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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (6 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: 733. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that St. James's Hospital expedite the provision of medical records by the hospital as required by a patient for Tallaght Hospital and as requested under freedom of information by the patient concerned (details supplied) [28723/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: 752. To ask the Minister for Health if a provision can be made in relation to the case of persons (details supplied) [28786/20]

Winter Plan 2020: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: Last week it was announced that Tallaght hospital has had to cancel elective surgeries and close operating theatres due to the second wave of Covid and the major threat it poses to our entire health service. This comes on top of the closure of Tallaght hospital's children's accident and emergency department and its rushed downgrade last month. Decades of Government neglect mean our...

Winter Plan 2020: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is his last time to speak this evening.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: 41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that all sectors of the arts, including the live entertainment industry, are represented on the Covid-19 arts and culture recovery task force. [27477/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: 66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will recommend that all workers from the arts and live entertainment industries, based upon such workers being certified by a reference from a relevant employer or an Irish cultural organisation, are made eligible for full payment of the €350 pandemic unemployment payment for the duration of the shutdown of live...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (1 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the use of postgraduates in precarious positions for teaching and other duties is increasing in NUIG and that the university expects postgraduate workers to carry out unpaid teaching; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that postgraduates at NUIG have declared their intention to refuse...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (1 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: 372. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the full restoration and preparation for the winter of day services, respite services and residential services for persons with disabilities, including children and adults with either physical or intellectual disabilities, in view of the fact that these measures are missing from the HSE winter plan 2020-21; and if he will make a...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputy Boyd Barrett. It is clear from the figures, and from any visible comparison of Ireland with other European countries, that we have a problem with afforestation here. There is a total of 11% in Ireland, versus an EU average of 30%, and very low levels of afforestation at the moment, combined with higher harvesting rates. It is a problem that needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (30 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider calling upon the banks and the other institutions which provide banking services to cease deducting service charges from the accounts of persons in cases in which their only source of income is a jobseeker's payment, disability allowance, lone parent benefit or any other welfare payment in view of the fact that these persons have the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (30 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason no representatives from civil society or NGOs that work with one-parent families or child poverty experts are on the child maintenance review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27436/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to Education Allowance (30 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to access the back to education allowance. [27437/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the HSE or an agency (details supplied) that is recruiting for community swabbers and-or contact tracing; the body that will employ persons recruited as community swabbers and-or contact tracing roles; the terms and conditions of employment, that is, if they are employed for either community swabber and-or contact tracing roles; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied access to primary care psychology services, which they have been referred to purely on the basis of their address. [27631/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a wealth tax in budget 2021. [26790/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (29 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing an emergency corporation tax levy in Budget 2021 on profitable corporations in areas unaffected or boosted by the pandemic such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals and information technology. [26789/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (29 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on public sector pay deal negotiations; and if there is a planned increase in public sector pay. [26728/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register (29 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 152. To ask the Taoiseach if he will consider amending the regulations for the collation of data for the live register in order to include persons with disabilities and those in receipt of a disability allowance in the live register since not to include them in the live register is to render them economically invisible and is discriminatory. [27229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider adding a provision to the taxi regulations that would allow taxi and small public service vehicle owner-drivers to suspend their taxi plate for a year due to the current collapse of the trade in view of Covid-19 restrictions, and be able to reactivate their plate after a year without extra penalties or costs over...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2020)

Paul Murphy: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of legal fees and other associated expenditures relating to the EU General Court appeal of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16865/20]