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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the case of the mistreatment by police of a person (details supplied), a human rights activist, with the authorities in Uzbekistan; his plans on doing so; his views on the human rights position in Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25219/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the position of human rights and political freedoms in Bahrain, following the detention of opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman; if he or his officials have discussed these matters with European Union colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25220/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the case of an artist (details supplied), who has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison as a result of artwork and activism, with the Iranian authorities; his plans on doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25221/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 21 April 2015 and in view of the ongoing monitoring of the situation in Sri Lanka by the Irish Embassy in New Dehli, India, if he will report on any visits by Irish officials to Sri Lanka, or discussions with Sri Lankan officials, since that question; and the observations of the Embassy's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (24 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on relations with Turkmenistan; and his views on the human rights situation in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/15]

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union states: "The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law." The reality, as been demonstrated by the past five months of negotiations with the Greek Government, is that it is founded on the principles of debt slavery, dictatorship of the markets and the European...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach referred to speculative comments. I will quote from the Financial Times, which stated: "Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble and Michael Noonan, his Irish counterpart, pushed for curbs on emergency liquidity for Greek banks unless capital controls were imposed, one of the officials said." Translated, that means: "Tighten the noose. Make them scream. Bring them to their knees....

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: So he did not say that.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Greece is in a state of humanitarian and economic catastrophe. It is in that state because of the austerity imposed by the troika and implemented by New Democracy and PASOK. Wages have fallen by 37%, public sector employment by over 25% and pensions by almost 50%. The result is an explosion of homelessness, unemployment, suicide, poverty and misery for the Greek people, and an economy that...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: What did the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, say about this noose yesterday? He lined up with the German Minister for Finance, Wolfgang Schäuble, and said, "Tighten the noose."

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: He said, "Tighten the noose. Don't give them any more money. Demand their humiliation." Is that the Government position? He stabbed the Greek people in the chest and, in so doing, he stabbed the Irish people in the back. Would the Taoiseach agree that he and his Government are putting their own party interests - the same party as Merkel, as Juncker, as Samaras, as Rajoy - ahead of the...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is not because it is not in the interest of people in this country, but because it would not be in the interest of his party, whereas we, on the contrary - the 99% in this country - share the same interest as the 99% in Greece in debt write-down and an end to austerity.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to publish the details of the number of tax opinions provided by the Revenue Commissioners, including the amount provided to multinational corporations and those based outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24574/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Plans (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the reported plans by his Department to make €200 million available to property developers from the National Pension Reserve Fund. [24575/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance if any officials from his Department accompanied the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on his recent visit to Switzerland. [24572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of certificates for non-deduction of withholding tax issued for each of the past five years for accounts in the following states: the Netherlands Antilles, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland. [24573/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commissions of Investigation (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he favours an extension to the commission of investigation into the transactions of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to other banks in State ownership, or where the State is a major shareholder, namely, the National Asset Management Agency, Allied Irish Banks, Permanent TSB and Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 281. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of works completed at St. Enda's Park in Rathfarnham in Dublin 16 by the Office of Public Works, in the past five years; if he will provide a list of agreed future works and the schedule for agreed future works by the Office of Public Works. [24587/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (23 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of expert opinion reported in the press (details supplied) that points to shortcomings of breed specific legislation concerning the control of dogs, as well as potential legal difficulties in identifying dog breeds, if he will consider a review of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/15]

Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: I welcome that the Government is not opposing this Bill. That demonstrates the change that has taken place in these Houses. Three years ago, the Government voted down a Bill in the Seanad that was weaker and less far reaching. This change has come from below rather than above, through movements of tens of thousands of people who campaigned for an end to homophobia, discrimination and...