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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 213. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent election of Mr. Maithripala Sirisena in the Sri Lankan presidential election, his views on the situation in that country; if he supports the call for an international investigation into alleged war crimes, including genocide, carried out against the Tamil population at the end of the civil war in 2009; his views on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (21 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if an appropriate bed space can be located in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [15638/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: The request from myself and other Deputies for this Topical Issue debate was prompted by a briefing given by shop stewards from Cadbury's Coolock plant last Friday, which was attended by local representatives, including my colleague, Councillor Michael O'Brien. Contrary to the attitude expressed by the Minister at the meeting he had with Deputies and the attitude I presume will be expressed...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Will the Government apply pressure on Mondelez to ensure that workers get all of the information and resources they are looking for from the point of view of putting forward an alternative plan? It seems to me that the problem is contained within the Minister of State's response in that there appears to be an acceptance that jobs will be lost. The inter-agency group set up by the Minister,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on reform of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service from 51 individual companies to six companies; her views on maintaining a strong volunteer and community input into service at a local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15919/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will have a consultation process with the individual Money Advice and Budgeting Service companies prior to implementing any changes to the structure of the service. [15920/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects a report from the Citizens Information Board on the reform of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service. [15921/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on having a debate in Dáil Éireann on the restructuring of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service; if there are significant reforms in their structures proposed by the Citizens Information Board. [15922/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 651 of 15 April 2015 and 742 of 24 March 2015, the procedures around determining if someone applying for a passport has reduced capacity; if the view of a medical professional is required in making this determination; if it is on the basis of other information, or on the opinion of a Garda or other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. In 2014, AIB made a pre-tax profit of €1.1 billion. How much corporation tax did it pay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Obviously the shareholder is not likely to be the State for much longer. The 2014 accounts list the deferred taxation as an asset of €3.5 billion, and it is now listed as €3.24 billion. This is accumulated losses made from the transfer of loans to NAMA, as far as I know in particular, and in general-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Page 220 of the report states that assuming a sustainable return on equity, it will take in excess of 20 years for the deferred tax asset to be utilised. Does this mean AIB will not pay any corporation tax for 20 years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Does it not strike Mr. Bourke as obscene that the banks, and it is not just AIB which at least is in State ownership, made huge losses and those losses are now counted as assets on the balance sheet for which the State will pay again through not receiving corporation tax?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: If AIB is privatised in one or two years time, the fact it made losses previously will mean it will not pay corporation tax for an extended period. Is it also the case that prior to budget 2014, the bank could only use half of it each year and write-down half of the profits? It paid some corporation tax each year before the budget changes in 2014.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: I am making a more general point which applies to all the banks, which includes those banks which are overwhelmingly privatised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: With regard to privatisation, is it the case that AIB is in effect being fattened up and prepared for privatisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: How does Mr. Duffy explain the increase in the number of write-downs and the amount of write-down? In 2013 it was €1 billion and in 2014, when privatisation was being prepared for, it was €4.5 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: With regard to privatisation, we know that Goldman Sachs is advising for free, out of the goodness of its heart. How is the process going with regard to Goldman Sachs co-operating with AIB and looking at the assets and liabilities? Do guarantees exist that it does not receive information that would be profitable to it in other circumstances such as advising clients and everything else?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (23 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been spent on emergency accommodation by his Department and local authorities to tackle the immediate homelessness crisis in the four Dublin local authorities in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15773/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (23 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 42. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on any discussions he has had with Irish Water regarding a large volume of non-payment of water charges; if he has a contingency plan in place should there be a large amount of non-payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15774/15]