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Statute Law Revision Bill 2016: Order for Report Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: Now.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Members of the House for their constructive engagement on the Finance Bill. I also thank them for engaging with the officials. I hope the technical briefings were helpful for the discussion on some of the more complex areas of the Finance Bill. The recommendations tabled on Committee Stage were helpful, as they provided an opportunity to debate the particular issues and the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: This year we have brought about a reformed budget and finance scrutiny process which has been very beneficial. Further work must be done in the sphere but this gives us an opportunity to review, debate and plan how we protect Irish people's taxes and invest their money in public goods in advance of making decisions. In the course of the debate on the Finance Bill we speak about very...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: As a principle, all legislation should be reviewed at the appropriate time to make sure that it is having the intended consequences when it was drafted and why it was brought into force. I do not think there would be a problem in that regard.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: A huge amount of work has been put into Brexit. It started before people in the UK took the decision on Brexit in terms of contingency planning but a number of measures were also introduced in the budget which were debated in the Seanad and in the Dáil to protect people and Irish companies who might now have an exposure as a result of what Brexit might mean when it comes about. The...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2016: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: The Appropriation Bill 2016 is an essential element of financial housekeeping that, as Members of the House are aware, must be concluded by both Houses of the Oireachtas this year. The Bill serves two primary purposes. First, it is necessary to authorise in law all the expenditure that has been undertaken in 2016 on the basis of the Estimates voted on by the Dáil during the year. The...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2016: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: In respect of the Senator's question, up to a maximum of 10% of the voted budget in capital spending can be carried forward into the next year. This is the practice that is now in place. As the Senator rightly pointed out, it is a good thing to be able to do in terms of managing budgets. When it comes to capital spend, it can be sometimes difficult to meet the spend in the 12-year cycle so...

Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputies for their contributions to the debate. It has been informative and helpful to have a detailed debate around the issues relating to defined benefit pension schemes, which have over 660,000 members in Ireland. The problems of defined benefit pension schemes involve different issues which interact and require diverse potential policy responses. Due to demographic, economic...

Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017 which was introduced by Deputy Pearse Doherty in the Dáil on 19 January. I will begin by expressing my support in principle for the objectives of the Bill which is aimed at reforming and modernising the law on consumer insurance contracts. Like cré na hÉireann, we are creating common...

Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I repeat that the Government welcomes the Private Members’ Bill. It is in line with the Government priorities in our focus on the insurance area to date. Much work has already been done recently by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, relating to the review of the framework for motor compensation and the publication of that review. A transposition of Solvency II is taking place....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, asked me to thank Senator Murnane O'Connor for raising this matter as it provides an opportunity to clarify the current position regarding the project for St. Mary's College in Knockbeg, Carlow. I thank the Senator for passing on the list from the parent setting out exactly what the situation is in the school at the moment. St. Mary's...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad (9 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senator Noone for the opportunity to address this very important matter today. I welcome Mrs. Goodwin and councillor Leddy to the House today and apologise on behalf of the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Leo Varadkar, who has to be abroad with the President. The Civil Registration Act 2004 provides for a register of deaths which occur in Ireland. Any death which occurs in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad (9 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand the Senator's frustration, the request and the importance of this issue. The Senator is right to raise it. Unfortunately, I did have the opportunity to speak with the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, before taking this matter this morning. I will speak with him as soon as I can about the Senator's frustrations and the issues that she raised, to see if he can give her any further...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rape Crisis Network Funding (9 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to respond to the issue raised by Senator Conway on behalf on my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Zappone. Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for the care and protection of victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence whether in the context of the family or otherwise. At all times, Tusla’s key priority is to ensure that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rape Crisis Network Funding (9 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senator Conway for bringing the important matter of funding and services in the mid-west to the Minister's attention. I did not hear the radio programme which he has referred to but clearly it was a very important programme in Clare. I hope the bravery of the people who went on air and told their stories will result in better, and enhanced provision of, services in the area....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy. An extensive operation is under way out of the Department working with the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs to make sure financial services entities that currently reside in the UK continue to have access to the Single Market from other locations should they find at the conclusion of the Brexit negotiations that they are...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I would describe it as "dangerous competition". I have been stressing to people I have met at a political level the importance of a transitional arrangement to protect the security of our financial system in this entire process because the financial architecture we have across Europe underpins day-to-day business, including exporting, businesses getting loans and trade. It is important to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I have raised this with the Central Bank. My understanding is its officials are aware of it and they have raised it with the ECB but I cannot speak for them and I do not want to put words in their mouths. I am speaking from memory but a meeting might be coming up to discuss some of the elements that have been reported but not confirmed------

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is difficult to put a number on the quantity because we are in a changing environment. Some companies have decided to create more jobs in Ireland as a result of Brexit but they will not attribute them to Brexit immediately because they have relationships in other jurisdictions to which they are sensitive. Companies have chosen Ireland as a contingency but they have time to wait until...