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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: You are abusing privilege.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: No, actually, we did not. Stop lying about what we said.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: I will tell you what is abhorrent-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: Sorry, I was going to-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: What is abhorrent is not our exposure of the reality that the Government has a hand-picked consultative forum, with a hand-picked chair, who is on record as being a supporter of US militarism. Us being critical of that is not abhorrent. What is abhorrent and contrary to democratic debate and free speech is that the Government is not doing any of this in the full glare of the public and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Regulations (15 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reforms agreed to EU migration and asylum laws; to outline the position taken by Ireland during the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28825/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can clarify if recent EPA projections of GHG emissions for the next two carbon budget adequately account for the projected overshoot in emission in the budget to 2025; if the subsequent budget for 25-30 reflects a reduced budget as a result of the first budget overshoot; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: The way that the workers at Tara Mines have been treated is utterly disgraceful. They found out that they are to be temporarily - they do not know for how long - laid off yesterday. Some of them found out through watching the Nine O'Clock News that, effectively, they will be left without pay. The company says it is due to a variety of factors in terms of zinc prices, inflation, energy...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health is next due to meet. [28612/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [28611/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Paul Murphy: I want to ask the Taoiseach about an issue arising from information I gathered from parliamentary questions to the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, which reveal a significant delay in the roll-out of smart meters for people who have solar panels installed in their homes. More than 1,000 families are waiting up to four months for a smart meter and close to 1,000 have...

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

Paul Murphy: This is extremely simple. There is nothing complicated here. There is no need to wait for a year or get a load of reports. This is extremely simple. We need to end the situation whereby young people are discriminated against on the basis of their age. We need to end the situation where they are super-exploited while, legally, the Government is saying it is okay. We need to end the...

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: 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]