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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy that were carried out in the Rotunda Hospital in each of the years from 2016 to 2020 inclusive; the number of surgical sterilisation procedures that were carried out on women in the Rotunda Hospital in each of the years from 2016 to 2020 inclusive; the number of surgical sterilisation procedures that were carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy that were carried out in the St. James’s Hospital in each of the years from 2016 to 2020; the number of surgical sterilisation procedures that were carried out on women in St. James’s Hospital in each of the years from 2016 to 2020; the number of surgical sterilisation procedures that were carried out on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank the WRC, Mr. O'Brien and the ITF. I refer to the Maynooth study and thank the researchers for doing it. The headline findings were that over two thirds of the participants observed they could work between 15 and 20 hours per day. One third reported feeling safe on the vessel, so two thirds did not feel safe. Over half of the participants had been subjected to racial and verbal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. O'Brien for setting out a number of clear legislative and practice deficiencies that have resulted in significant failures for undocumented fishers. In regard to the cognisable period, Mr. Kelly's response to Deputy Bruton was that it can be set at 12 months in exceptional circumstances. Even allowing for that, does he accept there is a problem whereby what may work for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: A problem undocumented fishers have in terms of vindicating their rights is that they are not in lawful employment, which means complaints related to fundamental rights such as the right to a minimum wage cannot be pursued by ITF on their behalf. Does Mr. Kelly agree that this presents a significant problem and means that it is, in effect, in the WRC's hands as to whether a case is pursued?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: How does Mr. Kelly explain there being only one case in seven years? We are hearing about how widespread the problems in the industry are and how workers do not have another recourse. Yet, the WRC has taken only one case in seven years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I add my voice to those thanking Mr. Ken Fleming for his work and hoping Mr. O'Brien will be able to fill his shoes. I have a question for him. In his opinion, what impact would the Government's proposed documentation scheme for migrants have on the fishers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I presume he would agree with Deputy Bruton's highlighting of a fundamental problem with the atypical scheme being the tying of a worker to a particular employer and that it massively shifts the balance of power in the employer's favour. It certainly creates an environment whereby this sort of abuse is more likely to happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. O'Brien. Turning to Mr. Kelly, I wish to follow up on the question of one case in seven years, as we finished our engagement when he was making that point. Is he basically saying that is because the Minister has only made what sounds like two requests, those being the one successful case and the case the WRC decided not to pursue. Is that fundamentally why the commission has so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: Mr. Kelly is saying the WRC only got two referrals over the course of the last seven years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: That is two referrals from the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: Okay. I have a few more questions. One is about resourcing. Famously, I think it was former Deputy Joe Higgins who made the point about how there were more dog wardens than labour inspectors in the State. Would Mr. Kelly consider the number of labour inspectors to still be considerably less than what we need? Finally, I assume he is aware of the allegations made by George McLoughlin, who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider changing the law to make expression of protest a defence to charges of criminal damage. [51660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (21 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that will be taken to put protections in place for persons who are engaged in the legal system from possible harassment and abusive behaviour by judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51656/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the action he plans to take to ensure that those who suffered narcolepsy after receiving the pandemrix vaccine will receive appropriate compensation without court cases. [49533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to date to ensure that those who suffered narcolepsy after receiving the pandemrix vaccine have received adequate compensation. [49534/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 378. To ask the Minister for Finance the investigations that have been carried out to uncover fraud in relation to the employer Covid-19 refund scheme, the temporary wage subsidy scheme or the employment wage subsidy scheme; if fraud has been identified to date; and the actions that will be taken in relation to fraud discovered. [51161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 5 October 2021, the reason the health and safety regulations for installing telecommunications towers were removed from the telecommunications structures planning regulations. [50679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 509. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the OSCE international election observation mission to Uzbekistan is headed by an Irish citizen; if he or his officials have provided supports to this person concerning this mission; if so, the nature of the support; if a request for the deployment of Irish election observers has been made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 886. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (details supplied); his plans to recruit the additional nurses needed nationally and in Tallaght University Hospital which based on catchment area, national and international guidelines should have 20 neurology nurses but currently only has 3.5. [51245/21]