Parliamentary questions

European Court of Human Rights Judgments

Paul Murphy

360. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence in view of the recent cases at the European Court of Human Rights (details supplied) which upheld certain trade union rights for Defence Forces' personnel and the recent case taken by the AGSI at the European Committee on Social Rights which upheld its right to affiliate with ICTU and to strike, if he will review the restriction on Defence Forces personnel's rights to collective bargaining and to take industrial action; and his views on the matter. [1230/15]

Defence Forces Expenditure

Paul Murphy

361. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the resources the Government plans to put into the funding of new equipment and capabilities for the Defence Forces; and the upgrades that are necessary to continue to participate in UN, EU battle group and NATO PfP missions. [1231/15]

Defence Forces Deployment

Paul Murphy

362. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the plans for the use of the Defence Forces in serious industrial relations conflicts or other social conflicts. [1232/15]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Paul Murphy

363. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase the pay of Defence Forces personnel. [1233/15]

European Defence Agency

Paul Murphy

371. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the contributions Ireland makes to the European Defence Agency. [1464/15]

Defence Forces Contracts

Paul Murphy

372. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to ensure that matters taken to the Defence Forces conciliation and arbitration scheme are dealt with in a timely manner; and his views on the matter. [1465/15]

Defence Forces Operations

Paul Murphy

373. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the recent revelations of surveillance of telephone calls within the State by GCHQ in Cheltenham, England; if the Defence Forces employ any counter-surveillance measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1466/15]

Overseas Missions

Paul Murphy

374. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the resources being deployed and the activities of Defence Forces personnel in Ukraine. [1467/15]

Overseas Missions

Paul Murphy

375. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the resources being deployed and the activities of Defence Forces personnel in Mali. [1468/15]

Overseas Missions

Paul Murphy

376. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the resources being deployed and the activities of Defence Forces personnel in Chad. [1469/15]

Irish Water Expenditure

Paul Murphy

402. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish Water is paying for the use of Garda resources in the policing of protests at the installation of water meters. [49577/14]

English Language Training Organisations

Paul Murphy

419. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are being put in place to ensure the former students of a now closed English-language school (details supplied) are able to extend their visas and not be discommoded due to the closure of the college; her views on the situation facing students of closed language schools with particular reference to compensating students for fees paid. [49763/14]

Commissions of Investigation

Paul Murphy

471. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on extending the terms of reference to the commission of investigation lead by Seán Guerin to include an investigation into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1708/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Paul Murphy

525. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who is a patient of Tallaght hospital can expect to wait for essential surgery on their upper arm; his views on the length of the waiting list for elective upper limb surgery; and the plans that exist to clear the waiting list. [49468/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Paul Murphy

603. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; when they may expect a tonsil operation in Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24; and his views on the waiting lists for tonsil surgery in Tallaght hospital. [1072/15]

Motor Tax Yield

Paul Murphy

872. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total receipts collected for motor tax in 2013. [49644/14]

National Car Test

Paul Murphy

989. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the waiting times for national car tests in each test centre in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49626/14]

National Car Test

Paul Murphy

990. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if measures are being taken to ensure that those who have an expired national car test certificate and who have applied for a test but are unable to receive an appointment for a test due to long waiting lists do not acquire penalty points. [49627/14]

Railway Stations

Paul Murphy

993. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to re-open Dunleer railway station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49671/14]

Hedge Cutting Season

Paul Murphy

1037. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to extend the closing dates for hedge-cutting to mid-February due to birds nesting earlier. [1503/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Paul Murphy

532. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in a situation where the existing landlord refuses to be part of the housing assistance payment scheme and where a tenant is moved from rent supplement to a housing assistance payment, if the tenant may stay on rent supplement and therefore remain in the accommodation. [49032/14]

Trade Agreements

Paul Murphy

3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has received a response to the letter that he co-signed, dated 21 October 2014, to the Commissioner-designate for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48248/14]

Wage-setting Mechanisms

Paul Murphy

5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the OECD Employment Outlook 2014 which found that Ireland had the second highest percentage of low-paid jobs in these countries; his views in favour of raising the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48249/14]

Exports Growth

Paul Murphy

17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views that an accurate reflection of Irish economic activity that exports Irish-resident companies manufactured abroad are now counted as Irish exports; and his views that this increase in exports will benefit job creation here. [48146/14]

Employment Rights

Paul Murphy

19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he will take to end the practice of some employers using subcontracting to lower the cost of labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48143/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Paul Murphy

22. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of the latest Action Plan for Jobs; the number of its objectives that have been achieved; and the number of jobs created which are directly linked to the plan. [48145/14]

Job Creation

Paul Murphy

25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether there may be an over-emphasis on multinationals with regard to job creation, in view of the fact that according to Forfás only 4,520 jobs were added by foreign-owned State-assisted companies in the decade between 2004 and 2013. [48147/14]

Middle East Issues

Paul Murphy

201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to recognise the state of Palestine following Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann passing motions in favour of Ireland's recognition of the state of Palestine; the expected timeframe for the full recognition of the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48622/14]

Irish Water Administration

Paul Murphy

237. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households that have sent complete application packs to Irish Water; the number of households that are registered but are not eligible to pay water charges; and the number of application packs that have been returned blank to Irish Water. [48619/14]

Road Traffic Legislation

Paul Murphy

254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce legislation on the regulation of the sale of quad bikes and their use in public parks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48620/14]

Road Traffic Legislation

Paul Murphy

270. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the legislation on the regulation of the use and sale of quad bikes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48621/14]

Public Service Reform Plan Measures

Paul Murphy

243. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is anticipated that the streamlining of pay grades announced in the new Civil Service reform plan will lead to a lower overall pay and pensions bill. [47844/14]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility

Paul Murphy

547. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to review, amend or repeal sections 28 and 34 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002, which deals with prohibition of victims of disclosing information regarding their cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48041/14]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Paul Murphy

63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulation (S.I. 353 of 1994) to include those with single upper limb amputations. [47524/14]

Semi-State Bodies Remuneration

Paul Murphy

93. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the pay arrangements, including bonuses and performance-related pay, for executives of semi-State commercial bodies under the remit of his Department. [47509/14]

Fish Quotas

Paul Murphy

102. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position he will take on setting fishing targets for 2015 at the Council meeting on 15-16 December 2014; his views on the achievement of the maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate in 2015 as outlined in Article 2.2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47596/14]

Immigration Policy

Paul Murphy

118. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to end long queues outside the Garda National Immigration Bureau office on Burgh Quay in Dublin city; and her views on the welfare of persons who queue overnight there. [47506/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Paul Murphy

13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has conducted research on the impact the reduction in rent supplement levels has had on the level of homelessness in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47089/14]

Departmental Schemes

Paul Murphy

36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has conducted an analysis of the cost and number of staff that will be required to administer the €100 water conservation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47088/14]

Irish Water Administration

Paul Murphy

166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the sources of information Irish Water has used to compile name and address information for its customers. [47425/14]

Household Benefits Scheme

Paul Murphy

122. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if, after moving from jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance to a carer's allowance, a person becomes ineligible for the telephone and fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46854/14]

Medical Card Applications

Paul Murphy

298. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46785/14]

Education and Training Boards

Paul Murphy

376. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the policies and procedures for staff of the County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board on bullying and harassment in work; the way these policies are reviewed; and the procedures her Department has in place for any reviews of the policies. [46783/14]

Education and Training Boards

Paul Murphy

377. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the number of members of staff in the County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board who have made complaints of bullying and-or harassment against other members of staff and the number of these complainees who have been transferred to another section of the CDDETB following their complaint. [46784/14]

Waste Management

Paul Murphy

425. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form with respect of each of the relevant local authorities, the date on which domestic refuse charges were introduced; the date on which competition was introduced; and the date on which the service was fully privatised. [47064/14]

Waste Management

Paul Murphy

426. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form with respect of each of the relevant local authorities, the amount each local authority charged when domestic refuse charges were first introduced; the dates and amounts of subsequent increases in the charges; and the current charges for domestic refuse collection. [47065/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Paul Murphy

427. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average rents paid by local authorities on behalf of tenants of housing associations, as compared to the average rents paid by local authorities to for-profit private landlords, that is, through schemes such as the housing assistance payment and rental accommodation scheme. [47066/14]

Housing Assistance Payments Administration

Paul Murphy

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who are housed in accommodation owned by private landlords and paid for by the new housing assistance payment are automatically taken off the housing list; if they are subsequently placed on the transfer list only if they specifically request this rather than this being done automatically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45855/14]

Water Charges Administration

Paul Murphy

87. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the increasing of rent for council tenants who refuse to pay water charges. [45854/14]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Paul Murphy

301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with a victim of abuse (details supplied) who is campaigning for justice for their child who was killed in 1973 in Dalkey, County Dublin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46219/14]