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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Labour Activation Measures (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: A piece of advice for the Government with regard to the previous matter is that if the proposal has nothing to do with the scheme in Britain, perhaps it should not call it the exact same name as the scheme in Britain. People cannot be blamed for thinking they are same.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Labour Activation Measures (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: Considering that, for example, the JobBridge scheme, which we are going to talk about now, came from Britain and that the welfare model, in general, which the previous Government pursued was borrowed from Britain, it is not a significant stretch of the imagination to make that connection. Questions Nos. 11 and 14 relate to the issue of JobBridge. We welcome the fact that JobBridge is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Labour Activation Measures (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: I strongly dispute the notion that a high progression rate from JobBridge into work was proven. There was no causative link proven because there was not a controlled group in, for example, the Indecon study. For example, approximately 29% of people progressed into the employment of the host organisation but 29% of employers also said that if JobBridge did not exist, they would have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Labour Activation Measures (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: Tell that to the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Labour Activation Measures (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: There is plenty of evidence to suggest those who took part in JobBridge were not satisfied. They may have felt they had no alternative or that it was a better option than sitting at home unemployed. According to the National Youth Council of Ireland, only 45% would recommend it to a friend, and 44% said the company used the scheme solely for free labour. The bottom line is that any scheme...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: So that is it.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: It is completely undemocratic.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: If the Government showed some respect for the Dáil.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: We need a debate today.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: Why are we not debating it?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: I wish to pick up on the rainy day fund. The first point is an obvious one in that for lots of people out there the rain is already pouring in terms of the crisis of homelessness, especially when 2,000 children are sleeping in hotels. The questions I have relate to, first, the recognition of that reality and, second, the fact that we already have what one could call a rainy day fund in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: Fundamentally, whether the Minister is going to use the rainy day fund for future bank bailouts or-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: I think the problem there-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: The problem we have is the fiscal rules and the fact that countercyclical policies, Keynesian policies, are pretty much made illegal by the fiscal rules. That is the fundamental problem. I will move on to more detailed questions. There is no increase in the Estimate for the Revenue Commissioners compared to what was outlined in the budget. A significant event happened in terms of tax...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: I asked about the Comptroller and Auditor General, in terms of NAMA.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: I will pick up on that point. It seems that €200,000 is being allocated for this year, which is described as a kind of set-up cost for the citizens' assembly, and the running costs only kick in from 2017. If it is established in October, how will that be funded? In terms of the timing of this, the Chief Whip - on the same television programme - referred to the fact that there would...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: Would it report then, and then we could have a possible referendum or-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: Is it likely or possible that a referendum on the eighth amendment could be held early next year?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: With regard to the European Union, I believe the Brexit vote is an opportunity for discussion across Europe about the kind of Europe we want. An aspect of that is the question of trade relations between the European Union and other states and the kind of trade relations that exist. There is a lot of controversy around the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, deal between...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Murphy: CETA is what I am interested in. Forget about TTIP. I am interested in the agreement with Canada. The agreement is effectively done, but the Commission wants to apply it without a vote of the member state parliaments.