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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Murphy: 446. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on increasing pensions of retired public servants in line with the pay rises being implemented for serving public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18211/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Murphy: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on contacts he and his officials have had with the Egyptian authorities regarding the case of a person (details supplied); if he has raised the person's medical condition with the authorities and sought his release on these grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18698/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Murphy: I was part, with other Deputies, of a delegation to visit Ibrahim Halawa at the start of January. His situation was not good then: he was holding up but clearly desperate. Three months have since passed, another three court adjournments have taken place and, reportedly, his health has taken a significant turn for the worse. He is reportedly in a wheelchair, has been without consciousness...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Murphy: I join the Minister in condemning the terrorist attacks on the Coptic churches in Egypt. It is not surprising that more hours have gone into this case than others because Mr. Halawa has been in prison for three and a half years. The latest technical file produced for the Egyptian court would seem to confirm the fact that there is no evidence against him of anything other than protesting....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Murphy: All of those things have been done, yet Ibrahim remains in prison and his condition is worsening. That is first and foremost what the question is about. I appreciate the fact that a doctor was sent to examine him but then we have to use the evidence of the visit to put extra pressure on the Egyptian authorities and, if possible, to use the evidence in the court case to say that he should be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2017)

Paul Murphy: 662. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress his Department has made in relation to the adjustment of the post award value of public service pensions referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 2 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19471/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (2 May 2017)

Paul Murphy: 772. To ask the Minister for Health his views on nursing students on work placements not being paid; if he will consider a review of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joyriding Offences (2 May 2017)

Paul Murphy: 1326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the phenomenon of older, uninsured and untaxed cars being bought by persons who then use the car to joy ride; if he will consider reforms to the car ownership registration process to frustrate this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19598/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (2 May 2017)

Paul Murphy: 1431. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to parliamentary question No. 830 of 7 March 2017, if she will answer the question referred to in her reply in view of additional information (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commemorative Events (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Murphy: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the introduction of the lumper schools project to schools to increase the knowledge and awareness of the Great Famine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27984/17]

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I have not been here for the past ten weeks.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Deputy very much. I have been subject to prosecution alongside six other protestors for false imprisonment. I am back now and there is something very important to be learned from what happened in court. It has serious ramifications for others who might seek to exercise their right to protest. Will the Taoiseach bring forward legislation to establish a public inquiry into the...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: There has been a bit of an attempt to laugh at the notion of a conspiracy. A conspiracy is a secret plan by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Allow me to give just one simple example, although I could give many. Three gardaí up to the rank of superintendent under oath stated that I had said, "Will we keep her here all night?" when I said no such thing.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: One can speak about the frailty of human memory for one or even for two but for three gardaí to hear something that was not uttered-----

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: That is why we need a public inquiry. It is up to the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Was the perjury in court by multiple gardaí acceptable?

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Do not try to re-run the case. Was perjury acceptable?

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Shameful.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: We believe there is a need to end the class bias within the Judiciary. It is deep rooted and will not be resolved by the Bill. It will make very small inroads into removing the more blatant elements of the making of political appointments to the Judiciary, but that is only a very small part of the issue. I read a comment somewhere which asked if the Bill was necessary. It was suggested...