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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Does Mr. Courtney agree that there is a profit price spiral taking place at the moment and that profits have soared internationally and that is a key factor in driving inflation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: In this country, ten years ago profits were at €40 billion; they are now €120 billion. They have trebled, therefore, over a ten-year period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: I am not talking about a growing economy; I am talking about growing profits. The Low Pay Commission is pointing out the danger of a wage price spiral. Does it not take into account the danger of a profit price spiral?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Okay. I will move on, although I wonder whether we should have a high profit commission as well as a Low Pay Commission. Regarding to the question of subminimum wage rates, Mr. Courtney and the commission seem to agree that it is okay to have people doing identical work, with 17-year-olds on 70% of the minimum wage, 18-year-olds on 80% and 19-year-olds on 90%. How is that justified,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: I will turn to someone from Mandate, either Mr. Hogan or Mr. Light.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: In the EU directive on adequate minimum wage rates, which is really what is driving this 60% issue and where it is coming from, there is an important article referring to collective bargaining, which is where there are less than a certain number of workers covered by collective bargaining - in Ireland, we are substantially less - the Government needs to produce an action plan to promote...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: However, the Government has not been engaged in it yet. In terms of an action plan, have they, that Mr. Light is aware of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: Perfect, I thank Mr. Light. Finally, Mandate asked, "How can we have faith in a process that leads to pay cuts and declining living standards for workers?" I agree 100%. What conclusion does Mandate draw about what changes need to be made to this process?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 240. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1817 of 8 September 2022, the reason those running the long-Covid clinics were not included in the discussion in relation to which hospitals were allocated and funded for long-Covid clinics. [47386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 241. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1817 of 8 September 2022, the person who will be reviewing the business case by the Mater hospital; and when his Department will notify them of a decision. [47387/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure the use of a live goat will be prohibited during the Puck Fair going forward, given public opinion was hugely in favour of prohibiting the use of a live goat in future.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2110 of 8 September 2022, if he agrees that by this logic, an animal is not considered wild unless it is a protected species (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the issues in relation to the 175-bus route; if he will change to a provider that is capable to deliver the service given that the company (details supplied) cannot perform its duties which should be contractually agreed. [46956/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that his Department is taking to reduce the NCT waiting lists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the frequency of the Revenue Commissioners not following the lead role of the Department of Social Protection in relation to employment status; when this has occurred; the areas in which this has happened; and the way that a difference in employment status determination between the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Social Protection is resolved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the qualifications that a National Parks and Wildlife Service inspector has; if a vet with experience attends the inspections at the zoo; and if it has been considered that it should be a multidisciplinary team inspecting if there is such a range of animals. [47200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Parks and Wildlife Service requested or attended an inspection at Dublin Zoo with an authorisation officer under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and have them issue a welfare notice at any stage since the legislation was enacted in 2014 (details supplied). [47201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 865 of 8 September 2022, if she will request schoolbook companies to provide licences for eBook downloads to schools which would eliminate the need for parents to buy costly physical copies of schoolbooks which will not be used once the non-transferable code for the eBook has been retrieved; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she agrees that a new school building is required for a school (details supplied) given the multiple infrastructural problems in its current building. [47096/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Sep 2022)

Paul Murphy: 325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action that she has taken to rectify the erroneous information put to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Welfare in December 2019; and the action that she has taken in relation to the repetition of the erroneous information by the Secretary General of the Department at the Public Accounts Committee in 2021...