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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The headlines read "Ireland wins appeal in €13 billion Apple tax case". It is some victory when one of the richest corporations in the world gets to hang on to €14.1 billion and add it to a cash pile of over $100 billion. That money is not available to tackle the problems that exist here, where one in four people is unemployed, 10,000 people are homeless and we need urgently...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: Page 119 of the programme for Government contains a promise for political reform. That promise appears, at the very least, a little aspirational now. I have a simple question for the Taoiseach. If The Sunday Timeshad not published the story about the Garda report last Sunday, is it not the case that the Taoiseach would not have asked Deputy Cowen to answer questions in the Dáil? Is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: I did not say that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The Sunday Times-----

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: This controversy is not over. The Taoiseach has sacked Deputy Cowen to try to draw a line under it and he is spinning furiously about what he knew in an attempt to evade responsibility. However, the essence of the matter is very clear and it will come out. The Taoiseach colluded with the then Minister to keep vital information from the Dáil. They relied on legal threats to keep that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the carbon emissions reductions he expects will be achieved annually in this term of Government. [16042/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consumer Protection (15 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct each airline (details supplied) that operates flights out of Ireland on pain of forfeit of Government financial support to discharge their responsibilities to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16257/20]

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: One woman, Emma, wrote that they brought their baby home on 27 March where their adoring family looked at her through a window and that their hearts were broken not being able to share their miracle baby with their family. She says she was so upset and so sad she could not even hold her mother, that she was on her own for all of the labour except for ten minutes and that her husband barely...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: This is a transparent attempt to kick this off the agenda for a year. That is how long we are talking about. It is a question of accountability to the Dáil. The Minister, Deputy Cowen, has made very serious statements about the veracity of what is contained in the Garda record. He is currently a Minister and he has to be accountable to the Dáil. If he does not want to be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: Last week, the Minister, Deputy Cowen, was shielded from having to face questions by a vote in this House. That was a mistake. The consequence of this was a drip feed of information, which is precisely what the Minister said would be damaging. The information which emerged over the weekend is very serious for the two reasons. The first is that the record itself describes a supposed...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: I really do not think that is accurate. The Taoiseach was aware at the time of the statement by the Minister, Deputy Cowen. I hope that those who have made statements outside the House as to the need for the Minister to answer questions will vote in favour of him doing so now, in order that we can have questions and answers, rather than a continuing drip feed.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has approved the cancellation by Dublin Bus of all school transport contracts operated by private bus companies in the Dublin area; his plans for the way in which those private bus operators that depend on school transport contracts will continue in business if the school transport contracts are cancelled; his further plans for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a series of matters relating to the non-renewal of school transport contracts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15964/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the National Famine Commemoration will take place on the third Sunday in May 2021 in Buncrana, County Donegal. [16032/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 693. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will accept self-assessed income for 2019 from self-employed persons as would be accepted by the Revenue Commissioners for tax purposes as reference-year evidence of income for the purposes of determining the level of continued payment of the pandemic unemployment payment rather than only using 2018 as self-employed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Carer's Leave (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 925. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider introducing a statutory instrument to extend carer’s leave and allowance until the end of 2020 for certain cohorts of persons (details supplied). [15144/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: 966. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay for a review by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, of the EU treaty rights of a person (details supplied) who has applied for citizenship. [16027/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (10 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: I thank the MRCI for its work on this matter. It has outlined a case of criminal neglect of health and workers' rights by the State. I hope what is a major scandal in terms of the treatment of these workers in regard to Covid-19 serves as a wake-up call concerning their treatment going into the future. I will try not to ask the same questions as other members. The MRCI has highlighted...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (10 Jul 2020)

Paul Murphy: The witnesses have been clear but I ask them to elaborate on a matter. Last May, the then Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Heather Humphreys, said in the Dáil that migrant workers in meat factories "are not tied to any one employer. If they wish to work for somebody else, they may do so". In terms of how the system operates, that is inaccurate.