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Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Review (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: The Minister should talk to people who have done JobBridge.

Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Review (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: This is not dealing with the reality of what is in the internal audit. The internal audit is damning. It shows the rules that existed were not even being applied, that there was no way of working out whether job displacement was taking place, that when more than 500 companies were advertising in a way that was against the rules, nobody did anything about it. The scheme was designed to be...

Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Review (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: I am saying people should be paid for work.

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: 11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the record high level of rent in the private rented sector if his Department will increase the rent limits for rent supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28790/16]

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: Rents continue to rocket. Rent supplement levels have been increased - although not sufficiently because they have already been overtaken by rising rents. In view of the latter and the fact that people cannot access properties within rent supplement limits is a driving factor in the rise in homelessness, does the Minister agree that those limits should be increased?

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: The evidence is there and it is clear that the maximum rent limits do not enable people to rent homes. This comes to me mainly from people who are made homeless or threatened with homelessness for whatever reason in their current accommodation. When they are encouraged to seek other accommodation within the rent supplement limits or slightly above them so they can look for a variation,...

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: The fundamental solution is to increase the supply, there is no question about that. However, I do not think the Government has a solution in terms of supply. The previous Government built less social housing than any Government in the history of the State and this Government is committed to a market-led solution. What we need is massive public building of social housing using the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: 22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on reviewing the rules regarding the back to education allowance to allow persons to pursue courses that represent a development in their learning, training and career prospects but which may not represent progression as currently implemented under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28792/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Anti-Poverty Strategy (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: 29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when his Department will publish the Millar report on the situation of lone parents; his views on reported leaks of the report which indicate that the report finds that cuts have made lone parents worse off and that this has contributed to child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28791/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the establishment of a universal single-tier State pension rather than the existing two-tier structure, which gives a lower rate for those who have been out of work caring for family members or in training for a longer period in their working life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28794/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: I thank Dr. Roux for his presentation and for coming here. What level of profits and losses did the motor insurance industry make during the past 15 years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: How do they relate to table 15 of the Central Bank insurance statistics, which relate to the motor vehicle Irish risk insurance business? There are two categories, namely, undertakings with their headquarters in Ireland and undertakings with their headquarters in other EU states. What accounts for the difference? Dr. Roux said some risks that are not in the State are included in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: I will get back to Dr. Roux on it. Can he explain, in two sentences, the difference between table 15 and table 22?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: Dr. Roux stated the legal reality that:The Central Bank does not have a role in the setting of premiums, and ... is explicitly prohibited by European law from [doing so] ... This is because the European single market for insurance has been set up by EU legislators on the basis of free market principles ... The contention underpinning this institutional choice is that over the medium term, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: Weighed against the evidence we have, this is the article of faith that was implied in terms of banks and property lending by the Central Bank according to the rules under which it operates and the consequences of a €60 billion loss for the State. Regulatory returns submitted show combined underwriting losses of €684 million for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. It is accepted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: One of the jobs of the Central Bank is looking after the solvency of insurance companies. I presume that includes a level of profit. Is there any level of profit the Central Bank would consider excessive for insurance companies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: I have a question about young drivers. The report published towards the end of last year relates to the private motor insurance statistics for 2013. The point is made in it that younger policyholders continue to present the highest average surpluses. Will the witness unpack that? Is that indicating the extra amounts being paid by young drivers, on average, for their insurance is above...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: Insurance companies deal in averages and big numbers, although they deal with individuals as well. The definition of average surplus per policy is the average earned premium income per policy less average claim cost per policy. If it is the case that the Central Bank is saying that younger policyholders continue to present the highest average surpluses, it indicates not just that they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: Will the witness provide the profit figures in written form and circulate them to the committee? It would be helpful to be able to compare them.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Paul Murphy: Except for young people.