314. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will act to remove the requirement for primary school teachers to have a Catholic religious education certificate to be eligible for most teaching jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4654/25]
315. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will legislate to remove the discrimination permitted under section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4655/25]
338. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline what happened for the international day of famine commemoration. [4295/25]
344. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he is aware of the fact that a number of dance students have qualified for the upcoming dance world championships; and if grants will be made available to these students to help alleviate some of the financial burden which comes with travelling for such tournaments. [4704/25]
502. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1081 of 22 January 2025, the grants that were approved; the grants they drew down with a breakdown for each area including marketing, inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4686/25]
504. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1125 of 22 January 2025, if all 256 horses certified for export from Ireland for slaughter in France were actually exported; the method and route of transport used; and the number that were thoroughbreds. [4700/25]
532. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to maintain existing levels of services in respect of youth affairs, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4205/25]
533. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to new development measures in respect of youth affairs in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4206/25]
534. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young people who benefited from engagement in youth work services for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4207/25]
540. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any financial supports or grants available for people attempting to set up supervised access services, given the financial struggles many parents face while trying to avail of these services; whether her Department will provide funding for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…
575. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy are currently not able to get treatment in the State and are forced to travel to the United States; if she will ensure that these people receive treatment in Ireland and if in the interim her Department will cover this procedure under the treatment abroad scheme. [395…
687. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the hardship scheme will be expanded to allow for forms and prescriptions from GPs to be accepted in place of those from paediatricians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/25]
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729. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the issue of staff restructuring at a company (details supplied) and the strike action conducted in relation to it; and if he will work with the company to ensure that education staff is paid fairly and student education is not negatively impacted. [4717/25]
3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will instruct his Department to work with an organisation (details supplied) on an order to deliver aid to Gaza in light of the dire humanitarian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3728/25]
30. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays and cancellations affecting bus services (details supplied); the way he will address this issue this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/25]
71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works was informed of the deaths from bubonic plague (also known as the Black Death) of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in the Phoenix Park in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3698/25]
118. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on whether a large scale infrastructure investment in the National Basketball Arena is necessary considering the fact that the current facilities are insufficient to meet the growing demand driven by population growth, youth demographics, and increased interest in sports among diverse communities, and a signifi…
135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service was informed of the deaths from bubonic plague (also known as the Black Death) of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps that were taken to prevent and track any contagion to wild animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3697/25]
201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department was informed of the deaths from bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps that were taken to prevent and track any contagion to farm animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3700/25]
233. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE were informed of the deaths from bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps that were taken to avert the danger to public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3699/25]
24. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in relation to Ireland's announced endorsement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism, that endorsement includes endorsement of the illustrative examples that accompany the definition, which the Government had not previously considered to be an integral part of the defin…
36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the recent comments by US President Donald Trump advocating for the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/25]
372. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied), benefitting from State and semi-State contracts, has been operating in a manner which has been causing workers distress; and if he will commit to investigating the company’s conduct, ensuring that working and pay conditions are up to an acceptable standard. [25…
469. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available to carry out necessary works in a special school (details supplied) given the poor and unsafe conditions. [2876/25]
494. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when the planned national survey of parental preferences relating to school ethos, gender mix and education through English or Irish will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3238/25]