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Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: The Minister for Justice and Equality is at Cabinet, as Deputies are aware. I conclude by thanking the House for giving time to this important matter, and I thank Deputies for their contributions, comments and general support of the Bill. When the Minister introduced the Bill to the House and initiated it in the Seanad, she said it was very significant and timely legislation, particularly...

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: The obvious place to have it is in beautiful Cork.

Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: Now.

Topical Issue Debate: Miscarriages of Justice (27 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: I am speaking on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality who regrets she cannot be here because of other official commitments. I am a Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, however. The Minister is grateful to the Deputy for raising this important matter. As the Deputy is aware, the Minister announced that the Government had decided to advise the President...

Topical Issue Debate: Miscarriages of Justice (27 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: I will communicate to the Minister the Deputy's specific request for an explanation as to the reason these cases, if similar - I do not know that they are - have been treated differently. With regard to a full inquiry, the Minister has determined that the facts of the case would not warrant a full inquiry at this remove. Further correspondence has been recently received by the Minister and...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: 12 o’clock That is absolute nonsense.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: The Deputies know full well there is a difference between a parliamentary question and Leaders' Questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus le baill an choiste as ucht cuireadh a thabhairt dom freastal ar an gcruinniú seo. I welcome our guests from the diplomatic service who are here, and my colleagues in the Oireachtas. I am very happy to be here in advance of the General Affairs Council, which takes place next week. The General Affairs Council, in preparation for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Chairman. The committee will be aware that as we speak the Eurogroup meeting, at which the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, is present, is taking place. Amid lack of progress, the IMF has withdrawn its negotiating team from Brussels. Even at this late stage it is still very much in everybody's interest that agreement is reached. The situation of Greek finances is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I only need an hour and a half.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: On some of the more direct questions on asylum seekers, the answer is, yes, we are in favour of processing applications in countries of origin. That is our position. Generally speaking, our focus has been on addressing the root causes of immigration and working with countries in the region. As the committee knows from COSAC, that is not a position that is universally accepted....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I will comment briefly on what Deputy Reilly said, if I may.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: Exactly. I am sure there will be two Deputy Reillys from that constituency the next time out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: Okay, my apologies. On the issue of child care and low-density households, this recommendation goes to the heart of something about which everyone in the country is acutely aware - that a price has been paid by Irish families from the difficult economic period we have had. Everything we do is to try to encourage greater employment, giving people a greater opportunity to earn a living, and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank Senator Ó Clochartaigh for raising this issue. On behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, I am pleased to outline to the House current developments in pre-hospital services, nationally and in Connemara. Before doing so, I apologise on behalf of the Minister for his absence. On behalf of the Government, he is attending a funeral linked to the tragic events in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I will pass on the Senator's request to the Minister and the Department and check whether it is possible to make the information available.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank Senator Burke for raising this issue. Again, I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Health for his absence, as he is attending the funeral of a victim of the tragedy in California. The Minister recently met with the chair of the non-executive advisory board for reconfiguration of acute hospital services in Cork and Kerry to receive the board's final report. This report is the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: As the Senator said, the Minister is clear that, in the first instance, it is for the HSE to identify sites. I have been involved in the issue, on which I have met the HSE and local doctors. Contrary to the view the Senator has taken from the response, the crucial element is that the Minister and his Department have no objection to any proposal to undertake an options appraisal, which seems...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this important legislation which is a priority for the Government. The purpose of the legislation is to protect consumers whose loans are sold by regulated financial service providers to unregulated firms. It will address concerns surrounding the continued applicability of the Central Bank's codes and access for borrowers to the Financial...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank Senators for their contributions. As Senator Darragh O'Brien noted, the Minister for Finance is at a meeting in Brussels but he has indicated that he will engage with Senators at a later stage.