Results 7,661-7,680 of 11,952 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (27 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Today, the new Taoiseach and Ministers will celebrate their elevation to high office. Tomorrow, and in the weeks and months ahead, the Government will become known for eco-austerity, a two-tier healthcare system and a worsening housing crisis, and as a Government which represents the rich, landlords and big business. It will be a hated Government. Remember what issues dominated the...

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: To follow up on Deputy Boyd Barrett's point I give the example of Tallaght Hospital, where consultant Dr. Anthony O'Connor has reported that the hospital is full. It is one of the hospitals that has no free beds between Covid and non-Covid cases. He has highlighted the heroic work done by staff there, including those who have answered the call to come home and help support our health...

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: The devil is in the "as many as possible" phrase, which determines whether these people are going to be just left-----

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: If we want to build a proper one-tier national health service, then we will need a lot more staff. I have another question which is topical. It is good that the advice of the Government and NPHET has become pro-face masks. It was unnecessarily delayed and confused but now it is pro-face masks and I welcome that. The 41% figure is, empirically from our own experience, very high relative to...

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Will the Minister agree to employ the staff we need to enable safe reopening and will he also get the space?

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: I want to ask about Firhouse Educate Together secondary school. I previously submitted a written question about this issue. To cut a very long story for those parents short, there had been an agreement to start in September in Firhouse, where the school is located. What is being said now by the Department is that, because of the coronavirus, they will have to go to Citywest. I had an...

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: Yes, please.

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: I have two questions, the first of which flows from what Deputy Boyd Barrett was saying. For parents, students and teachers, there is a significant desire to have schools fully reopened in September. People know that children's education and development are being damaged, as is their emotional well-being. They need to be back in school, learning, socialising and processing the times that...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is incredible that after less than a two-hour debate this House will pass, by a big majority - a bigger majority, unfortunately, than in recent years - these massive restrictions on civil liberties and democratic rights. Those Deputies will do so against the advice of the UN Human Rights Committee, against the position of Amnesty International and the Irish Council on Civil Liberties and...

Death of Garda Colm Horkan: Expressions of Sympathy (24 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: On behalf of Solidarity-People Before Profit and on my own behalf, I would like to express our condolences and sympathy with Detective Garda Colm Horkan's family, friends and colleagues. Reading the reports of his funeral and the very many occasions that happened around the country, I was particularly struck by the words of his brother, Brendan Horkan, at his funeral. He painted a very...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: The UN environmental programme was very clear that the bare minimum emissions reduction that we need to avoid catastrophic climate change is 7.6% a year. In reality, as a developed country, Ireland should be aiming for much more than that. The proposed programme for Government is full of fluff on climate change but it is empty of binding commitments to tackle this crisis in the next five...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request and urge UCD to revoke the cancellation of all outgoing Erasmus arrangements for 2020 in circumstances in which the receiving institutions are willing to accept students from Ireland and in view of UCD preparing to accept international students onto campus-based courses from September 2020; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to unsanitary or unsafe conditions in the direct provision centre at a location (details supplied); if his officials or the international protection accommodation service, IPAS, will be instructed to arrange for an inspection of the building or to publish the findings of a recent inspection of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the existing grant agreement between the State and St. Vincent's Healthcare Group under which the Nutley Wing was funded by the State; the other public healthcare facilities funded under the agreement; the amount expended on each facility; and if he will provide a copy of the agreements. [11026/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended to date on the preparatory works under way on the St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group site relating to the new maternity hospital; the detail of the works involved; the funding provided to date for each of the works; the dates of the payments made in this regard; and the budgetary allocation that has been made for the continuation of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 850. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct an airline (details supplied) to discharge its responsibilities to customers who booked flights with the airline which were subsequently cancelled due to Covid-19 and promptly provide refunds to those customers who want them and vouchers to those who are willing to accept them; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 949. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment who previously earned less than €200 a week in wages and were in receipt of a social welfare payment when they became unemployed by scheme type (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10891/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 950. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment who previously earned less than €200 a week in wages and are in receipt of rent supplement, HAP, or are living in social housing. [10892/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 951. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if cash tips are to be included in assessing the eligibility of a person for the higher rate of the pandemic unemployment payment. [10893/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Murphy: 952. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons due to have their pandemic unemployment payment cut from 30 June 2020 who were earning over €200 a week in wages on that date in 2019. [10894/20]