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- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Chair, could I ask a question?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: If nobody else wants to.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: It is not so much a question as what I wish to say after our interaction today. There is now a hugely increased budget in the Department. For the past three years, 50% of that budget, which is now in excess of €6 billion, is coming through the Exchequer. There is provision for the Comptroller and Auditor General to take over the auditing function of the local authorities and I...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: I thought section 8 gave the Comptroller and Auditor General the authority where it is 50% of the funding.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: That was my reading of it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: In that case, Chairman, the committee needs to make a recommendation that legislation be forthcoming.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: I am not happy with the current level of corporate governance or oversight at all.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Chairman, with regard to other questions, can we put them to the clerk to write to the Department or can I make the request now?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Perhaps the officials would outline the process for appointing a chief executive in writing.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: With regard to judicial reviews within the Department, could we have a note outlining what judicial reviews have been taken, the legal costs, how many have been successful or otherwise and how many are in train?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Are there issues with the cost of storage because of the quantities?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: It is part of the risk management strategy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Is Mr. Doyle happy that they are vetted properly?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Yes, but I am asking you to answer my question. You are saying it is not your job to give them the job. If it happened that a chief executive had that kind of criminal record or any record behind him, would you sign off on it without doing anything about it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Ms Quinn is on the PAS. Is that not what she said?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: He would know if they did, would he not?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: In the interests of public transparency and in how we started our debate, we started it on the Mahon tribunal and on its findings ten years ago. We are now here in a position of transparency, or at least we should be, and are here in the public interest dealing with the public purse. That is what we are here for. I asked the Secretary General if he had regard for SIPOC, and for standards...
- Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: I always try to bring the concerns of constituents into my contributions, when possible, because the most fundamental purpose of us being here is to represent our constituents. The week before last I received an email from a lady in County Wexford, which is relevant to the topic of insurance reform. It stated: I am writing to you in relation to the Alliance for Insurance Reform. Ireland...
- Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the subject of respite care today and thank the Independent Group for providing that opportunity. The importance of respite care should not be underestimated and in fairness, I think its importance is recognised by politicians from all sides. Despite the best will or good intentions of the politicians in charge, however, we must accept that there are...
- Emissions in the Transport Sector Report: Motion (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: They are the worst kinds of emissions.