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Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: When Deputy Varadkar expressed the opinion that Séamus Woulfe would make a good judge, was he in possession of the other names?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: In making her mind up and going from the memorandum of 6 July to bringing one name to Cabinet, having whittled down the names herself, did the Minister speak to anybody else about moving from four names to one? Did she speak to anybody else in coming to that decision?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: The Minister did not speak to a single person about this. She made the decision 100% by herself that she would recommend Séamus Woulfe, as opposed to the others whose expressions of interest she had received.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: In the same process where she talked to the Taoiseach, when she returned to talk to the Tánaiste, having previously had a conversation in which he expressed the viewpoint that Séamus Woulfe would make a good judge, did the Minister then inform him that there were other expressions of interest?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: When she brought the name of Séamus Woulfe to Cabinet, did the Minister inform the Cabinet, not necessarily of the other names but of the existence of other expressions of interest?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: When the Minister was in this process all by herself, not talking to a single other person and presumably looking into her soul and working out that Séamus Woulfe's name would emerge, on what basis did she make that decision? On what criteria does one make that decision? I am not at all asking for the qualities of Séamus Woulfe relative to the other expressions of interest, but...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: I find it quite outrageous, to be honest, that after two weeks of ducking and diving by the Government, in trying to shield the Minister from questioning, we have received a statement that goes on for ten minutes and manages to avoid the central issue about which questions have been raised. The central issue is, if the Minister's story is accurate, on what basis did she decide that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has modelled the economic impacts of pursuing a zero-Covid policy compared to the current policy of intermittent lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39168/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will act to ensure that the Revenue Commissioners have the powers necessary to fully investigate potential cases of bogus self-employment. [39169/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of US troops and military personnel that have passed through Shannon Airport in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. [39421/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid to Shannon Airport or to the Shannon Airport Authority in landing charges for US military aircraft or in landing charges for US-leased aircraft carrying non-civilian passengers or goods in each year from 1 January 2001 to date. [39422/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if action will be taken to ensure that sufficient capacity will be provided on a Dublin Bus route (details supplied) [39344/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide additional resources for the RSA to enable it to expedite driver theory tests for which there are now excessively long waiting lists (details supplied). [39432/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Staff (26 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the advice the HSE is providing in relation to women who are 28 weeks or more pregnant and are working in schools as in the case of a teacher (details supplied) but who are being denied health and safety leave on grounds of the advice that an organisation is receiving from the HSE; if the HSE will amend its advice to the organisation and in general...

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: I thank Deputy Cairns and the Social Democrats for bringing this motion forward. Since I was elected, my colleagues and I have been among a small number of Deputies who every year have opposed the handing over of public funds to the greyhound racing industry. It is great to see this motion and the debate we are having. The bottom line is that there is enormous cruelty involved in the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality is due to meet next. [36616/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is financially independent is currently being paid €5.45 per day in short-time work support while the person's over-25s colleagues with the same employer and with the same reduced hours of employment are currently being paid €40 per day in short-time work support...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ask the HSE to issue an instruction to all general practitioners to cease charging the holders of general practitioner cards or medical cards for blood tests and other such diagnostic tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38950/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fur farming will be ended fully after the culling of minks which has been announced. [38946/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Murphy: 274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any remaining mink in Ireland will be culled as a safety measure against the spread of Covid-19; if he is introducing measures to keep the associated fur farms closed thereby ending fur farming in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/20]