Results 101-120 of 12,657 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: It is agreed, but it is not satisfactory that we only ever get through two groups of questions. We are even losing five minutes today. We used to get six Question Time sessions per week. The Government got rid of Wednesday's Question Time against our objections. We are down to just Tuesday for Taoiseach's Questions and now, more weeks than not, we get through two groupings rather than...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: I have.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: He tweeted about it anyway, although it looked like he did not watch it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: I welcome to the Gallery the relatives of the participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The EU confirmed this week that nature in this country is in a very poor state and that economic growth has been achieved at the expense of the environment. Even in that context, the Blackwater fish kill stands out as an unprecedented ecocide - over 46,000 dead fish floating to the surface, bringing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [50159/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: May I come in on this group of questions, a Cheann Comhairle?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is the Taoiseach saying that sending a boat to the Mediterranean would breach the triple lock?

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in accordance with Standing Order 187.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: What we need to debate is the changing allocation of SNAs. I have been inundated by SNAs, parents and teachers who say the model of allocation is being introduced without any process of consultation, and it will have a damaging impact on children with special needs, meaning they do not get the support they need. We need to debate it this week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Older People: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for their work. They have really got to the nub of the issues as regards the relationship between ethics and the market, who is driving this, whose interests are being driven and what will happen if we do not interfere with that market-driven development. I will begin on that. If we think back to the early days of social media, this was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Older People: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: I thank Ms Loftus. I have a related question for anyone who wants it. A feature of our discussion last week with young people and young people's representatives was the issue of social media algorithms, which are all AI-driven, and how people are exposed to, without choosing, toxic, misinformation, misogynistic, pro-eating-disorder or pro-suicide content; horrific stuff. I would be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that there are no disimprovements to bus services as a result of the launch of Phase 7 of Bus Connects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51683/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional services will be provided on the 15b bus route during the morning peak, as buses are routinely full in the mornings since the schools went back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51684/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reverse the decision not to implement default 30 kilometre an hour speed limits in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51847/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what steps he will take to ensure that there is no loss of bus service for St. MacDaras Community College and Rossmore Estate as a result of the re-routing of the 150 bus route via Limekiln Road to Greenhills College and the launch of Phase 7 of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will abolish public transport fares as a cost of living, air quality and climate action measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 314. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address, in the Budget, the unfairness of low paid workers paying more for TaxSaver public transport tickets than higher paid workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51848/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to reduce class sizes and ensure that the school has an appropriate number of teachers. [51961/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on his Department increasing the allowance for pensioners over the age of 80. [51926/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wild Fires (30 Sep 2025)

Paul Murphy: 734. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take to prevent a recurrence of the weeks of gorse fires at Ticknock in August 2025 (details supplied), which caused serious air pollution and increased carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51829/25]