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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: If Greece were to get a write-down on its debt, in whatever way, would that not be beneficial to us who still have a massive debt, still pay €7 billion a year in interest, a figure that will rise? Would it not be in our interest that there would be a European debt conference and a process of write-down of unsustainable debt? I do not understand how it is not in our interests that we...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 403. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the welfare of migrants who have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the crew of the LE Eithne. [23782/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 404. To ask the Minister for Defence the countries of origin of migrants who have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the crew of the LE Eithne. [23783/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naval Service Operations (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 412. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any migrants assisted by the crew of the LE Eithne in the Mediterranean Sea have claimed asylum under Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23784/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 644. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to conduct a review of services for transgender people, with a view to increasing provision to meet demand, increase locations, and reduce costs for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23786/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 645. To ask the Minister for Health his view on the existence of a religious ethos in hospitals and other health services; his views that this has a negative impact on employment equality in healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23787/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 666. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent murder of a person (details supplied), if he plans to raise the case with the Colombian Government in the context of the new engagement with the Colombian Government that was promised when the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia was approved by Dáil Éireann, the steps the Irish Government will take to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 667. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of cases (details supplied) and other cases known to the Irish and international authorities, his views that there is a systematic persecution against the trade union movement and the farmers’ movement, an increasing militarisation of many territories, questionable judicial and legal methods that do not meet the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 691. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the sanctions by the G7 states against Russia. [23785/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (16 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: 740. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the existence of a religious ethos in education; her further views that this has a negative impact on employment equality in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23788/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: I thank Professor McHale for the presentation. I want to take up where Deputy Boyd Barrett left off concerning water charges and the EUROSTAT test being off-balance sheet. The test is that over 50% of the revenue comes from market sources in effect. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Based on figures from the stability programme update and from the Department of Finance, Professor McHale is estimating that €500 million is down as revenue, domestic and non-domestic charges, and €400 million is support from the local government fund and the Exchequer. Would it be correct to say that Irish Water would fail the off-balance sheet market test if the total revenue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Only billable revenue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: If one company in the whole country pays, and no one else paid, it would still pass the test because it is only billable revenue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Is that a formal note or assessment by EUROSTAT on how it will assess it? Where did Professor McHale get that information? I do not mean to put him on the spot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Yes. That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Okay. That is interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is interesting because if that had not been the case, and if the support from the Exchequer was counted, one could then do the figures based on that. For example, one could estimate a 50% rate of non-payment and the domestic water charges would result in Irish Water failing the EUROSTAT test. Therefore, it is obviously extremely important how that is calculated. Another issue in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Paul Murphy: Let us take 2014, for example. If one looks at the figures in mid-2014 and the different factors that make up GDP, all of them - personal consumption, Government expenditure, gross fixed capital formation and exports - with the exception of net exports, were lower at that point in mid-2014 than they were pre-crisis. The exception was gross exports which were miles above net exports.