Parliamentary questions

Energy Prices

Paul Murphy

136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will discuss concerns regarding the energy crisis with an organisation (details supplied) to ensure workers in this industry are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47940/22]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

230. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department takes a different view from the Department of Social Protection on the employment status of workers (details supplied) recently adjudged to be employees through the Department of Social Welfare on the one hand, and through the Eversheds Report on the other. [48408/22]

Register of Electors

Paul Murphy

268. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 14 September 2022, if he will clarify the definition of the supplement form; if it is a completely different document from the RFA1 form; if the supplement form has a specific name; and if the form can be filled in and submitted by a resident of Ireland at any time of the year, unlike the RFA1 form. [48017/22]

Ukraine War

Paul Murphy

329. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will contact the Russian authorities in relation to the abduction and forcible conscription of a Russian national (details supplied) who is a Ukrainian resident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48021/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Murphy

422. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the high cost of alternative foods for those with allergies, especially those with dairy allergies; if she will ensure there is financial assistance provided to those who have allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48008/22]

Social Welfare Code

Paul Murphy

425. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider a change in policy that would see those who are in receipt of the widow’s allowance also able to gain access to jobseekers' payments; if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48108/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Paul Murphy

428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will request her Department to re-examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been disallowed the disability allowance; and if the disability allowance will be provided. [48129/22]

Burial Grounds

Paul Murphy

471. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 20 September 2022, if he will examine the information (details supplied) and reconsider the request for those workers in Section 56 agencies who have not had their pay restored, to receive a pay increase in line with inflation and the cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48118/22]

Medicinal Products

Paul Murphy

575. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason that evusheld has not been made available in Ireland given that it has been approved by the European Medicines Agency and is in wide use in Europe and America. [47935/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

635. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a public inquiry is conducted in relation to the lives that were lost in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic in order to help inform the reforms that are needed in the care system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48161/22]

Hospital Inspections

Paul Murphy

637. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the health inspection report of a hospital (details supplied) that was carried out in July 2021 and the fact that it reports that the pine ward has failed on matters repeatedly since 2014; the actions that he will instruct the HSE to take to address this urgent matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48184/22]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

639. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the deepening crisis in the provision of radiation therapy to cancer patients and the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has been seeking an independent review of radiation therapy in an effort to deal with recruitment and retention; if he will remove any roadblocks by Government Departments to the establishment of the independent radiation therapist review; if he will commit to implementing any recommendations which could emanate from the review dealing with the crisis in recruitment and retention of radiation therapists and or service improvements, including advanced practice and safe and adequate staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48186/22]

Disability Services

Paul Murphy

693. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are approximately 600 children waiting on disability services in the Tallaght area (details supplied); if he will take all the necessary steps to reduce this wait time; and if he will ensure the long-term improvement of these services by filling the need for more staff and college places to allow more qualified therapists to work in the service. [48467/22]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

746. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been paid to an organisation (details supplied) and its affiliated clubs by the Government and or Greyhound Racing Ireland in the past five years, including in the form of loans, grants or payments for mating, greyhound, litter registrations, earmarking, microchipping, DNA sampling services, advertising and so on. [48001/22]

Bus Services

Paul Murphy

91. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the problems being experienced by persons using the number 17 bus route; if he will request the company (details supplied) to provide two additional number 17 buses during the morning and evening rush hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47694/22]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

157. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the cause of death for each of the 300 animals in locations (details supplied), including euthanasia, gender, age at time of death and the origin of these animals. [47651/22]

Middle East

Paul Murphy

174. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason Ireland agreed to reconvene the European Union-Israel Association Council in October 2022, given Israel's actions on the ground in Palestine show it remains a serial human rights abuser and international law violator. [47708/22]

School Transport

Paul Murphy

179. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure the provision of school transport for a pupil (details supplied). [47626/22]

School Transport

Paul Murphy

183. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure the provision of school transport for pupils (details supplied). [47655/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Murphy

195. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there will be any changes to the assessment to qualify for the working family payment in budget 2023; and if there will be an increase in the payment persons will receive. [47715/22]