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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 464. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine working arrangements for public sector staff as specified in Guidance and FAQs for Public Service Employers during Covid-19 document published by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32828/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (3 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will suspend hare coursing in view of the level 5 restrictions and instruction from the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if an order will be given to release all hares in captivity. [32943/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (3 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rabbits and hares that have tested positive for RHD2 since 1 January to date in 2020; the locations in which these hares and rabbits were discovered; and the names of the coursing clubs not permitted to hold a coursing meeting in the 2020-2021 coursing season as a result of their proximity to these locations....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 830. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the earnings threshold of €480 per month will be introduced for self-employed persons that are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment to allow same to take up occasional work opportunities and keep their payment. [33196/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (3 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 861. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons can collect social welfare payments such as jobseeker’s allowance on a fortnightly basis rather than weekly, as was provided for during the previous period of high-level Covid-19 restrictions. [32626/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 1201. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide data on confirmed Covid-19 infection among persons in the age group from four to 12 and 13 to 18 years, respectively, by week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32633/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 1221. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to avoid hunting becoming the cause of the spread of Covid-19, for example, in respect of unnecessary travel, close proximity to others, crowds of more than 15 persons and persons travelling through miles of farmland. [32705/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (4 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing, infrastructure and digital unit of his Department. [33421/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (4 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: We are now approaching the sixth anniversary of the tragic death of Jonathan Corrie outside the gates of Dáil Éireann, a victim of the housing and homelessness crisis. At that time everyone promised that the death of Jonathan would be a wake-up call and that the Government would finally realise that urgent action was needed. The Taoiseach himself condemned at the time the inaction...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: Did the Deputy get a visit to the constituency?

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: This Finance Bill underlines yet again that we have a Government of millionaires looking after the billionaires. Not only are we in the middle of a health crisis, but let us not forget the housing crisis. Yet in this Finance Bill the Government proposes to extend a tax break for major developers which actually encourages them to hoard land for even longer. The Government stamp duty refund...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Post Office Network (5 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will recognise the importance of the post office network for rural towns and villages. [33152/20]

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: A Fianna Fáil Taoiseach proposing a motion of confidence in a Fine Gael Tánaiste is an appropriate end to Civil War politics. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are uniting to defend corrupt behaviour while the Green Party is asleep at the wheel. Tonight, Leo Varadkar will get away with it as a result. He will face no consequence as a result of breaking the code of conduct for...

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: If the Ceann Comhairle wishes, I will rephrase it to say that I think there is very clear evidence, but, of course, it is not for me to decide, that the then Taoiseach may well have breached section 7(2) of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act which says that someone cannot give information that they obtain-----

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: -----as a result of their high office to someone else who benefits from it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on the construction of the new school buildings for a school (details suppled). [35165/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (10 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 553. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will reconvene and attend a meeting of the collaborative forum established by his predecessor; and if so, if the 13 items recommended by members of the forum (details supplied) will be included on the agenda. [34838/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 777. To ask the Minister for Health if a progress report and roadmap will be provided for the way in which he plans to provide the services which he is required to provide under the Disability Act 2005, now and into the future; if a progress report in relation to the recruitment of the necessary additional HSE-employed permanent full-time clinical staff will also be provided (details...

Regional Airports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: I want to speak about working conditions at our airports because right around the world, the airline industry and airports are using the pandemic to tear up workers' contracts and their terms and conditions. Unfortunately, it is no different in Ireland. The workers I am most familiar with are the DAA workers. They have been faced with a semi-State company which has used the coronavirus...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: On the same matter, these workers have been now out for seven months in the increasingly cold and wet weather on the picket lines. There is an increased danger with the threat of KPMG to walk away from the liquidation process. That is a threat not just to the workers but to the State. The simplest resolution here is for the State to step aside as a creditor and to use that money in order...