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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...actions arising from the meeting? Agreed. Is it also agreed that we note and publish the opening statements and briefing provided for today's meeting? Agreed. At tomorrow's meeting we will examine matters relating to the Irish Prison Service.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...instances in which banks may be advising incorrectly to customers (details supplied) such as small business owners and farmers on whether their loans come under the Central Bank's tracker mortgage examination. [41913/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a copy of the five-case review that examined five OPW property acquisitions to identify accountability vulnerabilities will be provided. [41720/20]

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...relationship with the Department. Are they among the 9,000? What is the proportion of these 9,000 casual employees? I acknowledge that some of them are probably substitute teachers. A little more examination needs to happen so we can get an understanding of it. The average compensation payment does not always compute in the one year. It is not entirely satisfactory that we are unable...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...the key issue of baselines. I do this every time the Department appears before the committee. There was to be an interdepartmental review of local property tax, with baselines to be specifically examined. Where is that review?

Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...current policies to home creates many grey areas for workers and employers. Who is liable if a worker is injured at home if they develop posture injuries from poor seating? Many studies have examined the extent of remote working and its impact on workers and there are clear divides in the research. Research carried out by employers and employers' groups tends to be more positive towards...

Regional Airports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...a real issue here and every one of us is trying to stress the importance of resolving it as quickly as possible. There has to be fair play for the individuals who were affected by this. It is important to examine how we provide tests and the quality of the tests that are provided. There cannot be a deviation in standards. Whatever systems are put in place, they have to be systems that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the calculated grades process and the Reasonable Accommodations at the Certificate Examinations, RACE, students that for the predicted grades purposes required the use of a reader or scriber, it did not allow consideration for other RACE student's needs, she will clarify whether in the context of the November 2020 written exam,...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...performed well, although they were categorised as "volatile" by the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2018. While the 12.5% rate is very favourable, many firms pay only a fraction of that. When the Committee of Public Accounts examined corporation tax receipts in 2018, our attention was drawn to the fact that 70% of all corporation tax is paid by the top 100 companies. Some 37% of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...revenue and there is no doubt that the amount of advertising revenue that is now diverted to social media platforms, some of which do not generate content, is an obvious issue for the commission to examine because financial sustainability of media cannot be guaranteed without income sources. Obviously RTÉ is our primary public service broadcaster but I hope that the commission will...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...from January next year when Brexit happens. Both airports and seaports are a big issue in this context, just as they are in regard to Covid. A task force was set up by the previous Minister to examine this issue and there has been some criticism that its recommendations were not implemented. It was a snapshot and we have a better idea now that this is going to be a much longer-term...

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...did not expect the system to be deregulated before the ink was dry on the agreement. There were very valuable things done in the forum and much of that good work now requires us to take stock and examine how we can make sure the industry continues and is healthy and that people can make an income from it. 11 o’clock While there is resistance to introducing a moratorium on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to conduct a full review of the taxation policy of married persons and cohabitating partnerships in view of the time that elapsed since an examination of the current legal status of cohabiting couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...evidence to support some of the measures. If it does this the Government brings public goodwill with it. I have three questions. Will the Taoiseach agree to the establishment of a task force to examine the meat industry? Will the Taoiseach arrange for a weekly update of the usable data in the data hub where people can look at the data themselves? Will the Taoiseach visit the areas...

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...be necessary to authorise a deputy coroner of a district to act in concert with a coroner on a longer-term basis than is provided for in this legislation. Has the Minister had an opportunity to examine the impact of the Coroners (Amendment) Act 2019 on Dublin? Why was six months chosen rather than the two-year period which applies in the Dublin district? The change to civil proceedings...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...trading and property, with the result that the trading business, including the jobs, goes into insolvency and the assets are taken out of the original business. The same kind of thing happened with examinership in respect of CityJet, for example. Our examinership system has preferred the parent company in the Cayman Islands, which will be protected by Irish law. The problem is that the...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...fund might save. Deputy O'Reilly made the point that those affected did not close their businesses and did not plan and could not have planned for what happened. Therefore, it is not a matter of examining how such a fund was handled in the past but of accounting for what is a unique situation. Counterparts across Europe have lower interest rates. We have the double whammy associated...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...fund is welcome. The interest rate is key for those availing of the fund. There are two levels, with a zero rate for a period, which may be the difference between people taking on debt or not. We need to examine how it matches against some of our European counterparts. What we do now is important in avoiding, as much as possible, the cost of creating new jobs, including training,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 811. To ask the Minister for Health the number of investigations being conducted by the HSE regarding Covid-19 related deaths in nursing homes: the locations of the nursing homes that are being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (13 May 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; and the number of protected disclosures examined to conclusion by year in tabular form. [5313/20]