60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there will be an eventual end to culling badgers as a result of the rollout of TB vaccination programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6974/26]
Paul Murphy
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29 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
137. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if fees will be abolished over the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6723/26]
Paul Murphy
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29 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his reasons for refusing to abolish third level fees. [6722/26]
172. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the mandatory requirement that members of the Irish Election Observation Roster must apply for at least one mission a year has been lifted; the implications of this for the smooth running of the roster and active members; the number of such members that have not applied for any missions in the last two years; whether she has conducted re…
Paul Murphy
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29 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
238. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the operation of the civil service mobility scheme, specifically that some public bodies are apparently not implementing it at all; if he can provide, the number of staff appointments by grade made under this scheme over the past two years, b…
245. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the revised European Works Council (EWC) Directive will be transposed into Irish law; the process for the transposition, and the consultation that will take place; if there is a timetable for the transposition for the Directive; if the Government will use the transposition process to address the issues raised by the infringements p…
273. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the primary school survey will be published. [7319/26]
287. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has been made aware of concerns that the Electoral Commission, as well as international and domestic election observers, do not have a guaranteed right to access polling stations and count centres; whether he has plans to reform this situation to ensure guaranteed access for observers; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
288. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has conducted any review into the operation of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF); whether he will publish it; whether in his view it provided value for money; if he will detail the key lessons that can be drawn from the operation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7074/26…
366. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned at the impact the continuation of the Nitrates Derogation will have on Irish habitats, 90% of which are in bad condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72885/25]
5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the G20 in South Africa. [3925/26]
23. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU-African Union summit. [6015/26]
155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned that family members of refugees will be endangered by his proposals to limit access to family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6019/26]
192. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way threats to the security of the State will be defined under proposed legislation to create additional covert surveillance and interception powers; the safeguards which will be put in place to protect individual freedoms and privacy rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6018/26]
734. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the proposed family reunification for refugee reforms have been assessed for compatibility with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the constitutional protection of the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5871/26]
835. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of AON reports in 2024 and 2025 with a finding of ‘no disability’ that were the subject of a complaint to the National Complaints Governance and Learning Team; the number of those complaints that are upheld, and result in a complaint report with a recommendation to carry out a new AON on the child concerned; and the number of …
1083. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the external expert panel review of pelvic osteotomy procedures carried out in CHI has commenced; if not, when it will commence; and the reason for the delay. [6279/26]
1084. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of public operations on children which took place in the Mater Private over the past five years. [6280/26]
1085. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether she considers it appropriate for a person to continue in a particular position (details supplied) given their involvement in potentially unnecessary pelvic osteotomy procedures, while the review is ongoing. [6281/26]
1086. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether she has enquired if the leadership of a hospital (details supplied) had concerns about the unusually high numbers of pelvic osteotomy procedures taking place. [6282/26]
1087. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether any investigation has taken place at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh in relation to unnecessary surgery potentially carried out by a surgeon (details supplied) separate from the already established hip dysplasia scandal. [6283/26]
11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will legislate to end the three-day wait for abortion services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/26]
17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether she is concerned about the number of biopsies carried out on children diagnosed with DMG and DIPG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4680/26]
195. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2025 to continue rent control between tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4678/26]
221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional funding to local authorities to stop the raising of rents for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4677/26]