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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: So that could be a possible model. Another major part of attempting to water it down is to exclude pension funds and alternative investment funds like hedge funds. That is very relevant for Ireland, as a centre of finance capital with the IFSC. Could the witnesses outline why it does not make any sense to exclude these companies from responsibility for what happens?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: To clarify that, as long as they can show they did their due diligence at the point of the investment or whatever, they are covered if everything deteriorates.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: I have a question that is probably for Ms Lawlor. One of the interesting points that struck me in the Make it Your Business report is the reference to a study done by Trinity College in 2019. She is listed as being one of the authors of the study, which analysed 60 of the largest firms operating in Ireland. It found that 34% of the publicly listed companies scored zero against every human...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: I thank Ms Lawlor. I have one final point. We are speculating a bit here about the motivation for the Government being a laggard on this issue. The point was made that Ireland is home to a lot of SMEs, but is it not also partly that Ireland is home to a lot of multinational corporations that base themselves here? We have the top five global software companies, 14 of the top 15 medical...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and their work. This is potentially a very important directive in terms of putting real pressure on companies to respect human rights and the environment. From listening to what the witnesses have said, however, there is a real danger that it will get watered down. Having been in the European Parliament, I have no doubt that an army of...
- Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: For four weeks we have been raising the issue of disconnections for pay-as-you-go customers in the Dáil. What have we got so far from the Government? We have got a lot of spin, yielding some false headlines and false hope for people on prepay meters. These include headlines stating that the Taoiseach had reassured prepay customers they would not be disconnected this winter. When it...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: I asked about migrants.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: The Taoiseach will meet them.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: Legally, people cannot cross it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: Two weeks ago, in response to me, the Taoiseach denied there is a hard border on this island for many non-EU migrants. I would like him to explain this. I do not understand how he does not accept that for many people from non-EU countries, such as those who are married to UK or Irish nationals, refugees with leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain, asylum seekers and migrant workers,...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: A lower top tax rate.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: You wanted to.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: There is no housing.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: That is because they have no homes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: It involves public procurement.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: That is a decent public procurement process.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: Challenge the injunction.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: You have not challenged it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, said yesterday that people granted refugee status who are still living in direct provision accommodation should have to pay rent. I am sure the Taoiseach has visited direct provision centres and I am sure he will agree that we are not talking about luxury penthouse suites, detached houses, nice apartments or...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (18 Oct 2022)
Paul Murphy: There are no jobs in data centres.