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Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: Yes.

Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: Until Deputy Boyd Barrett spoke, there has been an elephant in the room in this debate. There was certainly an elephant in the room in terms of the Minister's speech. In the draft written version circulated - which time prevented him from fully delivering - there was one sentence about the four missing letters, namely, T, T, I and P, that is, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...

Business of Dáil (4 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: Would that finish at 6.30 p.m. or 8.30 p.m.?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (4 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the State's ratification of the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. [8856/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (4 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the practice of primary schools seeking a non-refundable fee to hold places for children; if she supports this practice; and if she will consider taking measures to prevent this practice [8851/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (4 May 2016)

Paul Murphy: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on changes to regulation 3 which relates to the employment of Montessori and other categories of teachers; if she will provide an assurance that teachers in this category will not be adversely affected by changes to the regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8852/16]

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: You campaigned against water charges.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: What is the figure?

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: It is very instructive to contrast the approach of the caretaker Government to a debate on water charges with its approach to the stability programme update. Obviously, we had to drag a debate out of the Government and only got it when a deal on water was done in a backroom. On the stability programme, the Government went to the European Commission and said we do not really have a...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: I think Deputy Durkan will find that we are all in Europe. When people look at this stability programme debate, the key question they will ask is "Stability for who?". We do not all have the same interests in this State. There can be stability for some at the expense of others. That is what has happened so far. There is massive stability for the richest people in our society. The Sunday...

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: So after the Taoiseach does a deal we can table a motion. That is great.

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: Not agreed. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have colluded since the start of this Dáil to prevent us from discussing water charges and Irish Water. Now that they have what seems to be the outline of a deal between them, behind closed doors, they are happy for us to discuss it but not to make any decision about it. It is simply not good enough. The outline of the deal about which we...

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: After the Deputy has done a deal.

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: Hear, hear.

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: The Government has the power to allow a debate.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: 32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why companies which had been banned from the JobBridge scheme, have been readmitted to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8205/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: 33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has produced new rules for the conduct of host companies under the JobBridge scheme, following the decision to readmit companies that had been previously banned from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8206/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints she has received from interns on the JobBridge scheme; and the number of these that she investigated and upheld. [8207/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: 35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of visits by JobBridge monitors to host companies in each of the years 2012 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8208/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Murphy: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of placement advertisements she has rejected, including the reason she rejected them, under the JobBridge scheme, by year, since the scheme began. [8209/16]