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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Oct 2017)

Paul Murphy: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding an uneven distribution of opportunities for election observers on the roster with some still waiting for their first mission while others have been awarded two or more missions; his plans to prioritise members that have not been on missions in 2017; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Oct 2017)

Paul Murphy: 168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of training provided to election observers by his Department in 2013; the reason it was felt necessary to train the observers at that time; the cost of the training; the persons that were eligible to attend this training; the names of the persons; the expenses or allowances they were paid to attend the course; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Oct 2017)

Paul Murphy: 169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if civil servants who partake in election observations are entitled to the higher remuneration; the arrangement for expenses paid to such civil servants; if they are higher or lower than those given to other Irish election observers deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45178/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Oct 2017)

Paul Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if 25% of the marks were awarded to those who claimed fluency in Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese; the reason such an emphasis was placed on these languages in view of the fact the majority of election missions are conducted through English; the number of missions each year since 2010 that required observers to have Arabic,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (25 Oct 2017)

Paul Murphy: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who took sick leave in the period between 15 November and 22 November 2014 in the Dublin metropolitan region south division by Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45169/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2017)

Paul Murphy: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which housing will be managed in view of the ending of the Cabinet committee on housing. [39676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Data (26 Oct 2017)

Paul Murphy: 257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of the additional maternity leave and benefit for mothers of premature babies who are currently on maternity leave but the children of which were born before 1 October 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the process of site acquisition for a school (details supplied); when the process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46199/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the process of site acquisition for a school (details supplied); if the planning permission process can begin before the site acquisition is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46200/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: 1225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has obliged An Post to request the public services card from welfare recipients when collecting payments; if her Department obliges An Post to request the production of identification from welfare recipients when collecting payments; if so, the identification documents which are accepted; and if she will...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: The Minister has said that middle-income earners are those earning between €30,000 and €70,000. Does that mean he disagrees with the Taoiseach who said that minimum wage earners were middle-income earners?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach took the argument of the Government about how the phrase "middle income" or "middle class" is used to a ridiculous point when he defined minimum wage workers as being middle class or middle-income earners.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: The Minister said that 224,000 are paying the top rate.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: Can the Minister break that down further to indicate the percentage of income earners earning between €20,000 and €50,000?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: People earning €70,000 are not the kinds of people we are seeking to have pay more tax. Under our proposals they would not pay any USC. They are relatively high-income earners, but they are not the kind of super rich at whom our policies are aimed. It is not statistically accurate to suggest that people on those relatively high incomes are middle-income earners. Approximately two...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: That is not at all the case when combined with transforming society along the lines of our proposals, which entail scrapping the USC and replacing it with a high-income social charge on those earning more than €90,000 and new tax bands going upwards. The point is that the language around middle-income earners is designed to shroud the reality behind a curtain. Much has been made of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: The Government often likes to make much of the fact that Ireland has a progressive income tax system. I think the argument is that it is one of the most progressive income tax systems in Europe. Obviously, that misses something, which is that the Government is shifting away from income - direct - taxation towards indirect taxation, which is inherently far more regressive. Considering the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: Let us consider the change that is taking place. We can all pick examples from the tables to suit our arguments. Let us consider a single-income earner on €25,000 which is probably not far off the median earnings in the State. It may be €2,000, €3,000 or €4,000 off the median earnings. It is not far from representing a middle-income earner in the State. Such...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: To be clear, the Minister does not accept it is a regressive change in the taxation system in relation to the comparison between a €25,000 income earner and a €75,000 income earner, when the €25,000 income earner has a net income change of 0.3% and the €75,000 income earner has a net income change of 0.7%. The Minister does not accept that this is regressive.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Paul Murphy: I move amendment No. 1:In page 8, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:"3. The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, bring a report on the cost and implications of abolishing the Universal Social Charge for everyone earning less than €90,000 per annum.". If we could move an amendment to simply abolish the USC for everyone earning less than...