Results 881-900 of 1,212 for speaker:Dara Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (16 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to include a personal pension under the new guidelines on early pension release of 30% in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58105/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Taxation Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner (10 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: In respect of his role as Commissioner with responsibility for taxation, Mr. Šemeta mentioned that he supports the principle of competition between nations from a taxation point of view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Taxation Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner (10 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: Would the Commissioner accept that countries with low corporation tax rates and even the majority of countries that are staying out of the FTT help to encourage businesses from outside the EU and help the EU to be competitive? Does he accept that perhaps one of the more important parts of his role is to continue to encourage the countries that are assisting European competitiveness by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (10 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the Minister. This seems to be good consensus but I reiterate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (10 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: I will use up my time as I want, if that is all right with the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (10 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: I assume the interruptions are accounted for in the time allocated. I will not need all my time. The point about the cost of the collection of fees is significant and worthy of examination. I welcome that the cost of appeals is being reduced. Does the Minister have data on the number of appeals that are successful? In the spirit of the legislation, does the Minister envisage changing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (10 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: Will the rules surrounding appeals be changed? The Minister mentioned bodies receiving significant funding from the Exchequer. Perhaps he can flesh out how he proposes to define significant and whether this amounts to a proportion of funding or changes depending on circumstances. My final question is on the definition of the term administrative in respect of the Garda Síochána....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (10 Jan 2013)

Dara Murphy: It will be important. The starting point is 50% of an organisation's funding. We are in the realm of picking a figure and 50% seems as good as any. That completes my questioning and I hope it is within the time allotted to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: I fully accept that. We all want the banks to be able to return to lending. We all accept that the banks play a very important role in the economy. The personal insolvency legislation, of which I assume Mr. Considine is aware, is very targeted to the people in most difficulty. Mr. Considine has not answered the specific question on whether he sees a distinctive role for board member...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: We are legislating specifically to deal with one section.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: Thank you, Mr. Considine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: I welcome Mr. Considine and Mr. Walsh. We previously met with other board members of banks and it is fair to say that we were unhappy with significant parts of what they told us. Much of the tetchiness the witnesses may encounter this morning results from the fact that we were unhappy about the level of engagement by Bank of Ireland and Mr. Boucher in particular. It is true that we only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: Do the witnesses see themselves as playing a distinctive role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: I ask Mr. Walsh to be a bit more specific because my time is limited and the Chair tends to be strict. Neither witness mentioned debt forgiveness or write-downs. Bearing in mind the insolvency legislation that is currently before the House do they not see their role as ensuring that the clearly stated ambition of the Government in terms of providing debt write-downs or forbearance is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: Let us speak about the other 10%. We will leave the people who are happy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: I ask Mr. Considine to be more specific because we know all of that. When a dispute arises and it is clear that debt forgiveness is required, the bank takes the view that it is not willing to give it, whereas the Government, the taxpayer and the Oireachtas believe debt forgiveness should be provided for. Does Mr. Considine see his role of public interest director as batting for the bank's...

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy said that last year as well and he was wrong.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: There was more growth in the economy and more jobs.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Redundancy Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the percentage increase in the proportion of redundancy payments that must now be borne by employers, the measures he is taking to prevent employers in breaking time or making employees redundant in order to prevent potential redundancy liability; if there are any additional measures for employers who wish to remain trading...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Murphy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to amend the Gaming and Lottery Act 1956 in view of the growing social gaming industry here; this industry operates on a global scale and operations here should have a solid legal framework to work within; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56644/12]