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Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: They are not being laid off.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: His point was that Sinn Féin is perfectly willing to cut in government in Northern Ireland and to preach south of the Border. The point was about governance rather than history.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: As Sinn Féin did in Northern Ireland.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: But not in Northern Ireland.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: Shoulder to shoulder down here and cutting in the North. It is very hypocritical.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: In the Republic only.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: We are the Government.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputies Hannigan, Kyne and Eric Byrne.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: There is little in this Sinn Féin motion with which no reasonable person or politician could disagree. The community and voluntary sector is this country's most invaluable asset. I recollect the previous Administration attempted to audit the value to the State of the work done by this sector but had to abandon the task because it was so huge. Unfortunately, the motion has to be amended...

EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: Denying the inevitable like Fianna Fáil.

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (6 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to his recent trip to Algeria, if he will outline the opportunities for the Irish agrifood sector in that region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27714/11]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (6 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an update on efforts being made to encourage trade links with new markets for agri-food businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27715/11]

Patents (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the Bill which, as the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, said, is straightforward and short. It follows a number of other Bills to fulfil a commitment given in the programme for Government to reduce the cost of doing business in this country. Last week I spoke to the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 which one may say has very little in common with this Bill, but it has...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: Like my colleague, I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Obviously, we are discussing lowering the limits and endorsing the mandatory testing system at accidents involving injuries. I especially welcome the provisions in the Bill for dealing differently with young people. Driving is already a difficult part of growing up and life. It is something we all must learn and gain...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion, particularly to concur with the amendment as tabled by the Minister. I agree with Deputies Calleary, Ó Cuív and Smith about the fine work that our armed services continue to do in the country. There is huge potential to develop the resource we have throughout the country. As Deputy O'Brien may remember, when Cork flooded a couple of years...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: It is widely accepted that the last period of Fianna Fáil Government was the worst since the foundation of the State.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: This is a remarkable achievement.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: This is a remarkable achievement, given the disastrous Fianna Fáil Governments of the 1970s and 1980s.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: Sadly for democracy in this country, Fianna Fáil in opposition is even more self-serving, cynical and misleading.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Dara Murphy: For their own political ambition, they are willing to prey on the fears of the soldiers and their families who will be affected by these closures.