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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (20 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: 422. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 12 July 2016, the number of American troops and military hardware which have used Dublin Airport in each of the years from 2001 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23176/16]

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (14 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: If the Government costs the State €10 million or €100 million, there will be a responsibility then.

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (14 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: 6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will receive the report on the outcome of an all-island research programme on unconventional gas exploration and extraction, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/16]

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (14 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: When does the Minister expect to receive a report on the outcome of an all-island research programme on fracking? I understand the previous Government, when asked if it was in favour of a ban on fracking, repeatedly said maybe but that it wanted to wait to see the outcome of this report. Does the Minister expect to have the report soon? What is the attitude of this Minister and this...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (14 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I do not think it is necessary to go through this process of a research programme and report. I understand Friends of the Earth and others have criticised the process by which it is being done. The evidence is quite strong already with the result that countries, including France, Tunisia and, Bulgaria, have already decided on nationwide bans on fracking. We have evidence from America where...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (14 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I will give a very concrete reason the Government should not wait until the end of the year and the answer is CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada, which is likely to come into force in a preliminary way before the end of the year. That includes an investor-state dispute settlement, ISDS, mechanism. Under a similar ISDS, the Lone Pine company has sued Canada...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (14 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase the production of renewable energies to reach the European Union target of 16% of energy being produced through renewable sources; his views that the 16% is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21623/16]

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (13 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I move amendment No. 3:(a) To delete the following after “appointed by the Government”:“— 99 citizens entitled to vote at a referendum, randomly selected so as to be broadly representative of Irish society;”and replace with:“— 99 persons, including those whose names appear on the electoral register for local elections, to be randomly selected...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: 63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a national ban on the use of wild animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21319/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland (13 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: 268. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider a review of the policy of gill-netting carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21320/16]

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: He has spoken in favour of water charges.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: Yes.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: We can see the impact the anti-water charges movement has had on politics when we look at tonight's debate. We are well down the rabbit hole.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: It was our amendment.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: This is only my second time speaking but that is okay; I am not looking for a third time.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: Some things emerged in the debate. Obviously, we had the highlight of Deputy Kelly agreeing with us that the water commission is a sham and that the outcome is predetermined. We had Deputy Cowen standing up to EU law and saying it could be defied and saying Irish law takes primacy. However, we remember the last time Fianna Fáil was in government and its subservience to the troika. We...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: ----- obviously, following earlier answers the Commission gave, the Government was very quick to accept an interpretation of those answers, which was somewhat belied by the text of the answers, but was leaked.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: We saw both the left wing and the right wing of the Healy-Rae party tonight and then we had Deputy Mattie McGrath, who was in favour of water charges,-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: ----- going to anti-water charges protests and then having a problem with people criticising him at those anti-water charges protests for being in favour of water charges. The essence of the amendment is a question of democracy, which this entire process is attempting to subvert. That gets to the heart of it. The points about the European Commission are very important from the opposite...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I move amendment No. 9:In page 4, lines 29 and 30, to delete "by either House of the Oireachtas or by both Houses of the Oireachtas" and substitute "who's composition and membership shall be approved by a vote in Dáil Éireann".