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Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: I saw that the British ambassador to Ireland has taken a break from Twitter after saying he had been subject to abuse on the basis of his nationality. Obviously, nobody should be subject to abuse on Twitter or elsewhere and people are free to join or leave social media platforms as they wish. However, it is worth noting what he was referring to. He tweeted saying, “Had it not been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Taoiseach his intention to establish additional units or divisions in his Department to those outlined in the programme for Government. [30978/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: I asked the Taoiseach about the Iceland workers earlier and he agreed with me the workers should be paid what they were owed and should go to the WRC to achieve that. The problem, as the Taoiseach knows, is that is not a simple or quick process. The State treats wage theft differently than it does other forms of theft. If I go into an Iceland store tomorrow and walk out with a frozen pizza...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: The general public and workers at RTÉ are utterly appalled at the revelations of secret payments to Ryan Tubridy. They raise a number of questions about the public service role of RTÉ. One aspect is the function of effectively secret agreements with companies. In this case, what we are led to believe is that in 2020, RTÉ made an arrangement with the car company, Renault,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the non-statutory public service modernisation, development and reform functions for which his Department is responsible. [30977/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: Earlier today People Before Profit Deputies visited workers at the Iceland store on Talbot Street. These workers started occupying the store yesterday. They have been there through the night and staying away from their families. Why? Because, bluntly, they have been robbed by their employer. The workers are owed a collective tens of thousands of euro in unpaid wages and holiday pay....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is planning any new measures in budget 2024 to address the recruitment and retention difficulties across key areas of the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25163/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service publication, Housing Analytical Notes, published on 5 December 2022, particularly the Planning Permissions and Housing Supply Analytical Note therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25164/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how the panellists and chairperson of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy were chosen; when the first invitations for panellists and chairpersons were issued; and when the final list of panellists and chairpersons was finalised. [30724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the process for choosing the Chair of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; when a person (details supplied) was asked to be chair; and if anyone else was asked to be chair. [30725/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total costs for the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; if any panellists or chairs, or the forum chair, are receiving remuneration for their participation; and, if so, the amount. [30723/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 14 June 2023, if he will reveal the cause of death of a critically endangered sturgeon that was captured in the River Suir near Clonmel; if the fish had any injuries relating to fishing activities; and if the removal of the fish from the water constitutes a breach of Article...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Control of Firearms (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outlaw all night-time shooting, following a past recommendation from the NPWS that hunting be prohibited from midnight to 6 a.m. and in view of an incident at a Dublin golf course in which a person was seriously injured after reportedly being shot by a hunter (details supplied). [30910/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Control of Firearms (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will move to ban all night-time shooting, following an incident at a golf course in Dublin in which a person suffered serious injuries and was treated in the intensive care unit of the Mater Hospital after reportedly being shot by a hunter (details supplied). [30911/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a progress report on Housing For All. [30979/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person's (details supplied) illness benefit payment will be affected if they apply for the carer's support grant. [31226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE reverses its decision to make cutbacks to local vasectomy services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 733. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 1 June 2023, if he can explain how a family (details supplied) are expected to pay interest. [31213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 764. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the complications, if any, that have been associated with the use of MAGEC rods in Crumlin Hospital, specifically related to end cap separation as well as metalosis. [31321/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 765. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the complication and re-operation rate for spinal operations performed in Temple Street of patients with spinal muscle atrophy; if this is implant-dependent; if all implants used in these cases are licensed for this use; and which medical supplier or distribution company these implants have been purchased from. [31322/23]