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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: The tax strategy paper, and the ESRI's presentation, accept that carbon tax a regressive tax as currently operated. It hits the poorest income deciles harder as a percentage of income. Has the ESRI examined the proposal by Dr. James Hansen for a fee and dividend model? As it would be charged at the point of entry of carbon into the economy, it would be primarily charged on fossil fuel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: I am on the finance committee and every time we deal with the Department of Finance, it says it cannot touch hypothecation. The Department of Finance and economists want tax revenue coming in and then they want to make rational decisions as to how they spend it. One can understand why the public is in favour of hypothecation, namely, linking tax to particular spending, which in this case is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications by gender that were received by the closing deadline to join the 2018 election observation roster; the number of late applications that were received; if they have been admitted to the selection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36786/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date and reason it was decided not to proceed with the original plan to have merit-based interviews to select applicants for the 2018 election observation roster; the name, expertise and qualifications of the three assessors appointed to select the election observers; the methods that will be used to select the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the background to the policy change to now provide Irish election observers to OSCE missions to the United States of America; the number of applications received for this mission by gender; the criteria and method by which applicants were selected for this mission; the name of the selected applicants; the avenues of appeal open to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of all members appointed to the 2013 election observation roster; the date that each was appointed or reappointed in the case of members that were on the pre-2013 roster; the date that members resigned or were removed; the number of missions completed by each member since 2013; the reason some members have been on numerous...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of election observers that have withdrawn from missions prior to departure in each of the past five years; the cost involved in each year including unused airline tickets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36790/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of election observers that have returned prematurely from missions in each of the past five years; if they had to refund expenses paid; if not, if they were written off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36791/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been contact with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the operation of the 2013 election observation roster; if this resulted in changes, undertakings or settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reintroducing tax relief on trade union subscriptions on a par with tax relief for professional bodies; the estimated cost of introducing the relief at the employee's marginal rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35422/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Migration Crisis (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a change to the EU's migration policy following a report from the UNHCR (details supplied) which has reported an increased proportion of persons dying at sea among those attempting to enter the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 935. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for the proposed new renal unit for Tallaght University Hospital; his plans to ensure the funding is forthcoming in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36793/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 936. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support packages that have been granted in the CHO7 area dealing with south-western areas of Dublin in the past year; the number of applications in this regard; the allocated budget for home support packages in the CHO7 area in the past year; the waiting time for home support packages in this area; his plans to increase funding for home...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Waiting Times (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 937. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of persons waiting on trolleys in Tallaght University Hospital in July 2018 and August 2018 and the number for July 2017 and August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36795/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the call by the European Commission President in his state of the Union address to the European Parliament to move to qualified majority voting in specific areas of the EU's external relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37793/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Health when persons suffering with spinal muscular atrophy can expect to have the drug nusinersen approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37948/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which a company (details supplied) was awarded two additional bus routes in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38098/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (27 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if requests by the local community in Tallaght village to have a "Welcome to Tallaght" sign erected by Transport Infrastructure Ireland will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39174/18]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Paul Murphy: The Minister has told the House that he has no ideological position on housing. That is the best capitalist ideology of all. It is an ideology that presents itself as simply being common sense, pragmatic and what is natural and implies that we are the ones with an ideology, which is not true. The Government has an ideological bias against public and social housing. That is clear from what...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Paul Murphy: Society is divided into classes.