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Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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School Staff
Paul Murphy
344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education whether a school (details supplied) will be permitted to hire substitute teachers on a short-term basis to cover SET positions which have been allocated but are unfilled, in order to ensure that pupils with additional learning needs are not further disadvantaged. [52922/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Health Service Executive
Paul Murphy
472. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether it is accurate that a new HSE directive has said that no patients currently in St. James’s Hospital are allowed to be referred to a HSE nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52921/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Insurance Industry
Paul Murphy
474. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether he will take action to address the steeply rising insurance costs facing community drug services (details supplied). [52930/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Bus Services
Paul Murphy
37. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when he anticipates that the inner orbital BusConnects routes will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52843/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Bus Services
Paul Murphy
38. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when he anticipates that A spine and F Spine of BusConnects will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52844/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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State Examinations
Paul Murphy
73. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will act to ensure that oral exams are moved back before the Easter break, as requested by a union (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52847/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Covid-19 Tests
Paul Murphy
150. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate free PCR testing centres for Covid-19 for at least the duration of the winter period, given the likely increase in Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52697/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Hospital Services
Paul Murphy
155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will act to ensure that a dedicated neurology nurse phone line is reopened in Crumlin Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52729/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Middle East
Paul Murphy
83. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he applied to enter Gaza on his recent trip to the Middle East; and if so, whether this application was blocked by Israel. [51816/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Middle East
Paul Murphy
105. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the plight of disabled and elderly residents in Gaza (details supplied); the steps his Department will take to address it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52387/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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School Transport
Paul Murphy
254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education to outline why a student (details supplied) is not being provided with transport to school despite transport being sanctioned for them under the school transport scheme for children with special needs. [51921/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Employment Rights
Paul Murphy
350. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions 302, 303 and 304 of 14 November 2023, if she will address a matter in relation to test cases (details supplied). [51882/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Childcare Services
Paul Murphy
470. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the minimum notice period for a crèche which decides to withdraw from the core funding scheme, and if consideration is being given to extending it given the disruption it causes to parents and children for a crèche to withdraw. [51879/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Childcare Services
Paul Murphy
471. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in view of the withdrawal of a crèche (details supplied) in Firhouse from the core funding scheme and resultant significant increases in fees for parents, the action he intends to take to ensure that affordable childcare is available in the area. [51880/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Childcare Services
Paul Murphy
472. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to increase funding for the childcare sector. [51881/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Child Protection
Paul Murphy
223. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she is taking to protect small children from being exposed to hardcore online pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51595/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Paul Murphy
4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [51157/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Departmental Policies
Paul Murphy
8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [51158/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Housing Policy
Paul Murphy
13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to provide a progress report on Housing for All, for which his Department is responsible. [51159/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Bus Services
Paul Murphy
57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of habitual long delays and overcrowding for commuters attempting to take the 77a bus in Dublin; the reason for these problems; and what measures he will take to address them. [51541/23]