Results 381-400 of 1,212 for speaker:Dara Murphy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: Has he any concerns on the issue given that we have moved so far in this regard?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Taoiseach for his attendance. First, I support Deputy Harris and disagree with Deputy Sean Fleming. As I believe the McKenna and Crotty judgments must be examined, does the Taoiseach have observations in that regard? It is wrong that when a Government takes a decision, it cannot advocate and make arguments to support a referendum proposal when it is put forward. There is a...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: This Vote for a sum of €40 million is the largest of the six under consideration. I am interested to know how Departments are using data generated by the CSO. Do they request information from it? To what extent can they drive the CSO’s work programme and have an input into data gathering? At €39.6 million, it is a resource that should be used to the fullest extent....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (16 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was unable to purchase milk quota in 2011 when they were under 35 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23576/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the plans for a new buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23871/13]

Ireland and the Eurozone: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this debate and the three amendments to the motion from the Technical Group. One can see the differing opinions, which are very important, in the amendments from Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. Sadly, the Technical Group's differences come out in the motion in that it does not say what it wants to achieve for Ireland or for the euro. Given the mix...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important legislation. The context for these proposals is the Abbeylara judgment and, as many speakers have observed, the rejection of the 30th amendment to the Constitution. It is important to acknowledge that the Abbeylara judgment imposed a requirement on the Government to put in place a statutory framework defining the role...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (28 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the Private Residency Tenancies Board, if it is the case that pending litigation on behalf of the PRTB has been and can be carried out subject to the availability of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25096/13]

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I can picture the scene at Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meetings as party members spend hour after hour dealing with blank page after blank page trying to find issues they can, with any sense of integrity, bring before the House. The Fianna Fáil Party is responsible for all of our current woes. While the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, referred to a number of these, he...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (29 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department's plans for a person (details supplied) in County Cork with impaired mobility that uses the services of Cork Accessible Transport when they cease operation on 30 June; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26278/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the witnesses, given that when the deadline was planned they probably felt they would be finished by now, but it has now been extended. We very much value their time. Nobody, especially politicians, likes to be in a position of imposing taxes on people as we are aware of the burdens and difficulties they face. I compliment the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners and her staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Non-Disclosure Provisions Under the Freedom of Information Act: Discussion with Information Commissioner (5 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: I congratulate Ms O'Reilly on her report, which is a broad area of work. Ms O'Reilly referred to public interest consideration when she attended committee hearings in the period January to March. One of the issues that crops up in some of our recommendations and in her report is the issue of the public interest test, to determine exactly what is in the public interest. For example, I refer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Non-Disclosure Provisions Under the Freedom of Information Act: Discussion with Information Commissioner (5 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: My second question is about the commercial sensitivity aspect. The committee was broadly in agreement that State-funded bodies should be included. I refer to the definition of monopoly with regard to commercial semi-state bodies. Bus Éireann pretty much has a monopoly and Bord Gáis Éireann has lots of subsidiaries but it is self-funding whereas Bus Éireann takes a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Non-Disclosure Provisions Under the Freedom of Information Act: Discussion with Information Commissioner (5 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, did not have a view as to whether the funding to be given to non-commercial or non-profit NGOs and so on should be at a level of 50% or even 80%, which is a broad range. Ms O'Reilly might not want to give a figure in that respect, but does she have a view on the matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Summits (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland in June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27359/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Summits (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: All rational, reasonable and sane people very much welcome the opportunity presented by the G8 summit, not just for the people of Northern Ireland and Britain but for everybody who shares this island. While there will undoubtedly be disruptions, it is fair to say that it represents a once in a generation opportunity to punch above our weight on the global stage. It is an important step in...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: Any well-run economy requires taxes to pay for its expenditure.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: We have three of the main four types, including a tax on spending, VAT and excise; taxes on transactions, which have been severely hit because stamp duty receipts are a quarter of what they were in the boom; and a tax on work, namely, income tax. The Government has joined the well-run economies by broadening the tax base for the future and introducing a property tax targeted at providing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Issues (19 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current regulations, if any, in force for the reinstatement of damaged road surfaces by county and city councils; if there is a minimum standard set down by his Department for reinstatement; if there are any penalties in place for county and city councils who do not adhere to current best practise; if he will put in place...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this debate. It is important that people acknowledge that we are undergoing significant reforms. If the people vote to abolish the Seanad, Ireland will move to the position adopted by the great majority of countries, particularly small countries. Only one country in the OECD has a bicameral or double-chamber system. Deputy McGrath mentioned the...