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Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important Private Members' Bill. We must acknowledge that we have a very significant unemployment problem in comparison to most northern European countries and North America. In the past few months unemployment and youth unemployment, in particular, have been falling. One issue on which the House should engage more is that of migration within...

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I congratulate my colleague on helping to organise this debate and on giving the House the opportunity to vote, as it did to put us into the programme. Nobody on the Government benches is suggesting that the job is approaching completion or that there is any sense of celebration. There is still a fairly stern determination to continue what has been a very difficult couple of years to arrive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Social Dimension of Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion with European Commission (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank Mr. Richelle for coming here today. It is very interesting that we are the first committee to host his group. Focusing on the social or societal element of monetary union is a back to basics issue. We would all have assumed that any actions in European that ultimately benefit society are being taken. If we compare the ECB with the Federal Reserve, the latter has a much stronger...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: That is what I asked.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: It would be €60 to €90.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: The document the Minister gave us is interesting. The request selected by Deputy Boyd Barrett is interesting. Some of the questions in FOI/2013/1882 are linked. Given that it is being re-examined, could the Minister take this as an example? I estimate that the cost of the request would be somewhere between €60 and €90. It would be interesting when the Minister comes up with...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I did not make any contribution to yesterday's proceedings, which went on quite late into the evening. I welcome the fact that the legislation is before us. Regardless of the position in respect of fees, there has been an enormous gap in this area since the removal of the relevant provision approximately ten years ago. There are those who may wish to concentrate on the issue of fees but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Minister mentioned that there will be a discussion on the broader macroeconomic situation. I am aware that Commissioner Ollie Rehn commented in The Economist magazine last week. We are all aware of procedures for countries in deficit but there are large European Union countries that have moved into excessive surplus and Ireland, as much as any other country, requires European growth....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: On the legislative deliberations, the savings, taxation and interest payments, is there an analysis of how that may affect our budgetary position and is there a broader concern that any changes would drive money out of European Union banks altogether?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: It would drown exports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Minister for his attendance. It is obvious from the agenda that issues relating to banking union are forward-looking. There has been much discussion about supervision and resolution. I have a question about a matter that is rarely discussed. We have put in our own backstop provisions and also lending targets and obligations for our banks. A number of banks have left the Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: It is not like the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank Ms Nolan and her colleagues for attending the committee this afternoon. Various slogans from Europe regarding SMEs are encouraging. While some might not be brilliantly thought out such as “Europe needs to think small first,” and “Europe needs to be big on big things and smaller on small things,” there has been a timely realisation that the real engine...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward the pay and file return date to either to end of June or August going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a child (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who is unable to obtain a school place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48280/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Services Staff Training (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a short term health care assistant traineeship course via SOLAS as offered by other institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48361/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: 202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension appeal will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48001/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. Last week I led a delegation of backbenchers which met representatives of the troika. In that context, I was struck by the fact that there are two areas in which we still have significant room for improvement, namely, those which relate to competitiveness and labour activation. The Bill contains a number of labour...

European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy never mentioned the promissory note.