Results 41-60 of 994 for long speaker:Catherine Murphy

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ..., so it is essential that they are fully compliant by being deemed competent to hold a full licence. That has to be made possible for these people. I read through the motion and I noted that Longford has the shortest waiting time for a driving test at 18 weeks. That is over four months. I checked the Naas test centre, which I do reasonably regularly, and the estimated best-case...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Some 149 cases have been dealt with and there are still 695 remaining. Has Ms Cusack calculated how long more this will take?

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...by the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, because of their leniency. Reading some of the press reports provides context to the case. There was dramatic evidence given of the victims' long journey from Nigeria via north Africa and southern Europe before arriving in Ireland. One of them, a 26-year-old mother, said she felt betrayed by the person who trafficked her. She told the...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...that the old roster should be restored by a certain date. As the population grows, services must grow with it and they must grow in the places to which people are moving. This is not happening. It has not happened as long as I have been producing that report, which is seven or eight years. If people are going to feel safe, they require an immediate response to this dispute.

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...violence." It is important that people hear those definitions. The last national survey on domestic violence against women and men was conducted in 2005, as Deputy Pringle said. It is a very long time ago. I agree with Deputy Connolly, when she talks about it being violence. The one place one should feel safe is in one's home but for many people, that is not the case. According...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Sep 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...see that most of the work was done by staff in local authorities and some of them have transferred. I refer to the point made by Deputy Bacik on Gas Networks Ireland. Earlier this year, which is not that long ago, strike notice was served in respect of the transfer of staff. The issue went to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, and arising from that a framework was developed which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (26 Sep 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...side of Leinster House; if it has been established whether the trees are in a stable condition and are disease-free; and if there are future plans to inspect the trees in the context of their long-term preservation. [41315/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...units, a planning application is made, the houses are built, people expect them to be put on the market and a local authority or an approved housing body then buys them in bulk. Another type is long-lease units, which represent mind-boggling poor value for money. Social housing is seen as a product. They are leased for 25 years. There is a review of the rent after four years and there...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2023)

Catherine Murphy: When looking at this, we should not look exclusively at the direct builds. We have to look at them, but also at the acquisitions and how they are acquired, and the long leases, and break them down into segments to see the totality. It is also useful to look at the acquisition cost and the project longer-term costs. That comes into play with this. In regard to the long-term cost, leasing...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...that the matter was originally referred to GSOC by the then Garda Commissioner, Nóirín O'Sullivan, in June 2017. That is a six-year time lag. It is incredibly frustrating that it has taken so long for GSOC to conclude the matter. There was a public interest in this matter as well as a criminal investigation. This was one of the stand-out pieces we did in the previous...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2023)

Catherine Murphy: This would not be the only thing with GSOC and I would like to know how it works. I remember a very long letter from Mary Ellen Ring that spoke about resources not being adequate. We cannot have these organisations there in theory; they must be there in practice. A period of six years tells us something about the practice. I also have concerns about what we are being told in that...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)

Catherine Murphy: For how long has Deloitte been the auditor? Did it audit all of these accounts? We now know there are three entities to the barter accounts. Did Deloitte audit all of them and how long has it been the auditor?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I do not want a big, long response.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Ms O'Leary would have led the week-long trip to Japan for the rugby world cup. Is that correct?

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ..., there is an expectation that they will be used as intended. Over time, the original intention is sometimes lost and liberties are taken. I will give one example. I am very familiar with it, even though it was a long time ago in the context of the Offences against the State Acts. In the early 1980s, one of those Acts was used against people in Kildare who were protesting against water...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...have to be retrieved. It is really welcome, therefore, that we are going to see a very significantly improved storage facility at the archives because there has been a capacity problem for a very long time. What is the position on the project at this stage, and when do the witnesses expect it will be fully completed so we will see the archive functioning as it should?

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: .... Breaking the link between criminal networks requires a different approach. Undoubtedly, this will need considerable investment and patience. Achieving results with such work often requires a long-term view. The Bills digest has proven helpful. In 2021, the Garda juvenile diversion bureau indicated that the grooming of children by criminals was the primary cause of a 150% increase in...

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: .... Build-to-rent properties are of a lower standard because of Government regulation than build-to-purchase properties. In the Dublin city development plan, the Dublin city manager said that the long-term viability of apartment blocks was in question because of this standard, and that more diverse and higher quality apartments were needed to future-proof the city. Tenure type matters....

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...credit, he has been trying to clear the backlog. This also falls into that category in that there is outside pressure to deal with a matter we should be dealing with ourselves, and it goes back a long time. This should be an initiative of last resort. It is about the failures of justice in our system. If there is a raft of claims, it will be viewed as a continuing failure of the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: ...consultant was used for this valuation, on how many previous occasions was that same external consultant used? Has the board done a look-back on that? That person would have been there over a long period of time. We know that from previous engagements here. Has a look-back been done in regard to previous engagements? This does not look like a one-off on the Dunnes Stores site if that...