Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Homeless Accommodation

Paul Murphy

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a national policy on whether those staying in a hostel have a right to notice of eviction in relation to privately run homeless hostels; if not, the reason therefor and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21342/22]

Education and Training Provision

Paul Murphy

113. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to streamline the safepass renewal process to remove the requirement for renewal courses given that under the Further Education and Training Act 2017, SOLAS is an administrative body and no longer a training authority. [21318/22]

Education and Training Provision

Paul Murphy

114. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that the management of SOLAS between 2017 and 2019 have deviated from or gone beyond the ministerial order to demand that candidates for Safe Pass take a course to renew their safepass, ignoring the High Court and its own counsel and legal advice. [21319/22]

Education and Training Provision

Paul Murphy

115. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SOLAS is entitled to run apprenticeship and construction courses as an administrative body under section 38 of the Further Education and Training Act 2017. [21320/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Paul Murphy

7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the latest shared island dialogue initiatives. [17989/22]

Social Dialogue

Paul Murphy

16. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [14283/22]

Data Protection

Paul Murphy

178. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach his views in relation to the process of data collection and handling of census forms that the Data Protection Commissioner should investigate if, in fact the current processes in place are current and compliant with EU and National GDPR regulation; and if people's information is being handled by the CSO in line with best practices. [20182/22]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

216. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of his Department on the second national action plan on business and human rights. [21153/22]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

217. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether human rights defenders should be named stakeholders in Irish national mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation. [21154/22]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

218. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government will be pushing to ensure that human rights defenders are named stakeholders in the final European Union directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. [21155/22]

Climate Change Policy

Paul Murphy

275. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Government will establish a national just transition commission without delay (details supplied). [20052/22]

Dublin Airport Authority

Paul Murphy

367. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his views on the impact on workers' rights of the Dublin Airport Authority offering jobs in cases in which applicants have to be available for 40 hours per week but are only guaranteed 20 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18776/22]

Dublin Airport Authority

Paul Murphy

368. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his views on the Dublin Airport Authority winning a contract to operate another airport in Saudi Arabia in view of human rights issues in that country; and the oversight that State-owned companies investing overseas are subject to in relation to human rights issues. [18778/22]

Airport Policy

Paul Murphy

374. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the actions that his Department has taken to tackle the issue of long delays at Dublin Airport due to queues at security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20039/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

381. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the actions that have been taken to ensure proper ventilation on public transport to avoid transmission of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20175/22]

Public Transport

Paul Murphy

391. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the issues experienced by users of the Luas red line serving the west Tallaght, Citywest and Saggart areas (details supplied); if he will address these issue with the operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20317/22]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Murphy

535. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason that a property must never have been used or have been suitable for use as a residential home in relation to the help-to-buy scheme (details supplied); and if similar support is available to those who are purchasing a property that has previously been used as a residential home. [21266/22]

State Examinations

Paul Murphy

906. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students received less than 24 hours notice about the postponement of their Irish oral examinations and that they were also informed that their oral examinations would be delayed until 4 to 10 May 2022 which is a month later than the rest of the leaving certificate cohort; if she will accede to the request to hold examinations in the week of 25 April 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20362/22]

National Council for Special Education

Paul Murphy

962. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 6 April 2022, if she will request the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, to provide a response given that none has issued to date. [21206/22]

Social Welfare Rates

Paul Murphy

1031. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will review the disability payment of €200 per week as it has been reported to my office that it is impossible to survive on this amount; and if there will be a review to increase this weekly payment given that the upcoming artist basic living income is proposed to be €320. [20157/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Paul Murphy

1032. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that partners of those on the disability payment are discouraged from working more hours for fear of losing access to the disability payment or access to the medicines their partner needs. [20158/22]

International Protection

Paul Murphy

1141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that on 5 April 2022 seven students and their families were informed with little less than 24 hours notice that they were being relocated from a hotel (details supplied) in Dublin to another hotel in Cork; if he will reconsider this decision to move these students to a different area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20356/22]

Third Level Costs

Paul Murphy

1192. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Bank of Ireland is currently the only financial institution in Ireland that offers a suitable loan for students linked directly to graduate-entry medicine courses (details supplied); If his attention has been further drawn to the fact that current students have been advised by the bank that this loan is being discontinued from 31 July 2022; and the plans of his Department to find an urgent replacement or alternative for this loan scheme. [20191/22]

Crime Prevention

Paul Murphy

1299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in Ireland it is estimated that up to 48,000 dogs are stolen every year (details supplied); the plans her Department has in place to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20654/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Murphy

1551. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if those working for an organisation (details supplied) that is part-funded by the HSE, particularly those in a residential setting for adults with disabilities, are entitled to the Covid recognition payment. [20107/22]

Nursing Homes

Paul Murphy

1563. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of action 19.8 of the Housing for All proposal which set out to amend the nursing home support scheme to remove disincentives against the rental of vacant properties in the fair deal scheme; and the likely timeline for progress in relation to same (details supplied). [20148/22]

Nursing Homes

Paul Murphy

1564. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that those who are administering an estate on behalf of their loved one in a nursing home will be included in consultations in relation to action 19.8 of the Housing for All proposal which sets out to amend the nursing home support scheme to remove disincentives against the rental of vacant properties in the fair deal scheme (details supplied). [20149/22]

Nursing Homes

Paul Murphy

1565. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will exempt the rent received from the over-70s medical card calculations in relation to action 19.8 of the Housing for All proposal, which sets out to amend the nursing home support scheme to remove disincentives against the rental of vacant properties in the fair deal scheme (details supplied). [20150/22]

Medicinal Products

Paul Murphy

1803. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 9 February 2022, the status of the procurement of paxlovid by the HSE; and when it will become available for high-risk patients. [21034/22]

Healthcare Policy

Paul Murphy

1832. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way that a person (details supplied) can avail of help in reaching the cost of travel and stay expenses for a surgery they must travel to the UK to avail of. [21152/22]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

1895. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request that a club (details supplied) provide him with a breakdown of the 2,185 litters whelped, in 2021, into racing and coursing dogs; if he will request the club the reason that it will not provide a breakdown between the numbers of coursing and racing greyhounds born for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20106/22]

Official Travel

Paul Murphy

41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on each of the human rights issues that he raised with the Saudi regime during his last visit given recent reports that these were not recorded in minutes of meetings (details supplied) including any concerns he raised about the war in Yemen. [18777/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

42. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that his Department has undertaken to progress legal standards for CO2 in the workplace in view of the current wave of Covid-19 and the Government's support for the Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18779/22]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

72. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rationale for including only three statutory sick leave days in the Sick Leave Bill 2022 including lobbying by employers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18780/22]

Natural Gas Imports

Paul Murphy

110. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he will take to ensure that liquid natural gas terminals cannot be built in Ireland given recent reports that large shipments of the gas will be made available from the United States of America to the European Union in view of the current crisis in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18781/22]

Wind Energy Generation

Paul Murphy

152. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the low investment to date in offshore wind energy in the State; the steps that he will take to ensure targets for offshore renewable are met given recent comments by industry representatives regarding planning delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18782/22]

Environmental Schemes

Paul Murphy

12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated additional cost of providing free insulation to all households that need it, over and above the funding already committed to; and the estimated additional cost of providing free deep retrofits to all households that need it over and above the funding already committed to. [18728/22]

Public Transport

Paul Murphy

23. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an up-to-date estimate of the annual cost of providing free public transport. [18724/22]

Tax Data

Paul Murphy

44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that would be raised by the imposition of a tax on SUVs weighing over 1800kg by adding €10 per additional kilogram to the retail price of the car, as has been imposed in France (details supplied). [18725/22]

Tax Data

Paul Murphy

45. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised from a 10% windfall tax on the profits of energy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18727/22]

Housing Policy

Paul Murphy

78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process for checks when a council tenant is being transferred to another property; and if they are Garda vetted. [18564/22]

Housing Policy

Paul Murphy

79. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process when a person is known to the authorities for being involved in criminal activity but is being transferred into a new council property; and if there is a process for the new neighbours to object and keep their identity hidden. [18565/22]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Murphy

105. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the action that will be taken to ensure that a child (details supplied) is able to access the education they need. [18515/22]

Ukraine War

Paul Murphy

181. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if all those who have fled Ukraine and are seeking refuge will be welcomed in the same manner to Ireland regardless of their birthplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18571/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

230. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high incidence of admissions that the hospitals are currently experiencing along with the calls from nurses and doctors working in emergency departments to reintroduce a requirement for mask wearing on public transport, in shops and other public locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/22]

Hospital Charges

Paul Murphy

246. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an up-to-date estimate of the annual cost of abolishing hospital charges and of extending free general practitioner care to the whole population. [18726/22]

Commissions of Investigation

Paul Murphy

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department currently ongoing; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of each in tabular form. [14282/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting. [14281/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent European Council meeting. [16695/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent informal meeting of heads of state or government in Versailles on 10 and 11 March 2022. [16696/22]