133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has analysed the impact on child poverty of the previous Minister's decision to more than double penalty cuts to jobseekers' payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50504/25]
144. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have had their jobseekers' payments cut, by month, to date in 2025; the amount deducted from payments as a result; to compare this with previous years; if his Department has analysed the impact this has had on child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50505/25]
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241. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the reason persons from Ireland provided more submissions than all other EU states combined, in response to the call for experiences of people to explore the implementation of Directive 2019/1937 (Whistleblowing Directive); and if he is satisfied that the Directive has been properly…
259. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and the timeline for this provision. [50917/25]
260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a child (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with autism while in secondary school and needs a place in an ASD unit; and in view of the fact the child’s current school does not have such a unit, to be facilitated in transferring to another school with an appropriate unit. [50918/25]
293. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the function of the Traveller Accommodation Unit (TAU); the means by which funds from the TAU are allocated for housing in traveller communities; whether the funds can be used to staff traveller liaison officers, or other key support workers in Local Authorities; the amount of funding local authorities are allowed to draw…
317. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the review of the Multi Unit Developments Act. [50919/25]
318. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 27 February 2024, and Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 7 March 2023 and Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 29 November 2017, to provide an update on the progress on the payment of an ex-gratia payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50925/25]
17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to examine overflights of Ireland of munitions to Israel without authorisation; and when this examination commenced and will be completed. [50689/25]
76. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the harm to the environment caused by the Asian hornet; and if he will instruct his Department to investigate the issue and ensure the population of this invasive species is under control. [50686/25]
29. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to ensure that there are no more deaths of children who have been under the care of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50114/25]
47. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to alleviate childcare costs for parents forced to rely on childcare services that have withdrawn from the core funding scheme due to a lack of alternative options in their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50115/25]
590. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 7 May 2025, the current status of the National Gender Service moving to a new location. [49686/25]
596. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to consider expanding CAR-T therapies for patients over the age of 26 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49759/25]
599. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have left before their regular retirement age, in St. James’ Hospital, Crumlin Hospital and Temple St. Hospital, in tabular form. [49768/25]
12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he plans to remove the triple lock by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49151/25]
17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Ireland plans to be part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine even if Russia does not consent to the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49149/25]
60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Ireland has agreed to be part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine even if Russia does not consent to the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49148/25]
123. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will urgently introduce legislation to properly protect marine protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49161/25]
125. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he has scrapped the energy poverty action plan and excluded civil society organisations from the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; if he will meet with civil society organisations in relation to the new energy affordability action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49162/25]
312. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered at whelping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49362/25]
313. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered at microchipping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49363/25]
314. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered at microchipping stage on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49364/25]
318. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on restrictive practice as it relates to children with additional needs that are a flight risk; and whether she will instruct her Department to provide supports to carers of children with additional needs to purchase the necessary equipment to safely travel with their children. [49356/25]
968. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing and in trials to date, by type of injury, in 2025; the date and location where they occurred; the number killed outright or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any related post-mortems. [48775/25]