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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The witness cannot square that circle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I do not see how the witness can say, "Let us stay real", when he accepts that health is a human right but, at the same time, he cannot square that with the right to health in the context of an abortion where a woman's health is at risk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: That just confirms that the witness does not actually agree that the right to health is there as a human right for a woman in a specific set of circumstances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: He is not squaring that circle. Does Professor Binchy accept that abortion is justified where there is a fatal abnormality which is inconsistent with life?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will leave that because, as the witness knows, I have a very short period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Where there is a fatal abnormality that is inconsistent with life, does Professor Binchy agree that abortions should be available in this country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I ask the witness to be very concise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The witness talked about the half statement of the right to choose. I believe the right to choose means one would have bodily autonomy. It is not a half term; it is a very descriptive one. It is the right to have a baby and it is the right to control fertility. It is quite a wide-ranging term and it is very cheap to refer to it as a half statement. It is about women having bodily...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Since I raised the issue, a range of people have come forward with similar scenarios and the same complaint has been made to the Committee of Public Accounts by way of letter, as I discovered this morning. It will be included in the correspondence to be dealt with. I hear from people that no referrals are happening. It appears that it is just about keeping people on the books for Turas...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yesterday, while speaking on the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill, I raised serious concerns regarding the so-called activation programme, JobPath. The company which has the contract to run JobPath is Seetec. In the United Kingdom, the same company, Seetec, has been the subject of a fraud investigation following its actions while contracted to the UK Department of Work...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance the valuations on the remaining distressed assets at IBRC; when valuations were last done; the timeframe that has been set for disposing of these distressed assets; the estimated costs associated with this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42117/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tax Yield (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the income received by each Garda station that has a telecoms mast on site that sublets space on that mast to other companies to use and or take a fixing on for each of the past five years, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41999/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the closed Garda stations that have been repurposed for another use by location and by the nature of their use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42001/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has put a hold on its plans to sell the remaining Garda stations that have been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42004/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry Regulations (4 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has issued an instruction to the Commission for Aviation Regulation to liaise with the civil aviation authority in the UK in respect of a Europe wide issue with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42176/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: There are a number of issues dealt with in the Bill that could easily merit a long contribution, not least the fact that the Bill falls very far short of the framework that was launched earlier in the year which promised significant pension reform. My colleague, Deputy Róisín Shortall, spoke to the Bill and raised many of the issues surrounding the management of pensions and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister is saying it is not a done deal at this stage. What intervention is he undertaking in respect of that?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for targeted measures that will take account of the impact of sterling currency fluctuations on farm incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41939/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister answered a very similar question a few minutes ago concerning sterling fluctuations. He said that he wants long-term viability. Long-term viability cannot be assured if there is no short-term security. I want to know what initiatives can be taken to establish different markets and what interventions can be made in the short term.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (3 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Who takes the hit on the sterling differential? The might appears to be very much with the retailers which will be selling on the produce rather than the individual supplier. Obviously proximity in terms of fresh produce is a critical issue, and it is not easy in many cases to find alternative markets. It is quite interesting that Britain is not the only market being discussed. We heard...