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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: Agreed.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: No, it would not.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Government is against raising corporation tax.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Tolls (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Government could raise corporation tax. We are a tax haven.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I am not sure if the Minister saw the student protests yesterday but the slogan they had was "It's raining now" - I think it is raining right now. In other words, there is no excuse for the Government not acting to protect people from the cost-of-living crisis and the housing crisis at a time when there is a very significant surplus. There is no excuse whatsoever and that is the message...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I agree about providing for the future. However, providing for the future means getting off the current tax haven model. It is not a sustainable model because we can be undercut by anybody else. Onshoring could happen in the US. At a certain point in time the corporate tax revenue will collapse. The question is now, to use the revenues that we have to invest, to have public investment in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: There was a powerful briefing yesterday in the audiovisual room by Long Covid Advocacy Ireland and Long Covid Kids. We heard about the devastating impact of long Covid on some of the hundreds of thousands of people who were affected by long Covid in this country, the children who were unable to attend school every day and the adults unable to work. It is almost a year since this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for the decision to keep Moneypoint open up to 2029; how this aligns with Ireland’s carbon emissions targets and sectoral emissions ceilings; what it means for a just transition in the energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42875/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the progress of the just transition for former Bord na Móna workers; the number of these workers who attained sustainable employment following the transition of the company; if this employment was equivalent to their former grades at the company; the kind of education and retraining...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the issue regarding the 76 bus not showing on time on Monday 25 September and Tuesday 26 September 2023, causing passengers to be late for work; what actions his Department will be taking to address this issue; if compensation will be offered for the passengers being late, for example, two days' free travel in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he anticipates the next phase of BusConnects in Dublin will be rolled out; the reasons for the continuing delays with the roll-out; when these will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43121/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what action he will take to resolve the longstanding problems with the Dublin Bus No. 15 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43124/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) is permitted to attend their placement on an ARAS drug treatment course, given that the person is two years drug free and eager to attend the drug treatment course. [43029/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (4 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the differences between the Irish injured jockeys fund, qualified riders accident fund company and the jockeys accident fund company limited by guarantee; the reason there is a need for three separate funds; and how each differs from the other. [43022/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports the abolition of fees for park-and-ride facilities at outer public transport stops, such as the Red Cow and Cheeverstown, to incentivise greater use of public transport and reduce car dependency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43108/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air and Water Pollution (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans he has to reduce air pollution from traffic in order to comply with World Health Organization limits; his views on the recent research finding (details supplied) that almost everyone in Ireland is breathing dangerously polluted air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43109/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Strategic Infrastructure (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate funding for building the Metro West Liffey bridge, ahead of the construction of Metro West, in order to facilitate walking and cycling and a more direct W4 bus route from Dublin 15 to Tallaght (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans he has to reduce fares in budget 2024, in light of the cost of living and climate crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered increasing the off-peak frequency of the Luas to encourage greater use of public transport and reduce car dependency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (5 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will act to ensure that Waterways Ireland conducts a more inclusive consultation process on its new draft by-laws, including by conducting workshops with user groups, which could lead to the co-development of by-laws more suited to the current and future waterways users; his views on the issues raised in correspondence...