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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (18 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in a situation where the existing landlord refuses to be part of the housing assistance payment scheme and where a tenant is moved from rent supplement to a housing assistance payment, if the tenant may stay on rent supplement and therefore remain in the accommodation. [49032/14]

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Féinriarachta Pearsanta agus Sláine Colainne) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Personal Autonomy and Bodily Integrity) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: The Government, and perhaps the Minister, may not believe we can say "Never again" to those scenarios but they should at least allow people to decide whether they want to say "Never again" by holding a referendum in the spring of 2015.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Féinriarachta Pearsanta agus Sláine Colainne) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Personal Autonomy and Bodily Integrity) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: I wish to respond to the thrust of the Minister, Deputy Varadkar's speech yesterday and that of many other Government Deputies but also, unfortunately, echoed by Fianna Fáil and shamefully by Sinn Féin. What was primarily picked up by the media of what the Minister said was the admission of the blatantly obvious that the eighth amendment is too restrictive and has no respect for...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: I would like to focus on the so-called investment plan for Europe put forward by the Commission President, Mr. Juncker, which supposedly contains €315 billion worth of investment. It was described by him as a fresh start for Europe and it has the establishment parties across Europe patting themselves on the back as they say they will now deal with the massive collapse in investment to...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: There is money but we have to access and borrow it and then engage in public investment to create jobs and improve our societies.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the OECD Employment Outlook 2014 which found that Ireland has the second highest percentage of low paid jobs of those countries; his views in favour of raising the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48249/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: I want to ask the Minister of State about the recent OECD Employment Outlook 2014 which found, among other things, that Ireland had the second highest percentage of low paid jobs among the countries of the OECD, second only to the United States. Is that the model of recovery of which the Government is in favour, namely, low wage, precarious, short-term contracts, or, in other words, recovery...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: It is difficult to dispute the fact that the problem of low pay is rife in Ireland. It can be compared in many ways, but let us compare it across the European Union, in which, compared to EU-15 countries, the level of Irish wage compensation in the private sector is 14% below average; compared to other EU countries not in a bailout programme, the level in Ireland is 21% below average, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: The problem is that the Government is not a neutral bystander. It has and implements policies that encourage the creation of a very low wage sector in the economy, many of which represent subsidies to employers. One example which I have raised repeatedly is JobBridge which directly costs the State approximately €60 million a year in payments to those participating in the scheme but...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Trade Agreements (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: I would be highly sceptical of the promised growth figures form the Commission. Similar figures promised for the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, never materialised - in fact, a million jobs disappeared. Professor Clive George, who has previously done impact assessments for the European Commission, has noted that its model is highly speculative and said that the actual likely...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Trade Agreements (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: When I worked in the European Parliament, I heard this argument again and again for ISDS in the case of trade agreements with countries with undeveloped legal systems. That was the argument put forward, but the US, which has the most developed legal system in the world, and, similarly, the EU are still arguing that corporations have special rights, rights that are not afforded to ordinary...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Trade Agreements (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has received a response to the letter that he co-signed, dated 21 October 2014, to the Commissioner-designate for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, regarding the transatlantic trade and investment partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48248/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Trade Agreements (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: I wish to ask the Minister about the letter of 21 October 2014 to the trade Commissioner, which he co-signed with a number of other trade Ministers across Europe. The essence of the letter was to argue for the maintenance of the investor-state dispute settlement, ISDS, mechanism, which gives privileged access to corporations to justice against states that attempt to regulate in the EU-US...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Growth (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views that an accurate reflection of Irish economic activity that exports Irish-resident companies manufactured abroad are now counted as Irish exports; and his views that this increase in exports will benefit job creation here. [48146/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he will take to end the practice of some employers using subcontracting to lower the cost of labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48143/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of the latest Action Plan for Jobs; the number of its objectives that have been achieved; and the number of jobs created which are directly linked to the plan. [48145/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether there may be an over-emphasis on multinationals with regard to job creation, in view of the fact that according to Forfás only 4,520 jobs were added by foreign-owned State-assisted companies in the decade between 2004 and 2013. [48147/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to recognise the State of Palestine following Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann passing motions in favour of Ireland's recognition of the State of Palestine; the expected timeframe for the full recognition of the State of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48622/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 237. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households that have sent complete application packs to Irish Water; the number of households that are registered but are not eligible to pay water charges; the number of application packs that have been returned blank to Irish Water. [48619/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (17 Dec 2014)

Paul Murphy: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce legislation on the regulation of the sale of quad bikes and their use in public parks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48620/14]