days; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41525/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services Staff
Paul Murphy
1659. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of Section 39 workers in the State. [39700/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Medicinal Products
Paul Murphy
1673. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason that 35 children were not covered in the original deal made with a drug company (details supplied) in relation to the drug kaftrio and an issue which arose between the company and the HSE; and if the HSE will prioritise negotiations with the company to find a solution to ensure that these 35 children and any others in the same situation have the access that they need to this potentially life-changing medication as soon as possible. [39794/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
1763. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the rationale for managing long-Covid in children via general practitioners and general paediatricians rather than dedicated long-Covid services as in the case of adults with long-Covid. [40294/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
1764. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the general paediatrician consultants that are trained in the latest guidance regarding long-Covid (details supplied). [40295/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
1765. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a condition called PANS (details supplied) and the fact that there are two PANS knowledgeable general practitioner specialists in Ireland but no consultants, meaning that persons have to travel abroad to access a consultant level of care; if he will ensure that there are PANS consultants available to patients in Ireland; if he will ensure that these costs are reimbursed for those who have to travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40296/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Budget 2023
Paul Murphy
1775. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to a substantial increase in funding for mental health services in budget 2023; if he will outline the way that his Department plans to address the current crisis in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40372/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
Paul Murphy
1989. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing free contraception of their choice for all who need it, including methods of contraception used by men such as condoms and vasectomies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41542/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Horse Racing Industry
Paul Murphy
2075. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider suspending horse racing during the hot weather forecast for the end of July 2022 in the interests of the equine health. [40110/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Paul Murphy
2079. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the reports of thousands of tonnes of unaccounted for poultry litter in the State; the reason Teagasc is not investigating it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40236/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
2085. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the funding of 50% of transport costs was cut in relation to a programme (details supplied); when this funding will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40378/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
2086. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request Greyhound Racing Ireland to investigate the reason that an Irish greyhound (details supplied) appears to be currently racing in Punjab, India given that the animal is still listed on the organisation’s website as being still registered to a syndicate in County Wicklow. [40379/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Climate Action Plan
Paul Murphy
9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he plans to meet the targets for cutting agricultural emissions in the lifetime of this Government. [38535/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
10. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted a review into the funding and spending of Greyhound Racing Ireland; and if so, if he will report on same. [38536/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Paul Murphy
32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to support small farmers who are being squeezed out by large agri-business. [38532/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Organic Farming
Paul Murphy
39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to promote organic farming for local consumption and direct farmers' markets. [38533/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Forestry Sector
Paul Murphy
75. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to promote afforestation and biodiversity. [38534/22]