Parliamentary questions

Animal Diseases

Paul Murphy

316. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers vaccinated and culled in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will immediately end the cull in view of the findings of his Department funded study which concluded that vaccination could be a highly effective means of reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in badger populations. [44308/21]

Health and Safety

Paul Murphy

97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether adequate resources have been allocated to the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43833/21]

Job Creation

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to develop a green jobs programme in view of the climate crisis and the current situation of mass unemployment. [43832/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Paul Murphy

171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that workers who wish to do so can work from home. [44022/21]

National Minimum Wage

Paul Murphy

172. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on lower minimum wages for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/21]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure rapid implementation of the employment regulation order for the security sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44024/21]

Housing Schemes

Paul Murphy

342. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme for tenants as promised in Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/21]

Work Permits

Paul Murphy

16. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide information in relation to his Department’s recent decision to allow non-EEA care assistants to work in hospitals and nursing homes but not in private homes; the reason home carers remain on the ineligible occupations list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/21]

Driver Test

Paul Murphy

160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when a driver test is expected for a person (details supplied). [42860/21]

Driver Licences

Paul Murphy

161. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when a driver licence renewal may be expected to be processed for a person (details supplied). [42861/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

269. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a plan will be produced for safe reopening for staff, children and parents involved in the performing arts and a timeline for the safe resumption of indoor classes. [41826/21]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Murphy

276. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the basic income guarantee pilot scheme for artists as per the report by the oversight group which she previously advised was due at the end of July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42149/21]

Renewable Energy Generation

Paul Murphy

316. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if he will provide information on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41863/21]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

323. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide all of the findings returned following the research carried out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service into the survival and behaviour of hares released back into the wild after they have been used for coursing; the survival and movement patterns of hares that have been returned to the wild after coursing; and the results in relation to releasing hares in the territory in which they were captured when compared to random locations. [41938/21]

Rental Sector

Paul Murphy

353. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the RTB website should be used to make rental histories of properties public, without tenant details, allowing persons search via address and thus allowing tenants to research illegal increases without the involvement of landlords or estate agents; and if his Department will take steps to implement this.. [42440/21]

Departmental Investigations

Paul Murphy

389. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 6 July 2021, if the file relating to the investigation, which named two suspects, into the missing file is still in the possession of his Department. [42980/21]

Departmental Investigations

Paul Murphy

390. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 6 July 2021, the reason An Garda Síochána were not contacted in relation to the missing file. [42981/21]

Government Communications

Paul Murphy

453. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the circumstances whereby his mobile phone was hacked; the information taken from the phone; the reports that were made to An Garda Síochána; the date on which they were made; the investigations that were conducted by An Garda Síochána or his Department in relation to the hacking; and the measures in place to minimise the chance of his phone being hacked again. [42596/21]

Government Communications

Paul Murphy

454. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures taken to ensure that his text messages used for official business are filed as part of the records management process as required by the decision of the Information Commissioner (details supplied). [42597/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

509. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are several pieces of legislation which have not been fully implemented in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities meaning that persons with Down syndrome do not have the necessary mechanisms to access their rights, for example, their right to inclusive education and equality before the law; her plans to ensure Ireland honours its commitments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41668/21]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Murphy

512. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason there is no panel for SNA substitute teachers given that it is the process deemed necessary for mainstream substitute teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41700/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

515. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will allow more transparency regarding workplace assessments for high-risk and pregnant staff; and if provisions will be made for these assessments to be completed locally in schools prior to their return given that there have been many appeals of the decisions made by a company (details supplied) that carried out these assessments. [41798/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

516. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will allow more transparency regarding workplace assessments for high risk and pregnant staff; if she make provisions for these assessments to be completed locally in schools prior to their return given that there has been many appeals of the decisions made by a company (details supplied) who carried out these assessments changing the status of teachers who had previously been considered very high risk to high risk and have refused appeals submitted offering vague explanations for the change in status. [41814/21]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

537. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that school secretaries are still required to sign onto jobseeker's benefit over the school summer holidays and other school breaks despite the commitments made in October 2020 by the Government to regularise the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries (details supplied); the status of progress in relation to the commitment made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42139/21]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

546. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the commitments made in October 2020 to regularise the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school caretakers; the status of the progress of this commitment made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42205/21]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Murphy

655. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the vetting procedure that is carried out on positions submitted by an employer to the work placement experience programme before it is advertised publicly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41532/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

750. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are several pieces of legislation which have not been fully implemented in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (details supplied); if he will share his proposal to ensure that the Government honours its commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/21]

Third Level Education

Paul Murphy

820. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the requirement for students studying social care in ITT to sign a declaration advising that they will not go between their place of paid work and their college work placement (details supplied); and his plan to ensure that these students who are reliant on income from their jobs will be compensated financially to allow them to meet this condition of studying social care. [41701/21]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

838. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will make formal enquiries to Solas regarding the delay in making the education and training fund agreed available to workers (details supplied); and the way they can accelerate the progress given the drawn out struggle which has resulted in these workers not receiving same after years of dutiful employment. [42293/21]

Legislative Measures

Paul Murphy

883. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans to bring forward amendments in relation to the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016. [41729/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

995. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by Irish citizens who are abroad in obtaining a Covid-19 recovery certificate when they have tested positive while away; and if a plan is in place to ensure these persons can fly home with this certificate as proof of their recovery. [41511/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1022. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) calling for compensation for healthcare staff in recognition for their sacrifices made as workers on the frontline of a health service dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will provide a formal response to the campaign. [41579/21]

Departmental Contracts

Paul Murphy

1023. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) is being paid to operate the EU digital Covid certificate helpline on behalf of his Department; and if there are penalties for missed targets and poor delivery of service by the company. [41580/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Paul Murphy

1041. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case (details supplied) in which it was ruled that an EU member state may not prohibit the marketing of a cannabis product when it is extracted from the cannabis sativa plant in its entirety; and if clarification on the way Ireland will implement workable rules that are consistent with EU legislation and regulations will be provided. [41642/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1057. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Department of Education instructions which advise pregnant teachers that they are to return to work in September whether they are vaccinated or not; the way in which sending pregnant women into an environment in which they face possible Covid-19 infection for them and their unborn child can be justified given the presence of new and more infections strains in Ireland. [41693/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Paul Murphy

1137. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to shut down existing soup runs in Dublin (details supplied); and if a plan is in place to feed homeless persons if these soup runs are forced to cease operating. [41844/21]

Health Service Executive

Paul Murphy

1145. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the cyberattack on the HSE and his Department; the computer systems that are now fully working; the systems yet to be fixed; and when the systems that are not yet functioning will be fully operational. [41865/21]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

1234. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the introduction of an individualised risk assessment system which is not based on gender and sexuality for all prospective blood donors by the end of 2021, similar to that now in place in Britain and Northern Ireland since 16 August 2021. [42160/21]

Departmental Regulations

Paul Murphy

1328. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will make the HSPC guidelines in relation to visits to residential care facilities statutory regulations under the powers invested in him under Health Act 2007, with those not meeting the regulations having to provide an explanation and resolve the issue within a timely manner, with the possibility of facing financial penalties for facilitates that repeatedly fail regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42465/21]

Departmental Meetings

Paul Murphy

1329. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied). [42466/21]

Nursing Homes

Paul Murphy

1330. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to implement best practice nursing home universal design that is dementia-friendly and suitable for family connection and quality of life during pandemics (details supplied). [42467/21]

State Bodies

Paul Murphy

1331. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expand and strengthen HIQA powers in relation to care home facilitates and rotate HIQA inspectors with unannounced inspections only. [42468/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1332. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there needs to be a full public inquiry into nursing home deaths, denial of resident rights and unsafe practices during the Covid-19 pandemic with suggestions of a way forward that will safeguard and protect residents; and his further views on the need for his Department to make the inquiry public for transparency and for a national conversation on the ecology of care to take place. [42469/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1333. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a non-electronic alternative to the electronic passenger locator form to facilitate those who do not have access or an understanding of the technology involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42471/21]

Health Service Executive

Paul Murphy

1362. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the HSE IT systems will be back to normal service; and when Members can resubmit parliamentary questions on HSE operational issues for answer (details supplied). [42558/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1403. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will report on the number of Covid-19 related deaths on a daily basis. [42834/21]

Road Safety

Paul Murphy

191. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties and costs young drivers face in order to get on the road (details supplied); if he will implement an amendment to the Clancy amendment to include provisions for approved driver instructors to sign off competent drivers; and if he will take actions to reduce the insurance premiums for young drivers. [39624/21]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

962. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the circular sent which advised schools if they could not find a substitute teacher that a non-mainstream class teacher should be used, a non-mainstream class teacher in primary schools are special education teachers (details supplied); and if it will be ensured that the hours built up due to be used for special needs education can be brought forward and used in the next school year. [39680/21]

School Transport

Paul Murphy

974. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties some parents are facing in relation to claiming their refund with regard to the compensation scheme which allows parents with children eligible for free school transport to get compensation if their child is unable to use public transport due to safety fears in relation to Covid-19 (details supplied); if her Department plans to make clear guidelines for Bus Éireann to advise on eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39803/21]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Murphy

1053. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason planning permission for a permanent site for a school (details supplied) was not expedited in 2020 given her Department was aware the school was in an accommodation crisis. [40869/21]