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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Will it be this year?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: So the Taoiseach could not progress a referendum in Covid.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Parliament (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit and address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. [30841/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Parliament (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: This morning President von der Leyen made a speech to the European Parliament about the energy and cost-of-living crisis affecting people across the continent. She said the energy companies are making revenues they never accounted for or even dreamt of. She is right about that. The Taoiseach can look up the figures for the big oil and gas corporations at a global level. I compared profits...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank our guests for their presentations. I will start by asking them their opinion on why the Government has adopted such a narrow approach to qualified entities. What is their attitude to whether the Government should have gone further, in particular on the question of the possibility of ad hocdesignation. It is clear in the directive that for domestic actions, member states could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses. I will jump off from this issue of direct access to multiparty actions. The Consumer Association of Ireland stressed in its opening statement that it is not looking for this and that it does not want it and is not in favour of it. What is so bad about giving people direct access to taking cases together? It is often spun that there is a culture in the US of people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Mr. O'Rourke is not against them necessarily but definitely he is saying the directive is not it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Yes, that is fine.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update regarding engagements between the European Union Commission and his Department relating to the mechanism for dispute resolution for European Works Councils and Irish legislation; if the Government has received legal advice on the matter; when the Government will respond to the letter of formal notice...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will confirm a date to authorise the payment of an agreed 2% increase to An Post pensioners, effective from 1 January 2022; and if he is unable to expedite the payment, if he will meet with members of an organisation (details supplied) in order to address their concerns laid out to him in correspondence dated...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the tax rules landlords are only allowed to deduct the mortgage interest as an expense if they are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (details supplied); if any of the Dáil Deputies who were not registered with the Board deducted the mortgage interest; if so, if the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedure for updating the Electoral Register; the details of the documents that need to be filled in and submitted by a person to a local authority (details supplied) in order to update their surname after a divorce. [44760/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2023 (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the requests of an organisation (details supplied) in budget 2023 for modest investment in critical human rights infrastructure; if she will ensure that these are included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 584. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence which he received from an orthodontist (details supplied) on 5 September 2022 in relation to the children damaged in public orthodontic services and the sabotage of orthodontic services, public and private; is his attention has been drawn to the contents of the correspondence, including the fact that the...

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: There is something rotten in An Bord Pleanála. The only reason we know this is because of the work and the serious stories published by The Ditch, especially over a period of about six months, about what has been happening with An Bord Pleanála. I will briefly list just some of the many allegations published on that website. The publication of these allegations started on 6...

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Yes, these are allegations. The allegation concerning the application made by his sister-in-law concerned a property she co-owns with Mr. Hyde's brother. On 11 May, it was alleged that another board member had voted on at least three planning applications in the Dublin 6 suburb where she lived. One of these was less than 400 m from her home. On 30 May, another allegation was published...

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: We are in the middle of a severe cost-of-living crisis. We are also facing a climate catastrophe and experiencing the sixth mass extinction event brought about by the unsustainable use of land, water and energy. These two crises are not unrelated. In fact, they are two sides of the same coin. The root cause of both is the capitalist system. In other words, it is the organisation of our...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Deputy Connolly made interesting points earlier about the use of the Irish language. I definitely support use of the Irish language in terms of naming State bodies and so on. It is an important way of popularising and bringing the language into normal use but I cannot help but be a little bit cynical when it comes to this naming. I wonder if the name is being changed from "Irish Water" to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Inflation Rate (15 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the role of profiteering in contributing to inflation, the actions that agencies under his remit will take in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45107/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (15 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the level of additional resources provided to the Health and Safety Authority to ensure clean air in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45105/22]