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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 74. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has made representations to the Minister for Health in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30237/21]

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: The way the Government goes on about this plan and has been lauding itself about this being the opposite of austerity and so on over the past 24 hours, one would think a massive new deal public investment was going on in the economy. The reality is very different. Look at the size of what we are talking about. The EU money and the domestic money adds up to €4.5 billion, which is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: There was quite a bizarre story a couple of weeks ago which illustrated a very important point about the position of Ireland in the world and the role it plays in terms of supporting and facilitating US imperialism. It was the story about the massive US air force jet landing at Baldonnel. I and many others asked a whole bunch of questions about it and what emerged was that the pilot had...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the EU and international division of his Department. [26511/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the national reform programme. [28375/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: This national reform programme talks about climate action but, like so much else from the Government, the talk and the actions do not add up. At the same time as the fine talk, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has given the green light to Irish Cement to start burning a million tyres a year in its cement kiln in Limerick city. How on earth in this day and age can it be acceptable...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Government information spin machine has been trying to prepare the ground for a reintroduction of JobBridge, a JobBridge 2.0. Rather than debating it in the Dáil, we saw it mentioned in one of the Sunday newspapers. There will be substantial opposition to any attempt to reintroduce a JobBridge scheme, even through the backdoor. The plans yesterday refer to a new work experience...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service. [29783/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Government says that it would love to do this, but it cannot do it because of the Constitution. It should support our proposed constitutional change so that it can do it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach is clearly very touchy about the subject of his Government's lack of care for renters. The reason for that is that we have a government of landlords, for landlords. I will provide some facts rather than assertions. The cost of renting has more than doubled in the last ten years. Dublin has the fifth highest rents in all of Europe. Rents here are more expensive than in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: This is another example of the Government's argument, the Constitution says "No".The Taoiseach says that we cannot have a blanket freeze on rents because of the Constitution. He says those are the facts. I do not believe they are. The Government is hiding behind that argument precisely because it represents developers, but let us concede that those are the facts. Let us accept the idea...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Yesterday, the Taoiseach said that what we were experiencing was the opposite of austerity. It is a bit hard to accept. There are many similarities now to what was done in 2008 when the Government responded to the crash by bailing out the banks and making ordinary workers foot the bill through cuts to public services and taxes such as this. The result was a lost decade, untold suffering...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: The so-called property tax is, in reality, a family home tax. It is an austerity tax. It is a tax against which the socialist left campaigned when it was introduced in the aftermath of the household tax. People Before Profit warned at that time that if it was introduced it would rise and rise and that is precisely what is happening. The Government is proposing to hike up the property tax...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when the rent freeze ceases on 13 July 2021 those landlords of properties in rent pressure zones which have not raised rent since July 2019 will be legally allowed to impose an 8% rent rise; and if he plans to introduce legislation to prevent this from occurring. [30214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an official body or bodies in Ireland that investigate GSOC; and if not, the correct process to follow should there be discontent with the outcome of a GSOC investigation. [29880/21]

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: What happened here was the de facto hijacking of a Ryanair flight by Belarusian intelligence operatives to arrest a political dissident. It is very clear, despite the attempted obfuscation by the regime, that that is precisely what took place. These are the actions of a desperate dictator. Lukashenko has been in power for 27 years. They are actions that People Before Profit absolutely...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Last week, I questioned the Tánaiste about the double rent hike facing renters this July as landlords attempt to impose two year's worth of rent increases in one fell swoop, which is allowed under the legislation introduced by the Government. The Tánaiste seemed genuinely surprised and unaware that this was possible and he said that it was not the Government's intention to allow...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [29782/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I also want to follow up on the question of the four-day week. The Four Day Week Ireland coalition has highlighted how moving to a four-day week could reduce carbon emissions by up to 16% while also improving people's work-life balance and mental health. It is an important demand raised by the trade unions and the environmental movement and it constitutes an important part of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Last year when the Government was talking about cutting the PUP, I asked the Taoiseach's predecessor, the Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, a very simple question which he refused to answer. I hope the Taoiseach will give me a straight answer to a straight question. If he thinks the €350 pandemic unemployment payment is too high will he at least agree to live on that until he cuts it...