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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The proposed move from Firhouse for Firhouse Educate Together secondary school to Citywest is not workable and threatens the very future of the school. It will not work for the students who have additional needs and their families. It will not work for the students who currently walk to school and their parents drive somewhere else to work and so on. It might not work for some of the staff...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: This Government, as with the previous two, will be judged on its response to the housing crisis. All the now-governing parties – Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party – had a hand in the creation of the circumstances we are currently in. I refer to the unprecedented level of homelessness and to the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the housing crisis....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: Page 10 of the programme for Government states, "We will complete the review of the School Transport Scheme to seek better outcomes and reduce car journeys." It appears that, while that review is ongoing, a widespread cut of Dublin Bus contracted school buses is taking place. I know at least three schools in my constituency are being affected. Four buses are being cut from one school and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is not, as we have the right to reject the Order of Business today.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: That is based on the precedent that when there was controversy involving Ministers in the previous Dáil, there was, very regularly, an opportunity for questions and answers. If the Minister makes a statement and then leaves before we can ask questions or get answers, that is quite problematic. If the Business Committee could come back with a proposal to include time for questions and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: Could we get a response from the Chief Whip or somebody from the Government as to whether we can agree to change the order?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: We can change the order for today in order to facilitate questions and answers.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The Chief Whip knows we can change the Order of Business for today to facilitate questions and answers. Please do not be obstinate about this. He can make a decision now and say the Government will accede to the request and change the agenda to facilitate questions and answers. We need that for some accountability in this House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is not agreed. I understand that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Cowen, is due to give a personal statement today on his drink-driving offence. It is not acceptable for us that he would be able to give a statement and there would not be opportunities for questions from the Opposition and answers from the Minister, as was the case and became the precedent on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the proposal by South Dublin County Council to spend an estimated €22 million on the development of a visitors centre and walkways at the Hellfire Club, Rathfarnham (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 334. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for Irish passports for the children of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and the way in which the person should now apply for renewal of their Irish passport which expired on 22 May 2020 in the context of their circumstances. [13836/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to take action to deal with the widespread non-compliance with the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019, in view of the fact that the majority of advertisements for dogs on a website (details supplied) breach the regulations as highlighted to him in correspondence from a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an interest free loan reported to be €250,000 from the Irish Greyhound Board to the private operators of Clonmel greyhound stadium has been repaid; and the details of all current IGB loans to tracks and outstanding repayments. [13831/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will order the immediate closure of Enniscorthy, Youghal, Thurles and Kilkenny greyhound tracks in view of fire safety concerns highlighted in two Indecon reports (details supplied). [13832/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans regarding the prompt roll-out and full funding of the decision support service and further to same, the abolition of the ward of court system in view of commitments made by her predecessor to roll out the new decision support service. [14098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 632. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if she will request her officials to treat this application as a priority. [14259/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: On transport, and school buses in particular, in my constituency there are at least three schools where parents have been told in recent weeks that school buses will no longer be available. The schools to which I refer are St. Mac Dara's community college, St. Paul's secondary school and Tallaght community school. Previously, the buses went to housing estates to collect students. It was...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: On the issue of mental health, the figures referenced in Ms Lynch's opening remarks and the survey to which she referred are striking. She stated that 11% of parents believe their child will need additional support from someone outside the family to help with anxiety and that 45% of those parents believe the child will need professional therapeutic support. The parents of 5% of children in...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: I strongly urge the Minister to publish those figures so people can see for themselves to better investigate the situation and to compare it with Britain. I have another question on the pay and treatment of nurses, who have been on the front line over the past while, along with other workers, in the struggle against Covid-19. We know that more than 8,000 healthcare workers have been...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Most of the healthcare professionals hired during the crisis have been hired on short-term contracts with CPL, a recruitment agency. The former Minister, Deputy Harris, refused to publish the details of that arrangement. Will the Minister publish the details of the arrangement between the State and CPL?