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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (13 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 349. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the postponement of the trial of a person (details supplied) in Egypt, if he will adopt a different approach to the diplomatic pressure being placed on the Egyptian authorities. [35345/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (13 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 350. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 1 October 2015, his views on the deteriorating political, military and human rights situation in occupied Palestine. [35346/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (13 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United Nations General Assembly. [35347/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (13 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on any bilateral meetings and discussions he held while attending the United Nations General Assembly. [35348/15]

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: Where? That is not true.

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: When I first read the capital plan it reminded me of the film "This is Spinal Tap" in which they talk about the turning the volume up to 11. This time the Government has announced a capital plan that is six years long instead of the normal five years. This allowed the Government to announce €27 billion instead of something less than €22 billion. If the purpose of the plan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: I apologise for missing the presentation. I was in the middle of something else. I have a copy of the speech. I do not agree with it, given that I do not agree with the process by which we got the money in the first instance. If I were in government tomorrow, I would reinvest the money to try to buy back Aer Lingus shares. Accepting that we have the money, I have questions about the...

European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: A quote from Rosa Luxemburg, when she wrote about the atrocities in the German Revolution, is very apt in light of the migration crisis that has been unfolding on Europe's borders: "Usually a corpse is a silent, unhandsome thing, but sometimes dead bodies speak louder than trumpets and shine brighter than torches." The harrowing images of three year old Aylan Kurdi washed up on a beach and...

Memorandum of Understanding on Establishment of Battle Groups: Motion (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: Yes, two and a half minutes each.

Memorandum of Understanding on Establishment of Battle Groups: Motion (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: It is interesting to watch the Minister squirm about the use of the term "battle group," because it is as though the EU forgot to pass this particular terminology through the regular EU doublespeak machine, with the result that it is honestly termed "battle group," which does what it says on the tin - that is, it does what people would expect. The issue is that in other European countries,...

Memorandum of Understanding on Establishment of Battle Groups: Motion (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: -----but disarmament clearly involves military engagement on the ground. It is a key means of driving European militarisation, but also integration with NATO, hence the increased spending in recent years on defence in Ireland to ensure military interoperability with NATO. I am with James Connolly in this regard when he stated:We have held, and do hold, that war is a relic of barbarism only...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance given the credit union movement's widespread concern and opposition to the restrictions on them outlined in the Central Bank's Consultation Paper 88, if he will consider postponing the signing of commencement orders for the Credit Unions and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34305/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 421. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications the Garda Commissioner has made for authorisation to intercept under the Interception of Postal and Telecommunications Messages (Regulations) Act 1993 during the past five years; the number granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34299/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 422. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of a surveillance programme within An Garda Síochána named Operation Mizen; if she sanctioned its formation; if she has received a report on its operation; the number of persons who are the subject of this surveillance; if public representatives at local authority or Oireachtas level are subject to this surveillance;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 423. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been arrested under the Water Services Acts in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34301/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 425. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been arrested at protests against water charges in 2015. [34303/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 424. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on spending by An Garda Síochána on surveillance equipment and technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34302/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 620. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the involvement of the military of the Russian Federation in Syria. [34524/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 621. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1171 of 22 September 2015, which stated that foreign military action in Iraq had support of the Iraqi Government, if he supports the military actions of Russia in Syria, given that Russia has the approval of the Bashar al-Assad Syrian Government. [34525/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (6 Oct 2015)

Paul Murphy: 622. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1171 of 22 September 2015, if he supports the military intervention of other states in Syria or Iraq. [34526/15]