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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: 779. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has raised with the chief executive officer of a bank (details supplied) the failure of the bank to implement a Labour Court recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21079/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: 806. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether it is appropriate for the European Commission to progress and provisionally apply the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA, prior to its ratification by member state parliaments in view of a comment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21191/16]

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: What happened this morning, in terms of there not being sufficient members from the Government side in the Chamber to allow us commence our work, particularly given this is Government legislation, was very poor form. I am not sure Deputy Burton was best placed to make that point given she was only here for a couple of minutes and then left and as such did not contribute to the quorum.

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I do not think the Deputy was here for 20 minutes.

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: It does not matter. My point is directed at the Government.

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I agree.

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: Yes. It is important that we discuss this legislation and that we do not just re-run old battles from the election about who was right about bank bailouts and so on. This is important legislation. We accept and agree with the proposal from the Government in terms of the amendments because we want to see the Commission of Investigation empowered to do its work effectively and to get over the...

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: The Deputy cannot talk about honesty now.

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: A seismic shift in the Chamber.

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: Were they mistakes?

Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: It is worth recalling the basic facts of what is facing Ibrahim to demonstrate that the notion of due process is a complete joke in a country like Egypt is at present. We have an Irish citizen, Ibrahim Halawa, who has now been in prison for more than 1,000 days. He is imprisoned in conditions that have been described as a nightmare, with concrete beds and permanent lockdown, 24 hours a day,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: On reading it, I agree with Deputy Pearse Doherty that there seems to be a certain contradiction in that it is not clear from the legislation whether section 2 which refers to "all the powers necessary" and which is very expansive, or section 3 which refers to a maximum amount takes precedence. Even since we had the debate on Second Stage, things have moved on in terms of the potential for...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: Paragraph 21 refers to this agreement, which is a draft agreement between Ireland and the Single Resolution Board. It states, "None of the aforementioned amendments shall change the substance of this Agreement compared to loan facility agreements entered into with other Participating Member States." Ireland's agreement could not be changed to something out of whack with the agreements...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: It could if the agreement was changed with the agreement of other member states. It would require the consent of all of them. The substance would not be changed compared with loan facility agreements entered into with other participating member states. The point is not that a substantial change cannot be made to this provision but that it cannot be made unless it is also made by the other...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: Only the amount.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: May I intervene for a moment?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: We support both amendments and are happy to see the Government accepting No. 5, which provides clarity on the position outlined by the Minister of State. Regarding amendment No. 4, the word "certainty" gets to the heart of the matter. The Minister of State just made a point about not creating doubt in the markets. The difference between the proposal as it stands and as it would be if...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: Would there be a problem with the Single Resolution Board, SRB, were we to change that? Has there been any indication from Europe that giving oversight to the Oireachtas as opposed to the Minister would be problematic?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Murphy: I do not have any objection to the substance of the amendment. Procedurally, however, it is not best practice to shoehorn this into a completely unrelated Act. Why has it been decided to do it this way as opposed to introducing separate legislation?