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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (30 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has assessed the impact that cuts have made to the training allowance for persons under 18 years of age who are attending Youthreach; if she will consider restoring this allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33461/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Staff (30 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultations she has had with trade unions on the implementation of operators guidelines for teachers in Youthreach; her views on the current industrial relations in Youthreach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33462/15]

Social Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. Often one hears people talking about victimless crimes. When this Government talks about the crisis of homelessness, it does so as if it were a "criminalless" crime. The impression is given that while the massive crime of homelessness exists, nobody really knows who is responsible. We know who are the victims of the housing crisis....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 154. To ask the Taoiseach the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide public services, for example, waste collection, motorway toll operators, public transport such as Veolia-Luas and private bus companies. [33648/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 155. To ask the Taoiseach the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work, recruitment services and other outsourced services, for example, cleaning, catering and so on. [33647/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration (29 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in light of the impact of the changes made to the treatment benefit scheme, her plans to review the decision to cut benefits that can be availed of under the scheme; her further plans to revise the eligibility criteria, especially for those of over 66 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32730/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration (29 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons who have availed of the treatment benefit scheme for each year since 2008; the information, by those aged under 21; 21 to 24; 25 to 65 and over 66 years of age; and by the treatment availed of, that is dental, optical, and aural. [32731/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Life Insurance Policies (29 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the serious consequences when an insurance company does not pay out to mortgage protection policy holders upon death, if he will consider a review of current legislation to protect consumers of mortgage protection life insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has investigated the increased revenue that would be gained by increasing pay related social insurance employers payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/15]

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: Deputy Farrell just said I was innocent until proven guilty.

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: Read the transcript. That was not what I was doing.

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: I was speaking about the reportage of the so-called Operation Mizen within the Garda surveillance of anti-water-charge protestors. The issue seemed so serious to us, as the Anti-Austerity Alliance, that in the context of the Dáil not sitting, we wrote to the Minister for Justice and Equality to ask a number of questions. For example, we asked if she was aware that the Garda unit was in...

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is no problem.

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: What allegations?

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: Does the Deputy believe the leaks to the media were appropriate?

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: The Deputy spoke about being innocent until proven guilty.

Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: I wish to ask about the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 which is to deal with section 37 of the Employment Equality Act. At the time of the successful marriage equality referendum, the Government made reference to dealing with this. When the Anti-Austerity Alliance Private Members' Bill passed Second Stage, it was mentioned that this would be prioritised. The Minister of...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: What is the Tánaiste's point?

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: The context of the discussion of this Bill is the damage done to the image of the Garda Síochána by various scandals, including the whistleblower and penalty points scandals, and ongoing and blatant political policing. What we have is an attempt to make policing look like something that it is not and giving the impression that we have some form of independent and democratic control...

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Murphy: My comments relate to the Bill. The point is that we do not have democratic accountability for the Garda, nor is such accountability proposed. If we are to avoid the types of incidents I have highlighted, we must have democratic accountability at a national and community level. This means having working class communities and ordinary people take charge of policing resources and priorities...