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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: Okay. I have a few more questions. One is about resourcing. Famously, I think it was former Deputy Joe Higgins who made the point about how there were more dog wardens than labour inspectors in the State. Would Mr. Kelly consider the number of labour inspectors to still be considerably less than what we need? Finally, I assume he is aware of the allegations made by George McLoughlin, who...

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: We are being asked to ratify the partnership and co-operation agreement with Singapore today. Only 15 days ago, Singapore passed the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act. It is legislation which allows the authorities to force social media platforms and Internet service providers to hand over user data, to block contacts and remove applications that share information considered by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [46804/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 23. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [50789/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I raise with the Taoiseach the question of the homophobic and transphobic attacks being carried out by the ruling party in Poland, Law and Justice. Like the Hungarian regime, it has engaged in continuous attacks on LGBTQI+ people. The Polish President has described homosexuality as a foreign ideology that is "worse than communism". The Archbishop of Krakow has described it as "a rainbow...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I want to raise the issue of workers and trade union rights, North and South. In the South we are governed by the Industrial Relations Act 1990, which banned political strikes, solidarity actions, solidarity strikes and secondary picketing, and which restricted workers' rights to organise. In the North, workers and trade unionists face Thatcher era legislation with similar effect. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit. [50788/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: People are facing a real crisis this winter in terms of energy and fuel costs. Many people are already seeing rises of over €500. The Government in the budget last week made much of the extra €5 for those on fuel allowance, even though it is less than a third of the cost that many will face. It also announced that the means test would be increased by €20. It did not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the action he plans to take to ensure that those who suffered narcolepsy after receiving the pandemrix vaccine will receive appropriate compensation without court cases. [49533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to date to ensure that those who suffered narcolepsy after receiving the pandemrix vaccine have received adequate compensation. [49534/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 378. To ask the Minister for Finance the investigations that have been carried out to uncover fraud in relation to the employer Covid-19 refund scheme, the temporary wage subsidy scheme or the employment wage subsidy scheme; if fraud has been identified to date; and the actions that will be taken in relation to fraud discovered. [51161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 5 October 2021, the reason the health and safety regulations for installing telecommunications towers were removed from the telecommunications structures planning regulations. [50679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 509. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the OSCE international election observation mission to Uzbekistan is headed by an Irish citizen; if he or his officials have provided supports to this person concerning this mission; if so, the nature of the support; if a request for the deployment of Irish election observers has been made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 886. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (details supplied); his plans to recruit the additional nurses needed nationally and in Tallaght University Hospital which based on catchment area, national and international guidelines should have 20 neurology nurses but currently only has 3.5. [51245/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (14 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has been involved in supporting efforts to establish a domestic violence refuge in County Carlow; and if her Department provides assistance to such rural-based community services. [50090/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (14 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: Over the last two years we have seen a shadow pandemic of violence against women yet in many rural communities and counties such as Carlow there is no domestic violence refuge available. The Carlow Women's Refuge Campaign supported by Councillor Adrienne Wallace has long been pushing for this injustice to be corrected. Numerous reports and experts have recommended it. Two temporary...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (14 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: I accept this matter is not the primary responsibility of the Minister of State, but a Department with responsibility for community and rural affairs should be supporting the fight for rural communities to get the services they need. I ask the Minister of State to add his name to the list of those calling for a women's refuge in Carlow, and in all those counties without one. I will set out...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (14 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: The absence of a refuge has been ongoing and highlighted for a number of years. In 2018, a report on homelessness in Carlow by Dr. Brendan O'Keeffe highlighted how women and children are often forced to stay in violent homes for the lack of a refuge. Tusla's 2019 needs analysis accepted that a refuge is "the most effective means for protecting women and children". The Carlow Women's Refuge...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has plans to support rural information support services and assist those in rural communities to access supports they are entitled to. [50088/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (14 Oct 2021)

Paul Murphy: 28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on plans for a new location for the Limerick city centre library. [50086/21]