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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: It is in a political space and the people who make up the governing council have a set of political and economic views. They may not all be exactly in line, but, broadly, there are dominant and less dominant members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: I hope I would be surprised. It is not seen in terms of policy. If Greece is forced out of the euro, the most likely impetus will be the withdrawal of emergency liquidity assistance from the Greek banks, the collapse of the Greek banking system and the forcing of the Greek Government into a decision to print money, nationalise the banks, etc. It will, therefore, be the ECB's decision that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: There have been implicit threats from the ECB to the Greek Government since the election. With regard to the standard variable rate, there was quite an acknowledgement in Professor Honohan's presentation that, in layman's terms, there is a rip-off of consumers going on to make up for other difficulties the banks have. Is this a fair summation in layman's terms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: It is part of the process of preparing the banks for privatisation and future profitability by fattening up capital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: The part-privatisation of PTSB received relatively little publicity compared to Aer Lingus, although it is right that Aer Lingus is getting the publicity it is. One of the arguments with regard to PTSB was increased capitalisation, but is the bank any more capitalised when a form of State-owned capital is replaced by privately owned capital? The actual form in terms of contingency notes has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector: Central Bank of Ireland (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: What is preventing all of the benefit of quantitative easing from going to those who own finance capital? That is what has happened around the world. The vast benefit has not trickled down. Why will the same not happen in the European Union?

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: Deputy Healy Rae is getting five minutes of my time so I will have ten minutes.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: That is perfect. I may not take the full 15 minutes. The first point I wish to make is on the incredible method the Government has chosen to debate this extremely important issue. The so-called democratic revolution is now so covered with dust that no one could possibly see it. This is a most cynical attempt to rush through the full and complete privatisation of Aer Lingus. We had a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (28 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 17. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a survey carried out by the INMO (details supplied) that points out that the internationally recommended midwife-to-birth ratio of one midwife for every 29.5 births, 1:29.5, is not in place in any hospitals or midwifery units here; the measures he has taken to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (27 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the assessment of the i-port advance injection device for approval to be included in the long-term illness scheme. [20933/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 161. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 24 March 2015, and in view of the reply from the Health Service Executive, if he will provide an update on the treatment of a person (details supplied); when that person can expect to see a consultant who will operate on the person's upper limb; the length of the waiting list for such a procedure; his views on...

Leaders' Questions (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: Last Friday, and the result on Saturday, was a cry for social change, equality for LGBTQ people and an end to discrimination, but it was more than that. It was a cry for a different type of society. There is a sense that society has changed fundamentally and that social change has taken place. It was reflected in the referendum, and the referendum result is now an active factor in giving...

Leaders' Questions (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: We know about the tragic case of Savita Halappanavar. We know about the horrific case of Miss Y. It is quite simple. Repeal of the eighth amendment would remove a constitutional ban on abortion and allow a Government to legislate for abortion in whatever circumstances that Government considered. I am in favour of the full right of women to access abortion but, at the very least, the...

Leaders' Questions (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: Last Friday, appropriately, was Harvey Milk Day, the day that would have been the birthday of the assassinated gay rights activist. His observation that "rights are won only by those who make their voices heard" was borne out with the count on Saturday, because it was those who made their voices heard who won the referendum. It was those LGBTQ campaigners who have fought and campaigned for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the ratification by the State of the UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20220/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Debt Collection (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on changes to current debt collection practices. [20221/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 160. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, and other Chinese officials on 17 May 2015. [20483/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the incidence of errors on mortgage accounts of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation resulting in over-charging and under-charging of customers; the measures that have been taken to review accounts for errors; the policies that are in place when an error is discovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20075/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Official Engagements (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 301. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with the Premier of China, Mr Li Keqiang, and other Chinese officials, on 17 May 2015. [20481/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (26 May 2015)

Paul Murphy: 317. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a building (details supplied) in Dublin 2 is being rented by the Office of Public Works; if so, if the property is in use; and his plans for the property. [20135/15]