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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: He or she is then given the same process as anybody else seeking asylum on those grounds.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I am not sure what the Cathaoirleach is saying. Is he saying that point b) should not be there on the basis that a country is either a safe country or it is not?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: That is my interpretation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I am just not sure what the Cathaoirleach is asking.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Is the Chair asking that the Department remove it or clarify it on the basis that it is too broad and that we allow applicants from safe countries-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: For what it is worth, I have no difficulty with what it means.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: It means that there are exceptions but that those exceptions will be examined in the same way as with all other applications from non-safe countries.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I believe it is just that one rule does not fit all and that, in this case, there can be certain instances where it does not. It depends. It could be based on your religion, your sexual orientation or things like that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: If it moves us on, I would say the Chair should just ask for clarity but I am happy with what is there.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I would interpret it as coming under that same section. I imagine if there are regional issues, that is where you would stipulate where the issue is. That is where the opportunity arises.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Is that a misprint? Should it be "million" or is it "billion"?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I question the €3.8 billion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General could clarify that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Is there an appendix to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: The OPW will be of interest with regard to those questions when it comes before us.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: We might also discuss the conversion of the Oireachtas Library to a committee room, given there is no planning permission and it is listed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: No, I am not a member. I was a proxy member for the day, just for that meeting, but that is all.

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: The motion was brought forward in good faith but I do not think it will solve our problem. I do not doubt the Minister's bone fides in what he is trying to do but, unfortunately, it is ineffective. We have a cross-section of private and public childcare. Some 74% of our childcare is catered for in the private sector and 26% is in the public sector. They are not a million miles apart in...

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: The question of how we spend the Apple billions is one that I believe must be answered cautiously. I have heard many say that it can be used to solve the housing crisis. It must be said that housing is, without a doubt, the biggest issue facing our nation today. Much money has already been fired at it, to no avail. That is because there are many issues to solve and money will not solve...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I brought that matter of school bus transport scheme to the Taoiseach pre-recess. He gave an undertaking that the Minister, Deputy Foley, would get in touch and do her best and he would do his best for the people of Wexford. That did not happen. Hundreds of children across the county of Wexford do not have school transport. Their working parents who are contributing hard-earned cash to...