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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that now, okay. At the same time, in March, you are having discussions with the Commission as well about the interest rate. Is that correct? The interest rate on the loans from the troika and the possibility of reducing them. We have it in evidence from Kevin Cardiff that-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Why I'm asking the question is, we have it in evidence from Kevin Cardiff that there was discussions with the Commission and they were in favour of reducing the interest rate at that time - it was just after the election - but that that was stopped because France and Germany reintroduced the idea of the corporate tax rate and because things weren't calm enough to pursue the interest rate.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Is that correct? Is that what kept us from negotiating the rate earlier?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay, thank you. Moving forward to 2012, and there's a change at the top of the ECB, and you led a delegation from here in the summer of 2012 to meet the new President, Mario Draghi. I was just wondering, the purpose of that meeting, was it just a formality or was this the first stage in addressing the promissory notes?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: It was the summer of 2012. I don't know the exact date, sorry. I think it was July though.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: So, it was a significant change then, in terms of the new President coming into the ECB, in terms of what that meant for Ireland being able to achieve what it wanted to achieve with the various different financial measures.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay. Thank you. And to my final questions in relation to the Wright report and the Honohan report. Both reports were negative in different ways about the Department of Finance, and alluded to a particular type of culture or a lack of rigour in certain areas. Are you worried about the Department slipping back from some of the new practices that have been introduced? I ask this in the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 133. To ask the Taoiseach the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32556/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is only entitled to a reduced social welfare payment; and if there has been a change in policy regarding a person in this position. [30908/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of internal audit across her Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32557/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider implementing a digital certificate authority for cash transactions involving State bodies (details supplied). [30572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 314. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of Cisco's recent commitment to support the UK’s digitisation plans, if he will consider vendor financing options for the implementation of new infrastructural projects here as an alternative to new borrowing or the use of national investment funds for same in view of the fact that major international companies maintain capital reserves for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 393. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32551/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 405. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards. [30514/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will allow a period of time for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, who are working or who have worked in the Civil Service and who have entered civil partnerships or who will marry, to change their single person pension to a spouse and children pension on payment of equitable contributions in view of the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 466. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32554/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32544/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 572. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32548/15]