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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (20 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Irish Water treats householders as if they are businesses and charges them for all water used in their property in cases in which the householder has a rain water harvesting system which they rely on exclusively for agricultural purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25946/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: I thank our guests for their presentations and for the work that they are doing to tackle this serious and widespread problem. As Deputy Joan Collins stated, many questions have already been asked, so I will be brief. The current line of the Minister when asked about this is to stated that she recognises it is an issue, that there needs to be a whole-of-Government response to it, that it...

Pre-European Council: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: I raise developments in Hong Kong, which I presume will be included on the agenda of foreign affairs at the European Council meeting. If anyone still believes that protest does not work, he or she should look at what has happened in Hong Kong. Last Sunday, there was probably one of the largest protests in history, with 2 million people on the streets shaking the entire region and showing...

National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: It was James Connolly who described the socialist movement as the great anti-theft movement. He was obviously talking about the capitalist system of wage slavery and the profits of the bosses being made through the exploitation of and robbery from workers. He did not quite have this in mind, which is taking it to an even greater extreme, whereby one sees what is literally the theft of what...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (18 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider representation on boards of management of primary schools for county and city councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25287/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (18 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a full review of child protection procedures in relation to schools in view of the experience of a person (details supplied) to which his attention has been drawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: It could nationalise the industry.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing an exemption for import tax for tools brought into the country by workers returning here to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23447/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (11 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance if the motor tax relief and toll free relief available under the disabilities tax relief scheme continue to apply for vehicles being used as taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23452/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be given an appropriate ASD unit for the senior cycle of primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23448/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has no ASD unit for those in the senior cycle in view of the evident need for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23449/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (11 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 798. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) was denied the ability to exchange the person's Australian full driver licence for an Irish full driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23435/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: The second half of the Bill seems to be more substantive. Can the witnesses outline the rationale for increasing the threshold for a prospectus from €5 million to €8 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: The rationale for making it a requirement to have a prospectus in the first place was to provide protection to potential investors in the form of full disclosure and full information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: The EU regulations set a minimum threshold of €1 million and no country can legislate for a prospectus requirement for companies below that figure, while the maximum is €8 million. We had €5 million and it is now proposed to increase it to the maximum. The British Government changed it to the maximum of €8 million in July last year. Was that a factor in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: What is the EU average threshold?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: According to the figures that are online, the mode is €5 million. Approximately 12 states have a threshold of €5 million, including Germany, which is not subject to a very small market, as well as Austria, Belgium, and other states with large economies. Why does it make sense for Ireland to increase its threshold to €8 million when the likes of Germany are staying at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: If a multinational corporation wanted to offer a security of €7 million and operate throughout the EU, could it do so in any country it wanted or would it have to do it in the country in which it is based?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: If the corporation was looking for €7 million in Austria, it would have to issue a prospectus, but it does not want to issue one. Can it do so in Ireland to avoid doing that, and take advantage that way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paul Murphy: Is any of this about competing for companies to come here to offer securities here by virtue of having a higher threshold? Does that dynamic exist?