Results 11,641-11,660 of 11,968 for speaker:Paul Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sale of Aer Lingus (3 Feb 2015)

Paul Murphy: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on discussions held with trade union representatives and community organisations on the sale of Aer Lingus. [4361/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (3 Feb 2015)

Paul Murphy: 227. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of public servants in receipt of family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47835/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (3 Feb 2015)

Paul Murphy: 274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of investment funds and real estate investment trusts to which the National Asset Management Agency has sold commercial and residential properties; the value of sales to each; the value of the loan with which the property was bought by the original developer; and if he will provide a list of each of the properties concerned. [4839/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (3 Feb 2015)

Paul Murphy: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of Irish properties sold by the National Asset Management Agency detailing their original owners; the buyers of same; the profits or loss on each transaction relative to the original face value of the loan; and the price for which NAMA purchased the property from the banks. [4840/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (3 Feb 2015)

Paul Murphy: 555. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the conditions that will be attached to the issuing by his Department of the water conservation grant; and if there will be a requirement that applicants for the grant have or will spend money on a water conservation measure. [4784/15]

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: Two years ago the Taoiseach made an apology here. He spoke of national shame, referring to the incredible, horrific abuse, incarceration and exploitation of over 10,000 women, in which the church and State were both complicit and guilty. His speech was supposed to represent a significant turning point, putting that in the past, as something never to be repeated. It was a recognition, and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (29 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide information in tabular form on the number of households currently on the transfer lists of each of the local authorities or for as many local authorities for which this information is available, and the numbers for each year since 2007 with a breakdown of these figures according to the main reasons...

Free Trade Agreements between the European Union and Columbia and Peru: Motion (28 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: This is the second parliament in which I have debated this agreement. The European Parliament passed this free trade agreement more than two years ago against my opposition and - it should be noted - the opposition of all the Labour Party MEPs who voted against it. Those who voted in favour of it, particularly other Social Democrat MEPs, were influenced by the fig leaf that was on offer, in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (28 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken on the issue of homeless since his meetings in December 2014 following the death of a person (details supplied). [3649/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 553 to 555, inclusive, of 20 January 2015, the measures in place to ensure dogs in the care of local authorities comply with the provisions of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and are adequately cared for with appropriate accommodation and veterinary care including those put into the...

EU Association Agreement with Georgia: Motion (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: Right now there is a nightmare in Ukraine. That is clear and indisputable. Over 2,000 people have been killed in the conflict, which is currently escalating. Living standards are plummeting dramatically and GDP fell last year by 7.5%. Significant attacks have taken place on democratic rights and the Communist Party was banned. In the west of Ukraine under the Kiev Government there has...

Other Questions: Schools Building Contractors (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures taken by her Department to ensure that subcontractors used on school construction programmes are compliant with legislation and agreements in place covering pay and conditions in the sector, and that RCT1 contracts are not abused to undermine workers' pay and conditions; her views on the strike taking place at a college among...

Other Questions: Schools Building Contractors (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: I apologise for missing my slot. I wish to ask the Minister about the measures taken by her Department to ensure that subcontractors used on school construction sites are in compliance with the law and agreements concerning pay and conditions, in particular the use of so-called bogus subcontracting to enable minimum wage and other legislation to be subverted, and that RCT1 contracts are not...

Other Questions: Schools Building Contractors (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: How long will this investigation take? The strike has been going on for almost four and a half months. The JJ Rhatigan company is not a minor company. It won about half of all the school building projects awarded in the previous phase. It is one of the top 100 companies in Ireland and one of the top builders in the country. We have evidence to suggest that workers on that site are being...

Other Questions: Schools Building Contractors (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: How long will the investigation take? On the point about the rate of pay, it is a simple matter of adding up the hours they have worked and the rate of pay and working it out in a simple mathematical equation, which gives the answer of €5 an hour. This is massive exploitation. Fourteen workers have been on strike for four and a half months in very difficult circumstances. This...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made regarding the promised review of the waste management industry that was made by the Government during the Greyhound company strike in 2014 and its immediate aftermath. [3739/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by local authority area of the number of new social homes that are targeted to be built by local authorities in 2015 and 2016; the number that are projected to be built by private developers under the proposed planning (No.1) Bill; and the number under public-private partnerships. [3740/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seanad Reform (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1485 of 17 September 2014, the number of meetings of the technical working group on Seanad Éireann university constituencies that have taken place since 17 September 2014; and when the work of the technical working group will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seanad Elections (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 543. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has conducted any research on the accuracy of the National University of Ireland and University of Dublin Seanad Éireann electoral registers; and if he will report on any interaction his Department may have had with these institutions regarding their electoral registers; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (27 Jan 2015)

Paul Murphy: 544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of inspections of building projects by building control officers, by county, since the introduction of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; and if he will report on the technical capacity of the building control management system to check calculations submitted. [3761/15]