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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister, Deputy Coveney's, botched appointment of Katherine Zappone was a scandal for many reasons, one of which was his inconsistent and contradictory statements to the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee. This necessitated two visits to the committee by the Minister so that he could clarify and expand on remarks he had made. It seems that Ministers giving incorrect information to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I want to clear something up with the Tánaiste. I accept that people come in and make mistakes. Nobody is infallible. However, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, came in yesterday and made a very brief comment to the House, with no reference to the statement he made about the Central Bank. It is essential that the record be corrected. This is not just some mistake. It was...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Some of us have been saying that for years. We have to build it in the quantities that are required.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Does the Tánaiste believe the Minister should come in and correct the record in regard to the Central Bank?

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome this legislation, which is long overdue. It seems that every time we have a debate on European legislation, I can use a copy-and-paste paragraph about the flagrant disregard for the need to transpose European framework decisions in a timely manner. It is 13 years since this framework decision was written and ten since the deadline for transposing it passed, yet here we are in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engineering assessment that was done on the extension of DART west to Kilcock; the findings of the assessment; the estimated cost of provision of a double track or a siding between the proposed new depot located on the outskirts of Kilcock; if he has discussed this matter with the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the current requirements to qualify for a primary medical certificate; if he plans changes to the current criteria; if so, the details of those changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the standards that have been set to avoid problems with pyrite or mica where the oversight takes place on material removed from a quarry and which is used in buildings either in infill or blocks; when those standards were set; if it is planned to amend the standards; the person or body that carries out the oversight; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Primary Medical Certificates (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificates that have been applied for in 2020 and 2021; the number that were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/21]

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: It is Ní Mhurchú, probably. The deadline relating to this is this Friday, 24 September. We have been informed that there should not be vote in this House because of that deadline. I do not believe anyone will disagree with the passing of this motion. I do not anticipate that people will call for a vote. As a number of previous speakers indicated, however, this is not the way...

Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome this debate. Simply put, we do not currently have an effective means of preventing, investigating and prosecuting corruption. There is no overarching or consolidated approach to combating corruption in the private sector or the public sector. A look at the State's anti-corruption website gives us a clear picture of the fragmented approach, with 16 bodies listed as responsible for...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: There are several issues I wish to raise.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I expected the same but we are socially distanced here anyway. The issue of deferred pension funding comes up repeatedly, and there are other pensions, such as those in the health services, that Mr. McCarthy stated are funded as they go. Are pensions for universities and colleges funded in advance? Are they fully funded? How does that work? Mr. McCarthy might give us a note on that. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: There is a significant issue here in that most of this will be a liability into the future for anyone who is working at the moment. We know there is a pension time bomb - we are constantly told about it - and we do not have a pension reserve fund. This may well be an issue we need to have a better handle on. It might be something that would be worth, at some point, putting a little time...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to raise a few other issues. In all situations where the Comptroller and Auditor General refers to non-compliance with procurement, we should de facto write and find out what the issue is. We have been doing that and I believe that is good practice. I refer to the ICT breach in both the HSE and Tusla. Given the extent of what happened there, and we certainly do not want to be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I have a question on No. 4 on the correspondence list. Was an age-debtor analysis carried out for the on-lending liquidity partner? I am not sure whether the response is saying "Yes". I would like to know whether it has been carried out because there would be a potential significant liability if some of those debts went back over a few years.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I am okay with it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: That is a valid point. We are not saying the universities should be obliged to outline where there is an engagement in every scenario but there are probably fewer examples of where courses are directly organised around a particular individual industry and it would be useful for us to know about those examples. It might be worth sending correspondence to the universities asking them if they...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Exactly.