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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: That means the year-on-year figure would be about equivalent.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: The UN environmental programme was very clear that the bare minimum emissions reduction that we need to avoid catastrophic climate change is 7.6% a year. In reality, as a developed country, Ireland should be aiming for much more than that. The proposed programme for Government is full of fluff on climate change but it is empty of binding commitments to tackle this crisis in the next five...

Death of Garda Colm Horkan: Expressions of Sympathy (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: On behalf of Solidarity-People Before Profit and on my own behalf, I would like to express our condolences and sympathy with Detective Garda Colm Horkan's family, friends and colleagues. Reading the reports of his funeral and the very many occasions that happened around the country, I was particularly struck by the words of his brother, Brendan Horkan, at his funeral. He painted a very...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is incredible that after less than a two-hour debate this House will pass, by a big majority - a bigger majority, unfortunately, than in recent years - these massive restrictions on civil liberties and democratic rights. Those Deputies will do so against the advice of the UN Human Rights Committee, against the position of Amnesty International and the Irish Council on Civil Liberties and...

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: I have two questions, the first of which flows from what Deputy Boyd Barrett was saying. For parents, students and teachers, there is a significant desire to have schools fully reopened in September. People know that children's education and development are being damaged, as is their emotional well-being. They need to be back in school, learning, socialising and processing the times that...

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Will the Minister agree to employ the staff we need to enable safe reopening and will he also get the space?

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: I want to ask about Firhouse Educate Together secondary school. I previously submitted a written question about this issue. To cut a very long story for those parents short, there had been an agreement to start in September in Firhouse, where the school is located. What is being said now by the Department is that, because of the coronavirus, they will have to go to Citywest. I had an...

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Yes, please.

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: To follow up on Deputy Boyd Barrett's point I give the example of Tallaght Hospital, where consultant Dr. Anthony O'Connor has reported that the hospital is full. It is one of the hospitals that has no free beds between Covid and non-Covid cases. He has highlighted the heroic work done by staff there, including those who have answered the call to come home and help support our health...

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: The devil is in the "as many as possible" phrase, which determines whether these people are going to be just left-----

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: If we want to build a proper one-tier national health service, then we will need a lot more staff. I have another question which is topical. It is good that the advice of the Government and NPHET has become pro-face masks. It was unnecessarily delayed and confused but now it is pro-face masks and I welcome that. The 41% figure is, empirically from our own experience, very high relative to...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (27 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Today, the new Taoiseach and Ministers will celebrate their elevation to high office. Tomorrow, and in the weeks and months ahead, the Government will become known for eco-austerity, a two-tier healthcare system and a worsening housing crisis, and as a Government which represents the rich, landlords and big business. It will be a hated Government. Remember what issues dominated the...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais: Tairiscint - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (27 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: There has been some discussion in the media over the course of the day about what the character of this Government is. Brian Dobson on RTÉ asked whether we might put the label "centre-left" on this Government. If he is watching, the answer is "No", we might not put the label "centre-left" on this Government, because if one puts together the two right-wing parties that have ruled this...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: I will start by saying that we need more support for small and micro businesses, such as arts workers, small coffee shops, restaurants, tradespeople and taxi drivers. They need more support at this time be it grant aid, which is preferable, or easy access to very low interest loans. I am, however, opposed to the utilisation of the stories of those small, family-run coffee shops being put to...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Put me after the Deputy.

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: We are here to discuss the question of extra funding. I do not think anyone in the country could dispute the need for extra funding for our health service. That is probably a general truth but it is particularly true at this moment. There are legitimate questions about where the money is going and conditions in our health service. If possible, I want to do back and forth question and...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: I strongly urge the Minister to publish those figures so people can see for themselves to better investigate the situation and to compare it with Britain. I have another question on the pay and treatment of nurses, who have been on the front line over the past while, along with other workers, in the struggle against Covid-19. We know that more than 8,000 healthcare workers have been...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Most of the healthcare professionals hired during the crisis have been hired on short-term contracts with CPL, a recruitment agency. The former Minister, Deputy Harris, refused to publish the details of that arrangement. Will the Minister publish the details of the arrangement between the State and CPL?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a staff member of a company (details supplied) is sitting on the anti-racism committee in view of the involvement of the company in the private prison industry, multiple allegations of human rights abuses at its facilities and its involvement in the surveillance of asylum seekers in the UK. [13298/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 501. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card holders should not be charged by their general practitioners for blood tests; and the steps persons that have been incorrectly charged should take. [13295/20]