Parliamentary questions

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

952. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 9,468 non-coursing greyhounds born in 2022, and registered on Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System, RCÉTS at microchipping stage, were exported after completing at least one official trial, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14017/24]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

953. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 9,468 non-coursing greyhounds born in 2022, and registered on Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System, RCÉTS at microchipping stage, were rehomed before completing at least one official trial, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14018/24]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

954. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 9,468 non-coursing greyhounds born in 2022, and registered on Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System, RCÉTS at microchipping stage, were rehomed after completing at least one official trial, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14019/24]

Pigmeat Sector

Paul Murphy

1019. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1067 of 20 March 2024, if, given that in his reply he has stated that the pig farmers keep the records, and only submit to his Department on a voluntary basis, he will outline how his Department ensures that the data is an accurate portrayal of the usage, as it is not independently recorded or verified. [14896/24]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

1020. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that the masters report (details supplied) is incomplete/inaccurate; if he agrees that it is very concerning that these reports are not being filled in correctly, given that the date is not accurate and that it is highly unlikely that over 1,000 pregnant heifers experienced no illness or injury at all during the 8/9 days at sea; how will he improve this process to ensure accurate information is being recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14916/24]

Pigmeat Sector

Paul Murphy

1021. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1065 of 20 March 2024, how many sanctions/fines have been imposed for breaching the Pig Directive since 2020; how many farm inspections have occurred; and how often a farm is inspected. [14924/24]

Pigmeat Sector

Paul Murphy

1022. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1065 of 20 March 2024, the reason, in relation to the pig and poultry investment scheme, the provision of optimal enrichment is not mentioned as one of the improvements, as that is the biggest risk factor for tail biting (aside from the existence of a tail); and how he plans on monitoring that the specifications for pig housing under the scheme have been met. [14925/24]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

1023. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has not acted in relation to animal cruelty that has been reported on several occasions (details supplied). [14929/24]

International Protection

Paul Murphy

1066. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the decision was taken to move international protection applicants from near the IPO office in Dublin city centre to Crooksling; and to outline who took this decision. [13725/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health what exactly were the actions of hormones a decade later the National Gender Service staff were referring to in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13907/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1286. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the names of the clinics in the United States who continue to prescribe puberty blocker monotherapy up to age 28 or 29 which were mentioned by National Gender Service staff in a radio interview (details supplied) [13908/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1287. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can confirm they believe that the Tavistock and Antwerp clinics had prescribed hormones on the basis of a single phone call as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13909/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1288. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify if the National Gender Service staff believe that you need to fully know your sexual orientation in order to access transgender medical interventions as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13910/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1289. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can share the evidence base for sexual attraction being delayed in neurodiverse individuals and its relevance in trans medicine as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13911/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify exactly what the "clear evidence of harm from current practice to significant numbers of vulnerable children" that was referenced by National Gender Service staff in a recent radio interview (details supplied) is. [13912/24]

Gender Recognition

Paul Murphy

1291. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service considers trans patient groups to be expressing an ideological position when advocating for informed consent healthcare in line with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH. [13913/24]

Departmental Investigations

Paul Murphy

1307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a department which investigates issues of safeguarding of a vulnerable adult; and if he will provide the details of supports available to a person (details supplied). [14023/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1315. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the spring due to be removed from a patient (details supplied) at Temple Street Hospital will be retained for examination; and if so, what examination will be conducted. [14059/24]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

1456. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if one parent or guardian objects to therapy for a child, if this means that the child is not permitted to see a therapist; if so, if the Minister will consider issuing a guideline similar to the UK's National Health Service, NHS, that is where the consent of only one parent is necessary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14658/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1514. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1334 of 20 March 2024, if the National Gender Service does not follow the 2017 "Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline" when considering dosages and hormone levels. [14898/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1515. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1334 of 20 March 2024, if the National Gender Service does not use any biochemical reference ranges for hormones for patients in their care. [14899/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1516. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1334 of 20 March 2024, if there are any circumstances where National Gender Service would consider oestradiol levels in a trans woman below 100 pmol/L or above 600 pmol/L to be of any concern. [14900/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1517. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1334 of 20 March 2024, if the National Gender Service can provide an example scenario, including specific hormone levels, where "hormone levels can be measure to guide treatment decisions in some scenarios, such as requests to increase hormone doses. [14901/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1518. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1334 of 20 March 2024, if the National Gender Service agrees that advising GPs not to provide hormone blood tests will prevent other medical teams from having information they might need for dosage increases. [14902/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1519. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1334 of 20 March 2024, if the National Gender Service agrees that clinicians outside their services can use their own clinical judgement when it comes to target to treat approaches and biochemical reference ranges. [14903/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1520. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1334 of 20 March 2024, what the National Gender Service advises for trans patients on hormones with other services who are unable to access hormone level blood tests. [14904/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1521. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 20 February 2024, to ask the National Gender Service if the referenced paper underlies their model of care. [14905/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1522. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service is aware of EMA/147755/2020 "restrictions in use of cyproterone due to meningioma risk" and the 2021 paper "Toward a Lowest Effective Dose of Cyproterone Acetate in Trans Women: Results From the ENIGI Study"; and what initial dose they use for cyproterone acetate. [14906/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1523. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when his Department requested the formation of the 2018 IEHG Steering Group for the Development of a National Gender Service; and if he will provide a copy of the request to do so. [14907/24]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

1524. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of recent newspaper reports that staff of the Office of the Chief Clinical Officer are supporting a UK legal case which seeks to make it harder for transgender adults to access healthcare (details supplied); and if he agrees that this compromises the impartiality of the planned development of a new transgender model of care. [14908/24]

Technological Universities

Paul Murphy

1696. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Atlantic Technological University plans to, or will consider, opening a campus in Ballina. [14447/24]

Energy Policy

Paul Murphy

132. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, in relation to the proposed Electricity Storage Framework Policy for Ireland, he will ensure that a proper regulatory structure with particular emphasis on safety standards is put in place; and if he will instruct his Department to seek expert advice and that international guidelines on safety are followed, based on the internationally recognised NFPA 855 (2023), verifying all battery cells conform with UL9540a specifications and testing (including second life batteries) is up to date in regard to NFPA, EPRI and independent experts in the field. [13395/24]

Energy Policy

Paul Murphy

133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, in relation to the proposed Electricity Storage Framework Policy for Ireland, he will ensure there are proper facilities for collection of toxic water run-off in place to protect the environment (details supplied). [13396/24]

Official Engagements

Paul Murphy

215. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will withdraw from attending a festival (details supplied) and make a statement which represents and supports the views of Irish artists; if she will ensure that Culture Ireland honours the payments of travel and accommodation costs to the artists who have boycotted the event; and if she will instruct her Department to urgently seek a statement from Culture Ireland, and/or her Department on this. [13412/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Paul Murphy

241. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding the recent decision to change the children's allowance payment policy that parents will not get child benefit for the months between their 18th birthday and 1 May 2024, if he will reconsider this policy change and implement a fair and equitable system that provides financial support to all students over 18 years who are still in school and will she ensure that payments are retrospective to the date when a student turned 18-years-of-age. [13400/24]

Immigration Policy

Paul Murphy

251. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice how many appeal applications to the regularisation scheme for undocumented people have been refused; and how many have not been processed at all, to date. [13363/24]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

259. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a complaint (details supplied) was logged; and what action was taken. [13385/24]

Programme for Government

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [10622/24]

Middle East

Paul Murphy

18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach for a report on his joint correspondence, along with the Spanish Prime Minister, to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the situation in Gaza. [10621/24]

Post Office Network

Paul Murphy

111. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number and locations of post offices run directly by An Post; and the number franchised out to postmasters. [12523/24]

Penalty Points System

Paul Murphy

148. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that, ten years after the Garda inspectorate recommended that a system be introduced immediately to ensure that all penalty points are endorsed on driving licences, such a system is still not in place and it is still easy to register a vehicle in a false name and address in order to avoid enforcement on the roads (details supplied). [12890/24]

Airport Policy

Paul Murphy

155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he supports the expansion of Dublin airport, given its environmental impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11038/24]

Airport Policy

Paul Murphy

163. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the disturbances to the residents of Firhouse due to loud air traffic over Firhouse (details supplied); if he will take steps in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12096/24]

Climate Change Policy

Paul Murphy

166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when the draft national demand management strategy which was prepared in 2023 will be published; the other Government Departments and or Ministers that are involved in approving the strategy; if he intends to incorporate its recommendations into the 2024 Climate Action Plan that is currently under public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12305/24]

Rail Network

Paul Murphy

203. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the current progress for the MetroLink; what is the estimate for completion of this project; and how he will ensure that this project is completed within the estimated timeframe and within budget. [13178/24]

Sports Events

Paul Murphy

570. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 252, 253 and 254 of 27 February 2024, if the Irish taxpayers' commitment to the Ryder Cup is open-ended (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12931/24]

Sports Events

Paul Murphy

571. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 252, 253 and 254 of 27 February 2024, her views on whether the cost analysis review should be made available to the public; if she will ensure this report is published (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12932/24]

Sports Events

Paul Murphy

572. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 252, 253 and 254 of 27 February 2024, her views on whether it is right for the public to pay more than €60 million to host the Ryder Cup in Adare, given this is four times the total core funding given to sports organisations in this country (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12933/24]

Local Authorities

Paul Murphy

702. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if charity shops are exempt from payment of rates to local authorities (details supplied) [13106/24]

Electoral Commission

Paul Murphy

707. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); the changes he will implement to ensure that this does not happen in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13186/24]