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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: If I can ask something of Mandate, the point was being made about the impact on mental health - the idea being that these sub-minimum wage rates are good for young people because it means that more of them are in employment and that has a positive impact on their mental health. In terms of Mr. Mannion's interaction with young workers, what is the impact on their mental health of being paid a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: Can I keep going?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: I have a question to ISME. It relates to the comment about being in loco parentis. It is, in my opinion, a patronising approach that these people are not doing real work when they are employed to do real work. They can be asked to do real work and many of them are asked to do real work. I am interested in Mr. McDonnell's response. According to ISME's opening statement: ... to give a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: Returning to Mr. McDonnell and this argument of whether they are discriminatory or not, we obviously acknowledge they are not illegal and they are lawful. He made the comparison with the legal voting age, the age to stand for the Dáil, the age to buy alcohol or to drive, etc. He is not accepting, however, that we are talking in those circumstances about an age before which people are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: Mr. McDonnell is asking for the right to treat them less than. He is asking that he continue to be allowed to pay them less than the minimum wage. Nothing we are doing here is stopping people getting more for higher experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: Mr. McDonnell does at least agree that the sub-minimum wage rates for 18- and 19-year-olds should be abolished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: The arguments Mr. McDonnell just made do not apply to 18- and 19-year-olds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: It seems to me that many of the arguments Mr. McDonnell makes, in responding to Deputy Stanton, are about experience. The point has been made repeatedly that I could lose my seat in the next general election, walk into a petrol station, look for a job, not be particularly good at it for the first couple of weeks and need training, but I would not legally be allowed to be paid less than the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: Mr. McDonnell might be disappointed. I might incur a lot of supervision. I want to go back to Dr. Redmond to explore what I believe is a important issue, namely, the EU directive on adequate minimum wages. I do not know to what degree he is qualified to speak about it, but it changes the whole pitch in terms of this issue. While it is legal to have different minimum wage rates, they have...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Co-operation (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 23. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the 41st summit meeting of the British-Irish Council in the Isle of Man that he attended. [28376/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 28. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [28374/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the scheduled upcoming international Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, and EU election missions in which Irish election observers are due to be nominated to participate; if there are any missions that Ireland will not participate in; the reasons for that; the proposed number of participants per mission; the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any plan to introduce free Leap cards for those in emergency homeless accommodation and in international protection in order that they can make essential journeys. [29704/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is any change to the policy of providing civil servants with laptops in order for them to work from home; if so, the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29700/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of concerns that the civil service mobility scheme is suffering from very long wait times for offers of mobility to be made; if he has any plans to improve waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29701/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 262. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a case (details supplied); if, given the facts of this case and the details of the Hague Convention on prevention of international child kidnapping 1980, he will suspend trade cooperation between Ireland and Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29155/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the need for new autism classes to be opened in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 189 of 23 May and 152 of 27 June 2024, when the visit referred to occurred; if her Department will organise another visit to see the current status; and if a report will be provided of this visit. [29652/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 189 of 23 May and 152 of 27 June 2024, where the rental accommodation referenced, is located; the way she will ensure that those placed in this accommodation will not be isolated from the rest of the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 189 of 23 May and 152 of 27 June 2024, if she is aware that parents are reporting that the rented space waiting to be connected is not sufficient to allow for classrooms or for PE to take place; the reason her Department has not sourced a space sufficient to actually resolve the space issues faced; and...