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Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: Does Mr. Fitzgerald have a figure as to how many subscribed?

Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: Was that a once-off or does Greyhound Racing Ireland intend to run it again?

Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: From a welfare perspective, it probably is something that should be continued but with inspection levels that warrant-----

Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: I am afraid I have to leave as I have speaking time in the Dáil.

Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: I am afraid so. We look forward to the new CEO next year.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: No, I am happy with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: I am sorry but I asked the Chair yesterday whether we could look at contracts having exactly such a cooling-off period. That is not what they are called but it is the same thing. I do not know how it has not arisen in all of the reports that this might be undertaken. It does not make any sense to me that senior executives can apportion contracts and be involved in tender processes and then...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: It is effectively the same thing.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: I am saying we should consider the appropriateness of the timing. It is outside consultancy rather than direct employment in this case. Even if it is not prohibited, it certainly should be for the future. We probably need to look at this. One way or the other, we need to write and find out if it is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: Correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: One former senior official in the HSE is already in employment in EY. Is that not correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: I refer to a former colleague of the CEO. I am not mentioning the name because it is irrelevant.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: I thought it was-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: It does not really matter. The point is that we need to be aware if people from a given sector are involved with contracts or tendering with anybody in a Government Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: Do we have an issue with procurement and tendering if a UK company is involved? Are such companies outside the system because the UK has left the EU? While there may not be an issue for us, it might be more difficult. Does it make any difference?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: No, I do not think so. We have been through it a few times now.

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: I wish the Ceann Comhairle well. I am glad to see him back. The last time I had an opportunity to speak about water was in September when we discussed the Water Services (Amendment) Bill. Some of what I said then is worthy of repeating. My speech then concerned the Bill involving the change of the name of Irish Water to Uisce Éireann and all of the associated amendments required to...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: Before I get into long Covid, I call on the Government to launch a full independent review into the handling of Covid. We need answers to things like what happened in our nursing homes in 2020; how our ICUs across the country were under resourced and what improvements we have seen as a result; why the HSE lacked capacity despite all of the billions pumped into it; how the Government, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (8 Nov 2022)

Verona Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric charging points that are now operational in public areas in County Wexford, broken down by fast charges and ordinary charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55460/22]