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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Paul Murphy: Does the Minister think that there were problems, potential flaws or loopholes in the generation of double taxation agreements that were signed in the late 1960s and early 1970s? The agreement with Switzerland was signed in 1966 and the agreement with the Netherlands was signed in 1969. The Minister is attempting to rectify some of those issues here. Are similar issues present in other...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Paul Murphy: The mismatch to which the Minister refers is only operable where there is a double taxation agreement as it is the agreement that enables the mismatch to be abused. Can the Minister comment on that? I appreciate that the Minister will not comment on specific cases but he might comment on the country. As Deputy Bruton said, the Goodman Group is reported in the papers today as having made...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Paul Murphy: It is interesting that the four countries we are discussing, namely, Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, are all in the top seven of what Oxfam described as corporate tax havens. Luxembourg was at No. 7 and Ireland at No. 6, while the Netherlands were third and Switzerland fourth. We have spoken on a number of occasions about whether Ireland is or is not a tax haven. The...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Paul Murphy: It sounds like he gives a similar kind of speech to the ones given by the Government in Ireland, by saying that this needs to be tackled internationally and so on. Would the Minister agree that Switzerland is a corporate tax haven? Some 30% of Fortune 500 companies have operations in Switzerland. It is a relatively small country and one can presume the companies are there to avail of a...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Paul Murphy: Does the Minister believe a place must be a tropical island to be a corporate tax haven? Does he accept that any European country is a tax haven?

European Union Battle Group: Motion (27 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: Sure that is grand.

European Union Battle Group: Motion (27 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: The Deputy is correct. They should be paid properly.

European Union Battle Group: Motion (27 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: Every time we discuss battle groups or their equivalents in this House, the establishment parties wince in embarrassment at the name "battle groups" and try to explain away and justify the fact that Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Labour Party will vote in favour of Irish participation in a German-led battle group by saying there is nothing to see here because it is all humanitarian. What...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach speaks about respect in the Dáil in order to divert attention from the blatant lack of respect shown by the Government for low paid and overworked health service workers. He speaks about photo opportunities in order to divert attention from the real experiences of those who were on the picket line this morning. I spoke to some of them and witnessed their righteous anger...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: I will pose some very clear questions to the Taoiseach in order that there will be no mistaking them. I will set out the logic of the workers, which is foolproof. Does the Taoiseach accept the outcome of the job evaluation? If he does, I presume he also accepts that the workers are being underpaid for the work they do. If he accepts that the workers are being underpaid for the work they...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: The amount in question is €16 million.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach should pay the staff.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Crime Prevention (26 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to protect taxi drivers from violence in the course of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27051/19]

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: Does Deputy Burton read the books or just the book reviews?

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: The global picture for world capitalism is pretty bleak. It is facing a new economic crisis. While its exact timing is difficult to predict, the indications are not good. The institutions of world capitalism, including the IMF, the European Union and the World Bank, all predict lower growth rates for the first time in close to a decade. Most of it is fuelled by fears of a global trade...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: I am asking this question on behalf of Deputy Coppinger. Will the Minister report on the delivery of an ASD-specific school serving Dublin 7 and 15? This question is linked to a general crisis in this area. Does the Minister accept that there is a general crisis and that the State is failing to provide equal access to education for children on the autism spectrum?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Minister for that answer and that news. The more general issue arises repeatedly in the House. We have seen a couple of important protests organised by Enough is Enough!. Parents are getting organised in respect of this issue. Does he accept that this is not just a local problem here and there and that there is a nationwide problem regarding an absence of all of the supports...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: We must also encourage the parents to continue to mobilise, protest and make their voices heard. It is striking that these parents are dealing with very difficult situations and they are not being assisted by the State. They are then forced to go out and struggle and fight for what is necessary for and the right of their children. I had a meeting last week with parents involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is only one secondary school with an ASD unit in Dublin 24; his plans to remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26497/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Paul Murphy: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has no ASD unit for those in the senior cycle in view of the evident need for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26498/19]