Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Records

Eoghan Murphy

133. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on those controls within his Department for the management of data and files, including all records relating to departmental and Government decisions; the changes that were introduced in 2011 to ensure the completeness of such records; and if the systems now in place are to be audited on a regular basis to ensure they are working. [25323/15]

Schools Building Projects Administration

Eoghan Murphy

218. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the next five-year plan on new school building projects will be announced. [25237/15]

Tax Credits

Eoghan Murphy

280. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will reverse his decision regarding the tax credits and benefits associated with health insurance (details supplied). [23941/15]

School Staff

Eoghan Murphy

695. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6 was refused an English teacher as an additional language teacher; if she will re-examine the application; and if the awarding process could be made more transparent. [22996/15]

Rail Network Expansion

Eoghan Murphy

866. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Transport Authority will conclude its report on a rail line to the airport; and if he will support a light rail, above-ground option. [22995/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

319. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance Dublin's tax contribution to overall Exchequer finances in 2013. [21878/15]

Redundancy Payments

Eoghan Murphy

335. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the Revenue Commissioners' views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a redundancy situation. [22153/15]

Public Sector Pay

Eoghan Murphy

365. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the establishment of an independent public sector pay commission, similar to the Low Pay Commission, to oversee an evidence based and transparent approach to public sector pay talks. [22152/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Eoghan Murphy

48. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if Government policy should better link her Department with the Private Residential Tenancies Board, allowing money to be paid directly from her Department to the landlord. [20947/15]

Immigration Policy

Eoghan Murphy

102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to au pairs, if host families are at liberty to enter into a cultural exchange programme with non-European Union students. [20949/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Eoghan Murphy

150. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department co-ordinates with the fire service to ensure that all ambulances are being used efficiently (details supplied). [20948/15]

Citizenship Applications

Eoghan Murphy

123. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any discretion in expediting citizenship applications, where the resident may not have reached the five-year minimum; and if so, the grounds on which this may take place. [18765/15]

Citizenship Applications

Eoghan Murphy

124. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to include a portion of the time spent in Direct Provision in assessing eligibility for citizenship; and if she had no such plans, the reason for same. [18766/15]

Naturalisation Certificates

Eoghan Murphy

125. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible for persons with residency status here to travel to the United Kingdom, or to work in the United Kingdom, without undermining their application for citizenship. [18767/15]

Citizenship Applications

Eoghan Murphy

126. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the five-year minimum requirement for a resident becoming a citizen is necessary, where a resident has already been in direct provision for five years, or more; and if a shorter period of two years, for example, might not be preferable. [18768/15]

Autism Support Services

Eoghan Murphy

150. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans for supporting children with autism spectrum disorder in extra-curricular activities that may improve their social skills and also contribute to their quality of life while young, but also as they grow in to their teenage years (details supplied). [18769/15]

Pension Provisions

Eoghan Murphy

72. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine a pension issue (details supplied). [18058/15]

VAT Rate Application

Eoghan Murphy

73. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the discrepancies in respect of value added tax being charged by telecommunication companies (details supplied). [18069/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

74. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18070/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

78. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18336/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18326/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

104. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18330/15]

Visa Data

Eoghan Murphy

109. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visas required by English language students currently registered in IBAT College, Dublin [18067/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

114. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under her remit per year since 2008. [18335/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

117. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18328/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

176. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18334/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

177. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18333/15]

Third Level Data

Eoghan Murphy

196. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 24 February 2015, her plans to progress the change mooted by her predecessor so that Irish expatriate citizens and their children, who are also citizens, are not penalised in terms of restrictions to access free-fee university education, in view of the fact that they had left the country for work reasons during the recession, as having to be back here for three out of five years of secondary education, as is currently the case, is too restrictive and unfair, in view of the developments in the economy since 2007. [18066/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

198. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under her remit per year since 2008. [18331/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

207. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit, per year since 2008. [18332/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

216. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under his remit per year since 2008. [18329/15]

Road Network

Eoghan Murphy

226. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the possession of his Department or the National Roads Authority regarding future projects (details supplied). [18057/15]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Eoghan Murphy

231. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost to the Exchequer of the payment of increments to all public sector staff under her remit, per year since 2008. [18327/15]

Treatment Benefit Scheme

Eoghan Murphy

229. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to re-instating the optical benefit scheme or the dental health scheme. [15346/15]

Health Insurance Community Rating

Eoghan Murphy

524. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the new lifetime community rating late entry levy will apply to returning emigrants over 35 years of age [15643/15]

Irish Red Cross Governance

Eoghan Murphy

397. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence to set out his views on suspending the grant aid paid to the Irish Red Cross in view of renewed governance concerns in the organisation; if the grant will be suspended; and if he is satisfied with the internal operations of the organisation, and its commitment to reforming its own governance procedures. [11091/15]

Defence Forces Funding

Eoghan Murphy

399. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will seek to increase funding for the Defence Forces for the period 2016 to 2020. [11459/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Eoghan Murphy

693. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the review of the nursing home support scheme will be completed [11926/15]

Health Services

Eoghan Murphy

718. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views that State supports should be made available in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4. [12050/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

99. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in terms of revenue foregone if the standard rate of tax was decreased to 19% and the entry point to the higher rate was increased by €1,000 to €34,800 for a single person and by a similar amount for one-parent families, married couples with one income and married couples with two incomes. [10968/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

100. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in terms of revenue foregone if the standard rate of tax was decreased to 18% and the entry point to the higher rate was increased by €1,000 to €34,800 for a single person and by a similar amount for one-parent families, married couples with one income and married couples with two incomes. [10969/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

101. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in terms of revenue foregone if PAYE workers and self-employed persons were treated equally for tax purposes on incomes up to €15,000, €20,000, €25,000 and €30,000, all for a single person. [10970/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in terms of revenue foregone if PAYE workers and self-employed persons were treated equally for tax purposes up to an income of €34,800, for a single person. [10971/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

103. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in terms of revenue foregone if 80,000 fewer persons were paying universal social charge at the lower rates. [10972/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

104. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in terms of revenue foregone if the top rate of universal social charge for self-employed persons was abolished. [10973/15]

Tax Yield

Eoghan Murphy

105. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in terms of revenue foregone if changes were introduced, that is, the standard rate of tax was decreased to 19% and the higher rate of tax was decreased to 39%; the entry point to the higher rate was increased by €1,000 to €34,800 for a single person and by a similar amount for one-parent families, married couples with one income and married couples with two incomes; the bottom 80,000 payers of universal social charge were removed from the charge and income tax liabilities were calculated at the same rate for PAYE and self-employed persons up to a value of €25,000 in terms of income earned. [10974/15]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Eoghan Murphy

57. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on treating assistance dogs for autistic children, in the same way as guide dogs for blind persons in terms of the taxation system. [10629/15]

Health Services Provision

Eoghan Murphy

102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the following service delivery (details supplied) contracted out by the Health Service Executive. [10675/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Eoghan Murphy

123. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional resources and hours to children attending school in September 2015 who have been assessed and diagnosed with mild Down's syndrome. [10630/15]

Television Licence Fee Collection

Eoghan Murphy

148. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the person responsible for the administration of the television licence and the last time that the administrative operations of the licence were reviewed and-or audited, and his views on the records management and efficiency of the service and the cost of delivery. [10674/15]