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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with Planning and Marine Development will next meet. [61294/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 63. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she agrees that the Book of Kells should be in public ownership and available for all to access free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62376/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the amount that each council will receive in tabular form in relation to the announcement that local authorities will be offered €100 million to pay off debts on condition they develop modular homes for accelerated social housing in the next two years. [62437/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the debts that have been built up by local authorities, per local authority and the way that these debts were incurred in relation to the announcement that local authorities will be offered €100 million to pay off debts on condition they develop modular homes for accelerated social housing in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if councils will be permitted to borrow funds to enable them to directly engage builders to construct meaningful numbers of dwellings on their land banks in relation to the announcement that local authorities will be offered €100 million to pay off debts on condition that they develop modular homes for accelerated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full update on her Department’s review of the official report provided after the consultation talks with industrial school survivors, submitted in November 2020 (details supplied); if she will be putting the proposals made into place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she recognises the importance of saving the free hot meals scheme given that some of the children who depend on the meals may not only come from hubs, hostels or hotels but they also may come from a home where addiction is rampant (details supplied); and if she will confirm her Department’s plan to ensure that...

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

Paul Murphy: 270. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Death of Private Seán Rooney: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: On behalf of People Before Profit, I express our deepest condolences to the family, friends, community and comrades of Private Seán Rooney. They received the most horrific, shocking news about the death of their friend, family member or colleague. The whole country shares in their sorrow, stands with them and expresses solidarity with them at this difficult time, with the loss they are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: The powerful slogan taken on by the Iranian uprising against Iran's theocracy is: Woman, Life, Freedom. The call has also been used worldwide by those showing solidarity with activists in Iran who are fighting this brutal, oppressive regime. The revolt was provoked by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by the religious morality police for wearing the compulsory...

Defects in Apartments - Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing Report: Statements (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: It is very unfortunate we are here on the final normal day of the Dáil debating this issue without the proposal that is going to be brought to Cabinet just next week. Every time we have asked about this over the past number of months, we have been told the Minister is going to bring a proposal to Cabinet before Christmas. It is going to happen at literally the final meeting of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Industry (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the exploitation and exploration of new fields of oil or gas in Irish waters from existing petroleum exploration licence holders should be welcomed and supported by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62679/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a complaint (details supplied) in relation to bus services to the Knocklyon area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the payments for thousands of front-line workers (details supplied) which have been approved and all steps have been taken by staff to provide their details, are not being processed as a matter of urgency; the person or body that this personal information given by staff is provided to in order to process the payments; if it is a third party...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: It will not.

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: Look at your colleagues.

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: We have to, but the Government is not going to.

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: When Deputy Leo Varadkar was being proposed for Taoiseach earlier, Deputy Higgins compared him to Santa Claus. Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail, for one, agreed; he texted "Leo always delivers". However, the truth is the Christmas figure that Varadkar most resembles is not Santa, but Ebenezer Scrooge. Varadkar famously told The Irish Timesthat Tiny Tim should get a job. That sums up the...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: You are a denier-----

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Paul Murphy: That was blatant change denial.