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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [33403/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I am not sure whether the Taoiseach saw the footage from ITV in Britain last week relating to the practices of Amazon. In its fulfilment centres in that country, the company is destroying up to 200,000 products, and an average of 124,000 to 130,000, per week. Those products are in perfectly good condition, from toasters to televisions to face masks. They could be used but are instead being...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Government tells us we are to have an outdoor summer, which is very important for wellness, but over a year into a pandemic the outdoor public facilities are still entirely inadequate. I will give an example. In the South Dublin County Council area there are many beautiful parks, but the bins are overflowing, there are very few spaces for people to sit with friends and family and there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in preparing the national economic recovery plan. [33402/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I also want to deal with the question of Bank of Ireland. The Minister for Finance described it as a phased exit from the State’s stake in the bank. What that translates as is a process of full privatisation. After having bailed out the banks when they were in difficulty, fattened them up with public funds and returned them to profitability, we now propose to hand them back fully...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: -----a public utility in the interests of society, used for example to provide credit for people in terms of the housing crisis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I have a couple of questions for Mr. Shakespeare and Dr. Daly. I will start with Mr. Shakespeare. Obviously, I welcome the commitment to a liveable city, with its emphasis on outdoor spaces, outdoor living, and public spaces. All of that is important in the context of Covid-19 and also post-Covid-19. How does that commitment square with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Is that the choice? Do we have to choose between one of the two or is it a question of finances? For example, Mr. Shakespeare indicated the refurbishment of Dalymount Park is to be funded by the Exchequer and Dublin City Council. He stated Dublin City Council does not have enough money from rates, etc., and must, therefore, sell off Tolka Park to raise the money. If the Exchequer was to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: If the funds became available from the Exchequer, would that still be Mr. Shakespeare's position? If Dublin City Council did not have to choose between the two and could choose to have both options provided in a quality manner, would that then become Mr. Shakespeare's choice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I have a question on Limerick for Dr. Daly. There is a big discussion taking place internationally on the changing nature of work. There is a question of where people will work and there is an emphasis in the opening statement on digital hubs. We could have a scenario whereby people work partly from home and partly from digital hubs. With that, the traditional office space becomes less...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputy Bríd Smith. I first want to make a point that is relevant to this motion and to a number of other motions passed by the Dáil in the past number of weeks. The Government is taking an extraordinarily cynical approach to motions brought forward by the Opposition in that it is supporting them, with no intention of doing anything about the issues raised....

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: A month ago I raised in the Dáil the need for us to take action to slow down the spread of the Delta variant in Ireland, including mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers from Britain. I raised it again with the Taoiseach last week and he said the Government is not taking any risk in terms of the Delta variant. When I first raised it, we had a small number of cases of the Delta...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the National Risk Assessment for 2021. [33401/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment last met. [31406/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Yesterday, the ESRI issued a report which refutes the key justification the Government has put forward for cutting the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, in September. For months we have had to listen to millionaire business owners, like Pat McDonagh of Supermac's, calling for cuts to the PUP and claiming it was so high it meant that workers were better off not working. Yesterday's ESRI...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 650. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is appropriate that a person convicted of animal neglect and animal welfare breaches continue to oversee the implementation of animal welfare legislation (details supplied). [33451/21]

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I will finish shortly. They have no protection in terms of health and safety. They suffer injury in many cases. For many of these fishers, it comes to an end when they suffer a significant injury and are no longer able to continue. They are then off the boat and the owner of the boat no longer cares about them. It is an absolute scandal which continues in this country. The International...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputy Barry and, possibly, Deputy Boyd Barrett. In May 2019, the previous Fine Gael Government, propped up by Fianna Fáil, declared a climate and biodiversity emergency. So far, more than two years on, even with the Green Party now in government, those in power have completely failed to follow up that declaration with adequate action. The science is very...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (17 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered a review of the nine-year rule in regard to the taxi industry; and if older vehicles having passed a strict NCT test could be permitted to operate as taxis. [32598/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (17 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to bring forward legislation to implement the recommendations of the Supreme Court ruling in Zalewski vs. Adjudication Officer and Others in relation to Workplace Relations Commission hearings; and the timeframe within which he plans to do so. [32591/21]