Results 141-160 of 10,913 for speaker:Catherine Murphy in 'Committee meetings'
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Retired people, for example, may be happy enough with what they have and may not want to have another cost. The Cathaoirleach is right. We had several hearings over a couple of weeks way back, and providers said they had a lot of people who are very happy with the service they are getting. The Cathaoirleach may well be right on that as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Obviously we had our own report and made recommendations. Some of our recommendations mirror recommendations made in the two reports. The Mazars report found an additional €674,000 sloshing around. An updated of the legislation relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General is being examined by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: No, generally. It would seem that something would not be put into the Broadcasting Act if it can go into legislation relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: We would only need a statutory instrument to add RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Right, but that is something the Minister could sign.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: There has been a lot of discussion about legislation later in the year. There may well be primary legislation needed for other things. In terms of the audit, that could be done. We certainly recommended that, it has been recommended by others and it has been recommended in this report. There is an acceptance all around that this should happen. That could happen now and if that happened...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Irish Water and RTÉ are substantial. The Comptroller and Auditor General now has responsibility for Irish Water.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: There is a large body of people in the office, and the office also does special reports. With regard to resources, is this something the office looks for or is there acceptance when there are additional audits that are very large-scale that they automatically bring additional resources to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Did this happen with Irish Water?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: I would like to go back to the OPW. When the OPW comes before the committee to speak about modular homes will the Department of children also in? This is the Department that is responsible.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: This is a temporary protection order and it is the Department of children that is dealing with this particular aspect of it. Many of us have been quite critical that there has been one Department with responsibility. We need to check this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: It has responsibility for other things like vehicle testing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: We need to include both of those.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: If its remit purely related to road safety, that would be different. It is so we know what resources are being deployed. We will also have to say to it about the GDPR issues that arise in the context of providing accident information to local authorities.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: I will read out the line from the Comptroller and Auditor General's opening statement: "In 2022, performance-related deductions applied to public transport operators amounted to just over €17.3 million, up from just under €3.8 million in 2021." That is not just an amount; it is reliability. Reliability is the number one important issue for people. You stand at a bus stop and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Is Mr. Ryan talking about Dublin Bus or the city? What is he talking about?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Dublin Bus operates in Bray, Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge. Is Mr. Ryan talking about all of that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: What is the reliability outside of that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Regarding KPIs, does the NTA count traffic congestion?