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Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: We are happy to support this Bill, which is a good one. It is a bit nauseating to listen to the Government and Deputy Eugene Murphy jump through hoops to explain their rationale. They must have a special department that writes these speeches to come up with explanations for opposing Bills that are perfectly simple and which obviously should be supported. The root cause was pointed out,...

Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: The Minister was talking to a lobbyist.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: I was otherwise engaged when the last committee discussion took place. I thank Deputy Pringle and Trócaire for their work on the Bill. It is one of the most important Bills to come before the Dáil this term. To be blunt, the Minister of State's response is disappointing. It is fair enough to wrap it up in the pose of wanting to engage and being willing to engage further. Let us...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: It is a fossil fuel. It is not clean. It is a fossil fuel. It might not be quite as dirty as oil but it is not somewhere in between renewable energy and fossil fuels. It is not the position that wind energy and wave energy are on one side, oil energy on the opposite side and gas somewhere in the middle. It is a fossil fuel by any definition of what a fossil fuel is. The only reasonable...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: No.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: If there is not agreement, the Government will not give a money message. That is my question.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: The Minister of State is saying he has not required a money message and he will not be requiring a money message regardless of whether we reach agreement.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: 60. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); his views in relation to their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16530/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: 67. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the appointment of a full time consultant for the sleep clinic in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; when this appointment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17005/18]

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: Then vote for it.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputy Bríd Smith at ten minutes apiece. When we announced that we were introducing this Bill, we were inundated with school students contacting us about the backward nature of the education they had received. I will cite a few examples to give a picture of how large a problem it is this country is facing....

Topical Issue Debate: Syrian Conflict (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: The Tánaiste is at pains to emphasise that Ireland has not supported military action, but that is mealy-mouthed in the sense that he has said he understands it. He made a clear, unreserved condemnation of the particularly callous attack on civilians using chemical weapons. I agree with the Tánaiste in that regard and I join him in making that unreserved condemnation, no matter who...

Topical Issue Debate: Syrian Conflict (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: Does the Tánaiste condemn it at all?

Topical Issue Debate: Syrian Conflict (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: We got three minutes.

Topical Issue Debate: Syrian Conflict (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: Over 100 missiles rained down on Syria from the US, France and Britain. Our Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade says he can understand why the airstrikes were launched. Instead of understanding the actions of Donald Trump, Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron, does the Minister not think we should have had condemnation of this military action which ratchets up tension across...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: In 2017, the Tallaght intercultural centre provided a point of contact and a route into education, work and inclusion for 197 people of 39 different nationalities. The Clondalkin intercultural centre did something similar. Unfortunately both now face closure due to a lack of €80,000 in funding from the Department of Justice and Equality. How does that tally with the commitment in...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: We do but there is also a difference between Private Members' time and Government time. The Government has taken the decision to support-----

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: No. I think we need to have a debate on Syria today, or for two hours at approximately 6 p.m. tomorrow. In excess of 100 missiles were fired by the US, France and Britain at the weekend on the pretext that it was a response to an abhorrent chemical weapons attack. The conflict in Syria is a gross humanitarian catastrophe. More than 500,000 people have been killed and millions of people...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: -----and the outside forces of western imperialism and Russian imperialism on the other side. The problem is that the world is heading to a very dangerous place. The Government is seeking to line up this country with western imperialism. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has said he can understand why the military action took place. We have not had a debate on this.

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Murphy: We need a full parliamentary debate about this.