Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 9 Sept

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 17 questions · 5 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Transport 5 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport whether there are any restroom toilet facilities properly equipped for disabled passengers on Irish Rail trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35124/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason a disabled traveller has to give details each individual time they make a train journey to Irish Rail officials over the phone and the reason details cannot be kept for such individuals. [35125/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport what facilities and arrangements are in place for disabled travellers travelling on Irish Rail; including provision during rush hour and what arrangements are available from a personnel viewpoint to disabled people while actually on the train in terms of assisting them with movement and so on. [35126/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason a disabled traveller had booked an Irish Rail ticket two days in advance, they were allocated a seat in the carriage closest to the locomotive engine and farthest from the platform starting-point and a carriage without any additional disabled space, as is not the case with the first carriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35127/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to confirm if aircraft from the United States are using Irish airspace to transport military supplies to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35383/24]
Tourism 4 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the National Famine Commemoration Plaque, which should have been erected in the grounds of the Customs House (famine sculpture), has not been erected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34301/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider dropping the word "national" in relation to the National Famine Commemoration Day and instead call it the Irish Famine Commemoration Day, given that the commemoration takes place internationally and is an internationally inclusive day. [34302/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if, in the context of the marking annually of the Famine, one year's notice would be given to the town, city or townland area that will be hosting the national Famine commemoration. [34303/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider including the islands as a possible location for a future national Famine commemoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34304/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding provision of the hot school meals programme for a school (details supplied). [33788/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to abolish or reduce employers’ PRSI for small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34096/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what Ireland’s responsibilities are concerning noise pollution, specifically motorway noise pollution, and more specifically the M50 residential corridor; how our laws compare to EU and UK best practice; and whether he plans significant noise amelioration measures along busy residential motorway corridors. [34103/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to investigate the lack of facilities and resources at a school (details supplied) where a wonderful staff is doing their absolute best, however the lack of facilities and resources do not meet with health and safety standards and are not appropriate to meet the needs of the curriculum; and if her officials will liaise with the school to help improve the situation and deliver the facilities and resources that are appropriate to these children. [34298/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that when a HAP tenant who has been served notice-to-quit, stops paying their share of the rent and this precipitates the termination of any HAP payment to the landlord, who is now in the position of being not in receipt of any rent at all on a property in which the tenant is continuing to live rent-free; if he intends to remedy this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35129/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the Garda numbers in Tallaght and Rathfarnham Garda Stations 2020-2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33996/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when a pay issue will be resolved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34306/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the local groups in Dublin that were granted funding under the Community Recognition Fund in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33995/24]

New lobbying 5 returns

Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pre-Budget Submission 2025
ARC Cancer Support Centres Health
- Requesting their support for our pre-budget submission to Minister Donnelly seeking sustainable funding for the network of Community Cancer Support Centres.
Federation of Early Childhood Providers Children and Youth Affairs
- Core Funding, Business suffering,
The Rutland Centre Ltd Health
- Pre budget submission on behalf of ATCI group.
Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Childhood Ireland's Budget 2025 Submission

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 63 questions · 5 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 63 total

Agriculture 18 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live horses exported from Ireland, by month in 2023 and up to the end of June 2024, in tabular form. [34020/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the animal welfare and food safety issues exposed by an RTÉ documentary (details supplied). [34021/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are being taken to ensure that any horses that remain on the land owned by a company or a person (details supplied) are being appropriately cared for; and if veterinary visits are taking place. [34022/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1670 of 23 July 2024, under which piece of legislation the control notices are issued, in the response provided the Minister states “has been subject to a legal notice since late May prohibiting the presence or entry of any horses”, and given that it was stated at the PAC that Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have confirmed that there is no animal welfare investigation; the reason Department officials said there was an animal welfare investigation in previous meetings; the reason there is ambiguity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34076/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on questionable sales practices from a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the news that just four out of 200 events in relation to hare coursing have been monitored in the past five years, given that in those four events alone, his Department’s inspection reports state that ten hares were killed, five ‘hit’ by dogs and one injured greyhound was euthanised, he agrees that this shows how important it is for his Department to regularly attend and inspect these events (details supplied); and his Department’s plan for how this will happen. [34258/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures, if any, the Government is taking to make exports of greyhounds illegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34266/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will put a stop to a cruel sport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34267/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that there should be a Government Department dedicated solely to animal welfare, which ensures that the voices of animal rights activists are recognised; if he will take concrete actions towards establishing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34268/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all equestrian facilities, showjumping yards, and so on, are thoroughly investigated for any breaches to animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34269/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that no healthy animal should be put down and it should be illegal for vets to do so. [34270/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that horses should not be exported for slaughter; and if he will make this practice illegal. [34271/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that laws should be passed to ensure that all horses and greyhounds are rehomed when their racing careers are over. [34272/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that animal welfare should be made a core subject in the school curriculum; and if he will review this with the Minister for Education. [34274/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will propose legislation to limit the number of greyhound pups and foals born each year; if he will limit litters to two per bitch and two foals per mare; and if he will ensure that this legislation includes the need for these bitches and mares to then be legally rehomed. [34369/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates his Department inspected veterinary clinics (details supplied) since the Animal Remedies Act 1993 regulations regarding drugs such as dolethal came into force. [34372/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issue of a regulated veterinary drug being used by, or accessible to the public, or poor legally required record-keeping was raised during inspections of clinics (details supplied). [34375/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the size of the national dairy herd for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form; if there is a target figure for the size of the national herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35935/24]
Health 9 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline, in relation to the news that the embargo was lifted on recruitment and that if anyone leaves a post in the future their post is not guaranteed to be refilled, the reason the information on the terms of this embargo lift not been shared with the public. [34276/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the news that the embargo was lifted on recruitment and that if anyone leaves a post in the future their post is not guaranteed to be refilled, how this is going to be helpful for the delivery of clinical care. [34277/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline, in relation to the news that the embargo was lifted on recruitment and that if anyone leaves a post in the future their post is not guaranteed to be refilled, whether he will make changes to ensure clinical managers do not have to spend time getting posts they have lost back, but rather can spend their time on important progressive issues such as improving and developing services. [34278/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the news that the embargo was lifted on recruitment and that if anyone leaves a post in the future their post is not guaranteed to be refilled, where are the needs analysis and risk assessment for making this decision. [34279/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the news that the embargo was lifted on recruitment and that if anyone leaves a post in the future their post is not guaranteed to be refilled, the consideration given to vision for change/share the vision multidisciplinary post requirements (details supplied). [34281/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the discrimination against people who are HIV+, which means they are denied access to IVF, should be ended. [34350/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct Waterford University hospital to release the records requested by a person (details supplied). [34494/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the policy of the HSE in relation to an employee who has been potentially exposed to measles; if they are required to take time off; and if that time is taken as sick days or as annual leave. [34685/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) has requested further funding to cover the shortfall of the voluntary settlement with revenue, if he has approved the proposed twofold price increase to the certificate cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/24]
Housing 8 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an update to the first home scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33891/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will instruct all local authorities to confirm the number that have applied under the fresh start principal; and the number that have been approved, per year, in tabular form. [33892/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a manufacturing matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34252/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the delivery of a fire station in Clonburris. [34440/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there are plans to deliver a fire station in Cherrywood, and if so, the timeframe. [34441/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a phase out of elephants at Dublin Zoo, given that there is sufficient evidence (details supplied) that elephants do not thrive in captivity and many actually suffer, if he will confirm a timeline for such a phase out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35040/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will immediately introduce a moratorium on breeding and importing exporting of elephants into the state, given that there is sufficient evidence (details supplied) that elephants do not thrive in captivity and many actually suffer in captivity, and given that many zoos have recognised this and are moving away from keeping elephants in captivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35041/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the need for the enactment of Article 50 of S.I. No. 477 2011 - European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 and, as per the recommendations of the citizens assembly on biodiversity loss, the inclusion of Cherry Laurel on the third schedule of the Habitats Directive and will he instruct his department to action this urgently. [35407/24]
Children 8 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that an independent review of the care system is launched with immediate Government action on the current crisis in care as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33894/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in view of the withdrawal of a crèche (details supplied) in Rathfarnham from the core funding scheme, and resultant significant increases in fees for parents, he will outline the action he intends to take to ensure affordable childcare is available in the area. [34251/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will implement increased time for maternity and paternity leave associated with multiple births (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34365/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will introduce legislation extending parental leave to allow parents to take the leave before their child’s 16th birthday instead of their 12th birthday as at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34368/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the public money paid to a company (details supplied); his views on the fact that the company is still operating despite the negligent practices regarding the safety and welfare of children that have been reported. [34370/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to explain how Tusla’s governance and oversight was not up to standard with regard to a company (details supplied), considering how Tusla were previously caught out by similar private providers in the special emergency accommodation sector with the same issues regarding Garda vetting. [34371/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he will take to ensure that affordable childcare is available in Rathfarnham following the withdrawal of a crèche (details supplied) from the core funding scheme, and the resultant significant increases in fees for parents. [34786/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is aware of the negative impacts caused by the practice of serving eviction notices to those living in IPAS accommodation (details supplied) and if he will extend the current exemption in place for those over the age of 65 or with significant medical or welfare needs to parents and their children who are not transferred to the emergency accommodation. [35386/24]
Social 5 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications and refusals for both disability allowance and invalidity pension, over the past 12 months, broken down by month, in a tabular form. [34159/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will implement increased time for maternity and paternity leave associated with multiple births (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34353/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if funding will be provided to Citizens Information Services to enable them to have outreach services in local community centres. [34459/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of an increase for a qualified adult, by gender; and the reason this payment has not been increased in line with inflation. [34722/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a double payment of working family payment will be made at Christmas this year and or if there will be a repeat of last year’s once off extra payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35056/24]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the protests by students across Bangladesh, who are demanding justice and accountability; if he will condemn the state violence being used against protesters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33888/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will make political representations to Greenland against the extradition of a person (details supplied) to Japan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34259/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to protest against the ban on women's voices and bare faces in public imposed by the Taliban government in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct his Department to have a bus shelter installed on Greenhills Road at the top of the ‘dip’, stop number 2336 at Tibradden Drive, heading towards Tallaght (details supplied). [34418/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to ensure that the buses to Killinarden run more frequently and reliably as it would make a significant difference to the lives of many residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34491/24]
Education 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a school transport issue (details supplied) is resolved urgently. [35570/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a student (details supplied) is assessed and a suitable school placement is found urgently. [35752/24]
Justice 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1522 of 23 July 2024, whilst she refers the matter to the IPO, she does indeed have jurisdiction over whether certain nationalities may have their applications processed faster, as it was announced that nationals from Jordan would have their applications processed quickly (details supplied); the reason this is not being done for Palestinian nationals who have fled genocide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34282/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to legislate to remove child guardianship rights from those convicted of murdering the other parent as recommended in the Study on Familicide and Violent Family Death Review (details supplied). [34352/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has now approved the agreed increase in payments for the 7,000 An Post pensioners. [34743/24]
Defence 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any gardaí serving as Irish-UN peacekeepers abroad have been returned home over allegations of sexual misconduct; and, if so, how many. [34721/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance to outline the audit process for Prize Bond draws. [34356/24]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in respect of the Gate Lodge at the main entrance to St. Enda's Park and the Pearse museum, which was originally constructed as a residential property and inhabited until the year 2000, he agrees that this once-residential property, in the ownership of the State, should be returned to the use for which it was constructed, that is to have a person or persons living in it; if he will instruct his Department to action this; and if not, the reason thereof. [35567/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the flaw in the SUSI requirements which potentially excludes those who rent a room under the rent-a-room scheme of being able to prove their ‘independent residence’; and if he intends to address this by changing the documents accepted as proof of independent residence. [34739/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the dates on which her Department inspected a dog pound (details supplied) since it opened. [34373/24]

New lobbying 5 returns

Irish Green Building Council Environment
- Meeting to discuss IGBC's political manifesto for the local and general elections
Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pre-Budget Submission 2025
ARC Cancer Support Centres Health
- Requesting their support for our pre-budget submission to Minister Donnelly seeking sustainable funding for the network of Community Cancer Support Centres.
Federation of Early Childhood Providers Children and Youth Affairs
- Core Funding, Business suffering,
The Rutland Centre Ltd Health
- Pre budget submission on behalf of ATCI group.

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