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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (17 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the findings of the O'Higgins Commission of Investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10137/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (17 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to consider a review of the spent convictions legislation and the removal of minor driving offences from the records of persons in a period less than seven years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10671/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (17 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that persons who have suffered from flooding in an area (details supplied) will get adequate house insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10664/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 642. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the policy of closing facilities in Cheeverstown Hospital in Dublin 6W for severely disabled children such as in a case of a person (details supplied); and his views on the provision of special needs assistants for such children. [9411/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 686. To ask the Minister for Health why there is a seeming delay in the release of approved funds for a person (details supplied) who is in need of a residential placement; the timeline for the approval of the funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9655/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (17 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has assessed the problem of the false registration of car ownership and the resultant issues such as motor tax arrears, false National CarTests, uninsured cars and wrongly issued parking and speeding fines; if he is considering changes to the ownership registration process to limit the opportunities for abuse of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1221. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the pay of rank and file soldiers and to report on engagement with the representative organisations of soldiers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10658/16]

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (18 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: Austerity is the biggest danger to the Irish language and Gaeltacht communities. The cuts made to pay off the banking debts have hit Irish language programmes and job creation initiatives in Gaeltacht communities. The regressive changes to public sector employment and job numbers has impacted on the provision of public services and on the ability of the public sector to provide services...

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: The starting point here is the accepted fact that the holders of standard variable rate mortgages are being exploited and ripped off and are paying approximately 2% over the European average rate for their mortgages. That represents an extra €330 per month for a person on a €200,000 mortgage. That is a huge burden and hardship for low and middle income households and is having...

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (19 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: While I am going to speak about the Dáil reform report, I will also try to make some broader points about democratic change and the change needed that goes beyond the remit of the sub-committee. We welcome the report. We played a role with others in producing it and broadly support it. The report must be considered in the context of the political changes that are taking place, not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (19 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he takes to protect the welfare of greyhounds exported outside of Ireland; if he has concerns as to the welfare of greyhounds exported to the Macau Special Administrative Region in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (19 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds exported by country in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11062/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: No, it is not. It is instructive that Deputy Micheál Martin has the same view as the Taoiseach.

Domestic Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: The Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit group is very happy to co-sign this motion alongside Sinn Féin, Independents4Change, Social Democrats and the other political forces and Independents associated with Right2Water. This is not a matter of us supporting a Sinn Féin motion but it is a joint motion tabled in Sinn Féin time. We are grateful that Sinn Féin uses...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration Data (24 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1158 of 17 May 2016, the number of vehicles recorded on the national vehicle and driver file and the number of transactions in each of the years 2013 to 2015, inclusive, and to date in 2016; the number of vehicles that are not correctly registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Programme for Government Initiatives (25 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outsource the operation of the proposed fit-for-work programme to a private sector operator. [11835/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Programme for Government Initiatives (25 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for further information on the fit-for-work programme as per the programme for Government. [11834/16]

Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recognise a person (details supplied) as a human rights defender and the measures he will take to ensure the person's safety and ability in going about lawful activities. [11948/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (26 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the comments by the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights that a person (details supplied) has been subjected to torture; and the efforts he is making to secure this person's release. [11949/16]