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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: Not a single question answered.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: Just the questions, if the Taoiseach would not mind. Please.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: Please, I am trying to get answers here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach said he was going to answer the questions and he has not answered any of them.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: Not a single question answered. The Taoiseach said that he was answering the questions and he did not answer a single question.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: I am happy to support the extension of the Act to ensure temporary outdoor seating areas in pubs and restaurants are covered by the liquor licences of the premises. Obviously the use of outdoor seating over the summer in particular was very important in helping to bring down Covid numbers. It also helped to make our towns and city centres more vibrant. It is possible for us to sustain...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [54566/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the equipment available to the Tallaght fire brigade in view of the events following the recent fire in which there was a need to get an aerial platform used to conduct the rescue from Tara Street station; if there are plans to reduce the valuable response time to fight fires in high rise...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 309. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason it was decided not to send any Irish long term observers to the OSCE election observation mission in Kyrgyzstan; the number of roster members by gender that applied to participate as short term observers for the election in Kyrgyzstan ; the number by gender that have been nominated for this mission; if nominated observers are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the budget for the election observation programme in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the amount spent in each year; if he will provide details of the budget in 2022; the number of observers projected to be deployed; his plans to replace the current roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55792/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue concerning the formula for averaging the qualifying period for the State pension (contributory) (details supplied). [55839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 392. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supports are available to persons who are in receipt of disability allowance who are trying to pay off a mortgage in view of the fact that a person in receipt of social welfare payments can avail of rent assistance. [55863/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the dates of termination of pregnancy services carried out in Limerick Maternity Hospital in the past two months. [55717/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 557. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied); if he will meet with those working with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 592. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (details supplied) to extend the list of x-ray referrers to include registered physiotherapists and to create the grade of advanced practice physiotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55815/21]

National Standards Authority of Ireland (Carbon Footprint Labelling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputy Barry. I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward the Bill, which we support. We support anything that will enable people to take the action that they want to take. The evidence strongly suggests that people are in favour of doing everything they can to try to contribute to the collective effort to avoid the climate catastrophe we are currently hurtling...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: On 19 October I asked the Taoiseach why the increase in the means test for fuel allowance was being delayed until next January. The Taoiseach told me that the Government decision was to implement the decisions with immediate effect on budget night. I then got a letter from the Minister, dated 15 November, telling me that, in fact, the decision is that the means test will not be increased...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which further potential risks have been identified in the context of the national risk assessment. [55799/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: The new draft national risk assessment highlights a decline of people's trust in institutions as a risk facing the State. I would make the case that cronyism, corruption and a complete lack of transparency have meant that more and more people are disgusted by the politicians and the institutions in this State. I ask the Taoiseach to comment in that respect on the recent actions of his...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Murphy: However, if nobody took the minutes of the meeting, there is no record of who was there.