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Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Third Level Education
Eoghan Murphy
666. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to increase resources for research into virology on an ongoing basis; and if there will be an increase in funding for relevant college courses. [12746/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Court Sittings
Eoghan Murphy
708. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the impact the pandemic has had on court proceedings; and the level of backlog this is likely to cause for the future. [12743/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Eoghan Murphy
800. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the capacity available to administer the Covid-19 vaccine as one million doses per month are received; and if there is a contingency plan to scale up capacity if more doses become available. [12739/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Eoghan Murphy
801. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the Austrian led First-Movers vaccination group. [12740/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Health Services Provision
Eoghan Murphy
802. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if medical consultations in the public system have become virtual consultations; and if it is planned to continue this practice beyond the pandemic. [12741/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Food Imports
Eoghan Murphy
1010. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food import supply issues that have arisen due to Brexit; and if he will provide a detailed list of those items being delayed or no longer available to the Irish market. [12742/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Tourism Industry
Eoghan Murphy
1102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration was given to potential negative impacts on the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve, the only gold tier reserve in the northern hemisphere, in its discussions with a company (details supplied) on the siting of its pilot communications antennae project. [12038/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Eoghan Murphy
69. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which decisions are made regarding the order of areas to be connected in the rural broadband plan; and if this list is reviewed on an ongoing basis. [10421/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Eoghan Murphy
70. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have altered aspects of the roll-out of the national broadband plan. [10422/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Flood Prevention Measures
Eoghan Murphy
235. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has investigated the need for tidal defences in the River Liffey including the possibility of a retractable barrier. [9449/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Eoghan Murphy
370. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of discussions his officials have had with their European counterparts regarding intercountry travel following vaccine roll-out, for example, the percentage of the population that would need to be vaccinated before returning to regular travel practices. [10425/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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School Admissions
Eoghan Murphy
511. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the deadline for schools to publish their amended admissions policies remains September 2021. [10424/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Early Years Sector
Eoghan Murphy
599. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of early learning initiatives funded by his Department; the changes that have been made in the context of Covid-19; and the funding commitment and arrangements for 2021. [9450/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Parental Leave
Eoghan Murphy
600. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the extension to parental leave to be implemented. [9451/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Eoghan Murphy
1021. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 17 February 2021, his views on whether it is possible and if he considers it urgent to arrange for safe transport to places of quarantine for travellers arriving from category-2 countries to avoid introducing more deadly Covid-19 variants. [10423/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Waste Management
Eoghan Murphy
35. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the strategy on single use plastics; and the way the strategy has been affected by the pandemic, and changes in behaviour resulting from same. [8074/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Flood Prevention Measures
Eoghan Murphy
190. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of coastal flood defences in Dublin Bay; and the amount that has been allocated to improving coastal defences over the next five years. [8073/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
Eoghan Murphy
559. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an opportunity for Safepass courses to be run online during level 5 restrictions. [8072/21]
Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Eoghan Murphy
693. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which visitors coming into Ireland are expected to travel from the airport to their place of quarantine; and if he plans to arrange safe transport for this purpose as has been done in the UK and other countries. [8071/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Eoghan Murphy
67. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if reports of reduced quality or availability of Internet connectivity due to increased demand since March 2020 have been brought to his attention. [6712/21]