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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the background to the policy change to now provide Irish election observers to OSCE missions to the United States of America; the number of applications received for this mission by gender; the criteria and method by which applicants were selected for this mission; the name of the selected applicants; the avenues of appeal open to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of all members appointed to the 2013 election observation roster; the date that each was appointed or reappointed in the case of members that were on the pre-2013 roster; the date that members resigned or were removed; the number of missions completed by each member since 2013; the reason some members have been on numerous...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of election observers that have withdrawn from missions prior to departure in each of the past five years; the cost involved in each year including unused airline tickets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36790/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of election observers that have returned prematurely from missions in each of the past five years; if they had to refund expenses paid; if not, if they were written off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36791/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been contact with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the operation of the 2013 election observation roster; if this resulted in changes, undertakings or settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reintroducing tax relief on trade union subscriptions on a par with tax relief for professional bodies; the estimated cost of introducing the relief at the employee's marginal rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35422/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Migration Crisis (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a change to the EU's migration policy following a report from the UNHCR (details supplied) which has reported an increased proportion of persons dying at sea among those attempting to enter the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 935. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for the proposed new renal unit for Tallaght University Hospital; his plans to ensure the funding is forthcoming in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36793/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 936. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support packages that have been granted in the CHO7 area dealing with south-western areas of Dublin in the past year; the number of applications in this regard; the allocated budget for home support packages in the CHO7 area in the past year; the waiting time for home support packages in this area; his plans to increase funding for home...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Waiting Times (7 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: 937. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of persons waiting on trolleys in Tallaght University Hospital in July 2018 and August 2018 and the number for July 2017 and August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36795/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: I thank Ms Justice Laffoy for her work in chairing the Citizens' Assembly. I also thank all the participants in the Citizens' Assembly who have done an enormous service on this issue and other issues. I have four or five different questions depending on time. I might pose a question, take the answer and move on to the next question if that is acceptable. When one reads the report, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: I thank Ms Justice Laffoy for that useful clarification. My second question may be in contrast to some of what has been said before. My conclusion from this is not that it is up to politicians to educate the public, it is, rather, that people who are informed are very far ahead of the politicians. That was the case when the people voted on the eighth amendment. There is a very big...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: I would like to ask a particular question about the wording of the question on community or public ownership of future renewable energy projects. According to the report:A number of suggestions were received from Members ... expressing a view that all future renewable energy projects should be publicly State owned, in light of concerns about Ireland's energy security into the future and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: Surely it was up to the Citizens' Assembly to make recommendations. If that means certain laws need to be changed, so be it. If a majority of the members of the assembly felt that there should be public ownership of all future renewable energy projects, they should have had a chance to vote for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: I am referring to paragraph 79 on page 30.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: Sure. The Citizens' Assembly is set up to provide recommendations on what needs to happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: Surely we should have allowed the assembly to make whatever recommendations it wanted to make. EU law can be changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: Obviously, the Citizens' Assembly cannot change it, just as it cannot change the law in Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (5 Sep 2018)

Paul Murphy: Is it is possible that it is below the level at which the members of the assembly wanted to see it? That is the important question.