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

Paul Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the sugar cane cutters' strike in Risaralda, Colombia and the force used against those striking workers by military and police, which resulted in serious injury to striking workers; if he will report on any discussions with and representations made to the Colombian Government or its ambassador on these matters; his views that...

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

Paul Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a land dispute between indigenous communities and a sugar cane landowner in the north of Cauca, Colombia, which saw the Colombian state forces intervene with tanks against the indigenous community, and has left over 50 wounded and two dead; if he will report on any discussions with and representations made to the Colombian...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will be brief. My first question is to Mr. Smyth of the OPW. Following on from Deputy Fleming's contribution, in terms of money, the Government, in answers to parliamentary questions, says there is a capital works investment programme of €225 million for flood relief from 2012 to 2016. How does that compare to previous five-year periods?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: It is not the case that expenditure took place previously under different headings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Insurance Ireland described the exclusion of cover as a last resort. Will Mr. Thompson give an idea of the numbers of people, areas and catchment populations which are excluded as a result of flood risk?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Within that 98% figure, what proportion of households would be offered insurance, on request, at premiums that are wildly out of step with those offered to others and effectively at prohibitive rates? I accept that is a subjective question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Does Mr. Thompson have figures on the total level of profits of Insurance Ireland's members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Insurance Ireland's report from 2013, which is the most recent one I could find, indicates that total gross premiums in Ireland as a percentage of GDP stood at 8% in that year, which is higher than the European Union and OECD averages. Is it accurate to state that Ireland is reasonably dense in terms of coverage? Are there other reasons for Irish people spending so much money as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: Do other countries in the European Union or elsewhere oblige insurance companies to provide insurance quotes to everyone who requests one and preclude anyone from being excluded from insurance cover as a result of flood risk?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: I presume Insurance Ireland would oppose any legislative change that would compel insurance providers to provide insurance cover to everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: What would be Mr. Thompson's attitude be to a model under which the Government steps in to provide insurance for people who are excluded or faced with prohibitive premia?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which C2 subcontractors were registered in the construction, meat processing and forestry sectors, per year, between 2000 and 2014; and the amount of tax each sector paid in each year. [13900/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of workers in the construction, meat processing and forestry sectors registered C45 RTC/1, per year, between 2000 and 2014; and the amount of tax that was paid by these workers, from each of the sectors, in each of the years in question. [13901/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of workers in the construction, meat processing and forestry sectors who were employed on a pay as you earn basis, per year, between 2000 and 2014; and the amount of tax that was paid by these workers, from each of the sectors, in each of the years in question. [13902/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance if the national C2 monitoring group is still operational; and if not, the way in which the Revenue Commissioners monitor subcontractors who were formerly C2 registered, following the cancellation of C2 registration in January 2012. [13903/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 369. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of deportation orders signed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, since its enactment; the number of those enforced; the number of those subsequently revoked under section 3(11); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 370. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds, under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, since its enactment; the number of such applications still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14593/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 426. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the recent dismissal, without prior notice or disciplinary procedures, of a person (details supplied), whose position was funded by Tusla-Child and Family Agency, employed by a resource and development centre, by a slim majority decision of that centre's board of management, despite an extraordinary emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 647. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with European Union Ministers for Foreign Affairs and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs on the conflict in Yemen; and his views on the support France and the United Kingdom are providing to one side in the conflict. [13897/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Apr 2015)

Paul Murphy: 648. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if representations have been made to embassies of Middle Eastern or north African states to Ireland on the conflict in Yemen; and the representations that have been made by embassies of Ireland in the region to respective states on the conflict in Yemen. [13898/15]