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Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach's attempt to ram through the CETA deal this week has been pushed back but it is reported that he will try again in January to drive through what is bad deal for workers and the climate and a charter for billionaires and big businesses. This is a deal that gives corporations the right to sue states in a parallel justice system, which only corporations and investors can access,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: I raise with the Taoiseach the treatment of Aer Lingus workers by company management. For five months now they have been blocked by management from getting the short-time working payment to which they are entitled. Workers have been providing the relevant UP12 forms to the company with the details of the reduced hours they are on. However, the company has not been forwarding that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when universities will implement his policy statement of 6 December 2020 (details supplied) that any college-owned accommodation refunds should be provided for; if such rent refunds will be backdated; if so, the date from which they will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42944/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to review the employment status of postgraduate students who also work for third level education institutions as part of their degree. [41658/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxes that will apply to used cars imported from the UK after 1 January 2021. [43373/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sanctions in place for schools that fail to meet the legal requirement to include in their admission policies detailed arrangements for those not attending religious instruction. [42887/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it will be ensured that when a person applies for the pandemic unemployment payment that the Revenue Commissioners and-or her Department include in the calculation a person's annual income, for the purposes of deciding on the appropriate rate of payment, any income from State benefits including maternity or parental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when universities will implement his policy statement of 6 December 2020 (details supplied) that any college-owned accommodation refunds should be provided for; if such rent refunds will be backdated; if so, the date from which they will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42944/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the free flu vaccine scheme to children up to 17 years of age in view of the relatively low rates of take-up of the nasal flu vaccine by children aged two to 12 years of age [42889/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 100. To ask the Minister for Health when restrictions on partners attending at maternity hospitals will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given to pay student nurses and midwives properly for their labour; if the number of permanent nurses and midwives will be increased to adequate levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 286. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent outbreak of war between Eritrea and Tigray; the position of the Government on the events taking place in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray; his views on reports of mistreatment of refugees and civilians by the Eritrean Government; the steps Ireland is taking in the EU and at the UN to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (10 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if recipients of illness benefit or Covid-19 illness benefit will receive the Christmas bonus; if not, if she will take steps to ensure that recipients of the benefits will get the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: 311. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider amending the regulations for the Covid-related additional three weeks maternity and parental leave to allow women and parents finishing their maternity leave before April 2021 to add the extra three weeks of parental leave to the end of their existing maternity leave rather than having to return to work before being...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: On a point of order, Standing Order 54(1) states: "A member of the Government shall, in replying to a Question asked on notice ... address each and every request for information contained therein." Question No. 10 has only one request, namely to ask the Taoiseach-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: Question No. 11 inquires as to the amount the Taoiseach's Department is spending on consultancy firms. The question was not answered in a written response he had in advance. He said in response to repeated questions in the House that he can go and get the information. He had notice of the question. He has advisers working for him finding answers to various questions that are not even...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: Briefly, to respond to a question asked me by the Taoiseach in the last set of questions, where he suggested that it was not clear to him whether I was in favour of a university model for nurses or not, to be clear I am absolutely in favour and am opposed to the big exploitation of student nurses which is currently going on. We would not be talking about that or the Taoiseach would not be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: Yes, we should.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: I will send it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)

Paul Murphy: Should I do it with or without their consent?