Results 241-260 of 387 for speaker:Michael Murphy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: I have a few questions. I presume all of the witnesses are familiar with the different steps for these permits and driver exchange. In terms of getting a work permit, I presume this is only with a country with which we have a licence exchange agreement. South Africa is probably the only other one, and Georgia was mentioned as well. Is there the potential to add any other country to that list?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Is Australia part of that exchange agreement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: There is also Georgia. Did somebody mention Moldova as a potential add-on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Is it two sites at €500 each, which comes to €1,000? That is notwithstanding the time delay. For my own benefit, what are the two sites?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: One site is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Yes. Does there need to be a labour market test in the first place? That is a fair point. At the moment, there is a request to advertise on two sites at a cost of €1,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: The next step is probably the one that takes the most time and it can take up to four months. That is through the portal. The haulier engages with a South African driver who has a number of actions to take through the portal. Do the hauliers have access to the portal to see if he has taken those steps in a timely manner?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: It is not that you have access to the portal yourself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: It had to do with the issuing of photographs and that kind of technical issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Is that ironed out now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Another €1,000 and, again, it takes four to five months. You cannot apply for the permit and the visa at the same time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: That is €1,000 for the visa. What is the permit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Is there a cost for that? Is it €1,000 again? Does anyone know?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: He gets the permit. He gets the visa. He cannot get the visa until he gets the permit. Then he has to apply for a PPS number to Revenue. Can he apply for the PPS number when he is actually here in Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: So, the individual gets the permit, then gets the visa and then gets the PPS number. Does he not have to get a residency card then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: I might work with the IRHA directly to obtain any additional information I want before I table the parliamentary questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: If he goes through all of those steps and is working for Mr. Drennan for two months-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Just as I am about to wrap up the meeting, in walks the great Senator Clifford-Lee. Does she want a couple of minutes to ask questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: It would be really good to follow up on the driver shortage, the skills shortage. If there are improvements regarding the pathways, could they be sent to us? They might prompt us, as members, to submit parliamentary questions to help with our engagement with the Minister next time he is in the committee room. There is strong merit in having a committee meeting with officials from the RSA...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Do the delegates intend to have a pre-budget submission?