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| TD | Party |
|---|---|
 Seamus Healy | Independent |
 Mattie McGrath | Independent |
 Michael Murphy | Fine Gael |
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the additional accommodation requirements of a school (details supplied), arising from its transition to co-education in September 2027; and if the anticipated increase in enrolment…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to a meeting with representatives of a school (details supplied), if she will outline the follow-up undertaken by her Department; whether the school’s circumstances and needs have since been reviewed; what…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether the independent review commissioned into Irish Rail's train management system project has been completed; when its findings will be published; the recommendations that have been made concerning project governance…
Mattie McGrath
On Friday, 9 October, at 7.30 p.m, Uisce Éireann issued a "do not consume" notice to over 11,000 customers in south Tipperary. The impression was given that there had been a failure at the Goatenbridge plant that day, that aluminium levels were too high and that urgent action had…
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Mattie McGrath
Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when the HSE were first notified of aluminium levels that were exceeding the prescribed EU level at the Goatenbridge Water Treatment Plant in South Tipperary; if the HSE carried out inspections on this plant; when the HSE…
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Seamus Healy
Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to provide an urgent update on the measures being taken to re-establish the public eye-care service in South Tipperary following the retirement over two years ago of the Consultant Ophthalmologist.
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Mattie McGrath
Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact of high aluminium levels in the public water supply in South Tipperary which has found to be as high as 12 times the prescribed EU level; the impact that this may have on animals…
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Mattie McGrath
Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct the inland fisheries to carry out an investigation in relation to the impact of high aluminium levels in the public water supply which was being treated at the Goatenbridge Water…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 217 and 218 of 1 July 2026, the extent of engagement between his Department, the interdepartmental working group and Tipperary County Council regarding the…
Seamus Healy
Irish neutrality and the triple lock are the property of the Irish people. They are not the property of any individual Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister or political party. Any proposed change must be put to the Irish people. The triple lock has already been endorsed by the Irish…
Mattie McGrath
I approach this Bill with very serious concerns, particularly regarding the proposed changes to the triple lock mechanism and the direction of travel it signals for Irish foreign and defence policy. Let us be accurate and clear. Military neutrality is not some outdated concept…
Seamus Healy
I welcome and support this legislation and thank Deputy Coppinger for bringing it forward. This Bill is about human rights for a small percentage of people. It is deeply disappointing - in fact, it is shocking - that the Minister and the Government are opposing this legislation…
Seamus Healy
I express my condolences to the English family, their relatives and friends and to the Birchwood community in Waterford arising from the awful events last week. I hope that the two children still in hospital will recover quickly and go home safely. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing…
Seamus Healy
I address the question of vacancy and dereliction and the derelict properties tax. This tax has now been pushed out for almost another two years until June 2028. That is much too long and should be shortened during the passage of the legislation. There may of course be a case for…
Seamus Healy
The current income limits for council housing are completely outdated. They are too low and they need to be increased urgently. These low limits have the effect of locking large numbers of low and middle income families out of both public housing and of private home ownership…
Michael Murphy
The closure of the memory clinic in Cashel came as a huge blow to my constituency and the wider region, and it was a particular blow to the families of loved ones suffering from dementia. As of July this year, there was a waiting list of more than 450. I suspect that figure is…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken a formal public health risk assessment concerning elevated aluminium levels in the Ardfinnan regional water supply scheme, affecting more than 11,000 customers; the date on which the HSE was first…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to clarify the statutory responsibilities of the HSE in assessing and communicating public health risks arising from Do Not Consume Notices; whether it is HSE policy to refer media enquiries concerning potential health risks…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the two level 2 palliative care beds at Cluain Árann, Tipperary town, County Tipperary; if the accommodation and associated facilities have been completed and are ready for occupancy; the date on which…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the two level 2 palliative care beds at Cluain Árann, Tipperary town, County Tipperary; the outstanding impediments to opening the beds; and the definitive timeline for their commissioning and admission…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 43763/26, the current status of the capital funding application submitted by an organisation (details supplied); the reason a decision remains outstanding almost 12 months later; whether the…
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Seamus Healy
Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists posts by grade filled at Cahir primary care centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form.
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Seamus Healy
Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts by grade filled at Carrick-On-Suir Primary Care Centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form.
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Seamus Healy
Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapist posts by grade filled at Tipperary Primary Care Centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form.
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the approved staffing complement, by actual staffing levels and current vacancies, by discipline and whole-time equivalent, within children's disability network team 5…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently assigned to CDNT5 in Clonmel; the number awaiting initial assessment and therapeutic intervention, broken down by discipline; the average waiting time for access to…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the decision not to reopen the organic farming scheme to new applicants in 2026; whether this decision is consistent with the Government's targets of 7.5 per cent of agricultural land…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether additional funding can be made available to facilitate a further intake under the organic farming scheme in 2026 or 2027; the number of prospective applicants who have completed approved organic…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a review is being undertaken of the thresholds and screening requirements governing hedgerow removal under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations; and whether…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an assessment has been undertaken of the damage to Coillte forestry on Slievenamon following the July and August 2026 wildfires; the extent of the damage identified; what restoration and…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the review of the Wildlife Acts; whether proposals to strengthen the statutory protection of mature, historic and ecologically significant hedgerows are being considered…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the National Parks and Wildlife Service has undertaken an ecological assessment of the damage caused by the July and August 2026 wildfires on Slievenamon, including Slievenamon Bog NHA…
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Michael Murphy
Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the capital grant schemes that are currently available or planned to support the installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure at privately owned service stations and forecourts; whether…