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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (24 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: 2025. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of thoroughbred foals born over the past five years; the number registered to race on the track; the number of horses exiting racing over the same period; and the number of same that were sent to slaughter. [15584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: 2032. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to the welfare of dairy calves born in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15667/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (11 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: The Minister of State's response really sums up the problem. That is not personal but the problem is summed up in the fact that it is the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, giving the response rather than the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, and the fact that the major thrust of the answer relates to justice, gardaí, extra resources and so on. This approach is not working. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (11 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: This matter arises from a meeting we had with community drug project managers last week. The meeting represented a cry for help and an appeal for help to the Minister of State and the Government in respect of the projects in Tallaght and Whitechurch and, I am sure, throughout the city and country. There is a new drugs crisis in our communities. Widespread crack cocaine use is devastating...

Young People and Access to Further and Higher Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: When I read the Government's amendment to our motion earlier, I thought that George Orwell had been resurrected and put to work. I am sure he would not want to be writing Government amendments. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the slogan of the regime famously was "War is peace; freedom is slavery; ignorance is strength." The Government's amendment suggests that what are the highest fees in the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (11 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) in view of his statement in Dáil Éireann on 15 December 2020 in relation to same; and if he has responded to correspondence from the organisation of 25 January 2021. [13629/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will seek to future proof the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2020 against potential misuse of negative emissions technology to delay reducing overall greenhouse gas, GHG, emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1498/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: The so-called Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020, or at least the first version of it, amounted to vague promises but no plan for real action. One important area that raises concern is the statement that "the means of achieving a climate neutral economy ... may evolve over time through innovation, evolving scientific consensus and emerging technologies". This...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: I have no problem with, or objection to, using technology in respect of electrification, better battery storage and better and more efficient renewable energy. The question relates to what is being spoken about here and whether this can be used for relying on technological sequestration solutions - the idea of carbon capture. It is the idea that in the future, a person will invent something...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: If this is the Bill that is going to be published, and I would like to know when we are going to see the next version of it, then the Minister is going to provide a big escape clause for those who have to take action now, by implying that there will be big technological solutions in respect of carbon capture in the future. It is most problematic. The main carbon capture that we know of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Investigations (10 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: 471. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of an investigation in the Defence Forces into the involvement of one or more members of same with the far right (details supplied). [13136/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: 961. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the policy of allocating only certain types of vaccines (details supplied) for the over 70s in view of the recent decisions in this respect by the French and German Governments. [13443/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: I thank our guests for their presentations. To make a general remark, this conversation has reinforced concerns I expressed at the most recent meeting a couple of weeks ago relating to the problems with the current heads of the Bill, the diminution of democratic oversight and public scrutiny by moving this issue to be dealt with by ministerial order. We are not dealing with the issue of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: I do not really understand why Dr. McGann disagreed with my summary, with all due respect. Dr. McGann said that "shortages among lower-skilled workers and subsequent pressure on wages have the potential to be as harmful to the Irish economy as a shortage of skilled labour". The logic of IBEC's position is that it wants to be able to keep wages low, although it may not describe those wages...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: What are those industries not in a position to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: Is the reason that Dr. McGann wants these new permits to come in to stop wages rising?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: Okay. Most people would agree that the workers in these sectors have proven to be essential during the pandemic. We know the very low wages that exist in at least some parts of the agricultural industry. Is IBEC in favour of mechanisms to stop wages increasing in the care work and manufacturing sectors, despite the work of those front-line workers in the pandemic, because the employers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: Could Dr. McGann put it in her own words, in that case? What does she want to happen to the wages of what she calls low-skilled workers in the agricultural, care and manufacturing industries? Is she in favour of wages increasing or is she in favour of the mechanism that IBEC is proposing to try to keep those wages from increasing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: I think it was clear from her presentation that Dr. McGann is talking about using these mechanisms as a means of keeping wages low. It is fair enough if she does not accept that. People can listen to what she has said and read the transcript. I will address a question to Mr. Berney. One thing that struck me in looking over the heads of the Bill was that the penalties for employers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Paul Murphy: Two weeks ago, we heard that there are only 45 inspectors who are obviously dealing with a whole range of matters, not just the question of migrant workers. In ICTU's opinion, is 45 sufficient for the amount of work to be done?