Results 101-120 of 674 for speaker:John Paul O'Shea

Situation in Gaza: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Deputy.

Situation in Gaza: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Deputy.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I wish everyone a good morning. Apologies have been received from Deputy Ardagh. Deputy Aird will be a bit late. The first matter on the agenda is engagement on matters relating to the European Court of Auditors' special reports and reviews on social protection and rural development issues. I must read a note on privilege before we begin. I advise members of the constitutional...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank Mr. Murphy for that insightful presentation on the work of the ECA. A number of members have indicated. First is Deputy O’Reilly.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: We can come back to that in our second round of questions.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I wish to continue on the issue that Deputy Guirke and Senator Rabbitte mentioned on LEADER funding and the challenges posed there for local development, local authorities and local community development committees, LCDCs. It is stark to see that while there are two reports - one from 2022 and a previous report - it is still saying that in some areas the evidence remains limited to its...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Mr. Murphy mentioned in his presentation programmes such as the RRF, which was established after Covid for recovery and resilience. We have huge projects, but they are not being drawn down in time. It is the same with every European scheme that comes out. For example, there are schemes from 2021 to 2027. As Mr. Murphy mentioned, it is 2025 now and a lot of our funds have to be committed...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: On the pension reports that Mr. Murphy mentioned, we are going into auto-enrolment here from 1 January next year. Is the auto-enrolment scheme in Europe a positive or negative? What is Mr. Murphy's view on that?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Obviously, there are a few of them already in place in other parts of Europe. Does Mr. Murphy have a view on those?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Senator Rabbitte has a number of supplementary questions.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: It is important to note that Mr. Murphy is not the Commission; he is the auditor, and we cannot blame him for anything.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Climate is a very broad description as well.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: To round up, the European Court of Auditors is celebrating a milestone of 50 years.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: A 50th anniversary. Could Mr. Murphy comment on the-----

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Mr. Murphy must have started very young if that is the case. Could he comment on the trends he has seen during his time there and the lessons learned? How does he see the direction of travel for the auditors for the next seven to ten years?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Good training.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank Mr. Murphy for his time. I also thank Mr. Brian Murphy and Ms Emily Davis for coming in. We appreciate the witnesses providing the various materials in advance to assist the committee in its deliberations. We look forward to their continued engagement with this committee going forward. We very much appreciate it. We will suspend for five minutes to allow for the departure of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a Acres scheme payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry for the years 2023 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52214/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank all the speakers and contributors today. There has been huge reputational damage to the River Blackwater since this incident occurred, from an economic point of view, as was mentioned the anglers' representatives, but also from a tourism perspective. That needs to be acknowledged. I do not think it was acknowledged by anyone here today, but it must be acknowledged by everyone that...