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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sick Pay Scheme (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: We saw just how exposed we are due to the absence of sick pay in some sectors. The meat processing industry is probably the most high profile of these. It is a wet industry and an environment where colds and flus are very prevalent. Obviously this has fed into the risk that goes beyond the industry to the individuals themselves and to society generally. This is unlikely to change before...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sick Pay Scheme (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 2. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of his work in relation to the introduction of a statutory sick pay scheme here; the level of stakeholder engagements he has embarked on; and if he has been contacted by persons opposed to such a scheme being introduced. [30805/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sick Pay Scheme (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: This question relates to the status of efforts to introduce a statutory sick pay scheme, the level of stakeholder engagement on same, whether there has been a substantial amount of that yet and who it was with and what timeline are we looking at for it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the stay and spend scheme; if the effectiveness of it has been assessed to date; if he will seek an extension of the scheme beyond April 2021 in view of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions; if the Revenue Commissioners have provided feedback on the scheme to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30617/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commissioner for Environmental Information (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Commissioner for Environmental Information sought an order for costs (details supplied) in cases in which it either succeeded or the other party withdrew the appeal; if an order for costs was granted, the amount of legal costs recovered in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the removal of the age of 67 years for receipt of payment from the Social Welfare and Pensions Act. [30652/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which JobPath is operating in the context of Covid-19 restrictions; the number of persons referred to the scheme since 1 March 2020 to date in October 2020, by service provider and location. [30745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to support small and medium businesses that cannot trade due to Covid-19 and are unable to meet their rental liabilities on their premises; her plans to introduce a pause on commercial rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30660/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he was consulted by an organisation (details supplied); if he or his predecessors were consulted; the full cost of the rebrand; if he will provide details of the consultancy firm that carried out the rebrand; the reason for the rebrand; if funds granted from his Department were used for the rebrand; and if so, the amount used....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of the Committee (14 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I wanted to be sure of what the Chair means by not ruling that out. The correspondent is absolutely right that there is a serious issue here. Was that report signed off on?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of the Committee (14 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I suspect it might have been included in a periodic report, as opposed to being the subject of a report in its own right. Might that be right?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of the Committee (14 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: To keep the issue active in the meantime, perhaps we could look at the actions suggested in the periodic report and write to the two Departments requesting updates. The issue is not exclusively a concern of those two Departments. We certainly dealt with it in the context of RTÉ. However, that would be a reasonable action to take. We can assemble a range of resources to create a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of the Committee (14 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I sent a piece of correspondence concerning Pieta House.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of the Committee (14 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: It is probably a more general point but this is not the only organisation affected. It is an example of the kind of pressure vital services are under. It is a matter of services being delivered by a charitable organisation rather than a public body.

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: When we all knocked on doors in January and February this year, Covid-19 would have been the last thing we thought of. Job losses were not a predominant matter raised at doors and nobody knew what a pandemic unemployment payment or a temporary wage subsidy was. We did not think we would be spending €1 billion on personal protective equipment and most people did not know what it was....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of officials permanently assigned to the LIHAF section by grade in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [30130/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of officials permanently assigned to the capital infrastructure unit; and the breakdown of staff by grade in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [30131/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 674 of 30 July 2020, the status of the new school on the Mercy Convent site in Naas, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount due in respect of subcontractors who are due outstanding payment for works carried out at a school project (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of subcontracts affected by the termination of the contract; the party who initiated and concluded the contract termination; the amount paid to secure the site since March 2020;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of officials in her Department who are private secretaries; the role, salary scale and allowances of each; the Minister whom they are assigned to; the way in which they were chosen for the role, be it open competition or closed internal competition; and if she will also include the grade of each private...