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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I also thank the witnesses for their presentations and for some of the clarity they brought to some of the issues we discussed last week with representatives from the Central Bank. I have not had the opportunity to go to Gaza or Palestine but, with whatever limitations, I have expressed my support for the people there. It is very important to continue to raise our voices and continue to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: Is it Dr. Nuseibah’s understanding as a scholar of international law that the argument that was put forward, whereby European law prevents this and it cannot be done unless European law is set aside, is not factually correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: The Governor appeared to proffer an argument at the previous meeting that European law prevents the Central Bank from taking any action that would put a stop to facilitating Israeli war bonds, unless European states decide to set aside that law and take political action. Is that argument incorrect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I take Dr. Nuseibah’s point that it is in Ireland’s interest in terms of potential future jeopardy to ensure that we are on the correct side of this but that it is in Ireland’s interest as a nation, for the sake of our own souls, to make sure we are on the correct side in this. The argument that the biggest bullies in the playground continue to beat up on the small guy...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I concur with the views offered by Senators Fitzpatrick and McDowell on events in Palestine and the Middle East in general. Last weekend, two very important events coincidentally occurred which reflect the progress that has taken place with the constitutional debate on this country's future. On the one hand, the vision of a new, united Ireland was presented by the former Taoiseach and...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I welcome the Minister's presence in the Chamber. This is a challenging issue for any finance minister to deal with, but one that must be faced nonetheless. The political choices involved are undoubtedly helped by the fact of the significant resources currently in this State. I have had this challenge north of the Border as Minister of Finance. I must lay out at the start that it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I thank Mr. Hughes for his presentation. It is welcome that the agencies are now being given the necessary tools to support what is a necessary development, namely, the requirement to meet climate change targets. It will also create opportunities for Ireland, an island on the western seaboard of the Atlantic, in the area of renewable energy. It will ensure that our companies on the island...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: Do the local authorities have the legislative authority to become involved in that type of private enterprise, to become a third party alongside the IDA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: General Scheme of the Industrial Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: As part of preparing and discussing the necessity of these particular amendments to the legislation, has there been outreach and dialogue with the local authorities and with private enterprises and funds to see if there is an appetite for joining with the IDA in terms of supporting this type of project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: Apologies for missing most of the Minister's presentation but I had to go off for votes in the Seanad. I have a number of questions. The first is regarding projects that have been costed and are hitting delays for one reason or another. Does the Minister have any estimate for what the inflationary cost increases have been on, say, an annual basis? Across the board, what is the rate of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: Would that advice on the ethics, which people have done an investigation into, include not procuring services from a particular company or region? It is one thing giving guidance. I would hope some study would be done into the ethics of companies that end up in the supply chain for Departments and State agencies, but is it not possible to say our concerns around a particular company mean it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: Is the outcome of the Department's monitoring exercise on these things, that is, monitoring of expenditure from a climate, well-being and equality perspective, made publicly available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: The Minister of State said that the Department monitors expenditure “from a climate, well-being and equality perspective”. I presume that includes procurement, which is part of public expenditure, and that equality would stray into the area of ethics. Is the outcome of that monitoring published?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Conor Murphy: I echo the comments of Senator O'Loughlin on the GAA visit. Of course they would like to visit the entirety of the GAA on the island and there is an additional complexity in getting into the North, which I know people are working on. It is hoped they will have success on that. I want to raise the issue of the GPO and the development plans for that. The GPO is one of the most significant...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Conor Murphy: Very much more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with British Ambassador (8 Jul 2025)

Conor Murphy: I again thank the ambassador for his engagement this morning. It was a full and frank engagement, as is always the case with him. I wish him well in his retirement. We have had the opportunity this morning to talk on a number of categories. Although a huge range of issues were covered, generally speaking it was on legacy, the general approach taken by the British Government and many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Taoiseach (9 Jul 2025)

Conor Murphy: I thank the Taoiseach for his opening statement. I just have a couple of questions. Obviously, I have to try to drag them out for ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Taoiseach (9 Jul 2025)

Conor Murphy: We had a briefing this morning at the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, BIPA, from the Department of foreign affairs. It strayed across a range of matters of British and Irish interest. We were told the discussion on legacy the Government is undertaking with the British Government is coming towards what is hoped will be a conclusion. Is it a bottom line for the Taoiseach, his Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Taoiseach (9 Jul 2025)

Conor Murphy: I agree that the previous British Government's proposals were so unacceptable they set it back quite long way, particularly in terms of confidence of victims that things will be dealt with. Is the Taoiseach concerned that, in the middle of this, the Prime Minister in Britain seems to have taken a fairly arbitrary decision not to recompense people who were wrongly detained? There are...