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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: You have to take a stand against it. It is scandalous.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the committee that deals with education will next meet. [3409/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: The action plan on bullying refers to progress in providing safe and supportive school environments for LGBTQ+ students. My question to the Taoiseach is, what will the Department do in circumstances where that is not the case and where there is, in the words of the staff of the Spiritan-run Templeogue College, a toxic culture and atmosphere? I will quote from a collective grievance...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: I ask again about the refugee discrimination the Government is engaged in. Why is a person from Ukraine more entitled to be accommodated than a person from Yemen or Syria, when both are fleeing similar conditions? The Taoiseach earlier said it was because they have a different status but it is a political decision of the Government to give them such a status so it does not answer the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: World Economic Forum (24 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the companies that had representatives attend the dinner he hosted in Davos last week; the matters that were discussed with these company representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3090/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (24 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take quick action to ensure the implementation of the security employment regulation order into law, given security officers have been waiting on this security ERO for 19 months; if he agrees that these minimal pay increases for hard-working front-line security officers need to be implemented urgently; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (24 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the RSA to ensure successful NCTs are valid for 12 months from the date the test took place in relation to reports regarding delays with NCT test appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (24 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the law in regard to a gun club being allowed to fire shots while the public is in close proximity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (24 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 657. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a dog breeder (details supplied) in Cork who was shut down due to the horrific conditions the animals were subjected to; his Department’s plans to ensure this does not happen going forward; if he will commit to the closure of all puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (24 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 665. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct Coillte to provide information in relation to the Coillte-approved and licensed shoots that occurred in a location (details supplied) on 27 December 2022 and 8 January 2023; the reason that Coillte is choosing to prevent the public from accessing two public parks in order to facilitate members from a gun club;...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (26 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a detailed timeline for the completion of works under the defects scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3657/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (26 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the developments to be covered by the defects scheme and an approximate timeline on when each development will be remediated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3658/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (26 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: All of the apartment and duplex owners I am in touch with were very happy to see that a scheme was announced. They have been campaigning for this for a long time as the only just and workable solution. They were also struck by the lack of detail and we still have a lack of detail today and they know, unfortunately, that the people affected by mica were promised a 100% redress scheme more...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (26 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: First, this is not a few bad apples in the construction industry when you are dealing with 50% to 80% of all apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013. As it was happening in a widespread way, in terms of recouping the costs, is there not a case for a tax on the profits of the construction industry responsible for this problem? Second, if the Minister has time, will he expand...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: I send solidarity to the workers at the Corrib Oil filling station in Ballinasloe who area due to strike this Saturday, having been on strike on 22 December. The workers have been driven to strike because of the refusal of their employer to recognise their union of choice, namely, Mandate. Because of the so-called voluntarist model of industrial relations here, there is no legal mechanism...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee, for their presentations and for their campaigning work on this issue. Barely a week goes by when I do not get letters from constituents about this issue. The phrase "Nothing about us without us" sums up this issue. As someone made the point earlier - I think it was Mr. Collins - we are dealing with deferred wages in this case. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: I will make one other point about that. The suggestion made earlier, which is often made in this debate, is that this is really about the underfunding of pension schemes. It seems to me that is a conflation of two issues. Sometimes there may be an overlap of those two issues. I understand this can arise in situations where there is no question of underfunding of pension schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding a tax payment (details supplied). [3450/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions No. 681 of 8 November 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this issue is of great urgency given that the cost-of-living crisis has placed a significant burden on all supervisors and assistant supervisors, and there has been no increase in wages since 2008; his views on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Jan 2023)

Paul Murphy: 176. To ask the Minister for Health if a dentist who is registered in both Ireland and the United Kingdom is obliged to notify the Dental Council if they are struck off in the UK; if they are entitled to continue practising in Ireland in such circumstances; and if he will outline the continuous vetting procedures followed by the Dental Council to ensure that registered dentists are fit to...