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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: Anyone who has heard about what is happening in the Skellig Star is utterly horrified. It was so bad that it drove people to engage in a hunger strike. Coronavirus spread like wildfire through this direct provision centre. As I understand it, it has still not yet been inspected. Food and water were rationed. At one stage, people were limited to 1 l of water per day. A letter I received...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: I request that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: Under which Standing Order is a question assumed to be agreed to if one of the tellers does not sign?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: No. A Leas-Cheann Comhairle on a point of order-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The point of order is as follows: we have a proposal from the Business Committee about the order for the rest of this evening's session. Members may correct me if I am wrong but it is probably the first time in the history of the Business Committee that the Government is opposing the proposal from the Business Committee and has its own amendment. The reason for that is that it is not enough...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is not enough for the Government that, on the last sitting day of the Dáil, at 10 o'clock at night, it wants to bring through a change that would muzzle the Opposition groupings-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: ----which would mean for example that by the time that our group speaks-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: -----the Government would have had three shots at putting their position first.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The point of order though, a Leas-Cheann Chomhairle, is that it is not enough to do that, but then the Government wants to do it without having any debate whatsoever.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is scandalous not just to do it in the first place but then attempt to do it without a debate. It is no offence to you whatsoever, a Leas-Cheann Chomhairle-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: -----and it is not your fault whatsoever,----- . An Leas-Cheann Comhairle:I thank Deputy Murphy.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: -----but what we have at-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The point of order, a Leas-Cheann Chomhairle, is not-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: We absolutely have to have a debate-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: We absolutely have to have a debate here.

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: That is no problem at all. I was essentially making the point that this Bill is missing anything to address the situation facing the Debenhams workers and other workers who may be in the same situation in the future. There is a difference in the approach taken by the current Taoiseach compared with what he said about Clerys over five years ago. At that time, he spoke about what happened to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: It is not about how much time is given.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The Government is trying to muzzle the Opposition.