Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Tests

Eoghan Murphy

315. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to his Department of carrying out Covid-19 tests; the breakdown of the constituent costs of each part of the tests; and if the prices are in line with international prices. [37579/20]

State Properties

Eoghan Murphy

108. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is conducting a review of State-owned or rented office space in Dublin to determine if there is a current or projected oversupply in view of new working arrangements adopted under Covid-19 measures that may become more permanent. [36689/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

137. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he anticipates civil servants returning to their places of work on a more regular basis; if his Department has begun work on assessing the possibility of a longer-term hybrid working arrangement or even section and Department relocation; and if the work is being done in line with the objectives of the national planning framework. [36688/20]

Ports Development

Eoghan Murphy

22. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of infrastructure works at Dublin Port given anticipated custom changes as a result of Brexit; if there is sufficient land; the effect this will have for the other activities of the port and its land use; and the additional impacts expected on surrounding local infrastructure - for example, the port tunnel and access points to the port from various directions. [35789/20]

Light Rail Projects

Eoghan Murphy

85. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of his plans for feasibility studies for the metro south of St. Stephen's Green in respect of potential new or additional routes. [35788/20]

Work Permits

Eoghan Murphy

96. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if resources will be directed to the work permits section of his Department to ensure that as many persons who have secured employment as possible can be working. [35907/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

185. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to increase the number of publicly funded outdoor event venues that can accommodate social distancing similar to that at Wood Quay, Dublin 8. [35903/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Eoghan Murphy

186. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if event-specific supports have been made available to encourage increased numbers of Covid-19-safe cultural events - for example, outdoor cinemas. [35904/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

308. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been fined for breaching Covid-19 level 5 restrictions. [35906/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

123. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocol and processes in place when the first contact with a positive Covid-19 case does not cooperate with the requirements to provide contacts for tracing. [33174/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

157. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the protocol and processes in place when a Covid-19 contact tracer encounters resistance and a failure to cooperate from the close contact of a positive case. [33173/20]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Eoghan Murphy

340. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the terms of options to be explored in the feasibility study on extending the metro to the south west and the weighting for each of the criteria assessed under each option. [33236/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

660. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the EU wide travel system; when he expects Ireland to participate; and if distance restrictions that may be in place for Irish citizens at the time, for example, stay within 5km of their place of residence will impact upon the travel system. [33030/20]

Equality Issues

Eoghan Murphy

664. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the membership of the new UN disability committee and the voting that will take place later in 2020 (details supplied). [33237/20]

Education and Training Boards

Eoghan Murphy

1019. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the CDETB has plans to repair the clock on the Rathmines College building. [33028/20]

State Examinations

Eoghan Murphy

1020. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views regarding grading errors and college places (details supplied). [33029/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

1110. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of passenger locator forms completed and processed in September 2020; the number of persons contacted following their arrival here via this process; the number of positive contacts made; and the number of cases of non-compliance with the restricted movements advice. [33027/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

1304. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons contacted as part of contact tracing efforts that refuse to co-operate with the requests for information and refuse to get tested. [33025/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Eoghan Murphy

1305. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons contacted each week as part of contact tracing efforts. [33026/20]

Recycling Data

Eoghan Murphy

27. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if waste management companies provide information on the percentage of green domestic waste which is eventually recycled; and the systems in place to verify this information. [31899/20]