Parliamentary questions

Medical Cards

Paul Murphy

1287. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when section 2 of the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020, which increases the income limit for the over-70s medical card, will be commenced. [21992/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Paul Murphy

1303. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public health policy in relation to the testing of patients for Covid-19 prior to surgery; and if the same policy applies to public and private hospitals. [22036/20]

Childcare Services

Paul Murphy

997. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will begin to rationalise the system of childcare and distribute the burden of rearing the next generation across all of society rather than all on the immediate parents by establishing a fully funded public system of childcare similar to Sweden (details supplied) in the context of rising childcare costs and potentially fewer childcare places due to Covid-19. [19957/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1162. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department have instructed hospital consultants and or general practitioners and or hospital management instructions not to issue certificates permitting certain persons not to wear face masks for medical reasons on foot of reports received that clinical staff at University Hospital Limerick have been told not to issue certificates permitting certain persons not to wear face masks for medical reasons. [19936/20]

Health Services Provision

Paul Murphy

1167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans by the HSE to sell the 52 acres of publicly-owned land at a nursing home (details supplied) in the near future; if his attention has been further drawn to local public opposition to the proposed sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19963/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Paul Murphy

63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the €350 per week pandemic unemployment payment rate will be maintained rather than reduced. [19015/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Paul Murphy

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if jobseeker’s benefits will be raised to the €350 per week pandemic unemployment payment rate rather than reducing the pandemic unemployment payment. [19016/20]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

287. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that have an acquired brain injury; the person or body that records data on children with the injury; the national strategy for the rehabilitation of children with the injury; and if such a national strategy exists, the steps being taken to implement the strategy for children with same. [19280/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

289. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions that have been made in the regulations which require persons to wear face masks for those persons that for certifiable medical reasons are unable to wear facemasks. [19339/20]

Direct Provision System

Paul Murphy

812. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will arrange for the transfer of residents of a direct provision centre (details supplied) to different, safe and supportive accommodation in view of letters from residents detailing issues in relation to bullying and inadequate and unsafe food being provided. [18928/20]

Vaccination Programme

Paul Murphy

922. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has received a full breakdown of the legal costs of fighting court cases in relation to the administration of the Pandemrix vaccine; and his views on whether the State should continue to spend fighting court cases against persons that suffered narcolepsy after receiving the vaccine. [18101/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will use public land for public housing and halt the privatisation of public land banks and public housing. [17643/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Murphy

66. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the rent freeze and evictions ban will be extended to 31 January 2021. [17644/20]

Public Sector Pay

Paul Murphy

28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to adhere to the 2% pay restoration for public sector workers in October 2020 as agreed under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020; and his policy approach to public sector pay thereafter. [16866/20]

Election Monitoring Missions

Paul Murphy

342. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the persons on the most recent election observer roster. [16766/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Paul Murphy

490. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a copy of correspondence delivered to a person (details supplied) in relation to the possible prosecution of another person on grounds of animal cruelty or relating to other matters relevant to such a prosecution mentioned in correspondence between his Department and the person will be provided. [16918/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Paul Murphy

514. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if copies of all correspondence will be provided between his officials and a person (details supplied) relating to the possible prosecution of another person for animal cruelty. [16919/20]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

562. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will speed up the process of ratification of the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which Ireland ratified in March 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17299/20]

Disability Services Provision

Paul Murphy

615. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action the HSE is taking to support a person (details supplied) who is on the autism spectrum and whose condition has deteriorated significantly in the past year. [16537/20]

Apple Escrow Account

Paul Murphy

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to respond to the ruling of the General Court of the European Union in regard to a case (details supplied) which was due on 15 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16606/20]