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Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: What would be the considered timeframe for transposing this?

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: It would not take effect until July 2027.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: Okay. There is a question I was going to ask on that, and it might require some speculation on the witnesses' behalf. One of the consultees was the Central Bank, and on the issue of the requirement, an Oireachtas committee has had the opportunity to listen to its presentation on what it considers its duty to facilitate the sale of Israeli war bonds across the European Union. Is there an...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I refer to companies being required to report on due diligence with respect to human rights risks. This particular area of work it is involved in is the subject of matters in the International Court of Justice, with a number of other nations bringing cases against Israel. There are clear views from many nation states in the European Union that what is happening in Palestine is a genocide...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: There is interest in due diligence with regard to some human rights aspects but not all. It appears to be a very European Union solution to this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I also thank the witnesses for their presentations and for some of the clarity they brought to some of the issues we discussed last week with representatives from the Central Bank. I have not had the opportunity to go to Gaza or Palestine but, with whatever limitations, I have expressed my support for the people there. It is very important to continue to raise our voices and continue to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: Is it Dr. Nuseibah’s understanding as a scholar of international law that the argument that was put forward, whereby European law prevents this and it cannot be done unless European law is set aside, is not factually correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: The Governor appeared to proffer an argument at the previous meeting that European law prevents the Central Bank from taking any action that would put a stop to facilitating Israeli war bonds, unless European states decide to set aside that law and take political action. Is that argument incorrect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I take Dr. Nuseibah’s point that it is in Ireland’s interest in terms of potential future jeopardy to ensure that we are on the correct side of this but that it is in Ireland’s interest as a nation, for the sake of our own souls, to make sure we are on the correct side in this. The argument that the biggest bullies in the playground continue to beat up on the small guy...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2025)

Conor Murphy: I express my condemnation of the racially motivated violent scenes that we have seen in Ballymena over the last couple of nights. It is very clear that rather than let the justice system run its course and deal with accusations of sexual assault and attempted rape, others have used them to stir up racial hatred in Ballymena and attack very vulnerable communities who are making a significant...

Seanad: Ireland's Economic Outlook: Statements (28 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I welcome the Minister and apologise for not being here for his opening statement. Like many other Members here, I am juggling committee responsibilities with speaking in the House. In that regard, I know we will have an opportunity to speak to him at the committee later on today. I have had an opportunity to read his remarks and I just wanted to make a few remarks in response to them. ...

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements (28 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I welcome the Minister. I am speed reading through the Minister's statement to try to respond to a few points on it. We had a similar conversation with the Minister for Finance this morning relating to the economic outlook statement and there is quite a lot of overlap in the issues that apply and a recognition that things do need to change and there are vulnerabilities. We were less than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I have two brief questions. I apologise for missing the Minister's opening statement but I was in the Chamber with his colleague, the Minister, Deputy Burke. With regard to restrictions on moving projects forward, the Minister talked about the unemployment levels being so-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I am happy to let the questions go if the Cathaoirleach wants to bring the meeting to a conclusion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I had considered two questions but, given the vote that has just taken place, I will dispense with the second one. My question relates to what the Minister outlined in response to a previous question about the ability to ramp up investment in infrastructure. I believe it was Deputy McGreehan who asked the question. The Minister mentioned that there is a very low level of unemployment and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I recently had the opportunity to visit a factory in my area outside Newry and into south Armagh. It makes modular units for building. It is doing an enormous amount of trade south of the Border. Particularly considering the housing challenge, that approach allows for a higher level of productivity. It is a different way of building. People are preparing the units in a factory one mile...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach. I am looking forward to working with everybody here on the work that the committee has outlined. Technically, I am a returning member because I was a Member of Parliament and served on the committee many years ago. A number of important areas of ongoing work have been outlined which we look forward to getting our teeth into. This past...

Seanad: Public Procurement: Statements (22 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I welcome the Minister of State. It is an area I had some opportunity to deal with in a previous role that I had, when I was responsible for procurement in the Department of Finance in the North. Of course, one of the first considerations is value for money, as the Minister of State mentioned. We need to make sure that the system is not delivering inefficiencies. In that regard, an...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus comhghairdeas leat. Like others I am very much looking forward to the work of the committee. In my previous post before I became a Senator, I was economy minister north of the Border. I had a very good working relationship with the Minister, Deputy Burke, in that regard and look forward to continuing to work with him. As others have pointed out,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Conor Murphy: I apologise for missing some of Mr. McDonagh's evidence to the committee. Like Senator Casey, I was trying to follow from upstairs. If some of the questions relating to the housing tsar role were already answered, Mr. McDonagh has my apologies.