Results 20,521-20,540 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: May I ask that the committee find out what the car costs and whether it is a company car? What are we talking about here?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: I wanted, in addition to what is in the correspondence, to query the revenue generated by the player from advertisements, not across the whole platform but just on the player, and the duration of the ads.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: I cannot for the life of me understand why the Benefacts database was dispensed with, but it has moved on and the Department of Rural and Community Development is exploring options that essentially involve duplicating what was already there. It was a very useful database. Is there a role for people who were involved in Benefacts? I know databases go out of date if one does not continue to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: It is an awful waste of money.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: Another question that we probably have to ask the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform when it comes in is why it did this, given that a duplicate will be required and there will be a gap in timelines. Where does value for money come into it if you get rid of something that functions and then create something that is similar? This is a prototype for how to waste money. It is infuriating.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: We have a very ambitious target for something like 100,000 electric vehicles. This relates to the second-hand car market. There is a world of difference between second-hand electric vehicles and other second-hand vehicles. If one buys a second-hand petrol car with 60,000 miles on the clock, one will have a rough idea of the lifespan of the car but if one buys an electric vehicle, the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: If we are going to be relying on imports, which appears likely because of the cost, as electric vehicles are quite expensive anyway, and people are probably going to rely on the second-hand market, what are the VRT implications in that regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: Okay. We will hold off on writing to the Department. I will ask the question in person next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: What number is it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: I do not have it with me. We will leave it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: I refer to paragraph (d), which states that Horse Sport Ireland should obtain legal advice on whether the procurement rules apply to this transaction in advance of finalising an agreement with the landlord at Greenogue. It is an industrial estate. I would like greater clarity from Horse Sport Ireland in respect of whether it believes procurement rules apply in this context and whether it...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: We had the Department in this morning. Let us see what comes back in relation to the note they said that they would provide and we can come back on it then.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: They are making it clear that they want time to complete. I completely understand Deputy Munster's frustration and the frustration of the employees who have waited a very long time. It is not only a question of recognising the other issues, such as holiday and other entitlements and backdating some of what was found. I am not sure the Scope section, at the same time, can give us an interim...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: I would say this is a serious review by the Scope department. I have seen some of the work that they have done previously. We would not benefit from a piecemeal approach. On proper updates, I am comfortable with what they are proposing here in terms of that particular Department's role in this because it is a serious review. If it was coming from Revenue, that would be the view we would...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: I have no difficulty with this but I would have presumed that it is not up to RTÉ to make that decision and that Scope section will come in and determine what it will look at rather than be given a sample.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: Obviously, all of the money has not been spent yet but some money has been spent to date. It is probably this aspect we can deal with. Approximately €50 million has been spent on a pharmacy and other ancillary services. There may well be a car park. Can we ask the Department of Health what has been expended to date, including on the design? We have been waiting since 2018. There...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.