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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I mean the full executive should have been aware of a decision that was going to result in a payout of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of euro at the end of this. That will be the end result. There will not be accountability. Nobody will be sacked because the scapegoats are already in place.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: That is why I asked. I asked what it looked like.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Minister, please, a bit of respect.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I have to say that such allegations need to be explained.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: It might be better-----

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Yes, but not with an allegation like that. Continue, Deputy.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: The next slot is about to be taken by Deputy McNamara, who is making his way into Chamber.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I call Deputy Bríd Smith.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Deputies, please.

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Let the Minister speak.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: 634. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive the balance of the pandemic special recognition payment from the HSE as they have only received 60%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30594/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I wish everybody a good morning. I thank Dr. May for her contribution so far. It is quite enlightening. I would be very interested to know the science and research behind the drop-off in all-girls schools, just to see if there is anything we can do as representatives. I visit a lot of all-girls schools in my capacity as a politician to encourage and enlighten them about politics. I would...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: That is not what I am talking about. I am talking about when you enter the gate of a facility and you are usually at a green field with just a gravel path, or you can drive in. However, there are generally a lot of potholes, some of which are quite deep. There is no actual pathway for someone coming via the road in a wheelchair. From the inside gate of the facility it would not be local...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: Please.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I may be completely wrong, but anywhere I have visited that is their issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: To be honest, I understand that. I think is where we cater for the many rather than the few. I am worried about that, because their priorities always lie with the many. There may be two people who are incapacitated in some shape or form in terms of mobility, who are not being included. In essence it is because of that attitude. I am not saying it is wrong; it is just one area where we...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: The gold coast is Waterford, but I pay no mind to the Chair, he is from Portlaoise.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: We like to swim in the open sea. There is no substitute for that. The thing is that we actually operate a food bank in the village where I am from. I collect the food for it, we assist 45 families and we cannot keep up. That is a new phenomenon, particularly for where I am from. Do not get me wrong, I am glad to assist in it. In terms of governance it is run by the family resource...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: That is really important because this is a very emotive subject. Some people hold very strong opinions and there are some who do not even understand it. I am thinking of parents on the sidelines, coaches and so on. They are involved in a voluntary capacity but are running into all of these issues. Regarding taekwondo and martial arts more generally in Wexford, these activities are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (15 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: I agree. It is not to ridicule the staff because they are quite good. It is a Department with which I have a lot of engagement, unfortunately, but it is generally not its fault. In the age of technology we live in, surely we can devise a system whereby if a garda signs a passport photograph, he can hit a button and put the application number of the form on the system to say he signed it....