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National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: He charges them for uniforms.

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Deputy would not know that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: I appreciate that the Minister of State is not the line Minister, but he did say he appreciated the opportunity to update the House on this important matter. He did not really provide that much of an update, however, apart from the fact, which we know from The Irish Times, that the code of practice, which has been referred to previously in the Dáil, is being developed. What is worrying...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: It is almost a year since the Government received the report of the working group to examine defects in housing. Laid out in the report is a shocking tale of builders cutting corners and using loopholes inserted by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in terms of self-certification with devastating consequences for apartment and duplex owners. The report suggests that a majority of apartments and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the circumstances surrounding the death of a critically endangered sturgeon in the River Suir in Clonmel, as confirmed by Inland Fisheries Ireland (details supplied); the cause of death; if fishing activities, including hooking, netting or removal from the water, were a factor in the fish's death; the reason the rare...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask the Luas provider to address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied), including what steps the provider will take to tackle the problems raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the booking system for NCT testing if he will ensure that no money is taken from applicants by a company (details supplied) until the week of the NCT appointment. [28761/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of a report in the media (details supplied) relating to alleged hare coursing activities during a burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Thurles, County Tipperary, which reportedly left a hare dead after the animal was savaged by a released greyhound; and if the NPWS division of his Department will investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 5 July 2022, if, the NPWS carried out a review of the issue of pigeon damage to crops during the summer months, including the collection of new scientific data, with a view to informing decisions for future declarations; if the findings of the review will be published; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, given the findings of a NPWS study which revealed that coursed hares fared worse than uncoursed hares when released back to the wild (details supplied), and in view of majority support for a coursing ban in both rural and urban areas, he will refuse a 2023-24 licence for hare coursing. [28714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed at the 2023 Punchestown horse racing festival; the nature of the injuries; how many horses had their final race at the festival and were later killed elsewhere; and if consideration will be given to ending State funding to Horse Racing Ireland in view of the growing number of horse deaths at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the six-month portion that a one-year jockey licence withdrawal (which was suspended on condition that no further breaches occurred), will now be reimposed given that racecourse stewards suspended the jockey in question for 21 days in May for a separate matter (details supplied). [28709/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 133. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 28 March 2023, his views on whether there needs to be an investigation to establish what is and is not the children's burial ground before the words 'children's burial ground' are used to describe the memorial garden; and if he will ensure that these investigations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with pharmacists to start fee-restoration talks before the statutory deadline of 30 June; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, when the current constitution skills certification scheme (CSCS) comes to an end because of the proposed licence system for construction workers, his Department is going to refund all current construction workers for the cost of the SOLAS registration card, courses and time off work; and if not, the reason therefor. [28727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views in regard to the upcoming Bill for construction workers and the proposed new licence system for construction workers to replace the current system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28729/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all new construction workers who will use the new licence system to become a skilled construction worker have to be in possession of a SOLAS CSCS registration card and a QQI certificate to meet the entry requirement for the newly proposed licence system; if not, the reason; and which expert group has advised in relation to this. [28730/23]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach said a couple of months ago that "I’ve been asked many times, can we make contributions to important infrastructure projects, like for example, the A5? Are there things we can do to the Shared Island fund? And the answer is yes". How far does that go in terms of contributions the Irish Government is willing to make to assist people in the North with the problems they...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: We might not have 12,000 homeless.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: We might not have 100,000 on hospitals waiting lists.