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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: What will it take for the Government to recognise that inviting in big tech to set up as many data centres as they want, to use huge amounts of electricity and water, is simply not a sustainable policy? The Government is now being warned by officials in the Department of enterprise that this is not sustainable. Colm McCarthy has said the data centre boom is using up the entire bonus to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (15 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the outcome of a NPWS investigation into the legality or otherwise of squirrel traps that were used at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin earlier this year. [21976/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent special meeting of the European Council. [20462/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (14 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 348. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the 2008 national famine commemoration day plaque will be installed at the famine sculpture on Custom House Quay. [21206/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 302. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the average waiting time on waiting lists for operations at CHI for those with spina bifida without scoliosis and those with scoliosis [21058/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to reports received highlighting issues with the 56a bus route (details supplied); if he is aware that this bus is frequently late or fails to turn up at all; if the NTA foresees these issues and if they will put a plan in place to prevent delays or no shows; and what actions are the NTA taking to resolve these issues....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: The housing crisis is just so bad. It is getting worse and worse. We can see it in the figures. There are 4,000 children and almost 14,000 people in total homeless. One illustration of how I know it is getting worse is the increasing number of people coming to see me who are in emergency homeless accommodation and whose ask is not even to get a home but to get into better homeless...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: When Leo Varadkar was in Boston, he said that the US and Ireland must dedicate themselves to peace in Gaza. The US Administration has continued to dedicate itself to supporting, financing and arming genocide, but students across America have fought for peace and protested against genocide and for their universities to divest from that genocide. Students at Columbia University, for example,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Tánaiste was at Rafah two weeks ago and saw with his own eyes how Israel is blocking humanitarian aid from going into Gaza. He correctly described it as criminal and as collective punishment of the people of Gaza. There are ships gathered in Türkiye, which are part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that is trying to bring more than 5,000 tonnes of aid to the people of Gaza....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: The programme for Government commits to a referendum on housing. The Taoiseach's predecessor, Leo Varadkar, confirmed last August that "we should have an amendment to our Constitution to establish a right to housing". The Minister for housing promised a referendum in 2023 and yet the Taoiseach has told us now that no firm decision has been made on any referendums. I suspect this Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: The Government has been engaged in a war on what is left of neutrality since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It has slightly changed tack in the course of that. It started out with a full-frontal attack, saying we need to have a discussion about neutrality, that it was a policy matter and it could be changed at any time. It met the reality of public opinion, which did not shift despite a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: If the Minister of State wants to see more reuse, why do we not have, even at a minimum level, a two-tier deposit return system whereby we have reusable bottles accepted that are reused that are not shredded and turned into different bottles? If that is what the Minister of State says he wants to do, why has he not done it?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 20 February 2024, if the supplied GRI statistics for greyhound injuries at tracks relate only to injured greyhounds that were treated/euthanised by track vets; and how many additional greyhounds sustained injuries of any type at tracks and were taken away to be treated elsewhere...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: The horror in Gaza continues to deepen. The latest is the discovery of mass graves at hospitals, including one with more than 300 bodies at a hospital in Khan Younis and another at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. The Tánaiste has said the people of Gaza are being collectively punished by Israel and that he believes Israel intends to attack Rafah, where more than 1.5 million people have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: It is just, given yesterday, the Ceann Comhairle might be interested. We would at least get the answer.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: ...small farmers are doing - people who are struggling and are not supported by the Government. I do not give any credit to the Government, which simply does the bidding of the agribusiness lobby at the expense of the environment and at the expense of small farmers. The Minister likes to hide the reality of farming behind the phrase "family farms". Obviously, the vast majority of farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allocate funding to extend paid parental benefit to cover at least the first year of a child’s life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18330/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is concerned at the impact proposed cuts to employers’ PRSI will have on the Social Insurance Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18331/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: 45. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will introduce a universal disability payment of at least €350 a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18328/24]

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Paul Murphy: Particularly aimed at People Before Profit I would say.