Parliamentary questions

Renewable Energy Generation Targets

Paul Murphy

32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase the production of renewable energies to reach the European Union target of 16% of energy being produced through renewable sources; his views that the 16% is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21623/16]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a national ban on the use of wild animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21319/16]

Inland Fisheries Ireland

Paul Murphy

268. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider a review of the policy of gill-netting carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21320/16]

Abortion Services Provision

Paul Murphy

60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the level of abortion services provided under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2015, as recently reported to the Houses of the Oireachtas, is sufficient to guarantee the highest standard of health care to women here. [20998/16]

Health Services Provision

Paul Murphy

109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will review the outsourcing of health services to non-governmental organisations in view of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20997/16]

Teaching Qualifications

Paul Murphy

277. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers registered under regulation 3 who are holders of AMI or level 7 St. Nicholas qualifications will remain unaffected by changes to these routes of registration, as per the Teaching Council advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21092/16]

Teachers' Panel Rights

Paul Murphy

278. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made for those teachers who are registered under regulation 3 to gain panel access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21093/16]

Teaching Qualifications

Paul Murphy

279. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he envisages that all of the teaching positions for special schools and special classes in mainstream schools will be filled given the intention to end the route of regulation 3 registration with the Teaching Council in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21094/16]

Military Aircraft Landings

Paul Murphy

419. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of US troops and military hardware that have used Dublin Airport in each of the years from 2001 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20799/16]

Industrial Disputes

Paul Murphy

779. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has raised with the chief executive officer of a bank (details supplied) the failure of the bank to implement a Labour Court recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21079/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

806. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether it is appropriate for the European Commission to progress and provisionally apply the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA, prior to its ratification by member state parliaments in view of a comment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21191/16]

EU Agreements

Paul Murphy

159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the European Union-Swiss bilateral negotiations; if he supports the Commission's suspension of research grants to Swiss universities and the suspension of the Erasmus student exchange programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20212/16]

Public Sector Pay

Paul Murphy

36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce changes to end the two tier system of pay and conditions in the Public Service that is particularly badly felt for new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19799/16]

Public Sector Pay

Paul Murphy

53. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a repeal of financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation in view of the Government's claims regarding economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19800/16]

EU Issues

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on contact he has had with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, since the referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union. [18069/16]

Military Aircraft

Paul Murphy

28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on any contact he has had with the US Government in regard to its military foreign policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19479/16]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

29. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on any contact he or his Department has had with the Brazilian Government since the impeachment of that country's president; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19478/16]

Official Engagements

Paul Murphy

35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on any recent contact he has had with the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19476/16]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made contact with the Mexican Government concerning the reported state repression of a strike by school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19480/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

665. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date on which the European Commission will present a proposal to the Council of Ministers asking the Council to vote to give the Commission the authority to sign-off on the final text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the Canadian government (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19595/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

666. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Government gets access to the wording of the proposal to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; if she will make public the Commission’s proposal prior to the Council of Ministers' vote on the agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19596/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

667. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will publish the position as to provisionally applying the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19597/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

668. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that Article 29.5.2 of the Constitution places an imperative on the State to have any international agreement involving a charge upon public funds to be approved by Dáil Éireann and that as such, should the Council of Ministers vote by a qualified majority vote to approve the signing and provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, and considering the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism of the agreement is designed specifically to allow for a charge upon public funds, this would be in breach of the Constitution, whereby Ireland could be the subject of settlement cases which lead to a charge upon public funds prior to Dáil Éireann approving the agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19598/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

669. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how she can assert that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and the investor state dispute settlement will not be enforced upon Ireland prior to Dáil Éirean approving the agreement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19599/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

670. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the necessity test being used to inform the Government position on the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19600/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

671. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will explain her position that the investor state dispute settlement of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is compatible with European Union law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19601/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

672. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will explain her position that the investor state dispute settlement of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is compatible with European Union law; and why she does not invoke Article 218.11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and ask the European Court of Justice to deliver a legal ruling as to whether or not the settlement is compatible with European Union law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19602/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

673. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how intra-European Union bilateral investment treaty solutions with the investor-state dispute settlement promote discrimination based on nationality, but in a post-Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement legal landscape allowing Canadian businesses or European Union businesses with a Canadian owner to have privileged access to a legal remedy, namely the settlement, somehow does not allow for discrimination based on nationality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19603/16]

International Agreements

Paul Murphy

674. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how she intends to protect Irish citizens from the EU Commission’s proposal to provisionally apply the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement prior to a definitive legal ruling as to the distribution of competences relating to new proposals to subject the European Union to an investor-state dispute settlement under the agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19604/16]

Labour Activation Measures

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has consulted with any organisations in regard to the creation of a new labour activation measure to replace JobBridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18796/16]

Labour Activation Measures

Paul Murphy

14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if any new labour activation measure which he plans to introduce to replace JobBridge will pay participants at least the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18795/16]

Irish Water

Paul Murphy

17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he discussed with Irish Water whether they plan to continue with the installation of water meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/16]

Water Charges Arrears

Paul Murphy

51. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he discussed with Irish Water whether arrears would be written off in the event of water charges being abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/16]

School Curriculum

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the practice in schools where a child's parents or a young person over 18 years of age opts out of religious instruction; if he will issue guidelines to ensure this right is vindicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18269/16]

Equality Legislation

Paul Murphy

35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has sought legal opinion on the constitutional position of section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18268/16]

Immigration Data

Paul Murphy

56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of unaccompanied children relocated here; her deliberations with European Union colleagues on this matter; and her plans to allow those children access to claim asylum here. [18022/16]

Garda Investigations

Paul Murphy

25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received reports or updates from the Garda Commissioner on investigations within An Garda Síochána concerning the leaking of information on ongoing Garda investigations to the media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17132/16]

Crime Investigation

Paul Murphy

61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has replied to a law firm (details supplied), regarding its concerns about the activities of a British detective in Ireland; if she will set up a public inquiry to investigate the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17131/16]

Northern Ireland

Paul Murphy

9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the meeting of the last British-Irish Council. [17155/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Paul Murphy

50. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union following the referendum scheduled for 23 June 2016 with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron. [14458/16]

Visa Applications

Paul Murphy

106. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider to the exceptional humanitarian circumstances and take measures to ensure the safe passage of persons (details supplied) to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17102/16]

IBRC Staff

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has agreed to pay four weeks' redundancy for each year worked to former employees of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; if he will treat this as a valid unsecured creditor claim; the measures he will take to ensure the payment of redundancy to former staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16675/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Paul Murphy

321. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the type of flood defence works as carried out by South Dublin County Council in Bohernabreena, Dublin 24, following flooding in 2011 (details supplied) in any new arrangements with the insurance industry to provide cover in areas where flood defence works have been carried out, given the difficulties of acquiring insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16851/16]

Seanad Reform

Paul Murphy

5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the status of the reform of Seanad Éireann. [15860/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has met with religious leaders since the general election. [15861/16]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Paul Murphy

40. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15837/16]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Paul Murphy

49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she shares the concerns of those who fear that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will weaken consumer protection and environmental legislation; if the negotiations should take place in a more transparent manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15838/16]

Carer's Allowance Data

Paul Murphy

127. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Number 204 of 2 June 2016, the average waiting time for processing payments under the carer's allowance scheme and for benefits in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16144/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on housing is due to next meet. [15857/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Paul Murphy

16. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on health is due to next meet. [15858/16]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

24. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice reform is due to next meet. [15859/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the Bills relevant to his Department he intends to re-initiate from the previous Dáil Éireann; the Bills his Department is anticipating to introduce in the coming sessions; to provide a previous timescale for each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15311/16]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

525. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees with the policy of publicly funded greyhound stadiums being managed in such a way that they can be closed for private functions and are not open to the public on these occasions. [15993/16]

Direct Provision System

Paul Murphy

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the care of children in the direct provision system; if she will support the taking of all minors out of that system given the inappropriateness of that system for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14839/16]

Child Care Costs

Paul Murphy

29. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the provision of affordable child care; the role she sees for the private sector in child care provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14840/16]

Proposed Legislation

Paul Murphy

42. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Bills she will reinitiate relevant to her Department from the previous Dáil Éireann; the Bills she will introduce in the coming sessions; when she will introduce each Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15196/16]

Proposed Legislation

Paul Murphy

60. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the Bills he will re-initiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

82. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the Bills he will re-initiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil Éireann; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15198/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

101. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the Bills he will re-initiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15199/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

106. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Bills relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil that he will re-initiate; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15200/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Bills he will re-initiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15201/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

113. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Bills relevant to her Department from the previous Dáil that she will re-initiate; the Bills she will introduce in the coming sessions; when she will introduce each Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15202/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

182. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the Bills he will reinitiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15203/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

206. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Bills he will reinitiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15204/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Bills he will reinitiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15205/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

219. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Bills he will reinitiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15206/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

224. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the Bills she will reinitiate relevant to her Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills she will introduce in the coming sessions; when she will introduce each Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15207/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

243. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the Bills relevant to her Department she will reinitiate from the previous Dáil Éireann; the Bills she will introduce in the coming sessions; when she will introduce each Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15208/16]

Legislative Programme

Paul Murphy

255. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Bills he will reinitiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil Éireann; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15195/16]

IBRC Liquidation

Paul Murphy

140. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure persons receive their agreed entitlements in respect of the non-payment of agreed redundancy pay to former IBRC staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14529/16]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Paul Murphy

143. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance to consider allowing tax relief for dental procedures and if he has estimated the cost to the Exchequer should this be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14664/16]

Hare Coursing Regulation

Paul Murphy

548. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department shares or has access to data held by the Irish Coursing Club regarding the ownership and change of ownership of greyhounds; if this is the case, to supply the number of greyhounds which have changed ownership to a person residing outside the State and a breakdown by country for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14547/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the cutting of facilities in Cheeverstown Hospital for severely disabled children; if he will restore funding to allow for a full restoration of these services and to meet the needs of the local population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/16]

Human Rights Cases

Paul Murphy

84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the conclusions of the recent United Nations universal periodic review of human rights which criticised Ireland’s abortion laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13688/16]

Insurance Costs

Paul Murphy

134. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the increase in motor insurance costs; his plans to assist in reducing these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14073/16]

Carer's Allowance Delays

Paul Murphy

204. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time an applicant must wait for payment under the carer's allowance scheme; the reason for this length of time and the measures he will take to shorten it, given the hardship it causes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14066/16]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Paul Murphy

56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has consulted with other Government Departments on the difficulties that have become apparent in recruiting and retaining certain types of public servants, arising from the two-tier pay system and other pay reductions applied during the course of the crisis and the resultant impact it is having on sectors including health and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12998/16]

Public Sector Pay

Paul Murphy

71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to subject the question of the restoration of pay and pay equality for public servants to a commission for study; to bring forward restoration in order to help deal with recruitment and retention difficulties in certain public servant categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12997/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Paul Murphy

286. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to increase the number of public preschools that can adequately cater for children with autism spectrum disorder. [12625/16]

Autism Support Services

Paul Murphy

650. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in all autism spectrum disorder services in Dublin 24; his plans to fill them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/16]

Health Services Staff

Paul Murphy

651. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to report on the staff turnover at Chamber House over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/16]

Autism Support Services

Paul Murphy

652. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the number of autism spectrum disorder therapists in Dublin 24 being adequate for the needs in the area; his plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/16]

Autism Support Services

Paul Murphy

653. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to report on the success of implementing an early intervention policy for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12623/16]

Autism Support Services

Paul Murphy

654. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing an easily accessible information resource or one-stop-shop where persons can access information on autism spectrum disorder services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12624/16]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recognise a person (details supplied) as a human rights defender and the measures he will take to ensure the person's safety and ability in going about lawful activities. [11948/16]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Paul Murphy

26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the comments by the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights that a person (details supplied) has been subjected to torture; and the efforts he is making to secure this person's release. [11949/16]

Insurance Coverage

Paul Murphy

162. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 17 May 2016, the measures he will take to ensure the inclusion of works carried out under the Office of Public Works' minor flood mitigation and coastal protection works scheme in the office's memorandum of understanding with Insurance Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12496/16]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Paul Murphy

57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outsource the operation of the proposed fit-for-work programme to a private sector operator. [11835/16]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Paul Murphy

61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection for further information on the fit-for-work programme as per the programme for Government. [11834/16]

Vehicle Registration Data

Paul Murphy

605. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1158 of 17 May 2016, the number of vehicles recorded on the national vehicle and driver file and the number of transactions in each of the years 2013 to 2015, inclusive, and to date in 2016; the number of vehicles that are not correctly registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11607/16]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

198. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he takes to protect the welfare of greyhounds exported outside of Ireland; if he has concerns as to the welfare of greyhounds exported to the Macau Special Administrative Region in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11061/16]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

199. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds exported by country in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11062/16]

Commissions of Investigation

Paul Murphy

37. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the findings of the O'Higgins commission of investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10137/16]

Spent Convictions Legislation

Paul Murphy

161. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to consider a review of the spent convictions legislation and the removal of minor driving offences from the records of persons in a period less than seven years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10671/16]

Insurance Coverage

Paul Murphy

169. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that persons who have suffered from flooding in an area (details supplied) will get adequate house insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10664/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Paul Murphy

642. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the policy of closing facilities in Cheeverstown hospital in Dublin 6W for severely disabled children such as in a case of a person (details supplied); and his views on the provision of special needs assistants for such children. [9411/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Paul Murphy

686. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health why there is a seeming delay in the release of approved funds for a person (details supplied) who is in need of a residential placement; the timeline for the approval of the funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9655/16]

Vehicle Registration

Paul Murphy

1158. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has assessed the problem of the false registration of car ownership and the resultant issues such as motor tax arrears, false NCTs, uninsured cars and wrongly issued parking and speeding fines; if he is considering changes to the ownership registration process to limit the opportunities for abuse of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10558/16]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Paul Murphy

1221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the pay of rank and file soldiers and to report on engagement with the representative organisations of soldiers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10658/16]

UN Conventions Ratification

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the State's ratification of the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. [8856/16]