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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: Is this in respect of bidding by consortiums?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: The Chairman has raised a very important point. We are undergoing a significant change in regard to how the State procures services. In a time when we were spending less money because of the crisis, what drove us all the time was the bottom line. That was the correct thing to do but, now that we have found some breathing room as a result of these practices, it cannot be just about the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: A criticism that has come back to me is that we are over-interpreting EU directives. I want to examine whether this is the case. A good recent EU directive is the 2014 directive on procurement, which is aimed at small and medium enterprises, so it opened the door for consortium bidding and also lotting. I have heard anecdotally that lotting is being taken up but consortium bidding is not,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: We want them to more than hold their own. As the Government spends more money as we decentralise procurement and find efficiencies, we want Irish businesses to do well. We have to be mindful of EU directives, but there is also a wider conservation that we have to have. We have a duty to the taxpayer to save and find value for money but we also have a duty to Irish businesses and people....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: The Oireachtas has come on in leaps and bounds in helping Members communicate with the public through technology. It is now much easier, for example, to get a 30-second clip of this meeting or a speech in the Dáil and put it on Facebook or Twitter or however somebody wants to use it. As more of our work is going digital, it is creating obstacles in terms of security, data protection...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: The Chairman is dead right. In the past three years, for example, I have seen the Oireachtas getting ahead of the game for Members who are most proficient with technology. A service is being provided for them that is almost outperforming the service that Members could provide from their individual offices.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: My office is a case in point. We thought we were ahead of the game but we found out very quickly that we no longer were ahead of it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I am so far behind, I cannot even see where is the game. I do not even know the game. I thought I was a young tech-head but I am not. One goes to a CoderDojo event and one realises that it all happening with people about 20 years younger than oneself.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: There are benefits in economies of scale if the Oireachtas comes in with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. The more we can save in the likes of procurement and sharing cloud services, etc., the more we can invest in improving the output coming from individual Members.

Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (23 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: The summer economic statement is an important stage in a new enhanced budgetary process. The Government's engagement with the Oireachtas is key to that. The summer economic statement will be followed by the national economic dialogue next week. We will then move into the mid-term review into the tax strategy papers. This will be followed by the budget, which will be followed by the...

Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (Resumed) (23 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I would not do so.

Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (Resumed) (23 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: That is going too far.

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I am sorry I was not here for more of this important debate, but I was participating in the National Economic Dialogue in Dublin Castle. I have heard and read some very considered and worthwhile contributions throughout the course of the day. This issue was very much a part of the discussions at the National Economic Dialogue, where the theme was growth towards a just society. We cannot...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputies who have introduced the motion for discussion and made contributions to the debate. These are serious matters that require informed discussion. The Taoiseach best summarised our position in this House recently when he said "allegations, rumours and speculation [are] not the basis for setting up a commission of investigation." This position is reflected in Fianna...

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: To reassure the Deputy, "discreate" may, in fact, be a word. At least, that is what Google tells me and I believe it. Therefore, we will go with it. I thank Deputies for their kind words since we began this debate two weeks ago about my recent appointment as Minister of State. I also thank them for their constructive engagement in the debate on the Bill. I look forward to more...

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes.

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee (29 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 141."

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Instruction to Committee (29 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 200, Standing Order 154 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee on the Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016, that it has power to make provision in the Bill to provide for:- amending the Companies Act 2014 to refer explicitly to the new European market abuse regime in section 1365 of that Act. This will ensure the...

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Instruction to Committee (29 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputies for their constructive contributions. To answer Deputy Pearse Doherty, when I originally spoke on the legislation several weeks ago, I referred to its importance and the need to move on it quickly. He pointed out that if something is important, we should take our time with it. He is absolutely right in this regard. To clarify, this is important and, therefore, I hope...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I will pick up on the point relating to financial services because there are some possible gains in this area. We complement and compete with London in a range of areas, so there are going to be challenges and opportunities for us. There is a strategy for financial services job creation. It is not simply about the IFSC; there is a whole-of-Ireland approach. The aim is to create 10,000...