Results 181-200 of 4,429 for speaker:Paul Murphy in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for student accommodation; her discussions with third level institutions on the issue of student accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8832/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the latest engagement with the teachers' trade unions on junior cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8831/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions held with a company (details supplied), regarding the purchase of non-performing Permanent TSB home loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the discussions held regarding the sale of Permanent TSB home loans; and if he will impose restrictions on the buyer of Permanent TSB home loans, to ensure that mortgage holders are provided the protection of Irish regulations and the code of conduct on mortgage arrears. [8805/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal in the Northern Ireland Assembly, to introduce a 10% corporate taxation rate. [8806/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of a media report (details supplied), if he will provide the findings of research carried out by his Department on the impact on the rental market of changes to the Central Bank of Ireland mortgage lending rules; if rent controls have been considered, or research on the impact of rent controls undertaken, by his Department; his views on rent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Financial Stability Facility (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Eurogroup's agreement with Greece on 20 February 2015; the position taken by him at this meeting, and related meetings, dealing with Greek debt and financing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8880/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the European Commission's investigation into the favourable tax treatment provided by Belgium to multinational companies (details supplied), if his Department has assessed the impact this investigation could have on similar tax breaks, and concessions, to multinationals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8881/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance the considerations that were taken by the Revenue Commissioners in their decision to settle the tax liability for the 350 Irish nationals with off-shore Swiss HSBC accounts; if he, or his Department, were consulted on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering measures to prevent the type of tax avoidance seen in the recent case of HSBC Switzerland (details supplied). [8883/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if legal measures are being considered against HSBC or those Irish nationals or residents with undeclared off-shore Swiss accounts in HSBC, especially in view of legal action taken by other states. [8884/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (3 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has been provided with the list of Irish nationals, or residents, with bank accounts in HSBC's private Swiss bank, by French authorities (details supplied). [8885/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 13. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason his Department’s estimates of the number of social housing units to be provided from a reformed Part V have fluctuated in the space of a few months, from 4,000 units during the period 2015 to 2020, that is, 666 units a year according to a press release on 2 October 2014, to 9,000 units during the period...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 38. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has concerns regarding the role of vulture funds in increasing rents by over 20%, as reported recently (details supplied); and his views on his position as regards their growing involvement in the residential sector, as result of buying up loan books sold off by the banks or the National Asset Management Agency....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (4 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 41. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures that have been put in place by his Department to ensure that dogs in the care of local authorities are adequately cared for, and that outsourced companies or institutions that take care of dogs in the control of local authorities have appropriate supervision and regulation to ensure a high level of animal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (4 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue monitoring agency for relevant contract tax C2 holders is still in place; if not, when it was abolished; and when the deduction form RCT1 was discontinued. [9433/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the recently launched First Steps scheme, specifically in relation to penalties, which will be applied to the social welfare payments of those who refuse to participate, in view of the National Youth Council of Ireland's report (details supplied). [9374/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the analysis carried out of the impact the changes to the one-parent family allowance will have on poverty levels, deprivation and the level of employment among lone parents; and if she will reverse the decision to end payments to those whose youngest child is aged seven. [9375/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: House Prices (5 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the desirability of house price increases; if the policy of his Department should be to encourage or discourage increases in house prices; and if his Department conducts assessments of the likely impact of its policies on house prices. [9656/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Legislation (5 Mar 2015)

Paul Murphy: 246. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the exemption from litter fines for election advertising, under sections 19 and 21 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended, covers advertising promoting a registered party but not containing the name of a candidate. [9654/15]