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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Legal Cases (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Yesterday, the Data Protection Commission fined the Department of Health €22,500 for excessive and disproportionate eliciting of sensitive personal details about the private lives of people who had taken legal action against the State over access to supports for children with special educational needs. It came after the exposure of this practice by...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: It is profitable.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: I asked a question about social media posting by Tesco workers.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Civil Service (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will list the salaries of the top ten highest paid civil servants. [32553/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Civil Service (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: The independent review panel on senior public service recruitment and pay processes recently delivered its final report to the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. That fundamentally puts the ball in the court of the Government in terms of deciding whether top civil servants - Mr. Watt is on close to €300,000, others are on €200,000...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: Last week, I and others raised with the Taoiseach the treatment of Tesco.comworkers - those drivers and pickers who make the online store work, who pick up the produce in store and deliver it to people’s homes – and in particular the fact that these workers have had imposed on them unilaterally a change of their rosters which means some of them are down over €4,000 a year...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the social dialogue unit of his Department. [32552/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: The "RTÉ Investigates" programme was on last night. The deadline for having Private Members' Bills in was last Friday. The idea that the Opposition could have anticipated using its time to discuss a programme that was on this week is just not possible.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: This is news now. An investigation has been announced by the Department.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: We should be able to debate this, rather than going off until September.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: We need to have a debate this week on the shocking revelations about the dark side of the dairy industry. As a Dáil, we cannot just close our eyes to the horrific treatment of hundreds of thousands of calves on a yearly basis and rise for the summer recess. The Taoiseach earlier seemed to suggest this is just about a few bad apples. That is the Government washing its hands of its...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: Not agreed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: Blame the victims.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: You support the live export of calves.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the recent criticisms by two organisations (details supplied) of the human rights abuses inherent in the Offences Against the State Acts and Special Criminal Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34030/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 102. To ask the Taoiseach if he will ensure that long-Covid is included in the terms of reference for the Covid inquiry; and if he will ensure those advocating on behalf of people suffering with long-Covid are allowed to be core participants. [33598/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an application for a taxi airport permit (details supplied) has not been granted, given that this person has been advised that they meet all criteria required; if he will instruct the DAA to reconsider this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33845/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equality Issues (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 250. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to discrimination cases brought to the Workplace Relations Commission and/or Labour Court under the Equal Status Act, if he can confirm what training the officers of the courts have in relation to understanding how discrimination affects the victim. [33613/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equality Issues (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 251. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to discrimination cases brought to the Workplace Relations Commission and/or Labour Court under the Equal Status Act, if he will outline the reason there is no mechanism in place to ensure that all hearings under the Equality Acts are fully transparent to guarantee a fair outcome. [33617/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2023)

Paul Murphy: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 28 June 2023, if she can confirm if the two new classes due to open in Dublin 16 are for this coming September 2023; if so, which schools these classes will be in; and specifically in relation to one school (details supplied), if her Department has plans to meet the need for a special class in this...