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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (7 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she agrees that there is a need for comprehensive hate crime legislation in Ireland to help tackle the harassment and attacks committed against the LGBT+ community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36837/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (7 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that the Garda authorities are taking to tackle the ongoing issue of stolen dogs; if there has been any changes made to legislation in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 295. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an urgent request for the publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review coming from organisations that support persons with intellectual disabilities and their families; if he will listen to these requests and publish the Action Plan as soon as possible; if he will ensure that the needs set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a comprehensive reform of trans healthcare in Ireland and a move towards an informed consent model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36838/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: Bringing down rents would make matters worse.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: The definition is in the Bill.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: The Government is going to vote against the Bill.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: I agree with the points that have been made. The Government's approach in regard to the planning Bill is an absolute scandal. It is an abuse of the most basic processes in terms of how Parliament should operate. I also wish to make a more fundamental point. It is proposed that we rise on Thursday, 14 July and the Dáil will not sit again until Wednesday 14 September. That is more...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: The Government likes to talk the talk when it comes to the climate crisis but it repeatedly fails to walk the walk. The 51% reduction in emissions target by 2030 does not match the science regarding what is required of developed countries, but we are already off track with that inadequate target. The Environmental Protection Agency stated: "The current pace of implementation will not...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: Greencore, Kerry Group, Glanbia; you know yourself.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: I just named them.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the economic policy unit of his Department. [30843/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the economic policy unit of his Department. [34041/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: I also want to ask the Taoiseach about what seems to be an incredible case of corporate capture of politics. We have a situation where, on 7 January 2016, John Moran told Uber executives he had made proposals to the economic adviser of the then Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, to include supportive language about the sharing economy in the Fine Gael manifesto. Five weeks later, the manifesto included...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: Uber wrote the manifesto.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: Fine Gael did not win a majority in the election. It did not get a chance to implement its manifesto.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: 26. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his trip to the World Economic Forum. [34042/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: There is no economy on a dead planet and yet the European Commission has proposed, and scandalously, the European Council and European Parliament have agreed to, simply labelling fossil gas and nuclear power as green, as if calling them green somehow makes them green. It is a consequence of extensive lobbying by the fossil fuel and nuclear power industries. Another example of that is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: Renewables.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Paul Murphy: It has called fossil and gas renewables. Are fossil and gas green? Is nuclear green?