Paul Murphy
Written
14 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
3471. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will introduce a full tuition support scheme for graduate entry medicine; if not, if at a minimum if he will outline a timeline for his plans to provide State supports for graduate entry medicine students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25670/26]
133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will end the use of Shannon Airport by US military aircraft in light of its illegal war of aggression against Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21343/26]
142. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will condemn the illegal attacks by the US and Israel on Iran and Lebanon, including the bombing of a girls’ school killing more than 170 civilians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21344/26]
261. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 899 of 10 February 2026, to provide details of the greyhound track attendance statistics for 2025, covering both Greyhound Racing Ireland tracks and private tracks; the breakdown of the figures, by attendance at each track, type of entry, that is, paid entry, free entry, entry by adults, children, sta…
7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent meeting of the coalition of the willing in suport of Ukraine. [18701/26]
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18702/26]
514. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to ensure the children have appropriate school places. [21863/26]
531. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of Tusla's new national school attendance advertising campaign. [22239/26]
551. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to ensure the children have appropriate school places. [22483/26]
931. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations for skyclarys; and the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline) are being applied to this specific cas…
63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he agrees with the recommendation of a report commissioned by him called An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland, which states that "the responsibility for the prosecution of offences should be removed from the Gardaí and all future Court proceedings should be conducted by legal professionals" (details supplied); h…
346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money allocated to South Dublin County Council for retrofitting of local authority housing stock in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026. [21160/26]
85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the oversight of works done by SEAI recommended contractors when the works are 100% funded by Government grants and who ensures the work is completed to standard. [19091/26]
120. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the statutory requirement under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 to publish an annual update to the Climate Action Plan, can he clarify the precise legal and scientific basis for the delay in publishing the updated Plan for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19827/26]
121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of correspondence from five senior climate and legal academics disputing his justification for the delay of the updated Climate Action Plan, the specific evidence or advice that underpins his position. [19828/26]
122. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the revised timeline for publication of the updated Climate Action Plan; and the way in which he assesses the impact of this delay on Ireland’s ability to meet its legally binding 2030 emissions reduction targets. [19829/26]
123. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment that current and planned measures will result in Ireland missing its 2030 targets by a significant margin, the additional measures being prepared to close this gap. [19830/26]
160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the implementation of the Regeneration and Development Plan of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18641/26]
699. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is concerned about the proposed move of a special school (details supplied); to outline where the school will be relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18851/26]
1299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if turning off recommender algorithms by default and banning them completely for under-18s was considered by his Department as a tool for countering the emerging threat of nihilistic extremism in the context of the EU Internet Forum attended by the Minister of State with special responsibility for international law, law reform and you…
1680. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to review the current reimbursement scheme, making drugs such as vyloy available for reimbursement. [18372/26]
2007. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, to outline the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE Health Regions; whether Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if…
2008. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; whether deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; and if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE Health Reg…
2009. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19959/26]
2010. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, will be pooled at HSE Health Region level; the safeguards which will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a …