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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (16 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will stop Horse Racing Ireland's major financial supports to foxhunting groups for point-to-point races of more than €10 million since 2001 given that this funding is sustaining foxhunts whose hunting activities are opposed by a majority of citizens due to the animal cruelty involved. [44278/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of culled badgers that are tested for TB; the number of badger post-mortems for TB that have been carried out by county in each of the past ten years; and the number of badgers that tested positive and negative, respectively for TB. [44279/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers vaccinated and culled in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will immediately end the cull in view of the findings of his Department funded study which concluded that vaccination could be a highly effective means of reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in badger populations. [44308/21]

Freedom of Information: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: I will open with some quotes from leading Fine Gael politicians. First, "I do not, as standard, keep text messages" was not said by the Minister, Deputy Coveney, but by the Tánaiste on 5 November 2020. On 31 August 2021, Deputy Coveney stated: "I do not hold on to text messages for long periods in terms of data on my phone and so on." On 7 September 2021, he also stated that he...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Deputy does not have to vote confidence in him.

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: It is quite striking that amid all the praise of the Minister, Deputy Coveney, as a great statesman and everything else, there has been an absence of a repetition by the Government of the detailed narrative that he put forward to cover up clear cronyism. I think that is because to simply lay out fact after supposed fact would reveal how ridiculous this is. I will go through a few issues...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: Me.

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: He lied.

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: He told untruths.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether adequate resources have been allocated to the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43833/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to develop a green jobs programme in view of the climate crisis and the current situation of mass unemployment. [43832/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that workers who wish to do so can work from home. [44022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on lower minimum wages for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure rapid implementation of the employment regulation order for the security sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme for tenants as promised in Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide information in relation to his Department’s recent decision to allow non-EEA care assistants to work in hospitals and nursing homes but not in private homes; the reason home carers remain on the ineligible occupations list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a driver test is expected for a person (details supplied). [42860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a driver licence renewal may be expected to be processed for a person (details supplied). [42861/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a plan will be produced for safe reopening for staff, children and parents involved in the performing arts and a timeline for the safe resumption of indoor classes. [41826/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Murphy: 276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the basic income guarantee pilot scheme for artists as per the report by the oversight group which she previously advised was due at the end of July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42149/21]