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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: No problem. I will come back for a second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Could I ask Dr. Bambrick to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank Dr. Bambrick. My final points are for Mr. McDonnell. His submission states SMEs now need "a bailout with recovery funds ... on favourable terms of at least €15 billion to reboot the recovery of society and our economy". I am not necessarily opposed to his suggestion but I would have to see the details of what such bailouts would look like. He also mentioned that two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. McDonnell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will start with Mr. McDonnell in regard to the call for an accelerated cut in the PUP. Previous speakers have gone over the evidence, or lack thereof, of the case he is making, that ISME's members are finding it difficult to get workers as a consequence of people being on the PUP. Is the other side of that equation not an admission that some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: I will return to sick pay with Mr. McDonnell. We were talking about who is going to pay for this. He spoke about low rates of employees' PRSI. We could make the choice to improve workers' conditions but then someone has to pay. How about we make the choice that employers' PRSI should rise, considering that we have the lowest employers' PRSI in all of Europe? Part of developing a proper...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Yesterday, the Taoiseach was quoted in The Irish Timesas stating that the leaving certificate is fair but does not measure the breadth of a person's ability. We could debate this. The Taoiseach is using a very narrow definition of what is fair and unfair. Yesterday, there was another story in The Irish Timeson something that even in this narrow definition appears to be very unfair for a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 16. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [31401/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Five years ago, after Clerys left its workers high and dry, the Duffy Cahill report proposed a series of measures to prevent such an occurrence from being repeated. Five years of delay meant the Debenhams workers were left without legal protection when their company did the same to them. The promise was always that the Government would eventually take action. Last week, the Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the statement of strategy of his Department. [29784/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: Did the Taoiseach discuss the Delta variant with the Prime Minister? Despite the vaccination programme in the UK being well advanced, the spread of this variant has forced the Government there to delay the reopening. When I raised this issue in the House three weeks ago, we had 70 cases of the Delta variant here and now we have 130-plus cases. There is a real danger of it getting out of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 139. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any engagements with the CSO with regard to the rescheduling of Census 2021. [28376/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rights of People with Disabilities (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department supports persons with disabilities to access the mainstream job market. [31868/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Emergency Services (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to continue with the fully civilianised search and rescue services provided by a civilian helicopter operator (details supplied). [30493/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 371. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners view cohabiting couples as two individual single persons even those who have children together given that for the purpose of payments to families, the Department of Social Protection recognise cohabiting couples as a family unit (details supplied). [31576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 462. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a report by a company (details supplied); and if she will pilot a universal basic income scheme for a three-year period in the arts, culture, audio-visual and live performance and events sectors which has been recommended by The Arts Recovery Task Force and instructed by The Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 456. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she plans to allow the return of live music performances. [30691/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos.794 and 796 of 21 April 2021 and 342 of 11 May 2021, if he stands over the contents of the 9 February 2013 Report of the Independent Review of the Compulsory Acquisition of Land at Charlesland, County Wicklow by Wicklow County Council given further developments (details supplied). [31088/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details on the arrangements in relation to the contingency arrangements for a school (details supplied) to be located in interim accommodation at a college site from August 2021 for a maximum of one academic year which were announced on 26 May 2021; the way in which she plans to ensure that the school has their own permanent accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Murphy: 743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the struggle to get a school placement for a student (details supplied); and if her Department can guarantee a school placement for them. [31133/21]