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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (21 Apr 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 530. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised with the Central Bank the activities undertaken by a bank (details supplied) in relation to mortgage customers whose mortgages were securitised without their knowledge leading to their mortgage payments being collected by a different entity; if the rights of these customers have not been affected as a result; his views on whether such...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (31 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to moves in the UK to bolster its financial technology offering following a review into the industry; and if he is considering similar actions here to build upon Irish capacity given the opportunities as a leader in the EU. [17083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (31 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his strategy to bolster Ireland's offering as a financial technology destination both in terms of supporting indigenous companies and attracting global investment. [17084/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (31 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a licence can be renewed online in circumstances in which a person with an Irish driver licence is abroad and that licence is due for renewal given that the extension offered by way of a letter from the NDLS may not be recognised by local police and road authorities in other jurisdictions. [17043/21]

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: Ms O'Reilly is very welcome. I thank her for attending. It is much appreciated. The European Ombudsman has been very busy in the past 12 months looking into the EU's response to Covid-19. I will try to focus on some of the investigations that are still ongoing because I know some have concluded. Perhaps I could get some clarification. An investigation into the European Medicines Agency,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: The European Ombudsman wanted the Commission to publish the contracts, which it would not do initially but since has. That recommendation or investigation that was under way in Ms O'Reilly's office has, therefore, concluded, although it continues to look into the procedures that were adopted in improving the vaccines.

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: Regarding the procurement process, I believe Ms O'Reilly spoke about individual member states squabbling about things like price, indemnity and choice of vaccine. Is it the view of Ms O'Reilly's office's that this led to a delay in the European Union procuring the vaccines that were needed and then in their roll-out?

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: Does Ms O'Reilly foresee her office looking into the approval process for AstraZeneca in particular and the differences between individual member states and the EMA in terms of how they approved that vaccine? Does she see herself looking into the decision-making process around enforcing the export protocol which is still being discussed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: My apologies. I had to step out of the committee for a few minutes so if one of these questions has already been asked please indicate and I will move on to my next question. With regard to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC, investigation, am I right in saying Ms O'Reilly was critical of the interaction of the ECDC with the Chinese authorities? If so, will Ms...

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: Moving on to the approval of the vaccinations, I am not sure from some of the comments she made in the Parliament as to whether Ms O'Reilly or her office were concerned that the vaccine approval process might have happened too quickly.

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: My next question is on the European Investment Bank, EIB. Ms O'Reilly said she is also looking into the EIB. Is this because of complaints or is it an own initiative investigation?

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Ms O'Reilly. Something Ms O'Reilly has spoken about today, and something she speaks about quite a lot in public, is the blame Brussels culture and the ease with which individual member states try to make the EU an unknown or faceless bureaucrat to blame for decision-making at member state level. If I am correct, is the criticism under way of the EU procurement process on the vaccine...

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: The joint procurement framework was there and has been a huge help in delivering the vaccines we have, but individual members were more aggressive and chose to take more of a war footing and that is showing results.

Committee on Public Petitions: Work of the European Ombudsman during Covid-19: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: May I ask a question? Are we publishing those minutes now or are we just agreeing to them for our own internal use?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: The Minister said earlier that the daily case numbers remain stubbornly high. Does he accept the correlation between the daily case numbers and hospitalisations, ICU admissions and even deaths is no longer what it once was because of the vaccination programme under way? Does he accept the vaccination programme has changed the risk matrix? Does he believe that, because of this, it is now...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the interactions he has with the Commissioner for Energy Regulation; if the challenges caused by Covid-19 have been discussed in these engagements; and if the particular point of fixed energy charges for businesses that have been closed has been discussed. [15473/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tourism Industry (24 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 713. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to engage with local authorities on the reduction or removal of the so-called sunshine tax for hospitality businesses. [15472/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (24 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 1161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional places created for those intending to study medicine this academic year in order to manage the unintended consequences arising from the calculated grade process inter alia grade inflation; and the number that will be created for the students entering university in September 2021. [15475/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (24 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 1162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports he is considering for students visiting Ireland that came on the understanding that there would be blended and in-person delivery of their course and in view that there has not been access to libraries or adequate study facilities and no prospect of a part-time job due to the closure of the hospitality sector for same...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 Mar 2021)

Eoghan Murphy: 1799. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding assessment of needs waiting times (details supplied). [15474/21]