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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: EirGrid admitted this week that there is a reasonable probability that energy supply will not meet demand this winter. The main reason for that is the proliferation of data centres, consuming 18% of our electricity and projected to consume 30% of our electricity by 2030. This uncontrolled growth is incompatible with the need to reduce carbon emissions to zero to halt climate catastrophe....

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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [42352/23]

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason bus transport has not been provided to students enrolled at schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45561/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether funding was provided in Budget 2024 to increase the income thresholds for housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability. [45519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide funding for necessary work on a school (details supplied), including assessing whether a new school building is needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45018/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she intends progressing separation of church and State in the education system; the funding that was provided for this in the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45016/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (17 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she envisages a situation where schools in this country will not be reliant on charity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45017/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that were included in the Budget to address the recruitment and retention crisis for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45015/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Oct 2023)

Paul Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no funding was provided for reducing class sizes in the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45014/23]