Results 25,441-25,460 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: With house price increases, sometimes people cannot proceed with a purchase. Though there have been changes to the scheme, it would be low in some parts of the country. It would be difficult to get a house for €340,000 in the Dublin region, for example.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: The second relates to No. R2276 from Geraldine O'Leary. The opening line is: "The evidence supplied by Mr Kelly does not change anything that I have said on the record." It later states: Separately, in response to comments made by Deputy Catherine Murphy at the Public Accounts Committee on 12/10/2023, I would like to reiterate that the first time I was made aware that there was an issue...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: It also makes a mockery of the claim that it was privileged when no advice was given.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I agree. It is even more important now, given there is another redundancy proposed which is very large, that there should not be a tale from the previous redundancy going unresolved. It is exceptionally important we look at this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Can we add for consideration at some point the Department of agriculture together with the greyhound board?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Murphy: We all agree with that. It is like a dawn's silence when there is a consensus.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The witnesses are very welcome. I have commented in the past that some of the work that the Department has done was really good, particularly during Covid, and acknowledged on how flexible and quick the Department was in responding. I want to primarily focus on the Karshan case and the implications. I take issue with some of the comments Mr. McKeon made. First, the issue is not just about...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I have given Mr. McKeon a bit of latitude. We have very limited time. I understand he has to come back and clarify his position. The Revenue Commissioners have taken the decision of the deciding officer to determine the revenue. How does that happen if it is not a group of employees? Under what legislation will the Department of Social Protection have grouped those employees for the...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We saw most recently-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It is quite extraordinary that one will find whole groups of workers in particular industries. They are treated in the same way from a Revenue point of view. As I say, there is the law of the land rather than silos where there are different laws which people have to figure out for themselves. More than benefits is at issue here. I think Mr. McKeon will appreciate that. I understand that...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Employment rights may well be the main concern for the Department. I understand that pension, maternity leave and many things are included. Obviously, employment rights extend to whether the individuals will have a job next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It can be if they are employees as opposed to self-employed.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Employment rights depend on who determines one's social welfare status.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We had RTÉ in last year. We know the scope section is going through hundreds of cases. I asked RTÉ how long it expected to take to go through all of the cases and it said 15 years, which was quite shocking. There were two people permanently on this. Mr. McKeon says there are 18 people in a unit that would be looking at many different sectors. How many individuals does he think...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Can Mr. McKeon give me the totality of the numbers again?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Not for RTÉ but more broadly.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: What is the timeline for RTÉ?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Mr. McKeon has given an example. In the case of Karshan, the example involved the delivery drivers. I will read from a letter from all the way back but some of this does go all the way back to Jim Mitchell, who was the Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts. I am sure Mr. McKeon is very familiar with this one. In the middle of the letter, it stated that: This process resulted in a...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The previous Committee of Public Accounts looked at the third-level sector and in fact it dominated the latter part of that committee's work. Some very serious issues were raised. We then dealt with the precarious employment of people in that sector, which was a complaint. It tended not to be people on the old contracts, which suggests it is newer lecturers, increasingly, with part-time and...