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Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Policy
Paul Murphy
97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to publishing rents as recommended by the Housing Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Homeless Persons Supports
Paul Murphy
99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to address the scale of babies and toddlers from being born into and brought up in homelessness as revealed by recent Census data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24337/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Missing Children
Paul Murphy
241. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of children currently missing in Ireland, by the total number, the year they went missing and whether or not they were under the care of the State (Tusla) at the time. [24506/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Health Services
Paul Murphy
256. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the conditions reported at a transitional care unit (details supplied); if this is a HSE-run facility; and if he will ensure that an inspection of this unit is carried out urgently. [24507/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Paul Murphy
5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22695/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Paul Murphy
20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [23883/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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School Staff
Paul Murphy
80. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if cleaning staff employed directly by schools should be paid for 7 June 2024, even if their school is being used as a polling station on that day. [24172/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Paul Murphy
14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23915/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Paul Murphy
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to ensure that there are sufficient secondary school places for every child who needs one in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23912/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Staff
Paul Murphy
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to fill vacant teaching posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23913/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Paul Murphy
51. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action she will take to make sufficient resources available in schools for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23916/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Education Costs
Paul Murphy
65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education what action she will take to make primary and secondary education genuinely free in light of the continuing cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23914/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Bus Services
Paul Murphy
162. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays experienced by 15B bus route users on 17 May (details supplied); if he will provide an explanation as to the reason there was not one 15b in two hours but five 15 As; and what is Dublin Bus's strategy to deal with accidents when they occur. [24094/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Work Permits
Paul Murphy
188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the abrupt implementation of substantial salary hikes for employment permits (details supplied) without adequate transitional measures for existing permit holders has plunged them into upheaval and despair, given that employers may not accommodate these increases, numerous families face the devastating prospect of job losses and being forced to uproot their lives in Ireland; if he will reconsider this change in thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23768/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Wildlife Conservation
Paul Murphy
299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been any purchases of tenant in situ properties where there were issues of pyrite since the scheme commenced. [24105/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Wildlife Conservation
Paul Murphy
300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has been contacted by Fingal County Council to request delegate sanction to purchase properties for applications that have been refused under the tenant in situ scheme (details supplied). [24106/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Wildlife Conservation
Paul Murphy
301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has used delegate sanction to allow the council to purchase properties that had some repairs. [24107/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Wildlife Conservation
Paul Murphy
302. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant in situ applications that were purchased, refused and withdrawn since the commencement of this scheme; and if, in the interest of transparency, he will compile this, as the local authorities are not providing this detailed information. [24108/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Immigration Policy
Paul Murphy
335. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the negative impact that not being able to work or engage in any business, trade or profession is having on stamp 3 holders; if she will request her Department to review a document (details supplied); her views on whether it would help to provide to people on general employment permits the same rights as those on critical skills permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23752/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Prison Service
Paul Murphy
344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of different cell or room types of accommodation for prisoners, by metric size, not including the sanitary annex, for all prisons and open centres in the prison estate, by individual prison (details supplied). [24074/24]