Paul Murphy
Written
27 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
233. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether a public body that made an offer to a civil servant that was accepted under the terms of the civil service mobility scheme can then turn around and cancel that offer; if so, the circumstance permitting such a course of action and where are they published; the protections that exist for civil servan…
265. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a timeline for the opening of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26769/25]
381. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a statement by an international election observation NGO (details supplied) that encountered difficulties observing the last general election calling for greater clarification of the rights of election observers; if he has any plans to address these concerns; the proposed timescale involved; and if…
431. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason carer’s allowance is automatically halved if a person receives the old-age pension; when this policy was enacted; the person that signed off on it; and the reason it was deemed necessary. [27496/25]
686. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 7 May 2025, the amount by which the business cases of the National Gender Service will shorten wait times if implemented; and how quickly would this be achieved. [27005/25]
687. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1444 of 22 January 2025, for an update on when the HSE is expected to complete its current review of the Cass review.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27006/25]
688. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a recently published peer-reviewed Irish-led international research on the Cass review (details supplied); and if she will commit to the HSE's review of the Cass review giving full consideration to this research.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27007/25]
689. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a recent review by the US Department of Health and Human Services on healthcare for trans youth (details supplied); and if the HSE's Gender Healthcare Programme intends to consider it. [27008/25]
690. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 7 May 2025, the staff positions for the gender healthcare programme that have been filled and which remain unfilled. [27009/25]
691. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for a list of the names and specialties of the cross speciality clinical advisory group within the gender healthcare programme. [27010/25]
692. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of the community pilot project to identify the needs of children and young people within the gender healthcare programme, including around ethical approval and any patient and public involvement in the project. [27011/25]
758. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 20 May 2025, in which the Minister for Finance clarified that provision and regulation of private health insurance is a matter for the Minister for Health, if she is aware of the fact that sports insurance firms are not paying for upfront medical costs (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to inves…
220. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a school (details supplied) in which classes will be merged due to the school not meeting the threshold to retain staff which will result in a class of around 34 students in the next academic year, creating an extremely high student to teacher ratio; if she will request her Department to address this issue; and if she wi…
344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 15 May 2025, her plans to evacuate children that are currently stuck in Gaza, awaiting medical treatment and exposed to famine. [26406/25]
27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 13 May 2025, to provide details about this detailed examination; the date on which the examination commenced; to outline what the examination consists of; whether contact has been made with any of the airlines alleged to have carried these munitions; and when the examination will be completed. [26183/25]
131. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a speech and language therapist in post at the National Gender Service; and if so, the years in which the National Gender Service had a speech and language therapist. [26203/25]
169. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of people under the age of 18 years that have accessed the National Gender Service; and the criteria under which the service accepts referrals from a person under the age of 18. [26204/25]
170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for adults to be seen within the National Gender Service. [26205/25]
8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [22477/25]
18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [22478/25]
22. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [22479/25]
120. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people working directly in the greyhound racing industry; and if plans are being made for a just transition for those people as State support is withdrawn. [25586/25]
146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether a ban on fox hunting should be introduced. [25589/25]
147. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of injured horses killed at Irish racecourses in 2024; and if, given the ongoing suffering and death at races, he will remove State funding for horse racing. [25587/25]
170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that died on track or afterwards as a result of injuries sustained at tracks in 2024. [25588/25]