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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the work of the integration centres in Tallaght and Clondalkin; the reason his Department has withdrawn funding for the centres which has resulted in their closure; the measures he will take to ensure that these services are reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16529/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent the closure of the Central Bank's print works in Sandyford in order to protect jobs and due to its strategic importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15236/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: 1287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the decision to reduce the trams on the Luas Red line (details supplied); his further views on the impact on the frequency of Luas trams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15732/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: 1404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures taken by her Department to ensure that the attention of those on community employment schemes is drawn to their holiday pay entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15167/18]

Affordable Housing: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: The latest homeless figures are an unbelievable and shocking indictment of the Government's approach to housing and the homelessness crisis. The fact that it is accelerating at an increasing rate and that in the next month there will be over 10,000 people homeless in this State, with a massive increase in the number of homeless children, is shameful. I could not agree more with Deputy Boyd...

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: First Stage (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to guarantee the right of students to receive factual and objective relationships and sexuality education without regard to the characteristic spirit of the school. The provision of relationships and sexuality education in our schools is not adequate. There is not sufficient education around issues of consent and respect of...

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: First Stage (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: Deputy Doherty spent most of his time speaking about housing.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Taoiseach for appearing before the select committee. I will focus on the strategic communications unit and make no apologies for doing so. I know that the Taoiseach has been quick on a number of occasions to say the Opposition should not focus on it, but I think there is significant public interest in what I see as public money being used for political purposes. As far as I...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: It moves around with the Chairman.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: I pay tribute to the journalists Ms Ellen Coyne of The Times, Ireland edition, and Mr. Hugh O'Connell of TheSunday Business Postfor pursuing this issue. In particular, Ms Coyne's article was described as inaccurate reportage by the Taoiseach, but I think it was subsequently largely accepted by him as being accurate. They shone a light on this issue when, by its actions in terms of FOI...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: I have separate Creative Ireland emails. These are reported as being the Project Ireland 2040 emails. The essential point is that Mediaforce did request that copy would not include a label such as "advertorial" and that the sponsored content should look like editorial. Does the Taoiseach accept that was the essence of some of the communication?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: Does the Taoiseach think it was problematic that Mediaforce was paying for articles which were not being marked as advertorial, sponsored content or something which made clear that it was not editorial, but paid-for content from the Government?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach does not accept it was a problem that they did not say that they were advertisements or sponsored content. The term, "in partnership with" might be deliberately more vague or it might be accidentally more vague. The Fraser report accepts that these should be clearly marked advertorial in future. Is that not an admission that it was problematic that they were not?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: When the Taoiseach says that he is not as bad as, or as bad as or slightly better than Fianna Fáil, he is not winning in the spinning stakes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: Does the Taoiseach dispute the idea that senior staff at several newspapers owned by Iconic, which in turn is owned by Mediaforce, were directed by Mediaforce to make sponsored content look like news?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: That is in Ellen Coyne's article of 26 February, headlined "Make 2040 ads look like real news, papers told."

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: No.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: Yes I am. There is a separate reference to Creative Ireland.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Murphy: Let us look at that. The Creative Ireland project directed by John Concannon used Mediaforce and had this problematic media communication, which seems more explicitly problematic than the Ireland 2040 project. We are talking about John Concannon, strategic communications unit, Mediaforce and the media. How did Mediaforce end up giving these directions, which were not clear? Where did they...