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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: No.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Sorry, I was not aware of the rules. If it is a problem then I do not have to notify now.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Perfect, that was my plan.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Yes. My amendment relates to how often the commission reports, in particular to section 5(5) which, at the moment, states a report will be made once every three years. My amendment will propose changing the time to once every year as more regular reports are preferable. Similarly, in section 5(7), we propose having a copy of the report laid before the House not later than one month after...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: I wish to make a point on a couple of amendments I will table on Report Stage to section 6. Again, the issue relates to timeframes. Line 10 on page 6 contains a reference to the Minister doing something about matters within three months of the date of receipt of a recommendation in the report. For example, he or she could declare a national minimum hourly rate of pay. We think it should...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: If the Taoiseach wants to respect and help his Greek colleagues and if his words of sympathy and solidarity with the Greek people mean anything, he should withdraw the threats. He should be the leader of a European country that says, "We do not believe that if the Greek people vote "No", they should be forced out of the eurozone, if that is not their wish." I believe all this talk about the...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Shame on the Taoiseach. Where is the June 2012 agreement? It has been completely forgotten. The Greek people should not be bullied. The Irish Government does not speak for the people here.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: We, too, say "Oxi" or "No" to the troika's tyranny and austerity. We stand alongside the Greek people in a fight for a Europe that will work in the interests of millions, not millionaires.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is what the Taoiseach said.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: In "The Godfather Part III", Don Lucchesi turns to Vincent Mancini and says:Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: The gun of the European Central Bank is directly pointed at the Greek economy and society. It is being used to demand the ransom of a "Yes" vote on Sunday for more austerity. The Taoiseach was concerned about the queues at the ATMs but he did not care about the queues at the soup kitchens and food banks. Those queues are a result of the decision by the European Central Bank, which was...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: They are a result of the decision not to provide further assistance to the Greek banking system. They are a part of the campaign of financial terror that the European establishment is pursuing against the Greek people. Two days ago, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, made an incredible speech which was full of lies about the deal on the table for the Greeks and...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Yesterday the President of the European Parliament and Angela Merkel made the same intervention. The reason they are so scared of democracy is because austerity has failed to achieve its stated aims of restoring growth and reducing debt. It has shrunk the Greek economy by one quarter and ballooned its debt to 180% of GDP. The IMF admits that the deal put on the table on a take it or leave...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: This is bullying.

White Paper on Defence: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Through force.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (30 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the anti-bullying policies of the education and training boards; the policies in place to ensure employee consultation in the drafting of these policies; the frequency at which they are reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25815/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the situation whereby teachers and other workers in the majority of primary and secondary schools could be disciplined due to their religious views; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25814/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (30 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of C2 subcontractors that were registered in each of the construction, meat processing and forestry sectors, for each year from 2008 to 2014; and the amount of tax paid by each sector in each of these years arising from the C2 arrangement. [25752/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (30 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance if the national C2 monitoring group is still operational; and the number of times it has met in the past five years, by year. [25753/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Data (30 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 635. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his views on developing an online registration facility for the electoral register. [26307/15]