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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay and they were ... I think their understanding was that you might be introducing it over a series of years but you wanted to go ahead and do it immediately. Is that correct?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: And when did the Taoiseach first hear about this?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: But that budget, two weeks beforehand you tell your officials.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: So, when do the Cabinet and the Taoiseach find out about it?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: A considerable time being six months, being three weeks, being-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay. In Brian Cowen's first budget day speech as Minister, he said that the budget is the initiative of Government as a whole and not simply the work of the Minister for Finance. What did he mean by that?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: What ... is he implying something there?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Do you think he was implying something there, when he says that's an initiative of the Government as a whole and not simply the work of the Minister for Finance?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes, yes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: So he wasn't implying a change-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: -----from how you-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: -----approached the budget?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: The EMC.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Not correct, okay. And just my final question then is why do you think Brian Cowen directed the Department and Revenue and outside consultants to undertake that review of all property-related tax breaks?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Okay, thank you.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (1 Jul 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: Thank you, Chairman.

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: I commend the Minister on the very welcome publication of the paper. I also welcome the fact that he is consulting the Dáil before bringing his proposals to the Cabinet. I wish to raise two aspects of the paper, namely, funding and the triple lock. Recently, a Member of the House put forward a neutrality Bill which we debated here. During the debate, a Member welcomed the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property Management (30 Jun 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 295. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied as to the protection of intellectual property patent and copyright law (details supplied). [26088/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Language Schools Closures (30 Jun 2015)

Eoghan Murphy: 372. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the financial supports, or otherwise, to be provided to foreign language students enrolled in English language colleges which abruptly closed; and the position for students who have completed or part-completed their 24-week study requirement but cannot get their documentation signed for immigration as the schools have closed down. [26087/15]