Results 3,881-3,900 of 12,298 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: I have a simple question: will we get a constitutional referendum on neutrality? The Government likes to talk of the need for a public debate on neutrality. It has a ready-up system of forums on international security policy, led by a dame of the British Empire who has publicly come out in support of the US invasion of Afghanistan and US coups in Chile, Cuba and Nicaragua. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: Were incomes rise this year?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: I raise with the Taoiseach the fate of Iceland workers who now have very different conditions on this island. The company has sold its stores in the South while retaining the stores in the North. Staff in the South were told nothing about the fact that their employment was being transferred and they are now working for a franchisee of Iceland. Clearly, the workers should be covered by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: Next Saturday, the British state will spend £100 million of public money on a coronation for "King Charles". James Connolly was right when he described the British monarchy as "tyranny imposed by the hand of greed and treachery upon the human race". The coronation comes at a time when 4 million children in Britain are facing food poverty. The monarchy as an institution is built on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: It was the same with Deputy Barry Cowen. The issue with Deputy Cowen was not about ministerial responsibilities.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: It was the same with Deputy English and Deputy Troy. Ethics in public office.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: No, I did not. There was a trial that found me not guilty.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: That is scandalous. Another abuse of privilege.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: Of detaining two women.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: A scandalous interference with our courts, the media, the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, the Dáil. You do not respect any of them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: I am very happy to come in here and answer questions. I went through a trial and if the House can change the order, I am happy to answer any questions, to facilitate any questions that exist.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: They are not agreed. Last week, the Taoiseach described the proposal for a question and answer session with the Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Niall Collins, as a "kangaroo court" and the Government voted to block it. The result was a deeply unsatisfactory statement by Deputy Collins last Thursday in which he...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: I object to the Order of Business on the grounds that we need a question and answer session with Deputy Collins this week.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next phase of BusConnects in Dublin will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the 15B from stop 493 was listed on the TFI app as cancelled after two stops on 22 April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of licences issued to hunt fauna on State-owned foreshore over the past ten years; the number granted to gun clubs and individuals, in Ireland and outside the State; the breakdown of the number of birds killed by species and location; and if he will stop the granting of these licences given that many of the birds...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person can apply for carer’s allowance while they are receiving jobseeker’s allowance; what happens to their jobseeker's payment while a decision is being made on the carer's allowance application; if it will be suspended as it will be deemed that they are not available for full-time work; and if their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the partner of a person is receiving half-rate carer’s allowance for their child, how the payments work if their partner is approved for carer's allowance for their parent, if they each have a child dependent on their claim. [20623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who is granted carer’s allowance is still eligible to complete their final year of a bachelor's degree via Springboard while also caring for the needs of their parent as the course is part-time in the evening. [20624/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2023)

Paul Murphy: 257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise in relation to a person (details supplied) who has been refused invalidity pension and supplementary welfare allowance, given they have been without any payment since December 2022; and how her Department can provide them with the support needed. [20664/23]