Results 10,941-10,960 of 11,968 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 780. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have discussed with Irish Water its interaction with the Dunbia meat processing plant in Slane in County Meath regarding waste water from the plant. [30395/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 781. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate of the average current cost per unit of new local authority housing built; and if he will provide a breakdown of the component elements of that cost, for example, land, construction materials and wages. [30396/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 783. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any research has been undertaken or commissioned by his Department to compare the long-term cost per unit of building local authority housing as opposed to renting or leasing it from private landlords. [30398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 782. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate, based on the current average annual cost, of the cost per unit of renting social housing for 40 years under the rent supplement scheme, the housing assistance payment, the rental accommodation scheme, and longer-term leasing, for example, the social housing leasing initiative. [30397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 784. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an annual breakdown by scheme of all payments made by his Department to private landlords for the years 2008 to 2014 and to date in 2015. [30399/15]

Northern Ireland: Statements (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: In his supposedly emergency budget on 8 July the British Chancellor, Mr. George Osborne, as part of the new all-Tory Government, triumphantly announced measures, sticking the boot into working class and middle class people and again making their struggle to get by even more difficult. He slashed tax credits and housing benefit and maintained public sector wage increases at just 1% for a...

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: They are all past their sell-by date.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Some 43% of people paid.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reducing the value added tax rate on telecom utility bills for pensioners. [29482/15]

Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: What is the Taoiseach hiding? What is Irish Water hiding? For one, many people can reasonably guess and surmise that what is being hidden is a very low level of payment, especially given that 30% of people have still not registered, despite the Taoiseach's promise of a free €100, which was stolen from lone parents, to get people to sign up. Irish Water was happy to give that...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Will the Taoiseach please provide information about how many people have paid and how many have not?

Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: I will repeat the two questions. Has the Cabinet discussed the payment levels of the water charges? It is a simple question and I would like the Taoiseach not to evade it. The Taoiseach told me more than two months ago to go to Irish Water, where we would get the information. He said, "I am sure Irish Water will be happy to supply the Deputy with the details of bills that have been issued...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: So the Cabinet did discuss them.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: It is now over two months since I asked the Taoiseach how many people had paid water charges. One would have though that was a simple question. The Taoiseach answered it by telling me he was not here to spoon-feed me, but advised me to "toddle along" to the audiovisual room at 4 p.m. on 13 May where Irish Water would give me the answer to any question I wished to ask. He then told us the...

Other Questions: Foreign Policy (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the current position of a person (details supplied); if he will report on the person's welfare, and consular assistance provided to the person and to the person's family; and if he will report on interactions with the Egyptian authorities. [28378/15]

Other Questions: Foreign Policy (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: We have had numerous questions here about Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa, who is still in prison in Egypt and has been for almost two years. The Government's response to these questions has always been the same and it is evident that the Government's strategy and approach is not working. Is the Government willing to escalate its calls for Ibrahim's release? Is the Government willing for the...

Other Questions: Foreign Policy (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: While I appreciate the consular assistance, the problem is that Mr. Halawa is still in prison, almost two years on. Is it time to try a different strategy than that of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade? Is it not time for the Taoiseach to intervene, as Australian and Canadian Heads of State did in the cases of Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy, respectively, who were consequently...

Other Questions: Ministerial Dialogue (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is yet another threat from the Minister, the same threats that have come from the Eurogroup, the Commission President and the President of the European Parliament. The Greek Government was negotiating under pressure with a gun to its head. It was told that if it did not agree to the horrific austerity that will destroy the Greek people and economy, it would be out of the eurozone and...

Other Questions: Ministerial Dialogue (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: This agreement is about the deliberate humiliation of the Greek people and the Greek Government. Some of the finance Ministers at the Eurogroup admitted it. They said the reason the agreement is so harsh is because the Greek people, through an incredible act of insubordination, had a democratic referendum and opted to reject austerity. As a result, the EU demanded more austerity. Does a...

Other Questions: Ministerial Dialogue (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on any discussions held with his Greek counterpart or other officials since the referendum held on 5 July 2015. [28377/15]