Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the rearranging of Cabinet Committees. [39676/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

1. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Roman Catholic Church leaders on 31 August 2017. [39675/17]

Tax Exemptions

Paul Murphy

84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the details of the exemption of Government securities where an owner is not ordinarily resident in Ireland, which is listed in a Revenue Commissioners' table called "Cost of Tax Allowances, Credits, Exemptions and Reliefs"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40569/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Data

Paul Murphy

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the help-to-buy scheme on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40570/17]

Social Insurance Yield

Paul Murphy

496. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated increase in revenue that would result from an increase in the existing two bands of PRSI by 2%, discounting employer's PRSI paid from the public purse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40571/17]

Social Insurance Yield

Paul Murphy

497. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated increase in revenue that would result from an increase in the current 8.5% rate of employer's PRSI to 10.5%, an increase of the 10.75% rate to 12.75% and the introduction of a new band for employers hiring employees on more than €100,000 of 19.75%; the further estimated increase in net revenue from this change, discounting employer's PRSI paid from the public purse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40572/17]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether stronger measures should be taken against the Myanmar Government in view of the violence and discrimination carried out against the Rohingya people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39963/17]

Catalan Referendum

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received reports from the embassy and the consulate in Barcelona regarding the upcoming referendum on Catalan independence; if he has raised this issue with the Spanish authorities or at a European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39779/17]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on representations that he has made to secure the release of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a verdict in their trial in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39778/17]

Foreign Policy

Paul Murphy

34. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the disqualification of four elected representatives from the Legislative Council in Hong Kong (details supplied); if he has made representations to the Chinese authorities regarding the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39780/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Roman Catholic Church leaders on 31 August 2017. [39675/17]

JobPath Data

Paul Murphy

49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been referred to JobPath since its inception; the number of persons that have received a sanction on their welfare payments due to non-engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39649/17]

Public Services Card

Paul Murphy

73. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on making the public services card compulsory for availing of public services; her further views on maintaining the option to use other forms of identification such as driver licences and passports which are at a safe 2 level to prove identity for accessing services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39650/17]

Data Sharing Arrangements

Paul Murphy

711. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that have been taken in sharing the personal data of those claiming social protection payments with driver licence data held by the RSA; the purpose of this project; if her departmental staff are to be involved in roadside checks; her views on the data rights of claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39641/17]

Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision

Paul Murphy

156. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that houses that have not experienced flooding and are in areas that have not experienced flooding in more than 30 years following works are now being denied flood insurance cover, such as in an area (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the extent of the issue; if he will take measures to have the works carried out in the aforementioned area included on the memorandum of understanding between the OPW and an organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37977/17]

Public Sector Pensions

Paul Murphy

253. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Government has not implemented Labour Court recommendation No. 19293 which recommended the provision of a pension for community employment supervisors; the progress of the community sector high-level forum in dealing with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37930/17]

Middle East Issues

Paul Murphy

484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent revoking of citizenship of hundreds of Negev Bedouin by Israel; the measures he will take in view of the fact that these persons are now stateless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37795/17]

Foreign Conflicts

Paul Murphy

488. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures the Government plans to take in defence of the rights of the Rohingya people in Myanmar in view of recent reports (details supplied) of 18,500 persons fleeing to Bangladesh and the widespread burning of Rohingya villages; his views on whether this amounts to ethnic cleansing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37910/17]

Extradition Arrangements

Paul Murphy

613. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Interpol red notice requests for arrests that have been received by the authorities here in the past three years, in tabular form; the number that have been carried out; the states they originate from; the alleged offences they have been issued for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37796/17]

Election Monitoring Missions

Paul Murphy

393. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has satisfied himself that all persons on the election roster are suitable for deployment on election observation missions; the reason one in five of those persons still have not been deployed since the establishment of the current roster in 2013 while other persons have had numerous deployments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35410/17]