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

Paul Murphy: All of that adds to the already existing power imbalance between the owners of these factories and the workers. It makes it even more extreme, which obviously adds to cases like this.

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

Paul Murphy: Ms McGinley is saying no or very few unannounced inspections take place either of working conditions or of health and safety. Is that correct?

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

Paul Murphy: Can I get one more question?

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

Paul Murphy: It is a general question. I raised this with the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, on 30 April. I said we needed to have inspections of meat factories. He accused me of smearing the meat factories and the employers. Why were they so defensive? Deputy Bríd Smith made the point about neglect in the third biggest sector in terms of clusters. Why have...

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

Paul Murphy: Deputy Seán Crowe is surely also entitled to a minute.

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

Paul Murphy: I will take 30 seconds. This plan will not be acceptable. The Minister is facing a formidable campaign of opposition that has collected more than 2,000 signatures. The campaign has community support and there was a large online public meeting on the issue last week. I do not think the Department can just wash its hands of this and say that the choice is up to the patron bodies. The...

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]