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Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: First, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the people of Dublin South-West who voted for the Anti-Austerity Alliance and sent me into the Dáil to deliver their message. The great socialist and trade unionist Jim Larkin said, "The great appear great because we are on our knees. Let us rise." On Saturday, workers, unemployed people, pensioners and young people did just...

European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (16 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: I support the amendment by Deputy Doherty. The moral case for retroactive recapitalisation is absolutely clear. This is a country with less than 1% of the population of Europe shouldering the burden of 42% of the cost of the total European banking crisis. Despite all the attempts by the Government, echoed by right-wing economists, to suggest that this is a done deal, that it is over and...

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: Is it the knowledge box?

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: I would like to share time with Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: There has been a lot of talk in the last few days about communication problems. I am sure many people at home will have been very reassured to hear the Minister, Deputy Kelly, saying earlier that "the brand of Irish Water must be repositioned in the public mind". That will ease people's worries about their inability to pay the water charges. Apparently, the problem is simply that Irish...

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: They should tear them up. They should send them back in protest.

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: If we refuse to register and refuse to pay, we will beat these water charges.

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's Pre-Budget 2015 Statement: Statements (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: The rationale for the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's call for yet more austerity is given away in one of the first few key messages where it states, "Maintaining the fiscal discipline required to achieve large primary budget surpluses will become politically harder following a long period of fiscal consolidation and as crisis memories fade". What we have there is an open, honest admission...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of participants in the Department's various labour activation and training schemes, including, but not limited to: Youthreach, JobBridge, Tús, JobPlus, Momentum, back to education allowance, BTWEA, VTOS, FÁS-Solas, International Work Experience and Training, Gateway and Community...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (21 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the awarding of the JobPath contract to a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39864/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: I will give Deputy Mathews one minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: I thank the NAMA representatives for the presentation. Question No. 15 concerns the number of developers retained since the establishment of NAMA and the salaries paid to them. There are 122 developers, and with around 95 paid over €50,000 and 50 paid over €100,000. Can Mr. Daly provide the justification for why working with debtors - who are basically failed developers - is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: Are there no developers who have been allowed to hang on to K Club homes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: If there are K Club homes, the security is presumably with NAMA in preparation for sale.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: Another point relates to a question asked by Deputy Michael McGrath. When selling assets, physical assets or loans, NAMA says it has no social requirement and does not care who gets the assets or what they do. I refer to the 90% of assets that go to US funds, a good portion of which may be vulture funds such as Blackstone or Lone Star, which may aggressively pursue debtors. Do the...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: On the specifics of the Bill, in general I could be in agreement with the idea of facilitating generic medicine. It is marginal and whether it will make any real difference in the real world remains to be seen but the basic idea of facilitating experimentation and so on without danger of being sued by generic medicine corporations makes sense. There is a question over who owns the companies...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (23 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: 38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Irish Water customers who do not complete the Irish Water application pack are eligible to receive the additional €100 in the household benefits package. [40717/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Water Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Paul Murphy: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish Water customers that do not complete the Irish Water application pack are eligible to claim the €100 tax credit. [40717/14]

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: Why spend €500,000 installing water meters?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (4 Nov 2014)

Paul Murphy: 105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures that have so far been taken on the youth guarantee implementation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41682/14]