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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that there are concerns from residents that the greater midlands area will now be left with a very reduced Covid testing service, given that at its busiest last winter, the Mullingar Covid testing centre alone swabbed on average 800 to 1,000 persons per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that Ireland is accepting 134,995 horses for slaughter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55717/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: 149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports that each Irish horse racing track is averaging at least one death per meeting (details supplied), and that Punchestown is a particular worry, as are some of the other tracks, where figures of deaths outweigh the number of meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55739/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. Clancy for the presentation. Regarding stream 2 of the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme, could the witnesses clarify whether Irish-owned data centres will qualify for support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Can Mr. Clancy say how much a given Irish-owned data centre could get from the scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: If a company has seen a big increase in its energy costs, it can get up to a 30% contribution towards its energy costs. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Per company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: That is entirely separate from and on top of any support such a company would get from TBESS, for example, under which data centres can get €30,000 a month.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Various sectors are excluded from stream 2. There is a reference somewhere here, which I cannot find now, to adult entertainment and the gambling sector, both of which are excluded. Enterprise Ireland has not chosen to exclude data centres, while speaking about the need for decarbonisation and while the Taoiseach yesterday uttered great words: "Our citizens will become increasingly cynical,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: That is purely a policy choice, however, on the part of Enterprise Ireland. Nothing is legally preventing the agency from saying it will not include data centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: If Enterprise Ireland were serious about the commitment to decarbonisation, it would have excluded data centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: The reason data centres are not excluded relates to EU rules. Is that what our guests are saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: But they exist and they can apply to the scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Mr. Clancy is suggesting these cloud data centres serve only local people. I must have misunderstood the nature of the cloud.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: There is one example in Blanchardstown, or at least its office for getting in touch is located in Blanchardstown. It advertises internationally and offers a data centre. The idea these data centres serve just local people is contradictory to the nature of cloud technology.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Does it not demonstrate a gross policy incoherence that, on the one hand, there are the kinds of speeches we heard yesterday from the Taoiseach and Enterprise Ireland's statement about the commitment to decarbonisation while, on the other hand, the public, through Enterprise Ireland, or at least through TBESS, separate from Enterprise Ireland in a big way and quite possibly through the agency...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Greater energy use will make it more difficult to decarbonise. Does Mr. Clancy accept that? It is a basic mathematical fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Can I ask how many jobs are in data centres either in Ireland or in the Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: Mr. Clancy was quoted in The Sunday Timesas saying "Somewhere close to 10 per cent of exports of Enterprise Ireland-supported companies are in the data centre sector". He is not saying that they are actually in data centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Current Issues Affecting Trade in Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Murphy: They are tech companies?