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European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: The biggest threat to the people of Northern Ireland is that Sinn Féin will not form an Executive.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: That is the number one threat to the people of Northern Ireland.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: Sinn Féin do not have the bottle to accept its responsibility to go into government.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: Unlike the Scottish, the people in Dublin and the people in Wales, the people of Northern Ireland have no voice.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: That is thanks to Sinn Féin walking away from its responsibilities.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: Deputy Burton's position on the process is at variance with the socialist group of which her party holds membership in the European Parliament.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: Has the Deputy let her socialist colleagues know?

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: We have listened with great interest to all of the contributions in advance of the European Council meeting on 29 April. As the Taoiseach and others have said, this is a crucial meeting for Ireland as it will set the initial negotiating guidelines for the talks, which will begin subsequently in great detail. We know we must listen to all the voices from around this island, as the Government...

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: With specific reference to these guidelines, it has always been our intention to have separate reference to the issues regarding Ireland. Round one will deal with acquired rights, budgetary issues and the issues around Ireland. These issues will be discussed separately in advance of the new relationship. There are many complex questions regarding the European Union, including the...

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: -----which we thought Sinn Féin agreed with. That is the Good Friday Agreement. The situation with regard to Northern Ireland is agreed. The pathway to a united Ireland is agreed between the British and the Irish. The Government's position is to maintain that agreement.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: We do not want to see changes. We have not sought useless terminology like a veto on a future arrangement because we do not want to seek any changes, unlike the Spanish, who-----

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: Sinn Féin should do its job, form the assembly and the Executive and get into the talks on behalf of the people that Sinn Féin is meant to represent-----

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Dara Murphy: -----as the rest of us are doing for the people of Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (2 May 2017)

Dara Murphy: The position is the Data Protection Commissioner acts independently in the performance of her tasks and exercise of her powers under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. As the Deputy may be aware, the new General Data Protection Regulation will enter into force in May 2018 and the Commissioner will continue to act in a completely independent manner under the new legislative regime which...

Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Dara Murphy: That is four words.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (18 May 2017)

Dara Murphy: The position is the Data Protection Commissioner acts independently in the performance of her tasks and exercise of her powers under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. I understand that the matter referred to by the Deputy has come to the attention of the Commissioner and that she has issued a statement in relation to the use of facial detection technology for advertising purposes. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (23 May 2017)

Dara Murphy: The General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill is available on the website of the Department of Justice and Equality: www.justice.ie. It has also been forwarded to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality for pre-legislative examination. The principal objective of the draft Bill is to give further effect to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e. Regulation(EU) 2016/679 of 27...

Topical Issue Debate: Migrant Crisis (1 Jun 2017)

Dara Murphy: I am glad to have an opportunity to address the House on this important matter. I thank Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan for raising it. I agree with her that everyone has been moved by the terrible images and distressing reports of men, women and children drowning in the Mediterranean. We all agree that such terrible and appalling incidents should not be happening on the doorstep of the EU in...

Topical Issue Debate: Migrant Crisis (1 Jun 2017)

Dara Murphy: The evidence the Deputy presented is not disputed. There is an acceptance there is very significant difficulty and abuse of civil and human rights of the people in Libya. Certainly it is going too far to say that any circumstance is better than drowning. We have seen the great work our navy has done. On the Deputy's specific point about how the aid and the programmes will be...

Committee on Public Petitions: Discontinued Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Schemes: Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Oct 2017)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Vice Chairman. I did not realise that I would be first to comment. I am pleased to be a member of this committee. This is my first meeting and I look forward to working with all of the members. We all remember this from four or five years ago. Is the ruling of the Ombudsman disputed in any way? The Minister of State mentioned the question of front-line services and...