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Topical Issue Debate: Deportation Orders Re-examination (26 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: I wish to be clear that I was not referring in any way to a specific case but there are issues around the broader area, of which we are all aware. I reiterate that a person who does not have a right or entitlement to be in the State does not generate such a right by going through a ceremony of marriage. I note what the Deputy has said and I assure him that all relevant issues put forward by...

Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (26 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: I thank Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Bríd Smith and Joan Collins for raising the issue of the staffing of Assumption girls' school in Walkinstown and acknowledge that there are difficult issues involved. I know that in schools in my constituency and that of Deputy Jonathan O'Brien there is often a difficulty, particularly in areas with a high density of DEIS schools. Schools can...

Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (26 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: Based on an enrolment of 222 pupils and taking into consideration the staffing schedule for the next school year-----

Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (26 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: I fully empathise. All of us who are politicians, particularly those who represent disadvantaged areas with a significant number of DEIS schools, have experience of many such cases. The Government is aware of the difficulties and we are working through them. The Deputies have seen changes in the pupil-teacher ratio. As the country recovers, it is an absolute priority to ensure this will...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the Barry family, many of whom I consider very good friends, and I express continued sympathies. I am from the adjoining constituency and those from Cork will know that most of the great things from Cork come from the north side. That includes Peter Barry as it is where he grew up. I had the pleasure, as Lord Mayor, of proposing him for the freedom of the city, and there was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Murphy: It is always a great pleasure to be here. I welcome Deputy Haughey to the role of Acting Chairman. I also acknowledge the support of the Chairman, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, last week. I appeared before two committees of the Bundestag and he facilitated me with a pair, which is in the spirit of this committee, which accepts that there is a high degree of consensus on issues pertaining to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Murphy: You mentioned two main areas - Turkey and Brexit. This is extremely delicate and difficult. I absolutely share the deep concerns of Parliament and of the committee, as expressed particularly by Deputy Brophy, about the rule of law, the democratic process and freedom of expression. We believe the response to the coup is disproportionate. The difficulty we have is to achieve the balance of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Murphy: I have some issues that I am more than happy to deal with in private.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Murphy: I restate that it is important for us to engage with the institutions in the new year. I know the secretariat and the secretariat of our Department are discussing whether to send a group from this committee to meet MEPs and some other interested partners, either in Brussels or Strasbourg, whichever is more appropriate. Ideally, that should happen in advance of the triggering of Article 50....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Murphy: Yes. Their sittings are the more important factor. There is some suggestion around the plenary in Strasbourg in February. It is more a matter for the European Parliament and getting times to suit, so we should work with the secretariat. Talks are progressing.

Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (17 Jan 2017)

Dara Murphy: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The Tánaiste appreciates her interest in these current developments and is aware of the High Court decision referred to. She wishes to reassure the Deputy that this is being examined by the Department and the matter will be kept under review in...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (17 Jan 2017)

Dara Murphy: To be absolutely clear, we are discussing this in the light of a High Court decision of 21 December 2016. I wish to restate that the Tánaiste and the Department of Justice and Equality are aware of this decision and it is being examined by the Department. As I have said, the Government is making every effort and fully understands the difficulties families face with respect to trying to...

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Murphy: As the Deputy knows, a delegation from the committee of which he is a member will accompany me to Brussels the week after next to meet many of the key decision makers on Brexit. I absolutely assure the Deputy that we are completely aware of the importance of Brussels in these discussions. We are in daily contact with our permanent representative to the EU, Mr. Declan Kelleher, who requested...

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Murphy: On the issue of the UNHCR commentary and access to the camps, if it is in order, I will provide Deputy Crowe a separate note on the specific response to that. I note the Ceann Comhairle and a cross-party group visited Ibrahim Halawa. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan, is just joining me. This has been the issue most raised by the Minister over recent years....

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Murphy: I just spoke to the Minister, Deputy Flanagan. He has raised this issue on two occasions with Ms Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. He is satisfied with her engagement, but also with that of the chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Elmar Brok MEP. We would be interested to hear specifically if...

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Murphy: We will follow through. As I say, the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, has made it clear and tells me he is satisfied with the response from Ms Federica Mogherini and from the committee of the Parliament. I will answer some other questions before I get to my remarks. With respect to trade and the importance of the UK market vis-à-vismarkets globally, I want to give some statistics about...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Dara Murphy: In reading the motion and the amendments for this evening's Private Members' business one would have to say that we all agree upon an enormous amount of the content of both. We had a very constructive meeting of the Committee on European Union Affairs today. Again, representatives from Fianna Fáil were there. Deputies Haughey and Crowe were present. To date, we have demonstrated two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (15 Feb 2017)

Dara Murphy: Thank you, Chairman, for your expression of thanks. I acknowledge the strong diplomatic presence at the meeting. I also thank you, Chairman, for your recent assistance in providing a pair for me which was very important and also for the excellent job you did two weeks ago when virtually every committee member was in Brussels. I am more than happy to answer questions and make my statement,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (15 Feb 2017)

Dara Murphy: I have a little time. I thank the committee members for their questions and kind words. I will take the comments in the order that committee members have spoken. There is some overlap although not a great deal. Senator Craughwell asked questions about the process and our priorities. The process of the divorce, so to speak, has four key pillars. We must be satisfied at this stage that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (15 Feb 2017)

Dara Murphy: I am pleased to restate what the Taoiseach and others have stated on a number of occasions. The UK is out of the Single Market and has a new customs arrangement. These will present difficulties but they are not ours. The UK will have to look very seriously at the implications. Deputy Durkan said there were concerns relevant to the island of Ireland, and that is true, but we need to...