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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: Condemn Israel. Condemn Israel's abuse. Condemn the war crimes.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: Condemn the war crimes.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I want to express my sympathy and condolences to the family of Kim Damti and the families of all those who have tragically lost their lives over the past week. Speaking about Russia on 19 October last year, President von der Leyen stated: "... attacks against civilian infrastructure, especially electricity, are war crimes. Cutting off men, women, children of water, electricity and heating...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: Will the Tánaiste call them war crimes?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I do not need lectures from the Tánaiste. He will not condemn a war crime.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Tánaiste will not condemn a war crime.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I do not need lectures from the Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Tánaiste is an absolute hypocrite.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (12 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned at the high number of horse deaths at the Listowel races from 20 to 23 September 2023 (details supplied); what actions he intends to take to stop the unnecessary suffering of these animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44483/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I think Deputy Kenny is not here.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: In the future, we look back at this moment and at how the governments of the world are treating Covid-19 and we will say it was a social crime. It is a decision to allow Covid to basically let rip, condemning millions of people to death but also tens of millions to a marginalised existence due to long Covid and how states are treating it. Hundreds of thousands of people in this country are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Minister of State. What people with long Covid say is that the current model of care is simply not working and action is needed to change it. The first thing to be done to try to stop more people having long Covid is to stop people getting Covid infections or reducing the number. We need to have education campaigns, an emphasis on ventilation and clean air, vaccination and...

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Deputies who brought forward this motion. It is a scandal, and an avoidable one, that tens of thousands of people are waiting for months to get driver tests to acquire driver's licences. Ideally, and this is what we need to work towards, we would not have such a demand for private car licences because we would have free, frequent and accessible public transport for the vast...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the case of Templeogue College, which I have raised with him before, where a majority of staff have said that there is a toxic culture and atmosphere. There was a collective grievance filed by 24 members of staff against the conduct of the principal, citing a culture of homophobia and non-inclusivity propagated at the school.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: I have raised this case before.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: This is all documented. There was a whole-school evaluation report.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: Okay, I will not mention anyone again. One example of this was the fact that the Pride flag was removed due to apparent "misalignment with 'Spiritan Ethos' and not 'supporting certain lifestyles'". That is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the range of issues that have been exposed here and are documented by the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI. There was a...

Mortgage Interest Rates Cap Bill 2023: First Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: Last month was the 24th month in a row that saw inflation of more than 5%. Basic human requirements such as food and energy continue to rise even higher, while wages, benefits and pensions have seen only meagre increases, which means that people are suffering real cuts in income, week by week and month by month. For those with mortgages, this is an extra burden. There have been over ten...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [43868/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: The HSE chief executive officer, Bernard Gloster, said the simple reality is that the funding allocated to the health system in the budget is not adequate, that the service plan for 2024 that the HSE will put forward to the Minister will include a built-in deficit and that this will be the first time in his memory that that would be the case. I do not understand how the Government can...