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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (31 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: 333. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Israeli High Court ruling on 4 May 2022 in favour of demolishing 12 communities in Masafer Yatta and displacing thousands of residents under the claim of being present in a firing zone area; if he will make representations to the Israeli government to halt the expulsion and forced transfer; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a 65 year-old person in receipt of rental income greater than €7,500 per annum is eligible for the benefit payment for 65 year olds. [27827/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (31 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: 826. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 283 and 284 of 17 May 2022, his views that it would be better practice to have coursing specifically detailed in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 rather than regulation by the organisation (details supplied). [27714/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: Yes. The line is that the proposal is a temporary option for those who are waiting. It is a draft, etc. I get the message. Nonetheless, there is a proposal. AsIAm put a statement up on Facebook after the meeting saying that, like here, the Department had sought to assure it that no decision had been made and that the Department had listened to the concerns, but AsIAm makes the point that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: I will raise the issue of the Government plan for special education centres as an emergency response to the shortage of appropriate school places reported in The Irish Timeslast night. It caused significant alarm to the organisations representing parents and children with special needs, and the parents who have been campaigning very hard to get their children the places in school they need,...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: It is, however, a big feature of the discussion here. It is a basic function of democracy.

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: The basic point is to improve the service so people can get the service they are entitled to.

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: It is very evident that we have a passport crisis in this country. Lots of people are ringing hundreds of times to no avail to try to get their passport applications processed in time for their travel arrangements. They are facing looming departure dates which is making the whole process extremely stressful for them. It is also very clear from this debate, as Deputy Ó Snodaigh said...

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: A genuine apprenticeship programme should be a crucial part of our higher education system and we should be expanding apprenticeships to other sectors. As with other forms of education, we should also challenge the financial barriers that exist to someone taking up an apprenticeship. The then Labour Party and Fine Gael Government scandalously introduced apprenticeship fees in 2014. These...

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: We need to ban these kinds of unpaid, scam internships which are undermining real jobs. We need investment in real jobs and decent apprenticeship schemes with real qualifications for workers. We also see it in the food service industry. The multibillion euro company Aramark, according to the website, is looking for seven unpaid JobBridge interns to be so-called food service associates...

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

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Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

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Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: This company will have unpaid staff, subsidised by the State, working there and then will be paid by the State. Those workers will be responsible for preparing and serving food, and washing dishes and the company will not pay a single cent. Again, the workers will just get €3.43 per hour in a welfare top-up from the State. This is not just happening in our hospitals. I could name a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: I want to ask the Tánaiste about the proposal for so-called special education centres. He said earlier that there is a problem with the language around them. Will the Government take the passport express approach of just changing what it is called but keeping the substance? The problem is not just the language but the substance. Parents are rightly fearful this so-called interim...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: 20. To ask the Minister for Health if he will work with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is granted pay parity with other laboratory colleagues that they have been seeking for 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26950/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: My question relates to medical scientists, who were on strike last week, on Tuesday and today and who then called off the strike to enter into discussions with the Department of Health and the HSE. We debated this yesterday morning in the House with our motion. Does the Minister agree the expert group recommendations should be implemented and that these workers should get equal pay for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: As a general point, many of these workers were in the Public Gallery yesterday watching the debate, and the Government line, which is the usual Government line, suggested it has nothing to do with the issue. The Minister stated he wants to resolve the dispute without interference from the Government and so on, but that is as though the Government is not a party to the dispute. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: The third question was whether the Minister accepts that if this is to be resolved, it will have to be resolved outside of the framework of Building Momentum. The strike was not just about pay equality, although that was the dominant issue, but also about a lack of people coming into the profession and a lack of clear career progression. There are very few roles beyond that of medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (26 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent call by an organisation (details supplied) for ventilation in hospitals to be examined to ensure the safety of nurses and midwives in their workplaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26949/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Paul Murphy: I raise the issue of bogus self-employment, which leaves many workers without their rights and costs the State up to €1 billion a year in lost tax revenue. The use of test cases to determine the employment status of large groups of workers by the Social Welfare Appeals Office has facilitated this abuse. There is no legal basis for categorising employment status purely based on...