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Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Why did the cost of the research and development tax credit increase from €553 million in 2014 to €708 million in 2015 given that the number of claims decreased by 2%?

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: How does the Revenue monitor this tax credit? Is a claim received? Is it something that the Revenue predicts or entirely something that it discovers after the event? How does it work?

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: While I understand that we are trying to achieve a higher value in terms of types of employment and so forth, I am trying to figure out why the value of the tax credit increased. Mr. Cody is essentially saying it was the value rather than the number of claims that increased.

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: In that case, the Revenue Commissioners had a smaller number of companies to audit. If something stands out, do the Revenue Commissioners specifically pick these out and audit them? How does this work?

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I suspect that those who are getting the benefit of very large amounts of credit will have people employed directly to work on such initiatives.

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The number of claims decreased.

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The only reason I am looking at this issue is the years involved. For example, in 2014 in many cases people could not get money to even keep the show on the road. There was then a big increase in the amount being invested in research and development. That is the reason it stands out. I do not dispute that research and development is-----

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will ask one final question on a slightly different topic. Are the non-residency rules for individuals looked at routinely? Those who avail of the measure have to be in the country for a certain number of days. I think there are requirements to be met such as there cannot be a kitchen in the house. There was an infamous case some years ago in that regard. Is it something Mr. Cody would...

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: That is not the group about which I am talking.

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: How does Revenue carry out that monitoring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the Chairman. For the record I was unhappy with some of the things that were said around the Irish Family Planning Association. I want it on the record that it should not be taken as a given that this is some sort of a rogue agency. The Senator does not like to be interrupted but it is only fair that we say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The association is not here to defend itself. The committee is envisaging writing a report. This is a two stage process - we have been through the Citizens' Assembly and we are considering its report. We are not looking, necessarily, at the existing resources. We need to look at what is the ideal, what is best practice, what we should recommend around screening, ratios in perinatal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I just have a few questions. We have heard a lot about criminalisation and about the concerns of people who work in labour wards around whether something can or cannot be done. One would need a barrister rather than an obstetrician in that scenario. When we consider the recruitment of staff and those who practise medicine - given that we are trying to recruit from a wide environment - does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: To switch to another topic, yesterday we heard about sex education in schools and that the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment comes up with the policy, which is then delivered by the schools. We were told that in some school environments how it is rolled out very much depends on the ethos in the schools. I do not know whether this is for the Department of Health or the HSE, but...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Independent Review Mechanism (5 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a full opinion from counsel, in addition to the ministerial letter, will be issued to the 320 persons who had complaints regarding Garda failures in view of the independent review mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (5 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 444. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if modifications to the design of metro north are being contemplated; if platform lengths are part of such modifications; the future proofing that has been considered in the context of retrofitting; if such changes are being considered; the estimated cost saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (5 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for choosing 1 October 2017 for the introduction of the reformed maternity leave entitlement scheme; the qualifying criteria for the scheme; her plans to review the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51602/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (5 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 514. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number or percentage of HAP recipients' topping up that is being made in payments directly to their landlords beyond the amount of HAP being paid on their behalf; the range and average of top-up payments being made by local authority area; the policy in relation to this situation; the monitoring of it by him; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the Citizens' Assembly and the experts. We would do them a disservice to start categorising them. We had people in who were experts in their field. They would find it odd if they were categorised in the way that some people at this committee have done, which is unfair. One of the things I have been asked on several occasions is whether I have changed my mind as a consequence of...