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Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Apple Escrow Account
Paul Murphy
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to respond to the ruling of the General Court of the European Union in regard to a case (details supplied) which was due on 15 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16606/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul Murphy
11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to ensure that profitable companies do not benefit from significant corporate welfare in the context of supports being made available in the July stimulus. [16314/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Commercial Rates
Paul Murphy
15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if highly profitable companies will be excluded from the suspension of rates. [16310/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul Murphy
16. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to stop banks charging interest on Covid-19 mortgage breaks. [16311/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Tax Code
Paul Murphy
23. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a tax on net wealth exceeding €1 million in order to fund public investment. [16312/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Legal Costs
Paul Murphy
24. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount that has been spent on a case (details supplied) to date. [16313/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Child Abuse
Paul Murphy
110. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reopen the redress scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in schools and require it to act in accordance with the recommendations from a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16376/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Paul Murphy
29. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the carbon emissions reductions he expects will be achieved annually in this term of Government. [16042/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Consumer Protection
Paul Murphy
76. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct each airline (details supplied) that operates flights out of Ireland on pain of forfeit of Government financial support to discharge their responsibilities to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16257/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Transport
Paul Murphy
141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has approved the cancellation by Dublin Bus of all school transport contracts operated by private bus companies in the Dublin area; his plans for the way in which those private bus operators that depend on school transport contracts will continue in business if the school transport contracts are cancelled; his further plans for the way in which and by which service operator a comprehensive school transport service is to be provided at least to the level previously provided when the schools reopen if the private school transport contracts are cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Transport
Paul Murphy
265. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a series of matters relating to the non-renewal of school transport contracts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15964/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Commemorative Events
Paul Murphy
377. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the National Famine Commemoration will take place on the third Sunday in May 2021 in Buncrana, County Donegal. [16032/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Paul Murphy
693. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will accept self-assessed income for 2019 from self-employed persons, as would be accepted by the Revenue Commissioners for tax purposes, as reference year evidence of income for the purposes of determining the level of continued payment of the pandemic unemployment payment rather than only using 2018 as self-employed reference year income to determine the level of continued payment (details supplied). [15577/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Carer's Leave
Paul Murphy
925. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider introducing a statutory instrument to extend carer’s leave and allowance until the end of 2020 for certain cohorts of persons (details supplied). [15144/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Immigration Status
Paul Murphy
966. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay for a review by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, of the EU treaty rights of a person (details supplied) who has applied for citizenship. [16027/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Heritage Sites
Paul Murphy
297. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the proposal by South Dublin County Council to spend an estimated €22 million on the development of a visitors centre and walkways at the Hellfire Club, Rathfarnham (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Passport Applications
Paul Murphy
334. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for Irish passports for the children of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and the way in which the person should now apply for renewal of their Irish passport which expired on 22 May 2020 in the context of their circumstances. [13836/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Animal Sales
Paul Murphy
550. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to take action to deal with the widespread non-compliance with the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019, in view of the fact that the majority of advertisements for dogs on a website (details supplied) breach the regulations as highlighted to him in correspondence from a number of animal welfare organisations, Deputies and MEPs. [13779/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Bord na gCon
Paul Murphy
552. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an interest free loan reported to be €250,000 from the Irish Greyhound Board to the private operators of Clonmel greyhound stadium has been repaid; and the details of all current IGB loans to tracks and outstanding repayments. [13831/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Paul Murphy
553. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will order the immediate closure of Enniscorthy, Youghal, Thurles and Kilkenny greyhound tracks in view of fire safety concerns highlighted in two Indecon reports (details supplied). [13832/20]