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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (21 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: Do the witnesses accept that the bank should fully inform customers of the options available to them when they are deciding on a rate, which includes the array of options?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (21 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: The issue is the difference between freely available in theory and legal reality versus freely available with regard to the information available to a customer. There is a serious information imbalance between the customer and bank. A bank has an obligation to assist the customer in overcoming that information imbalance by giving the information. How is the customer meant to ask for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (21 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: If the person does not know about it, it is not freely available to that person.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (26 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations with the Italian Government following its announcement to instigate a register for Roma persons in Italy; his view on whether this is a breach of human rights of Roma persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27715/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Middle East Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the Middle East and his meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel; if the recent attacks against the Palestinian people were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28028/18]

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: On Saturday, tens of thousands of people will fill the streets of Dublin celebrating Pride. We will be celebrating marriage equality, the belated apology for criminalisation, the role the LGBTQ+ community continues to play in driving progressive change, illustrated by the 91% who voted for repeal. Pride will also be a protest for trans healthcare, for the immediate roll-out of pre-exposure...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: That is disappointing and extremely disingenuous because the Taoiseach knows that the Bill that passed Second Stage with his Government's agreement does not prescribe a curriculum. It does not have any intention of doing so. It sets out some extremely broad headings. In particular, what it does, and what the approach that the Taoiseach is outlining will not do, is amend sections 9(d) and...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: They will not have to teach it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: It is undemocratic.

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: The Government is happy to have him support it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach is happy to have a tax cheat support him.

Pre-European Council: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: The world is watching what is happening in the US with horror as the attacks by Trump on migrants increase, with the upholding of the Muslim ban, the separation and caging of children of migrants and the speech he made to a Conservative PAC in recent days in which he compared migrants with snakes, thereby very clearly dehumanising them. People are rightly horrified about that. Migration...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made with the Government of the United States of America in relation to its policy to separate minors from their immigrant parents; his views on whether this is a breach of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations to the Russian Government in relation to the situation faced by LGBT persons there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28025/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (27 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations to the Chinese Government in relation to the ongoing attacks on democratic rights in Hong Kong which include the prosecution of opposition members of the Legislative Council, the banning of candidates in elections, prosecution of pro-democracy protesters and the preparation of repressive national security...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (28 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: 50. To ask the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the reason for the delay in their commencement; his plans to uphold the rights of those impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28151/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (28 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: 81. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the increase in the suicides of young mothers in CHO 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I pay tribute to all of them, and Ms Fiona Fitzpatrick, for the work they have done against the powerful forces they are up against. It is a community and a campaign fighting for debt justice for people in this country. I agree with the call for a cross-party committee but I also warn that I do not think they will be able to wind up their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: Can Mr. O'Flynn explain what the alternative is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Paul Murphy: Is it not the case that the burning of real money contradicts the general policy of quantitative easing? In reality, the fact that we are burning money means what is happening is quantitative squeezing. If we froze the sale of the bonds and wrote down the debt, would there be any negative implication in terms of inflation across the eurozone? What other negative implications might there be?