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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that the emissions impact of imported liquefied natural gas, LNG, is worse than that of coal; and if he envisages the building of either a State-led or commercial LNG terminal in that context. [7030/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is the Minister aware that the emissions impact of imported LNG is worse than even coal? It is the dirtiest fossil fuel. Despite that, the Taoiseach has said that we will "have to have an LNG facility of some kind." Will the Minister be going along with the Taoiseach? Will that be a so-called State-led project, as the previous Government was in favour of, or a commercial LNG? Can the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: I note the Minister simply ignored the actual question. That is obviously a prepared answer; he has a prepared question. I could go again. Is the Minister aware that the emissions impact of imported LNG is worse than that of coal? This is research from last October by an environmental scientist called Robert Howarth. I will give the Minister some of the lowlights. The paper states that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Infrastructure (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: It is not my contention, Minister. I do not claim to be a climate scientist. It is the contention of those who have researched the matter. Perhaps the Minister is going to ignore the science on it. The answer in terms of energy security and resilience is, first, to stop expanding data centres. They are putting our energy usage on an accelerating upward track - they are going to be at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will abolish subminimum wages for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6496/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Will the Minister finally abolish the legalised discrimination and super-exploitation of young people in this country who are currently legally paid as little as €9.50 an hour, purely on the basis of their age? Will he abolish these subminimum wage rates whereby those under 18 can legally be paid less than the minimum wage? The can has been kicked down the road for years now. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: The Minister of State says we should not rush into a decision. It is two years since this Dáil passed a Bill that I brought forward to abolish these rates. The Government brought in a timed amendment to delay it for a year so the Low Pay Commission could report. The Low Pay Commission studied it with the ESRI study, as the Minister of State said, and it came out with clear...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: Where is the nuance? Will the Minister of State tell me why 18-year-olds should be legally paid 80% of the minimum wage? They cannot tell their landlord they will only pay 80% of the rent. They cannot give a supermarket 80% of the cost of their groceries. What is the objective justification for paying a young person less than the minimum wage purely on the basis of his or her age? ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will increase wages for apprentices to at least the national minimum wage where they are below that level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6497/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will intervene to stop the sale of Bord Na Móna Recycling to a private company; if he is concerned at the negative impacts this would have on waste management from an environmental perspective and on terms and conditions for workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is concerned about potential transboundary environmental impacts from gold mining in the Sperrins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his awareness or otherwise as to whether An Post has complied with Ministerial authorisations on pension increases, as required under Rule 13 (details supplied). [6894/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Welfare Payments (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit will no longer be subject to taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6872/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to provide a special class in a school (details supplied); when a special class will be provided; and the plans to provide a special education teacher in the school. [6843/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff recruited under the An Garda Síochána civilianisation programme since 2008; the number of gardaí who have been put on the beat on foot of this programme since 2008; the cost of the civilianisation programme each year since 2008; and the number of gardaí sitting at desks as of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of plans to export 5000 calves from Waterford to the Netherlands on the MV Alondra in April; the health risks such a trip exposes these animals to; if there have been any subsidies provided to cover the trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6879/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 308. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are IPAS accommodation centres which have vacant rooms and yet are not admitting new residents; the way he plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 385. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the €100 thousand allocated to organisations which facilitate the neutering of dogs, this information was not made available to the public until 16 January 2025, two weeks prior to the ban XL bully dogs who will not be neutered by this date; if this deadline will be extended to allow for...

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: I have to say it has been a pretty depressing debate so far, with a few honourable exceptions. Most of the Deputies have swallowed and then regurgitated the spin from big tech. I find it incredible that we had a speech from the new Minister of State with responsibility for AI and its only reference to climate change is about AI being used to help us address sustainability and climate...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ukraine War (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all meetings of the Ukraine Contact Defence Group that Ireland has been represented at; who has represented Ireland at these meetings; and the location in which these meetings took place. [6454/25]