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Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: First, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the people of Dublin South-West who voted for the Anti-Austerity Alliance and sent me into the Dáil to deliver their message. The great socialist and trade unionist Jim Larkin said, "The great appear great because we are on our knees. Let us rise." On Saturday, workers, unemployed people, pensioners and young people did just...

European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (16 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: I support the amendment by Deputy Doherty. The moral case for retroactive recapitalisation is absolutely clear. This is a country with less than 1% of the population of Europe shouldering the burden of 42% of the cost of the total European banking crisis. Despite all the attempts by the Government, echoed by right-wing economists, to suggest that this is a done deal, that it is over and...

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: Is it the knowledge box?

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: I would like to share time with Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: There has been a lot of talk in the last few days about communication problems. I am sure many people at home will have been very reassured to hear the Minister, Deputy Kelly, saying earlier that "the brand of Irish Water must be repositioned in the public mind". That will ease people's worries about their inability to pay the water charges. Apparently, the problem is simply that Irish...

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: They should tear them up. They should send them back in protest.

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: If we refuse to register and refuse to pay, we will beat these water charges.

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's Pre-Budget 2015 Statement: Statements (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: The rationale for the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's call for yet more austerity is given away in one of the first few key messages where it states, "Maintaining the fiscal discipline required to achieve large primary budget surpluses will become politically harder following a long period of fiscal consolidation and as crisis memories fade". What we have there is an open, honest admission...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: On the specifics of the Bill, in general I could be in agreement with the idea of facilitating generic medicine. It is marginal and whether it will make any real difference in the real world remains to be seen but the basic idea of facilitating experimentation and so on without danger of being sued by generic medicine corporations makes sense. There is a question over who owns the companies...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: Why spend €500,000 installing water meters?

Other Questions: VAT Exemptions (5 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: 6. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the proposal in the Finance Bill 2014 to exempt green fees and membership fees in member-owned and non-profit making golf clubs from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41763/14]

Other Questions: VAT Exemptions (5 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: What will be the cost to the Exchequer of the proposal to put on a legislative basis the decision to exempt green fees and membership fees in member-owned and non-profit making golf clubs from VAT? Regardless of the decision of the European Court of Justice in the past year, does the Minister really think it is justified, in the context of a fourth regressive budget in a row, people being...

Other Questions: VAT Exemptions (5 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: I am aware of the relevant case law from the European Court of Justice. However, it remains a political decision of the Government to put that into legislative effect by including it in the Finance Bill. The measure was not mentioned by the Minister in his Budget Statement. He cannot tell me the exact amount of money involved. I presume it is not a significant amount. For example, the...

Other Questions: VAT Exemptions (5 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: I understand the Revenue Commissioners made a decision at the start of this year to begin to apply the European Court of Justice ruling. What has it decided to do about refunds? It stated at that stage that it was in discussions and if there was to be a windfall for clubs it would not be given. Has it made a decision yet? If not, why not? This is important because it speaks to the nature...

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: The Finance Bill tells a tale of two different budgets. One of these budgets is for working class people, the most vulnerable and unemployed people. It is a budget which, in effect, ensures the continuance of austerity for them. The other budget is a recovery budget for the rich, high earners, developers and corporations. The weekend before the budget was announced, the headline on the...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputies Shane Ross, Richard Boyd Barrett and Clare Daly.

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: The key item on the agenda for discussion at the recent European Council summit was climate change. Unfortunately, EU leaders, including the Taoiseach, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French President, François Hollande, do a good impression of fiddling while the world burns. We are hurtling towards an absolute catastrophe. In 30 years the Artic could be ice-free and...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Data (11 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: 90. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 9 October 2014 the reason almost 65% of medical and dental staff employed by the Health Service Executive are on fixed term and or special purpose contracts; and the effect that has on patient care. [42767/14]

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Data (11 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: I ask the Minister why it is the case that almost two thirds of medical and dental staff employed by the HSE are not on permanent contracts but are instead on temporary or special purpose contracts. It seems to be an extraordinarily high figure that presumably speaks to the erosion of terms and conditions and the widespread use of agency staff in the health service right across the public...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Data (11 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: I wish to clarify those figures. The Minister said 4,000 out of the 6,221 staff on fixed term or specified purpose contracts are in training. Taking out those involved in training, how many of the remaining staff on temporary or specified purpose contracts are agency staff? What amount of money is spent on agency staff and what proportion of the money goes on agency fees, which is a...