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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Direct Investment (8 Nov 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Go raibh maith agat. Anois, an Aire, fáilte go dtí an Teach inniu.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Reliefs (8 Nov 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Fleming.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Reliefs (8 Nov 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Ministers of State, Deputies Fleming, Butler and Calleary, the Senators who tabled Commencement matters and the staff, including the ushers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I will today deal with something that is very topical. Because of his Roscommon connections, the Deputy Leader will know what I am going to talk about, which is Lough Funshinagh and the serious flooding in south Roscommon. The callows area along the River Shannon has flooded for years and years. Part of Senator Kyne's county in south Galway also floods very badly. I posted a video on...

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I will keep it brief, but first-----

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I congratulate Senator Martin. I had highlighted this issue more than a year and a half ago, having been alerted by beekeepers throughout the country who were very concerned. I appreciate what the Senator is doing here and I fully support it, as do our party members. We should never underestimate how important the bee is to our lives and, sadly, that is underestimated in life. Students in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: No, none at the moment. I discussed this with Deputy Buckley the other day. I was not aware of the whole situation. I can see now it is an issue that must be addressed. I am listening to the conversation and what I get from it is that there seems to be a commitment to act on this. At the moment I will not make any further comment.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I am satisfied if the witnesses follow up with what they have been saying, which is that they will keep us informed and that is okay with me. What we all want to do now is get the matter solved as quickly as possible. I am satisfied with that for the moment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I want to spend a brief period of time talking about young people being targeted by criminals laundering money. It is certainly very disturbing to read Conor Lally's article in today's edition of The Irish Timeswhere we are told that 3,000 money mules have been used and €12 million from fraud deposited into those accounts. The sad thing about this is that many young people under...

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I agree and thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I will only take a few minutes then will let other people in. We know the story. I sincerely thank the witnesses. Both the Chairman and I have discussed this numerous times in our offices. I acknowledge Deputy Kerrane for speaking to me and ringing me about it on numerous occasions. Deputy Fitzmaurice, who is on this committee, while I am not, has raised it on numerous occasions, as has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Chairman, I wish to clarify something. It will only take 30 seconds. I will not hold the committee up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Lest it be misconstrued in any way, when I spoke about compensation it was not about relocation or people getting compensation for their land. I was referring to the farm payments that have been lost, that is all. I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: He will be meeting the residents shortly and we will bring that up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: The committee can write if it wants to.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: We support the Order of Business, naturally. I will begin by welcoming the announcement by the Central Bank that it will change its mortgage lending rules for the first time to relax the restrictions on how much money people can borrow in order to finance a house purchase. We must all be conscious of not burdening people with too much debt but we accept that we need to loosen up some more...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I want to show Members picture from yesterday’s edition of The Irish Timesand for everybody to understand what the people of Lough Funshinagh in County Roscommon are going through. It should be a national story. I thank Marese McDonagh and Ciara O’Loughlin for bringing us the article and the photograph yesterday. This used to be a turlough. Since 2016, it has not drained. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I have no problem with that. I was just reacting to the article. There have been many meetings and conversations since 2016. A plan was drawn up by Roscommon County Council to drain or siphon off water from the turlough. Unfortunately, a challenge was taken by Mr. Tony Lowes from Cork on behalf of the Friends of the Irish Environment. The High Court order was granted, so now the site...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Is that agreed to? Agreed.