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Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: People should go and read the Constitution.

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: That is great; I have a copy in front of me too. It states clearly that legislation cannot be enacted that would have the effect of imposing a charge on the people or the State without the consent of the Government, that is, on Final Stage. Standing Orders prevent us from even bringing them forward on Committee Stage to be discussed or debated to enable political pressure to build on the...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: Agreed. I support the amendment simply because our amendments and others that would have the effect of undoing pay discrimination and pay inequality have been ruled out of order. The amendment which calls for the presentation of a report is the best we can do. I put it to the Government that either way this amendment will be passed. The Minister will have to bring forward a report within...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: I support Deputy Healy's amendment. I remind the Minister of State and the Government of the slogan that I am sure they now want to forget, namely, "Keep the Recovery Going". How can they justify having gone to the people almost two years ago with that slogan while continuing with measures that were implemented under the guise of a supposed financial emergency? How can they square the two...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the internal Garda review into the Jobstown protest investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51743/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: 81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be an investigation into the non-transference of documents relevant to the disclosures tribunal; his views on whether that there needs to be an external investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51740/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he, former Ministers in his Department, or senior Department staff had contact with the Director of Public Prosecutions or An Garda Síochána regarding the Jobstown protest trials and investigations; the nature and content of these contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51741/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the contacts his Department has had with An Garda Síochána on Operation Mizen will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51742/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Management Companies (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Murphy: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to introduce legislation to regulate private management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45298/17]

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: Will there be-----

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: Will we have questions and answers?

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: It was because of questions asked here.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the cuts made to organisations providing services and advocacy for those that suffer from dyspraxia-DCD; his plans to consider increasing the funding to organisations such as an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50302/17]

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: I am astounded each time the Government expresses astonishment that we oppose regressive taxes or asks how socialists could possibly oppose them. To go back over recent years, when the household tax was introduced it was described as a tax for local services. We were asked how socialists could possibly be opposed to developing local tax structures when socialists across the world support...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: I move amendment No. 54:In page 48, to delete lines 3 to 35, to delete pages 49, 50, 51 and in page 52 to delete lines 1 to 27. We might take a little bit longer to discuss this amendment although I do not suggest it will take a very long time. Effectively, our amendment would delete the so-called sugar tax from the budget. We are against the sugar tax and I have not been convinced by the...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: There is not much mix, is there?

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: I move amendment No. 51:In page 47, after line 35, to insert the following: "Chapter 7 Financial Transaction Tax34.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, bring a report on the potential additional income that would be raised by imposing a Financial Transaction Tax.". I will be extremely brief in discussing the next couple of amendments because I do not believe there...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: I move amendment number 52:In page 47, after line 35, to insert the following: "Chapter 7 Landlords’ Tax35.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, bring a report on abolishing the Local Property Tax and replacing it with a Landlords’ Tax of €600 per annum on a second home and €1000 per annum on a third and all subsequent homes.". Again, I...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: I move amendment No. 53:In page 47, after line 35, to insert the following: "Chapter 7 Millionaire’s Tax36.(1) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, bring a report on additional revenue that would be raised by introducing a Millionaires’ Tax of 2 per cent on net wealth exceeding €1 million. (2) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: I support the amendment. The Minister has summed up the complete bind of the Government to a free-market approach to resolving the housing crisis. The Minister accepts that there is a dead weight and a bunch of speculators who will not have to pay tax that they otherwise would have paid but takes the attitude we can do nothing about it if we want to release land onto the markets in order...