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Emergency Price Controls Bill 2024: First Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to introduce emergency price controls for petrol, diesel, electricity, natural gas and home heating oil. We in People Before Profit are seeking leave to introduce the Emergency Price Controls Bill 2024 today because increases in the cost of living have not gone away. The media is not covering them any more. The...

Emergency Price Controls Bill 2024: First Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I move: "That Second Stage be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna - Questions: Foreign Conflicts (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Two days ago, the International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan announced that he was pursuing arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Minister for Defence, Yoav Gallant, for a range of war crimes. One of the war crimes he was seeking the arrest warrant for was that of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. That is correct, in my opinion....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Policy (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Transport is one of the top two emitting sectors of greenhouse gases. Most of this comes from private cars. To get these numbers down and improve people's lives on a daily basis, we need a massive modal shift away from cars, and people sitting in traffic for an hour on their way to work and for an hour on their way home, into quality public transport and active travel. This means investing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Foreign Conflicts (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 16. To ask the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with other world leaders in connection with the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [22694/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Policy (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the final Climate Action Plan 2023 progress report, published by his Department in March 2024. [22693/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [21754/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Last night, there was an arson attack on St. John's House, Tallaght, which is due to be used for international protection applicants. This is about the 30th arson attack over the past few years. It fits the same pattern as the others, pointing to the same far-right agitators coming in and spreading lies, hate and division. This results in the sort of horrific attack that has happened. St....

Grocery Price Caps Bill 2024: First Stage (22 May 2024)

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

Grocery Price Caps Bill 2024: First Stage (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish a Grocery Price Caps Commission to set maximum prices for basic foodstuffs and to provide for related matters. I am very happy to introduce the Grocery Price Caps Bill and thank all those who have worked on it. We in People Before Profit are introducing the Bill because food costs are a massive issue for...

Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I welcome the motion. The fact the Government is going to allow it to pass and do nothing about it will not change the fact that on the Dáil record, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be named and shamed for their chronic underinvestment in public dentistry. The record will show, without opposition from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, that over decades when one party or the other was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 18. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [21753/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I will ask the Taoiseach to correct the record on something he said regarding the first group of questions. He said that when the tents were removed, all those people were offered other accommodation. That is not the case. A story published online in The Irish Times in the past half hour stated that tents on a Dublin canal had been cleared again leaving approximately 40 men without...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [21752/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: A crucial element of well-being should be investment in our parks and green spaces. We had quite a successful campaign, led by Jess Spear, for investment in Watergate Park. We got agreement for bins, lighting and picnic benches, but one of the key issues was the issue of park rangers. The campaign was told by the local authority not to worry as the park rangers from Tymon Park take care of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Does the Taoiseach agree that we need to have more investment and more park rangers to properly service and take care of our parks?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21329/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Almost one in four applicants for international protection are children. Some 6,755 children are living in direct provision. Their parents receive a payment for them of just €29.80 per week. The child poverty monitor 2024, published yesterday, reports that this falls well below a minimum essential standard of living. It says it is not enough, of course, to cover basic needs like...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I heard the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions trying to distract from the reality that, if the leaks are accurate, the Housing Commission's report is absolutely damning for the Government. The Taoiseach seems to accept the fact that it calls for a radical reset of housing policy. It would not be calling for that if housing policy was basically correct. It reveals we have "one of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: That is precisely the problem; the Taoiseach thinks housing can only be delivered primarily on the basis of profit. I have a few quick questions.