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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (9 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on increasing the minimum wage to bring it at least in line with the living wage of €11.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28144/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Union Recognition (9 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 132. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on making the recognition of trade unions mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Greek Referendum Result (9 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 247. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the result of the referendum in Greece that took place on 5 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28140/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (9 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the killing of a person (details supplied) by the Israeli defence forces; and on the resulting escalation of tensions in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28141/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on possible air strikes against the group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the parts of Syria this group controls. [28142/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Accident Investigations (9 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on an international investigation of the shooting down of the MH17 flight in Ukraine; if he will support such measures at the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28143/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quantitative Easing: Discussion (8 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will start with a quick question for all three speakers. What do they think is the key underlying factor in the decline in inflation rates and the near deflation that we have? Oil prices are a temporary factor that has occurred more recently, but what is the underlying reason for the fall in inflation rates in Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quantitative Easing: Discussion (8 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Consumer prices.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quantitative Easing: Discussion (8 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is more or less what I was getting at, namely, lack of demand for a variety of reasons, but central to it being unemployment and also wage depression over a period of time, and the race to the bottom that exists within the eurozone in particular, on which Germany was first out of the blocks. We see it in terms of the contradiction between the core and the periphery of the eurozone at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quantitative Easing: Discussion (8 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: It is a version of a trickle-down effect. Is it not the case that the overwhelming effect of QE, let us say in the United States, which is the most recent example in a similar type economy, although obviously there are some differences, is an asset price bubble, and that very little of it trickled down? Are there any examples where QE had a demonstrative, significant effect on inflation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quantitative Easing: Discussion (8 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: I would like to explore the question of a euro exit by Greece. The idea that a good deal for the Greek people will be done is ruled out and so there are two options remaining, which is a bad deal that contains a commitment to discuss something in terms of debt but slightly further down the line and austerity measures. If these are the two options open to Syriza and the Greek Government they...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Border Controls (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: The Minister accepts that the number of deaths has decreased since Operation Mare Nostrum was re-instated. It is a search and rescue operation as opposed to an emphasis on border control, which characterised Operation Triton. Does the Minister therefore agree that the cancellation of Operation Mare Nostrum was likely responsible for the deaths of migrants attempting to enter the European...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Border Controls (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: Did the Irish Government intervene at the time of the debate around Operation Mare Nostrum to say search and rescue operations should be maintained? The smugglers are obviously dealers in death and should be condemned, but they are not the essential reason people are travelling. People are travelling because they are in conditions of extreme poverty, are desperate and are trying to enter...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Border Controls (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on discussions with her counterparts in the European Union regarding the situation facing migrants entering the European Union via the Mediterranean. [27089/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Border Controls (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: I ask the Minister to report on discussions with her European colleagues on the circumstances facing migrants attempting to enter the European Union via the Mediterranean. I ask the question in the context of the thousands of deaths among those trying to enter the EU, as well as the report on the RTE programme "This Week" broadcast on Sunday last, which obtained a briefing document setting...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: It is correct to say that the standard of accommodation and the manner in which asylum seekers are treated varies across Europe. In parts of Europe, people are literally in prison camps. We have something that approximates in some respects to open prison camps. While our conditions are not as bad as those in some other parts of Europe, we should not compare ourselves to the very worst...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the independent working group report on asylum seekers that, among other issues, recommends the provision of residency to those who are over five years in direct provision centres and an increase in the weekly allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27088/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: What are the Minister's views on the report of the independent working group on direct provision, which is damning and contains limited recommendations on the provision of residency to those who have been more than five years in direct provision and on an increase in the weekly allowance? Does the Government intend to take on board these recommendations and make those changes?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: I thank the Minister. Does she agree that the current situation is inhumane and intolerable, as described accurately by the Minister of State? I am sure that she has visited the centres where conditions are inhumane and intolerable. People have no individuality or freedom over what they do in their lives and are dependent on their centres to provide food that may not be of sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (7 Jul 2015)

Paul Murphy: 19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revise the fee charged for a naturalisation certificate; her views that the fee is a barrier to citizens from other European Union states becoming Irish citizens in view of the fact they do not have to renew visas at cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27076/15]