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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many times EirGrid has issued a demand to large energy users to reduce their consumption to maintain grid stability in each month over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16556/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline, in relation to the protest barriers used outside Kildare House, where these barriers were sourced; the name of the company; the amount each of these barriers has cost; and the total cost, since 2022, in tabular form. [16566/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the pressing need for moderate ID places in the Dublin south west area; if she will urgently ensure that additional spaces are created in a local special school or a class for moderate ID is set up in the area; if she agrees with the need for swift action on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16564/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request that a reason is given for a special school rescinding an offer (details supplied); and if she will ensure that this error is corrected, and this child offered an appropriate space for September 2024. [16565/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the rule regarding local authority housing list transfers will be changed, ensuring that those who have been on a local authority housing list for a number of years do not go to the end of the list if they transfer to a different local authority's list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Insurance Coverage (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what actions are being taken to ensure that owner management companies are not faced with punitive insurance cost hikes as a consequence of discovering construction defects in apartments or duplexes. [16049/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 453. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he agrees that in Budget 2025 there should be funding allocated to develop and fund a pilot initiative for the expansion of school meals during holiday time by leveraging existing community infrastructure and relationships between schools and summer camps; if he will ensure that this initiative is funded; and if she will...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: I will speak for four and a half minutes or so and Deputy Barry will use the rest. It is about time we had a debate on the record of the RSA because it has become a sick joke. I wholeheartedly agree with the more than 30 road safety, cycling and pedestrian campaign groups that have stated that they have lost confidence in the authority because of the sharp increase in road deaths. They...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Irregularities (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance the action taken by his Department in response to important information given in a letter to the then Minister in relation to loans to a company (details supplied). [16800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Irregularities (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has concerns about a non-bank lender being supplied with State funds, given allegations reported in the media of its involvement in lending money to an apparent front organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16802/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Irregularities (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 15. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund divested from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16803/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Financial Irregularities (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is concerned about the ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission requiring a bank to make €500 million in new funding available to an organisation (details supplied) in light of allegations reported in the media and in a letter sent to his Department that the organisation lent money to a front...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Financial Irregularities (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action taken by his Department in response to important information given in a letter to the then Minister in relation to loans by an organisation (details supplied), a body financed by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, to a company. [16806/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning to pause the planned increase in statutory sick pay days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17044/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: In June 2021, the Minister's Department issued a press release, the strapline of which was: "All workers to get 10 days paid sick leave phased in between now and 2025". Now it is being reported that the Minister is going to betray this promise because of pressure from business owners. I have a very simple question. Will he will confirm or deny that he is going to pause the planned and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: That was as clear as mud; we do not have an answer. Is the Minister going to deliver the sick days that are promised to workers, which the Minister said are not just an issue of workers' rights but also public health? This is about forcing mostly low-paid workers to go to work when they are sick. Is the Minister going to deliver on that or pause it in the interests of those business...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: It is scandalous that the Fine Gael Árd-Fheis was used to fly a kite in the interests of the employers to say the Government is considering delaying sick pay.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: That is what happened at the Fine Gael Árd-Fheis. That is what was reported. Now, in the Dáil, the Minister responsible has refused to clarify or give some reassurance to workers on whether the number of sick pay days are going to increase or not. That is scandalous. Workers have a right to know. The Minister cannot just fly a kite in the interests of the employers by telling...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: We are next.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: Are we not up then?