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Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is not because it is not in the interest of people in this country, but because it would not be in the interest of his party, whereas we, on the contrary - the 99% in this country - share the same interest as the 99% in Greece in debt write-down and an end to austerity.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach referred to speculative comments. I will quote from the Financial Times, which stated: "Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble and Michael Noonan, his Irish counterpart, pushed for curbs on emergency liquidity for Greek banks unless capital controls were imposed, one of the officials said." Translated, that means: "Tighten the noose. Make them scream. Bring them to their knees....

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: So he did not say that.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union states: "The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law." The reality, as been demonstrated by the past five months of negotiations with the Greek Government, is that it is founded on the principles of debt slavery, dictatorship of the markets and the European...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to publish the details of the number of tax opinions provided by the Revenue Commissioners, including the amount provided to multinational corporations and those based outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24574/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Plans (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the reported plans by his Department to make €200 million available to property developers from the National Pension Reserve Fund. [24575/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance if any officials from his Department accompanied the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on his recent visit to Switzerland. [24572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of certificates for non-deduction of withholding tax issued for each of the past five years for accounts in the following states: the Netherlands Antilles, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland. [24573/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commissions of Investigation (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he favours an extension to the commission of investigation into the transactions of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to other banks in State ownership, or where the State is a major shareholder, namely, the National Asset Management Agency, Allied Irish Banks, Permanent TSB and Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 281. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of works completed at St. Enda's Park in Rathfarnham in Dublin 16 by the Office of Public Works, in the past five years; if he will provide a list of agreed future works and the schedule for agreed future works by the Office of Public Works. [24587/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of expert opinion reported in the press (details supplied) that points to shortcomings of breed specific legislation concerning the control of dogs, as well as potential legal difficulties in identifying dog breeds, if he will consider a review of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/15]

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: The approach of the Government on the low pay issue was well encapsulated by the Taoiseach's "L'Oréal" moment at the launch of the Low Pay Commission when he was asked if he was worth his €185,000 salary. He declared that he was very much worth it. The approach of the Government is to set up this Low Pay Commission, express some concern about the crisis of low pay and wage...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the rising numbers entering the private rented sector and the continued increasing of rents, if she will revise the cap on rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24835/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will revise her plans to progress with the changes to the one-parent family payment scheme which is affecting lone parents with children over seven years of age and which will impact negatively on the income of single parent families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on trade between Ireland and Turkmenistan in the past five years, including annual statistics on the amount of imports and exports broken down by sector; his views on trade relations between the countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25218/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 186. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the difficulties faced by many sufferers of fibromyalgia, and the additional financial burden of paying for medicines and treatment, if his Department has given consideration to including fibromyalgia on the prescribed list of conditions under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25204/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the case of the mistreatment by police of a person (details supplied), a human rights activist, with the authorities in Uzbekistan; his plans on doing so; his views on the human rights position in Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25219/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the position of human rights and political freedoms in Bahrain, following the detention of opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman; if he or his officials have discussed these matters with European Union colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25220/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the case of an artist (details supplied), who has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison as a result of artwork and activism, with the Iranian authorities; his plans on doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25221/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 21 April 2015 and in view of the ongoing monitoring of the situation in Sri Lanka by the Irish Embassy in New Dehli, India, if he will report on any visits by Irish officials to Sri Lanka, or discussions with Sri Lankan officials, since that question; and the observations of the Embassy's...