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Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: I was listening to the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, when I was upstairs in my office. It was like watching "Reeling in the Years". It was all the old hits - all the old propaganda about how the Government is committed to public ownership of water. He reeled out the line that we should not worry as there cannot possibly be any privatisation of Irish Water because it is in the Water...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: We are here because of a request from the Deputy regarding the need for a referendum on water. We have been told that the Minister, Darragh O'Brien, looks forward to definitively addressing the referendum in the near future. That is great. We are having a debate about the future of water services now. We have had repeated commitments to hold a referendum, yet here we are having a debate...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: It is important that we are discussing this and I thank the Regional Group for bringing the motion forward. This is a huge issue. It is not discussed enough and it will become an even bigger issue. As the motion notes, there are likely to be well over 300,000 adults in the State who are suffering or have suffered from medical conditions associated with long Covid, based on an extrapolation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: 123. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that in Mullingar Covid testing centre, the National Ambulance Service will take over Covid testing capacity and be on standby in the event of a winter surge, given that it has been well documented nationally that the NAS does not have enough personnel to cover the ambulance service; and if he will provide details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that there are concerns from residents that the greater midlands area will now be left with a very reduced Covid testing service, given that at its busiest last winter, the Mullingar Covid testing centre alone swabbed on average 800 to 1,000 persons per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that Ireland is accepting 134,995 horses for slaughter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55717/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: 149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports that each Irish horse racing track is averaging at least one death per meeting (details supplied), and that Punchestown is a particular worry, as are some of the other tracks, where figures of deaths outweigh the number of meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55739/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. Clancy for the presentation. Regarding stream 2 of the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme, could the witnesses clarify whether Irish-owned data centres will qualify for support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Can Mr. Clancy say how much a given Irish-owned data centre could get from the scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: If a company has seen a big increase in its energy costs, it can get up to a 30% contribution towards its energy costs. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Per company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: That is entirely separate from and on top of any support such a company would get from TBESS, for example, under which data centres can get €30,000 a month.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Various sectors are excluded from stream 2. There is a reference somewhere here, which I cannot find now, to adult entertainment and the gambling sector, both of which are excluded. Enterprise Ireland has not chosen to exclude data centres, while speaking about the need for decarbonisation and while the Taoiseach yesterday uttered great words: "Our citizens will become increasingly cynical,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: That is purely a policy choice, however, on the part of Enterprise Ireland. Nothing is legally preventing the agency from saying it will not include data centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: If Enterprise Ireland were serious about the commitment to decarbonisation, it would have excluded data centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: The reason data centres are not excluded relates to EU rules. Is that what our guests are saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: But they exist and they can apply to the scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Mr. Clancy is suggesting these cloud data centres serve only local people. I must have misunderstood the nature of the cloud.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: There is one example in Blanchardstown, or at least its office for getting in touch is located in Blanchardstown. It advertises internationally and offers a data centre. The idea these data centres serve just local people is contradictory to the nature of cloud technology.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Does it not demonstrate a gross policy incoherence that, on the one hand, there are the kinds of speeches we heard yesterday from the Taoiseach and Enterprise Ireland's statement about the commitment to decarbonisation while, on the other hand, the public, through Enterprise Ireland, or at least through TBESS, separate from Enterprise Ireland in a big way and quite possibly through the agency...