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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (27 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 467. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the statement by the European Commission President, Mr. Jean Claude Juncker, in his recent state of the union speech that Europe can no longer afford to rely on the military might of others or let France alone defend its honour in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26585/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Clamping (27 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 881. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the enactment of all the sections of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015; the envisaged timeline for the setting of clamping regulations by the NTA; his views on whether management companies clamping residents for arrears of management fees should be prohibited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26653/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Capabilities (27 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 971. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the position of Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker regarding EU defence as outlined in his state of the union speech, which included support for the establishment of a European defence fund to encourage research and innovation and for a toughening up of EU defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a review of regulations regarding motor insurance in view of the practice of many motor insurance companies denying coverage to cars over ten years or older; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the policy of not permitting special needs assistants, SNAs, who took redundancy prior to 1 May 2014 to be employed in full-time SNA positions, especially in view of the fact that the option of taking panel rights instead of a redundancy payment was available to these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been budgeted for the work of the Expert Commission on Water Charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 843. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the hunger strike of a person (details supplied) in detention in Israel; if he will report on any representations on the matter he or his Department has made with the Israeli state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25076/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 848. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his views on the detention of a person (details supplied) in Iran; the representations he or his Department have made to the Iranian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25697/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 965. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos 873 and 874 of 14 April 2016, if she will confirm that the inaugural official National Famine Commemoration Day took place in 2008 as indicated by a press statement (details supplied) which announces this year's commemoration as the 9th consecutive year in which the National Famine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1311. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has considered or would consider the establishment of family care co-ordinator positions in hospitals to assist families diagnosed with genetic illnesses or who have other complex care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the consultations he undertook when he reappointed the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland; if these consultations included consultation with the board of Horse Racing Ireland; if a business case was prepared in advance of this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25110/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to approve the insecticide flupyradifurone for use here; his views on the insecticide's potential impact on the bee population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26041/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Test Regulations (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1751. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the policy of the driving test centres not to reimburse the application fees of those who are not permitted to take the test due to warning lights on their car's dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24586/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1797. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the allocation of funding to South Dublin County Council to allow for repair works to be carried out on the swimming pool of Tallaght Leisure Centre in order to allow the full 25 metre pool be used; his views on the regular repair works that have been required; if he will review the widespread practice of local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: They are not getting it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: How much is full membership?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Insurance Ireland runs ads from time to time around the question of fraud. In some of them, the slogan it used contained the phrase "taking money from your pockets" and was very memorable. The evidence from witnesses who have come before the committee in the past week and a half indicates that what has been happening is a major campaign of spin on the part of the insurance industry. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: We will come to the statistics in a second. I will also return to the question of profits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Yesterday, on the "Pat Kenny Show", someone from the Insurance Industry said the reason more stuff was not settled at the Injuries Board was the responsibility of the claimants and the lawyers. I put that to the Injuries Board and its spokespersons said that was not the case. They said that in more cases the responsibility was on the insurance companies, because they have first refusal....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: I will return to the point about data. Listening to the earlier words of the witnesses, one would get the impression that things are very transparent but then they rowed back a little bit from that. Mr. Thompson referenced the report for 2013, that came out in October 2015. In this report, the Central Bank stated that in the context of the data provided it was not possible to obtain a...