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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I ask her to explain what "inappropriate" and "non-professional" mean because that could mean a lot of different things. It is hard to decipher that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The Chairman has stated that the committee recommends "that a comprehensive review is carried out following completion of this project to ensure lessons are learned for future capital projects". We do not know what the timeline of this is, but it could be another couple of years before it is completed and we see the conclusion of this. In the meantime, a similar project which was earmarked...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is really a comment rather than a question.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The penalties are put in because of the nature of the contract. If there is non-compliance-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It should not be arbitrary. The numbers are black-and-white. I know that allowances were made for Covid for time that was not available, but that cannot continue to be used as an excuse. In fact, if Covid has showed us anything, it is that it is even more essential that reliable broadband be provided.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. We are in a very different environment now as against last year and this retrofitting scheme really has to succeed. It is important that we ask the Department how it is taking into account the changed environment in relation to inflation in both labour and materials and to get an update on same. It is useful to get this response but we are going to have to keep on top of that because...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The McKinsey report. It is referred to in the final paragraph. We need to follow up on how to reduce the price of EVs. I personally think that the strategy should focus more on public transport and getting really good transport systems in place but the Government's strategy is to get 100,000 EVs on the road by 2030, a target with which we are supposed to comply but I do not see evidence of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The Department of Finance is due to come back to us on this. I asked that it would do so last week and I am sure the clerk to the committee has followed up on it. In the meantime, we should get the McKinsey report.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (12 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 336. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 543 of 4 May 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the use of online consultations by some pharmacies here that result in medicine being prescribed; and if he will consider broadening the range of medicines that these providers can prescribe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23963/22]

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I, too, welcome the introduction of the Consumer Rights Bill. It is a much-needed consolidation of existing consumer rights legislation and it strengthens other areas of consumer rights that were in dire need of modernisation, particularly regarding digital goods and services. Many of the reforms in this Bill are existing EU law, coming from the sale of goods directive, the digital...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: This is a very serious matter concerning An Bord Pleanála, not least because it ceased to be the planning appeals board regarding SHDs. It became the decision-maker on housing applications of 100 units or more, bypassing local authority development plans, in respect of which there is a statutory function and one in which the public is engaged. There is a serious loss of confidence in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: An Bord Pleanála is in the midst of the biggest crisis in its history. Its independence, professionalism and integrity are all in question. Allegations concerning serious conflicts of interest on the part of the deputy chair of the board, Paul Hyde, were first published in The Ditch on 13 April. On Friday, Mr. Hyde admitted overseeing a planning appeal from his sister-in-law, claiming...

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome this Bill from the Labour Party on a living wage, which the Social Democrats are happy to support. The introduction of a living wage is essential and there are no reasonable grounds for opposing its introduction. Robert Thornton, a member of the living wage technical group, described it as follows: The living wage rate is based on the rationale that full-time employment will at...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 55. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the release of a report in advance of its publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23587/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the protections that are in place for consumers particularly younger people availing of buy-now, pay-later lending services; and if these providers are actively monitored by the Central Bank. [23679/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of buy-now, pay-later lending providers (details supplied) that are operating in the Irish market at present; the market share of these providers; and the number of Irish companies using their services at present. [23680/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of buy-now, pay-later loans administered in Ireland; the amount of money spent through these loans; the percentage of buy-now, pay-later loans in relation to the total number of loans administered; and the age breakdown of buy-now, pay-later loans from 2019 to date. [23681/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if buy-now, pay-later lending providers that are operating in Ireland are required to report successful and unsuccessful payment histories to the Central Credit Register; if buy-now, pay-later loan providers operating in Ireland are required to run a credit check prior to administering a loan; and if not, if his Department has considered this measure. [23682/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank or his Department are monitoring the targeting of young people by buy-now, pay-later loan providers; the rate of usage of these services among young people; the rate of missed payments by young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (11 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to United States research by a company (details supplied); and if his Department is considering any educational initiatives for young people in relation to credit, the implications of missing payments or the implications of having multiple loans at one time. [23684/22]