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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: Ultimately, hauliers are in a competitive sector, so the fuel rebate going out to everyone does not make much sense. Nor does it happen in other countries.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: They are in the licensed road haulage sector. There are also licensed bus operators. In order to protect the consumer from price increases, the fuel rebate needs to increase greatly, which is the request being made today, and bus operators should be included in it, particularly those in the school transport sector. They have the complication of having to deal with the Department of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: How quickly? Does Mr. Kavanagh mean weeks?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: I am aware of a number of truck and bus operators that already have gone under. They have parked up and are selling their vehicles.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: Have operators been approached about how the anticipated refugees might be transported? There are 10,000 refugees currently. I do not mean to conflate these matters, but there is an expectation of 200,000. Does Mr. Kavanagh believe bus operators will be playing an essential role in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: At the worst possible time. I have a question. It is probably for Mr. Jackman. Regarding the low-hanging fruit that the IRHA has presented to the Government, is it not a fact that every time a truck stops at the Dublin Port tunnel, be it going inwards or outwards, it expends a litre of fuel and that €40,000 is being spent by hauliers every day unnecessarily, which the Government...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: Is it not fair to say that the carbon tax is counterproductive when you consider that we could alleviate 30,000 l of fuel being expended into the atmosphere from one toll yet we are having to pay carbon tax to pay for the benefit and the effects of that? It is an outrageous proposition.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: The consumer will thank the Chair for this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: The contributor is in line with me, I have no doubt. I want to say this-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: I just want to emphasise the level of urgency these people bring to the table. As a member of Government, I would like the Chair to bring that back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: It tendered for the tachograph contract.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: It does.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: Are the coach companies losing money on the school transport contracts? Are they losing it or making it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: I want to wish everyone well. Their future is in our hands.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: We have spent €11 million in Rosslare Europort on a state-of-the-art facility to house our regulatory agencies. It is a facility that caters for approximately 20% of the throughput of traffic in Rosslare Europort. We have spent €11 million of the taxpayers' money but it is not being used with efficiency. Trucks are parked outside residents' homes and blocking them in, which...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: The Department has had those details for the past six months.
- Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Verona Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the women’s health action plan published a few weeks ago. Before looking at the details of the plan, I reiterate a point I made earlier in the week when I had the opportunity to speak about waiting lists. It is very important that we get the basics right. We can have all the fancy plans in the world but if waiting lists are getting longer and...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Verona Murphy: I thank the Chairman and wish all our guests good morning. I begin with the potential for gender balance in relation to An Garda Síochána. In the context of the previous question from Deputy Munster, the numbers in relation to gender are very low. Is there any significant recruitment drive to address this?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Verona Murphy: Just before she does, I wish to point out that there has been a decrease in the number of female gardaí from 2018 to the present day.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022) Verona Murphy: A quick question. Are there targets and are they currently being met?