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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (11 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical sterilisation procedures that were carried out on women and men, respectively, in each of the past five years in St. Vincent's University Hospital and in the Mater University Hospital; the number of IVF procedures that were carried out in each of the past five years in St Vincent's University Hospital and in the Mater University...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Live Exports (11 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 990. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses exported from Ireland to China in the past ten years; the method of transport of those horses in tabular form; and if he has concerns in relation to the fate of these animals in a country with no animal welfare laws. [24468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Horse Racing Industry (11 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 991. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed in horse racing, horse training, point-to-point racing and show jumping in the past ten years and to date in 2021 by racecourse in tabular form; the names of the horses; the nature of their injuries; and the method used to kill horses at tracks. [24469/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 992. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at racecourses; if jockeys and track staff are required to wear masks and observe social distancing at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24470/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Horse Racing Industry (11 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 993. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of permanent or temporary medical staff and the number of ambulances and ambulance crew members in attendance at racecourses and point-to-point meetings nationwide; the dates such staff are in attendance; if these staff are paid for out of public funds via the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund; the costs involved; his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Horse Racing Industry (11 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 994. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses that were injured and killed at the 2021 Punchestown horse racing festival; if an investigation will be carried out into the high level of fatalities; if consideration will be given to ending State funding to Horse Racing Ireland in view of the growing number of horse deaths; and if he will make a statement on...

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: Thirteen months of heroic struggle from the Debenhams workers met with 13 months of excuses, excuses and more excuses from the Government. I congratulate the Minister of State. He managed to sum up the Government's response over more than a year in his ten minute speech which started "Of course I sympathise with the workers" - you cannot have anything but sympathy with the workers - but...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach's behaviour in relation to An Taisce is reminiscent of Donald Trump. The emergency powers handed to the Garda and the State last year are due to expire on 9 June but it is rumoured that the Government is thinking of extending them yet again. We have seen how the so called Covid powers have been used to harass Debenhams workers and to ban a car-based protest by taxi drivers....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: Can the Taoiseach answer the question?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: Will the Taoiseach please answer the question?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach said he was answering the question and he did not answer it at all. The question was if the Government will renew the powers. It is a serious civil liberties issue and the Taoiseach entirely diverted from it by pretending I was saying something I was not saying. Will you please answer the question? Are you going to renew the powers?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: Certainly. Can we get an answer?

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [24254/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: I will be brief. The NESC has referred to the "considerable public governance challenges" in the transition to a low-carbon economy and society. One of those challenges was displayed by the Taoiseach's own intervention yesterday in relation to An Taisce. Does he not see how entirely inappropriate it is for him, as Taoiseach, to attempt to put pressure on a publicly-funded, independent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank the three witnesses for the work they are doing and, in particular, Ms Plunkett for speaking out, which takes a lot of courage. The benefit is one of shining a light on the treatment of this invisible army of essential workers, who are undervalued and are part of a two-tier workforce. Ms Plunkett mentioned some of her workmates being scared or intimidated about speaking out about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank Ms Plunkett for doing that. How did she feel when she experienced that culture of secrecy and fear, contrasted with the kind of self-image Facebook has as a progressive, socially responsible corporation, with the slogans in the office and so on? Is it fair to say Facebook is a hypocrite in how it treats its own workforce?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: I ask Ms Crider to elaborate on the meeting she had with the Tánaiste. How did that go from her perspective? What commitments were given? I ask her to reflect on the response she got from him last night.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional special education teacher hours will be allocated to a school (details supplied) given that her Department previously recognised the need for increased hours and the fact that the number of pupils attending the school has increased further since that recognition. [24893/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on schools which need additional special education teacher hours which will not be allocated to them given the decision not to re-profile allocations until September 2022. [24894/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2021)

Paul Murphy: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has authorised Transport Infrastructure Ireland to authorise a company (details supplied) to require ticket inspectors to commence ticket inspections on the Luas trams; if the HSE has approved this; the safety protocols and procedures that are to be applied to protect the health of the inspectors and of the passengers and to stop...