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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm his Department's social housing means assessment policy, specifically regarding the assessment of savings and capital of social housing support applicants and the recent implantation of same by South Dublin County Council whereby applicants have been refused on the basis of savings, inheritance, pension...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 392. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will match funding from an organisation (details supplied) to support persons with cystic fibrosis in Ukraine. [14340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 615. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports offered to those suffering with long Covid; if they are entitled to long-term illness benefit given the impact of long Covid on their health and ability to work. [14490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those who are working over the age of 66 are not entitled to claim the Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit payment (details supplied); the reason this information is not supplied on the MyGov.ie website; if she will instruct her Department to change this rule; and the way that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Qualifications Recognition (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 687. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a manager with a level 6+ qualification and 18 years’ experience will not meet the uplift requirements in relation to the Core Funding Plan for Childcare; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that for them to get a level 7 qualification they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 760. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person who became undocumented on 18 March 2018 just a few weeks after the cut off 31 January 2018 will be allowed to be included in the undocumented scheme. [14492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 780. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths by year in or following Garda custody or contact since the creation of GSOC including but not limited to shootings, pursuits, deaths in custody and deaths following any Garda interaction in tabular form. [14991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 929. To ask the Minister for Health when the human tissue Bill including the commitment to bring in soft opt-out organ donor consent will be fully enacted. [14341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 930. To ask the Minister for Health when financial support for all those seeking IVFR treatment including those with cystic fibrosis will be provided. [14342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 968. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans for funding long Covid clinics; and the supports that are available for those suffering with long Covid. [14489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 979. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to the payment of Covid-19 bonuses for HSE workers; and when these will be processed and provided to workers. [14554/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I ask the Minister for the up-to-date figures on the arms trade between Ireland and Israel, which is shameful. It goes from Ireland to Israel in the form of dual-use goods and it goes from Israel to Ireland in the form of weapons that have been battle-tested on Palestinian civilians.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: That is €1.7 million or so in the past three years to Israeli armaments companies.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: They are Israeli companies that are providing military equipment to the Irish State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I have a couple of questions. The Minister says there is no arms embargo. Does he agree there should be an arms embargo on a state that has been defined as an apartheid one by Amnesty International? It has been defined by it as operating a racist and cruel system of apartheid within the State of Israel, within the occupied Palestinian territories in Gaza, and against the millions of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: It is a clear question. Is the Minister in favour of an arms embargo on Israel? That is what Amnesty International recommends. Is the Minister in favour of it or not? He made a clear statement earlier that the Government is on the side of Ukraine against Russia. That is okay. I am also for the defeat of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and for its repulsion by the Ukrainian people. Will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: To be clear, we are in favour of spending to ensure that Defence Forces personnel are not living in conditions of poverty. Only €20 million of the €500 million and €2 billion extra recommended in the report relates to that. We are in favour of doing that but we are not in favour of trying to win an arms race that cannot be won. It certainly cannot be won by Ireland....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: Yes, I have read the report and I disagree with it. I disagree with close to 50 mentions of NATO, all talking about the need for interoperability and so on. That makes me suspicious. I disagree with buying a squadron of jet aircraft or buying warships.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: It absolutely is recommended in paragraph 6.11. It is recommended; the Government likes to shy away from it. I also see it in a certain context, which is that a war on neutrality is being launched by the Government and by right-wing media commentators. Military spending will be ramped up and as a logical consequence of that, it is going to be used for something. Instead, we are saying...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: The armaments industry's merchants of death have seen their stock prices rise dramatically in recent weeks as the brutal invasion of Ukraine has an impact and the arms race that began in its aftermath has accelerated. The Government, unfortunately, seems to be planning to join that arms race. Presumably, it will get a boost from the meeting in Versailles today. What is the Government's...