Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Third Level Staff

Paul Murphy

141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 October 2020, his views on whether NUI Galway is complying with the obligation of employers and or funders under the European Researchers Charter to ensure that teaching duties are adequately remunerated given the requirement of the university of PhD students to make contributions of on average five hours per week over 24 weeks over three academic years without extra payment. [37366/20]

Third Level Staff

Paul Murphy

142. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if higher educational institutions should comply with the Irish Research Council Government-funded scholarship guideline that where scholars undertake such teaching or demonstration duties as listed that they should be appropriately remunerated by their HEI; if not, if this is optional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37367/20]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with leaders of the Catholic Church on 28 October 2020. [36613/20]

Defence Forces Representative Organisations

Paul Murphy

51. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if permission will be granted to an association (details supplied) to apply for membership to a body. [36609/20]

Permanent Structured Co-operation

Paul Murphy

81. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the activities of Ireland under PESCO since its implementation. [36610/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Paul Murphy

101. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department have spent on the use of recruitment agencies for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 to date. [36607/20]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

114. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is planned to review existing lobbying legislation. [36608/20]

Light Rail Projects

Paul Murphy

217. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has received and or read a document from a group (details supplied); if he or officials in the NTA have considered other proposals to the NTA for the terms of reference of the feasibility study to include a continuation of the MetroLink to south-west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36444/20]

Budget 2021

Paul Murphy

279. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the exact amount of ring-fenced funding across all relevant Departments to be provided to domestic violence services in budget 2021; and the additional funding that is being allocated in order that services can respond adequately to the shadow pandemic of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond. [36879/20]

Census of Population

Paul Murphy

337. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider bringing forward the date for publication of the 1926 census from 2026 to 2021 in view of the fact this would stimulate interest amongst the Irish diaspora and possibly increase international travel to Ireland in the coming years. [36567/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

390. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, at the proposed end of the current Covid-19 level 5 restrictions on 1 December 2020 and-or when the ban on the implementation of eviction notices ends ten days later, he will extend the ban on the implementation of eviction notices until such time as all level 2, 3 and 4 Covid-19 restrictions are also lifted in order that tenants that face the threat of eviction from 10 December 2020 are not made homeless due to the fact that they are not allowed visit the homes of prospective landlords with a view to renting alternative shared accommodation on account of the restrictions on visits by non-household members and to non-household members under levels 2, 3 and 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36917/20]

Defence Forces Representative Organisations

Paul Murphy

431. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the reason he has not granted consent to a group (details supplied) to affiliate to a union. [36461/20]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Murphy

472. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will direct her officials to provide for the needs of particular children by ensuring that NEPS psychologists, speech and language therapists and art therapists are given access to primary schools in the context of her assertions that primary schools are safe for both children and adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36271/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Paul Murphy

500. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the class size reductions planned for DEIS band one senior schools to include DEIS band one junior schools and DEIS band one vertical schools in a context of evidence that class size matters most for younger children; the way in which the currently planned increased investment in DEIS schools is to be transparently allocated; if she will consider allocating an increase in resources and staffing to all DEIS band one schools in the context of the shortages exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36507/20]

Budget 2021

Paul Murphy

625. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the exact amount of ring-fenced funding across all relevant Departments to be provided to domestic violence services in Budget 2021; and the additional funding that is being allocated in order that services can respond adequately to the shadow pandemic of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond. [36880/20]

Domestic Violence Services

Paul Murphy

675. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the exact amount of ring-fenced funding across all relevant Departments to be provided to domestic violence services in Budget 2021; and the additional funding that is being allocated in order that services can respond adequately to the shadow pandemic of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond. [36881/20]

Ferry Services

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to ensure access for foot passengers on ferry services to France. [35795/20]

Rural Transport Services

Paul Murphy

12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the expansion of the Local Link and Rural Link bus services to reduce isolation for persons living in rural areas. [33153/20]

Protected Disclosures

Paul Murphy

107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications when the investigation into the protected disclosure of a person (details supplied) will be completed. [35848/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

342. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has put a standard PPE procedure in place for the hospital staff, including student nurses and midwives, who are involved in the treatment of Covid-19-infected patients in hospitals; if the HSE has put a standard cohorting procedure in place for Covid-19-infected patients in hospitals to prevent the spread of infection; if all hospital staff, including student nurses and midwives, are regularly made aware of these procedures; if there is a confidential reporting procedure in place by which staff, including student nurses and midwives, can report concerns about the implementation of such Covid-19-related procedures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36015/20]

Nursing Staff

Paul Murphy

343. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the healthcare assistant pay scheme for student nurses and midwives which was introduced in March 2020 but is no longer in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36016/20]

Fur Farming

Paul Murphy

378. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has ordered the closure of the three remaining fur farms here in the interests of public health in view of a mutated strain of Covid-19 which can spread from mink to humans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35928/20]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

384. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all hare coursing activity will be suspended for the purpose of restricting the spread of Covid-19 for the duration of all travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36017/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the consultation his Department undertook in preparing the list of essential retail outlets it published on 14 October 2020 and updated on 23 October 2020. [33424/20]

Taoiseach's Communications

Paul Murphy

9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has had recent communications with the US ambassador to Ireland; and if so, if he will report on those communications. [33426/20]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Murphy

463. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a progress report on the construction of the new school buildings for a school (details suppled). [35165/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Paul Murphy

553. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reconvene and attend a meeting of the collaborative forum established by his predecessor; and if so, if the 13 items recommended by members of the forum (details supplied) will be included on the agenda. [34838/20]

Disability Services Provision

Paul Murphy

777. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a progress report and roadmap will be provided for the way in which he plans to provide the services which he is required to provide under the Disability Act 2005, now and into the future; if a progress report in relation to the recruitment of the necessary additional HSE-employed permanent full-time clinical staff will also be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35395/20]

Post Office Network

Paul Murphy

14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will recognise the importance of the post office network for rural towns and villages. [33152/20]

Departmental Functions

Paul Murphy

3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing, infrastructure and digital unit of his Department. [33421/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent correspondences with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. [31332/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Paul Murphy

54. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to misleading claims being made regarding the environmental effects of methane from livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33419/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

62. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further action will be taken against the producers of a product (details supplied) which his Department removed from the biocidal product register due to possible public health concerns. [33420/20]

Narcolepsy Issues

Paul Murphy

95. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure that persons who suffered narcolepsy after receiving the pandemrix vaccine will receive appropriate compensation without the need for expensive court cases [33177/20]

Hospital Services

Paul Murphy

152. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to incorporate services in private hospitals into the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33555/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

202. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the regulations made in relation to the items supermarkets and other shops may sell during the operation of level 5. [33711/20]

National Car Test

Paul Murphy

315. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the NCT testing centres will be closed for the duration of the new Covid-19 restrictions with workers pay maintained at least at the level of the TWSS, as they were from March to June 2020; if and when the test centres reopen, if the employers will provide the workers with full and appropriate PPE including masks; if he will provide for test exemptions during periods of Covid-19 travel restrictions for those persons that may have to travel significant distances or across county boundaries for tests due to problems in some test centres with ramps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32630/20]

Public Transport

Paul Murphy

339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if action will be taken to ensure that sufficient capacity will be provided on a Dublin Bus route (details supplied). [33221/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Murphy

428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if viable coach and tourism businesses can access the CRSS scheme to keep workers employed and bring them back to work when the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33143/20]

Public Sector Staff

Paul Murphy

464. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine working arrangements for public sector staff as specified in Guidance and FAQs for Public Service Employers during Covid-19 document published by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32828/20]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

606. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will suspend hare coursing in view of the level 5 restrictions and instruction from the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if an order will be given to release all hares in captivity. [32943/20]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

637. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of rabbits and hares that have tested positive for RHD2 since 1 January to date in 2020; the locations in which these hares and rabbits were discovered; and the names of the coursing clubs not permitted to hold a coursing meeting in the 2020-2021 coursing season as a result of their proximity to these locations. [33670/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Paul Murphy

830. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection when the earnings threshold of €480 per month will be introduced for self-employed persons that are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment to allow same to take up occasional work opportunities and keep their payment. [33196/20]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Paul Murphy

861. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons can collect social welfare payments such as jobseeker’s allowance on a fortnightly basis rather than weekly, as was provided for during the previous period of high-level Covid-19 restrictions. [32626/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide data on confirmed Covid-19 infection among persons in the age group from four to 12 and 13 to 18 years, respectively, by week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32633/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

1221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to avoid hunting becoming the cause of the spread of Covid-19, for example, in respect of unnecessary travel, close proximity to others, crowds of more than 15 persons and persons travelling through miles of farmland. [32705/20]

Parental Leave

Paul Murphy

118. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will bring forward the implementation and the date of eligibility for the recently promised additional three weeks of parents leave from April 2021 to the 1 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32108/20]

Middle East

Paul Murphy

119. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the cases of political prisoners (details supplied) in Bahrain who were sentenced to death. [31932/20]

Early Years Sector

Paul Murphy

43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on the lack of increase in funding for childcare services in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Paul Murphy

52. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020; if he will table amendments to provide immediate access for all affected persons and families to all records concerning them. [31314/20]

Third Level Staff

Paul Murphy

97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the pay and conditions for postgraduate students whot work in third level colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31334/20]

Third Level Staff

Paul Murphy

107. 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 some postgraduate students have to do unpaid teaching work as part of their scholarships; his views on same; and his plans to address the issue. [31335/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Murphy

225. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if the banks and financial institutions will be instructed to suspend residential mortgage repayments for persons who request such suspensions for the duration of Covid-19 restrictions that are introduced by the Government which puts persons out of work and undercut their ability to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31473/20]

School Accommodation

Paul Murphy

485. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he will take to ensure students will not have to pay rent or lose deposits for accommodation they no longer need due to the cancellation of in-person teaching in colleges and universities. [28324/20]

Stardust Fire

Paul Murphy

521. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if funds will be set aside to pay for the previous and ongoing work of the independent researchers into the Stardust fire (details supplied). [31148/20]

Health and Safety Authority

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the level of funding allocated to his Department for its responsibilities regarding the welfare of workers, for example through the Health and Safety Authority, HSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30563/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the level of discretion afforded to employers at the different levels of the Living with Covid-19 plan in deciding if work on site is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30562/20]

Redundancy Payments

Paul Murphy

46. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed proposals by unions (detail supplied) to establish a fund to safeguard the redundancy entitlements of workers in the event of a liquidation. [27550/20]

Industrial Disputes

Paul Murphy

56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made contact with a company (details supplied) and the trade unions to discuss the difficulties staff are having with the company. [27549/20]

Health Services Provision

Paul Murphy

259. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request the NRDO to report on its initiatives for the treatment and provisions of supports through the HSE to persons that have EDS; the initiatives planned by the NRDO to provide treatment through the HSE for EDS; if the NDRO plans to provide financial support for persons that need treatment for EDS to travel abroad for treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30654/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

46. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the discussions she has had with the teachers' representatives regarding safety in schools. [29977/20]

School Staff

Paul Murphy

81. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the additional resources being provided to support teaching principals in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. [29978/20]

Child Protection

Paul Murphy

166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of staff in her Department that are working on the report for the Council of Europe on the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, ruling in a case (details supplied); the reason the filing of that report was delayed to 8 December 2020; and if outside groups or persons are being consulted in the drafting of the report. [30434/20]

Pharmacy Regulations

Paul Murphy

254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify in respect of SI No. 401 of 2020, which gives permission for pharmacists to administer vaccines outside of a pharmacy premises, if the changes make provision for a pharmacist who is neither a pharmacy owner nor affiliated with any pharmacy to procure independently vaccines from the national cold chain service and subsequently independently make a claim for payment from the Primary Care Reimbursement Service. [30406/20]

Disabilities Data

Paul Murphy

276. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that have an acquired brain injury, ABI; the person or body that records data on children who have ABI; if the national strategy is for rehabilitation of children who have an ABI; his plans to implement the national strategy; if such a strategy exists for children who have an ABI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30519/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Paul Murphy

266. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will request her officials to provide for the temporary retention of a fourth first class teacher at a school (details supplied) for the duration of the 2020/2021 school year. [30107/20]

DEIS Scheme

Paul Murphy

312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on buying individual portions of bottled water as part of the school lunch programme in DEIS schools; the amount spent per each school involved in the programme; and the average according to the expenditure per student covered in the programme, in tabular form. [30016/20]

HSE Staff

Paul Murphy

441. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the policy of the HSE with regard to administrative hospital staff working from home where possible during the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29654/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

555. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if occupational therapists and speech and language therapists in Cheeverstown are being reallocated to track and tracing. [30257/20]

Coast Guard Service

Paul Murphy

15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence his plans to take the Irish Coast Guard air rescue service back into full public ownership. [28815/20]

Third Level Admissions

Paul Murphy

224. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the CAO offered a place to a person (details supplied) which they accepted and made preparations for start of term, on an arts degree course at UCD only to have it subsequently withdrawn via a phone call from the CAO on 25 September 2020; and if he will request and provide this Deputy with copies of all relevant correspondence. [29389/20]

Health Services

Paul Murphy

264. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the treatment and supports available through the HSE to children and adults who have EDS; his plans to provide comprehensive treatment through the HSE for EDS as this appears to be unavailable at present; his plans to provide adequate financial support for persons who need treatment for EDS to travel abroad and thereby avoid debt or over-reliance on family and fundraising to pay for travel; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29390/20]

European Court of Justice Rulings

Paul Murphy

124. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the Attorney General and her Department have completed the review of the State ex-gratia scheme which the Tánaiste informed Dáil Éireann was happening on 12 December 2018. [28998/20]

European Court of Justice Rulings

Paul Murphy

125. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when her Department made its latest report to the Council of Europe on the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in a case (details supplied); and when the report will be uploaded to be accessible to the public. [28999/20]

European Court of Justice Rulings

Paul Murphy

126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if a decision has been made regarding the eligibility of abuse victims in a school (details supplied) for the ex-gratia scheme. [29000/20]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

10. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee which addresses the economy will next meet. [25608/20]

Rent Controls

Paul Murphy

31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the ban on evictions will be reinstated in view of the reinstatement of Covid-19 restrictions and the increase in cases. [28327/20]

Housing Policy

Paul Murphy

36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that public land is reserved for the building of public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28326/20]

Homelessness Strategy

Paul Murphy

39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the causes of the recent increase in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/20]

Direct Provision System

Paul Murphy

57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has been consulted on the role his Department can play in ending direct provision. [28325/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Murphy

79. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a scheme will be put in place for private sector rent write-offs for tenants who have lost income as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. [28323/20]

US Presidential Election

Paul Murphy

100. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he discussed the upcoming US presidential elections and the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement during his visit to Washington, DC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28444/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Paul Murphy

126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland on the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28445/20]

Driver Test

Paul Murphy

219. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider instructing the Road Safety Authority to install sheltering facilities such as ultra cabins at driver test centres in which approved driver instructors can await the return of their vehicles which are being used by driver test candidates for the duration of the practical exam (details supplied). [28328/20]

Tax Code

Paul Murphy

285. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the measures which provide for staycation payments to render them payable as a grant rather than as a tax rebate in order that persons on pensions or other benefits whose incomes are below the tax threshold can also avail of the grant. [28785/20]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

385. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the widespread detention of prominent human rights activists, journalists and opposition leaders in Bahrain in view of the deteriorating situation in terms of human rights in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28133/20]

Medical Records

Paul Murphy

733. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request that St. James's Hospital expedite the provision of medical records by the hospital as required by a patient for Tallaght Hospital and as requested under freedom of information by the patient concerned (details supplied) [28723/20]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Paul Murphy

752. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a provision can be made in relation to the case of persons (details supplied) [28786/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that all sectors of the arts, including the live entertainment industry, are represented on the Covid-19 arts and culture recovery task force. [27477/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Murphy

66. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if she will recommend that all workers from the arts and live entertainment industries, based upon such workers being certified by a reference from a relevant employer or an Irish cultural organisation, are made eligible for full payment of the €350 pandemic unemployment payment for the duration of the shutdown of live entertainments and artistic events due to Covid-19. [27478/20]

Third Level Staff

Paul Murphy

238. 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 the use of postgraduates in precarious positions for teaching and other duties is increasing in NUIG and that the university expects postgraduate workers to carry out unpaid teaching; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that postgraduates at NUIG have declared their intention to refuse to carry out work which is not remunerated at the existing collectively bargained rate; and the steps he will take to meet the demands of postgraduate workers (details supplied). [27778/20]

Disability Services Provision

Paul Murphy

372. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding the full restoration and preparation for the winter of day services, respite services and residential services for persons with disabilities, including children and adults with either physical or intellectual disabilities, in view of the fact that these measures are missing from the HSE winter plan 2020-21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/20]

Bank Charges

Paul Murphy

68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider calling upon the banks and the other institutions which provide banking services to cease deducting service charges from the accounts of persons in cases in which their only source of income is a jobseeker's payment, disability allowance, lone parent benefit or any other welfare payment in view of the fact that these persons have the least ability to pay such charges or to maintain a balance of several thousand euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27577/20]

Departmental Reviews

Paul Murphy

155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason no representatives from civil society or NGOs that work with one-parent families or child poverty experts are on the child maintenance review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27436/20]

Back to Education Allowance

Paul Murphy

156. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to access the back to education allowance. [27437/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

238. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if it is the HSE or an agency (details supplied) that is recruiting for community swabbers and-or contact tracing; the body that will employ persons recruited as community swabbers and-or contact tracing roles; the terms and conditions of employment, that is, if they are employed for either community swabber and-or contact tracing roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/20]

Mental Health Services

Paul Murphy

256. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied access to primary care psychology services, which they have been referred to purely on the basis of their address. [27631/20]

Tax Code

Paul Murphy

66. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a wealth tax in budget 2021. [26790/20]

Corporation Tax

Paul Murphy

72. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing an emergency corporation tax levy in Budget 2021 on profitable corporations in areas unaffected or boosted by the pandemic such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals and information technology. [26789/20]

Public Sector Pay

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on public sector pay deal negotiations; and if there is a planned increase in public sector pay. [26728/20]