Parliamentary questions

Disability Services

Paul Murphy

534. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plan to move therapists from the children’s disability network team to special schools; if any obstacles have arisen in the transfer; and the action that is being taken to overcome them. [47080/22]

Consular Services

Paul Murphy

64. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that will be taken to ensure that Irish citizens are provided with all possible assistance by Irish embassies after citizens’ involvement in a car crash in a foreign country (details supplied). [46169/22]

Housing Policy

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [44841/22]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Paul Murphy

210. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the recommendations put forward by a charity (details supplied), in particular those relating to issues of pay parity, funding adjustments, and multi-annual funding agreements in relation funding for Irish charities, community, voluntary groups and social enterprises in the upcoming Budget for 2023; and if he will ensure they are implemented in the upcoming budget. [45523/22]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Paul Murphy

213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the steps that he will take to support fundraising to recover post-Covid-19 through increasing tax and VAT measures to support charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/22]

Banking Sector

Paul Murphy

214. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he agrees that bank charges should be abolished; if he will instruct financial institutes here to eliminate banking fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45672/22]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

229. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 1383 of 8 September 2022; his Department’s plans, if any, to improve the security of ports to ensure that dogs that have been stolen are stopped before they are exported from Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45947/22]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

334. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she recognises that some schools require extra staff including teachers and SNAs, and more access to psychology, counselling and mental health supports (details supplied); if she will advocate for the establishment of a DEIS+ status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45679/22]

Social Welfare Code

Paul Murphy

389. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any social welfare payments that take a person's outgoings, for example a monthly mortgage payment, into account when calculating an entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45924/22]

Health Services Staff

Paul Murphy

412. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that those workers in Section 56 agencies, who were subject to the same pay cuts as Section 39 agencies, who have not had their pay restored, will receive a much-needed pay increase in line with inflation and the cost of living. [45942/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

417. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the two building projects on the TU Dublin Tallaght campus announced by the Minister on the 18 August 2020.
[45484/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

418. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the basis on which TU Dublin paid two separate individuals a salary at the president’s grade in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45485/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

419. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 January 2021. [45486/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

420. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 October 2021. [45487/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

421. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 January 2022. [45488/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

422. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 April 2022. [45489/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

423. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the approval, if any, that was given to TU Dublin to make appointments at director-level since its establishment in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45490/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

424. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a secretary financial controller level one grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 April 2022. [45491/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

425. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of an SLIII grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 April 2022. [45492/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

426. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of money that TU Dublin is projecting to spend on organisational design consultants for the full calendar year 2022. [45494/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

427. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of money that the TU Dublin governing body approved to spend on organisational design consultants when it approved the procurement of these services and appointment of consultants. [45495/22]

Technological Universities

Paul Murphy

428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress, if any, that has been made in ensuring that staff in TU Dublin Tallaght have the same academic allowances as TU Dublin staff in Blanchardstown and City Campus. [45497/22]

Budget 2023

Paul Murphy

527. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied); if he will consider its requests and ensure that they are implemented in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45664/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Paul Murphy

592. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the qualifications that a National Parks and Wildlife Service inspector has; if a vet with experience attends the inspections at Dublin Zoo; and if it has been considered that there should be a multidisciplinary team inspecting if there is such a range of animals (details supplied). [45669/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Paul Murphy

593. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the National Parks and Wildlife Service attended an inspection at Dublin Zoo with an authorised officer under the Animal Welfare and Health Act 2013 and request them to issue a welfare notice at any stage since the Act was enacted in 2014 (details supplied). [45670/22]

Inflation Rate

Paul Murphy

22. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the role of profiteering in contributing to inflation, the actions that agencies under his remit will take in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45107/22]

Health and Safety

Paul Murphy

42. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the level of additional resources provided to the Health and Safety Authority to ensure clean air in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45105/22]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

47. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his Department’s engagement with the European Commission in relation to shortcomings identified by the Commission in Ireland’s enforcement of workers’ rights under the Directive on European Works Councils; the action that he intends to take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45108/22]

Health and Safety

Paul Murphy

71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the progress made in implementing and inspecting air quality standards in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45104/22]

Insurance Coverage

Paul Murphy

107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that she is taking to address the cost of insurance for community organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45136/22]

Rural Schemes

Paul Murphy

129. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide community organisations with funding for the cost of compliance and streamline regulatory and funding-related compliance requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45135/22]

Rural Schemes

Paul Murphy

136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will mainstream multi-annual funding and ensure adequate long-term funding levels are provided for community services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45133/22]

Rural Schemes

Paul Murphy

142. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the increase in funding that she will provide for services and supports for community and voluntary organisations to enable them to address the recruitment and retention crisis in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45132/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

268. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of adding an additional 1,000 level 8 places at third level. [45282/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

269. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of adding an additional 1,000 level 6 and level 7 places at third level. [45283/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

270. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of adding an additional 250 nursing and midwifery undergraduate places. [45290/22]

Departmental Reports

Paul Murphy

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2021 will be published. [36011/22]

European Parliament

Paul Murphy

7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit and address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. [30841/22]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update regarding engagements between the European Union Commission and his Department relating to the mechanism for dispute resolution for European Works Councils and Irish legislation; if the Government has received legal advice on the matter; when the Government will respond to the letter of formal notice European Union Commission of 19 May 2022, which upheld a complaint taken to it by a union (details supplied) on dispute resolutions for a European Working Conditions Survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44549/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will confirm a date to authorise the payment of an agreed 2% increase to An Post pensioners, effective from 1 January 2022; and if he is unable to expedite the payment, if he will meet with members of an organisation (details supplied) in order to address their concerns laid out to him in correspondence dated 23 June 2022 [44941/22]

Tax Reliefs

Paul Murphy

168. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the tax rules landlords are only allowed to deduct the mortgage interest as an expense if they are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (details supplied); if any of the Dáil Deputies who were not registered with the Board deducted the mortgage interest; if so, if the Revenue Commissioners are examining the matter. [44757/22]

Electoral Process

Paul Murphy

229. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedure for updating the Electoral Register; the details of the documents that need to be filled in and submitted by a person to a local authority (details supplied) in order to update their surname after a divorce. [44760/22]

Budget 2023

Paul Murphy

440. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the requests of an organisation (details supplied) in budget 2023 for modest investment in critical human rights infrastructure; if she will ensure that these are included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44779/22]

Dental Services

Paul Murphy

584. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence which he received from an orthodontist (details supplied) on 5 September 2022 in relation to the children damaged in public orthodontic services and the sabotage of orthodontic services, public and private; is his attention has been drawn to the contents of the correspondence, including the fact that the Oireachtas Committee on Health expressed its total dissatisfaction with the delivery of orthodontic services in 2002 and 2005; the actions that his Department has taken and will take to resolve issues within the orthodontic services; and if he will publish an original report submitted to the HSE in February 2015. [44873/22]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

1. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the low cap rate of 70% subject to a daily maximum of €110 for the wage that will be paid to employees in relation to the Sick Leave Bill 2022; if he will consider using a ministerial order to increase the amount to 100% of workers' pay, with a higher daily cap, considering that workers will be forced to go to work while unwell as they cannot afford to lose money [41943/22]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in relation to the Sick Leave Bill 2022 and the decision that an employee must obtain a medical certificate to avail of statutory sick pay, that this will leave many employees using over half of their maximum €110 to pay for a general practitioner visit in order to receive payment; if his attention has been further drawn to the difficulty in getting a last-minute appointment with a general practitioner, which may not be possible for many persons, leaving workers without payment; and if he will consider updating this policy to ensure a better outcome for workers. [41944/22]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 21 June 2022, if the Government has responded to the European Commission; and, if so, if the response will be published. [42758/22]

Enterprise Support Services

Paul Murphy

36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the support granted by Enterprise Ireland for an organisation (details supplied); if Enterprise Ireland's policies and due diligence processes are being reviewed given the allegations made concerning the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43821/22]

Electricity Generation

Paul Murphy

57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request electricity suppliers to declare their clean export guarantee rate (details supplied) as per the legislation giving effect to the guarantee, which was signed into law on 15 February 2022. [42266/22]

Energy Policy

Paul Murphy

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request all electricity producing companies on the island of Ireland to cease the burning of all fuels in ten years' time and to instead use Ireland’s natural resources, that is, wind, wave and solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42982/22]