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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: PAYE and PRSI was not involved as this was the appointee's own responsibility. That was the total fee involved.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Has the amount remained the same or has it increased?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The salary of the CEO.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Mr Dollard mentioned earlier that the board was running morning meetings. The big income - which would be the same with horse-racing as well - comes from television and TV rights more than from gate receipts. It would not matter on what track these meetings are being run, the feed is for television consumption. Is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The board then is targeting that area as an income.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: On compliance and penalties under the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011, what are the fines that apply there and who applies the fines? Where is the regulation on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Would Mr. Dollard say the €250 fine is sufficient to be a deterrent in some cases? By the looks of it, there have been a small number of cases. Would those fines appear, for example, in Bord na gCon's financial statement?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Would that encourage Bord na gCon to go after this? If there is significant investment in legal outlay and administrative time, is that prohibitive in terms of governance and regulation?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: There were a very small number of fines. Will Mr. Dollard give the committee an idea of them? In 2017, there were three, totalling €1,250, issued for offences. There are four this year. Typically, what would be the number? They must be serious if Bord na gCon goes after them.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Mr. Dollard told us about the number of people who made contact on that confidential phone line. Has Bord na gCon dedicated staff to deal with this particular aspect? What has changed in the level of work that goes into that? Is it the only way Bord na gCon finds out, for example, about where there are welfare issues?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, will be aware that I have undertaken significant research into the operation of the local property system, LPT, specifically how it is distributed, and that I made a substantial submission to the review of the tax. I am sure the Minister will agree that the best way to turn people against a tax is to mislead them in regard to how it is to be spent. The reason...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I have raised this issue in the Committee of Public Accounts and other forums. I understand it is complex and have been told there will be winners and losers. There is a view that we will know who are the winners and losers after the general election. The decisions being made by local authorities must be made in the context of next year's budget. Delays in this regard mean that local...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Civil Service Staff Data (24 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 39. To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants that have left and-or retired from his Department in the past ten years who were bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year and sector the staff moved on to. [38219/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Civil Service Staff Data (24 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 40. To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants that have left and-or retired from his Department in the past ten years who were not bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year and sector the staff moved on to; and the reason for same. [38220/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new direct provision centres planned for 2019 and 2020; the way in which the proposed new centres are selected and or the criteria for same; the way in which the centres will be staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38586/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has consulted with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding accommodation needs of persons that cannot be facilitated in direct provision centres due to lack of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38587/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if each aspect of service and accommodation aspects are put out to tender of if a preferred supplier list is used; the number of companies on the preferred supplier list in respect of services and goods related to direct provision; the frequency with which the lists are reviewed and or updated; and if he will make a statement...

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I was not in the Chamber when the Minister opened the debate, but I listened to what she said. In some of it she repeated mantras about access to public services. However, it is important to note what the Data Protection Commissioner said that instead of it being an enabler for citizens to receive their entitlements, the public services card was being used as an impediment. We need to pay...

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: When the report was received at the end of August, the Government committed to publishing it. Subsequently, The Irish Examiner asked for the publication of the report in a freedom of information, FOI, request and was told that it would not be in the public interest to do so. The response also said that publishing the report would have serious adverse effects on the Government's ability to...

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I share the concern about this, and perhaps the Minister could comment on the Government's ability to manage the economy and the financial interests of the State. Where is the risk? What was the identified risk that presented such a response?