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Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill which is significant for the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and me as two Government Deputies from that part of the country. The two of us and many people in Cork have for a very long time been hearing stories about Cork Prison and its terrible facilities. For too long, politicians have neglected reports from human...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a provision of moneys available to local authorities for the reintroduction of the down sizing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31185/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (2 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date on introducing a unicameral style of parliament; and if he will provide an update on the referendum on the abolition of Seanad Éireann. [31930/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (2 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: It is rare that I agree with my colleague from the Joint Committee on Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Boyd Barrett. However, I am of the view that he was somewhat harsh in what he said about Deputy Martin. While it is true to state that Fianna Fáil has adopted a new position on the Seanad, there is hope that the party may change that position. That was the case in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (2 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: 640. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to existing Government inpatient levy on private health insurers, if the new charge on private health insurance for the full cost of a public hospital bed is a double tax on private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31517/13]

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this Private Members' Bill. When I first read it, my sense of it was that it was positive and that this was a well-meaning Bill. I still hold that position. However, as someone who speaks on Private Members' and other Bills from time to time, I requested the explanatory memorandum but there was none. I then found there was no impact assessment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That the Sub-Committee on Global Taxation" and substitute the following:"shall report to the Joint Committee following its consideration of evidence from the OECD; the Department of Finance; the Revenue Commissioners; the Minister for Finance, and other relevant taxation and academic experts on the global corporate/multinational taxation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: We stand by what was agreed earlier, which was also that which was agreed at a previous meeting. There is no suggestion, nor should there be, of any wrongdoing by any multinational conducting its business in this country. The OECD, which will shortly appear before the new committee, is conducting an international investigation into the global tax infrastructure. We will be able to question...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I congratulate the Minister on his work during the Irish Presidency. I am fascinated with the Minister's concept that we will pay ourselves and, therefore, I will be brief. My question relates to the tier 1 status and the top three countries which have access to the ESM. Will that be pan-European? Will Ulster Bank, ACC Bank and Rabobank, all of which have depositors in Ireland, be covered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Is there any fear that there may be a competitive pressure on smaller banks, in other words, that there might be a flight of capital to the tier 1 banks generally and that this could be anti-competitive for smaller banks? Will people take the view that deposits will be safer in the bigger protected banks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: All their friends have €100,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I wish Mr. O'Connor well with his extremely important job. As a politicians, we all know of people who are waiting to see how this plays out. There are a couple of areas about which I would like to ask Mr. O'Connor. I refer to the issue of publications, judgments and so on. How does Mr. O'Connor see that happening? When the process kicks in, at what point will people be able to opt into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Will Mr. O'Connor give us a summary of the whole area of publication, the Credit Bureau and so on? Will he give us an assessment of whether that should change further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Would Mr. O'Connor see this being covered extensively in newspapers in the same way as other lists are covered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: One of the things we are hearing a lot from people in financial difficulty is that debts are being sold. A reasonably well-established institution with a good reputation may sell the debt to an agency at 25%, 50% or whatever. That agency then comes looking for the full amount. What will be the amount under these three arrangements, bearing in mind there are two different amounts - the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Let us say a person believes he or she owes AIB €10,000, but it turns out AIB has sold the debt to one of these agencies for €2,000. Is it within the guidelines that it is now €2,000 and that AIB is no longer owed the money because it has sold the debt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank Mr. O'Connor for a very interesting afternoon. There are many questions around the area of fees. There is a sense that liquidators and receivers get their fees first. Based on the experience in the United Kingdom, as banks and creditors became more aware of solutions, was the role for PIP intermediaries or their equivalent reduced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Did the number of practitioners decrease as creditors became more aware of the types of solution needed?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Global Taxation Architecture: Discussion with Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (23 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank Mr. Saint-Amans for his time. Various jurisdictions have conducted parliamentary inquiries and many of the companies listed in the two big inquiries held across the water on both sides of us are located in Ireland. Our focus is different in this regard, as these companies employ tens of thousands of Irish people and we can understand why there is a degree of jealousy in other...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Global Taxation Architecture: Discussion with Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (23 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Mr. Saint-Amans has also stated Ireland is very far from being a tax haven. The difficulty we have with double non-taxation is there is a lack of action by governments. Multinational companies are doing nothing wrong and those based in Ireland do not break international or Irish law.