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Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: Literally as we speak.

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: That is fantastic. I am very happy to hear that. I will call my constituent who has been battling away on that issue immediately once I am out of the Chamber. He will be delighted. The €5 and the increase in means test thresholds are still extremely minimal, but we will take them. You have to put pressure on in this place. It takes a long time to get even a fiver for people. ...

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: Yes, I will, in light of the change of facts on the ground. I recognise that.

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: I welcome the recent announcement of the reopening of the pandemic unemployment payment. I will be blunt that if by reopening the Minister means anything less than restoring the payment to €350, which was accepted as the level people needed to survive, and leaving it open to anyone who loses his or her job as a consequence of pandemic restrictions, that will simply not be acceptable....

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: Why did the Government not put the US on the list?

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: That is not what the Government did.

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: I will speak briefly in support of all of these amendments, which add a modicum of democratic accountability to the significant power being given to the Minister. We favoured mandatory hotel quarantine at a certain point in time. We called for it to be introduced across the board as part of a public health system. We said it should not be outsourced and called for appropriate oversight to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: On 16 October, a fire broke out at the Glashaus building in Tallaght. People were trapped for half an hour on balconies. They were terrified for their lives. Thankfully, there were no casualties, but there could have been. People were waiting for 20 minutes for the aerial platform to arrive from Tara Street. Since then, I have been asking questions about this. What has emerged is that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: 227. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will ensure those over 50 years of age with underlying medical conditions can be vaccinated by their general practitioners as per the first two rounds of vaccination. [59692/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Government is operating at a snail's pace when it comes to retrofitting housing across the country to improve insulation and building energy ratings, BERs. A new element of the problem was highlighted to me last week. In Limerick, much of the council housing retrofitting is being done through the regeneration thermal upgrades programme but it is not being done to the level necessary to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach has been in government-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: 23. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [58593/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: It is clear that the new wave of Covid and the Covid restrictions are setting back economic recovery. In fact, we have seen people losing work or even losing their jobs as a result of the restrictions that have had to be brought back in. With the new round of restrictions, one thing that has been very definitely missing is another round of supports. Last year, the Government accepted and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: Will the Taoiseach respond to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, fiscal assessment report that was published today, which makes the central point that the Government has not budgeted for action on climate change or for the implementation of Sláintecare? This is in line with criticism we have made of the Government's approach to the climate action Bill, for example, outlining the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the public conversation on the well-being framework for Ireland. [57560/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress made on the economic recovery plan published by his Department in May 2021. [57561/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council.. [57559/21]

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank Deputies for the contributions to the debate. I welcome the strong support for the Bill and for taking action on the crucial issue of ventilation to prevent the spread of Covid and to give workers the right to clean air. I need to address some of the smaller questions that came up from Opposition Deputies first and then go to the question of the Government Members. A number of...

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank those who have raised the central issue of ventilation in tackling the spread of Covid, for more than a year at this stage, in line with the science. They include Orla Hegarty, John Wenger, Dr. Kim Roberts and others who are on the expert group on ventilation. They have been very clear and very consistent on this issue, despite the...

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Paul Murphy: I will finish now.