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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: No problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: That is no problem and to be clear, as I stated at the start, I have no criticism of the women whatever and have no criticism of bringing children into the workplace and so on. I do not have any of those criticisms whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: An email from the Secretary General was sent at 5.16 p.m. on 16 June saying: "following our call earlier, SG happy to watch the result down the back of the political open plan ‘in the thick of it’.” Is it accurate to say the photograph was taken at the back of the political open plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: So how can Mr. Hackett maintain that the event was spontaneous when an email referring to it was sent the day before?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: Mr. Hackett maintains that the event was not organised but that it was spontaneous despite the fact taht there were people there who were not there to be working - no criticism of them whatever - and the fact that an email sent the day before refers to an event taking place where it did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: So they were drinking champagne while working.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: What type of sparkling wine was it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: Finally I have a question for the Minister. Earlier he said that he did not delete any text messages in relation to this event. An article stated that he received a text message about it on 29 December 2021 but that when a freedom of information request was submitted looking for any texts referring to this issue which would have covered that period, the FOI response came back with no texts....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: Was there a mistake by someone in the Department or -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: The Department stated that a comprehensive search of the Minister's phone had found no messages pertaining to the incident however the Minister is saying that his phone still contains a message that does relate to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: No problem.

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: I cannot think of the last time that, by the time the Government came forward on Second Stage with a proposal, it had basically publicly acknowledged it was not good enough and would not do anything. That is the state we are in now, given the comments that have been reported from yesterday's parliamentary party meetings. On the one hand, it speaks to the scale of the crisis facing...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: I will be sharing time with Deputy Boyd Barrett and, possibly, Deputy Barry. I will start by making some suggestions as to how the small but positive reforms contained in this Bill could be improved before moving on to the wider issue of workers' rights. The Bill states that periods of time up to September 2021 during which workers were laid off because of Covid emergency measures will...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: That might be a bit hopeful.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: There is one vital piece of information I do not think was contained in the Minister's answer and that I would be interested in getting, that is, how many of the crèches and other childcare facilities have HEPA filters installed. That is key information the Government and the Minister absolutely must have. We know from Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HSPC, figures released this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: It seems to me that the fact the Minister does not have the figures illustrates the problem with this approach of establishing a grant and then crèches and crèche operators having to jump through various hoops to get the grant and then install the filters, as opposed to simply going out and saying this is important and that the Department will centrally purchase the appropriate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: I am asking this question on behalf of Deputy Bríd Smith. The Minister will be aware of the very high rates of Covid infection that continue among children, particularly those between zero and five years of age. During the week, I got figures about the levels of hospitalisation, which are strikingly high for those aged between zero and five. This is understandable as they are the one...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 83. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will withdraw the tender for local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5401/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in view of the rapidly rising cost of living she will reverse the cuts to the pandemic unemployment payment and cancel planned future cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5403/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Murphy: 49. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a commitment will be made to ending privatisation and outsourcing of the social protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5400/22]