Results 801-820 of 1,212 for speaker:Dara Murphy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Let us say a person believes he or she owes AIB €10,000, but it turns out AIB has sold the debt to one of these agencies for €2,000. Is it within the guidelines that it is now €2,000 and that AIB is no longer owed the money because it has sold the debt?

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this Private Members' Bill. When I first read it, my sense of it was that it was positive and that this was a well-meaning Bill. I still hold that position. However, as someone who speaks on Private Members' and other Bills from time to time, I requested the explanatory memorandum but there was none. I then found there was no impact assessment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: All their friends have €100,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I congratulate the Minister on his work during the Irish Presidency. I am fascinated with the Minister's concept that we will pay ourselves and, therefore, I will be brief. My question relates to the tier 1 status and the top three countries which have access to the ESM. Will that be pan-European? Will Ulster Bank, ACC Bank and Rabobank, all of which have depositors in Ireland, be covered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: Is there any fear that there may be a competitive pressure on smaller banks, in other words, that there might be a flight of capital to the tier 1 banks generally and that this could be anti-competitive for smaller banks? Will people take the view that deposits will be safer in the bigger protected banks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: We stand by what was agreed earlier, which was also that which was agreed at a previous meeting. There is no suggestion, nor should there be, of any wrongdoing by any multinational conducting its business in this country. The OECD, which will shortly appear before the new committee, is conducting an international investigation into the global tax infrastructure. We will be able to question...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That the Sub-Committee on Global Taxation" and substitute the following:"shall report to the Joint Committee following its consideration of evidence from the OECD; the Department of Finance; the Revenue Commissioners; the Minister for Finance, and other relevant taxation and academic experts on the global corporate/multinational taxation...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (2 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: It is rare that I agree with my colleague from the Joint Committee on Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Boyd Barrett. However, I am of the view that he was somewhat harsh in what he said about Deputy Martin. While it is true to state that Fianna Fáil has adopted a new position on the Seanad, there is hope that the party may change that position. That was the case in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (2 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: 13. To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date on introducing a unicameral style of parliament; and if he will provide an update on the referendum on the abolition of Seanad Éireann. [31930/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (2 Jul 2013)

Dara Murphy: 640. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to existing Government inpatient levy on private health insurers, if the new charge on private health insurance for the full cost of a public hospital bed is a double tax on private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31517/13]

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill which is significant for the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and me as two Government Deputies from that part of the country. The two of us and many people in Cork have for a very long time been hearing stories about Cork Prison and its terrible facilities. For too long, politicians have neglected reports from human...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a provision of moneys available to local authorities for the reintroduction of the down sizing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31185/13]

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this debate. It is important that people acknowledge that we are undergoing significant reforms. If the people vote to abolish the Seanad, Ireland will move to the position adopted by the great majority of countries, particularly small countries. Only one country in the OECD has a bicameral or double-chamber system. Deputy McGrath mentioned the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Issues (19 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current regulations, if any, in force for the reinstatement of damaged road surfaces by county and city councils; if there is a minimum standard set down by his Department for reinstatement; if there are any penalties in place for county and city councils who do not adhere to current best practise; if he will put in place...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: Any well-run economy requires taxes to pay for its expenditure.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: We have three of the main four types, including a tax on spending, VAT and excise; taxes on transactions, which have been severely hit because stamp duty receipts are a quarter of what they were in the boom; and a tax on work, namely, income tax. The Government has joined the well-run economies by broadening the tax base for the future and introducing a property tax targeted at providing...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Summits (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: All rational, reasonable and sane people very much welcome the opportunity presented by the G8 summit, not just for the people of Northern Ireland and Britain but for everybody who shares this island. While there will undoubtedly be disruptions, it is fair to say that it represents a once in a generation opportunity to punch above our weight on the global stage. It is an important step in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Summits (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: 9. To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland in June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27359/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Non-Disclosure Provisions Under the Freedom of Information Act: Discussion with Information Commissioner (5 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, did not have a view as to whether the funding to be given to non-commercial or non-profit NGOs and so on should be at a level of 50% or even 80%, which is a broad range. Ms O'Reilly might not want to give a figure in that respect, but does she have a view on the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Non-Disclosure Provisions Under the Freedom of Information Act: Discussion with Information Commissioner (5 Jun 2013)

Dara Murphy: I congratulate Ms O'Reilly on her report, which is a broad area of work. Ms O'Reilly referred to public interest consideration when she attended committee hearings in the period January to March. One of the issues that crops up in some of our recommendations and in her report is the issue of the public interest test, to determine exactly what is in the public interest. For example, I refer...