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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: The committee would discover that through questioning the line in the accounts, a member would then be able to get the level of detail. It would be up to the members-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: That level of detail would only stand out if the expenditure was abnormal and then the Comptroller and Auditor General would bring it to the attention of members. Is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Would this detail have come up in 2007 in the Committee of Public Accounts at the time?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: That level of detail of expenditure in a Department. If we were sitting as the PAC in 2007 going through the accounts, would it have been obvious to us that such an amount was being spent on that sort of work?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Is there anything impeding a proper discussion of the matter when the DDDA appears before us?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I thought we were not allowed to proceed with this because of ongoing legal matters.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Does that mean the Minister has lifted his-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Has the Minister lifted his order that we cannot discuss this or how does it work?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: It was after we had that meeting, or that information was requested, that we received a chunk of very detailed information and I wish to acknowledge that his reply was gold standard. When we talk about receiving correspondence from people who appear in front of the committee it is that standard that we seek.

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputies Donohoe and Twomey. I thank the Minister for introducing this Bill. It is important in the context of the promotion of scientific development and scientific endeavours but it is also important in the context of the wider economy. While economic advantages brought about by scientific exploration are good, we should be careful not to reduce such an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (17 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on considering amending Section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (1) under Health Expenses to simply read Physiotherapy. [17826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if is he considering extending the reduced VAT rate for certain goods and services beyond the 31 of December 2013. [16145/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering putting in place a revenue email address to cater for email queries regarding local property tax. [16413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering extending the local property tax deadline beyond the 7 May 2013 for written submissions and the 28 May 2013 for electronic submissions for persons who receive their local property tax return form late from the revenue. [16414/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering an exemption for student residences from the local property tax. [17390/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance the way student residences are to be valued for the local property tax. [17391/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way commercial rates are determined for private houses that are used as businesses for example doctor's surgeries. [16417/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Calculations (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way commercial rates are determined for units in surburban shopping centres. [16418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health if he has had any recent meetings with the Irish Thalidomide Association or the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society and if he will provide an update of the outcomes of those meetings [16146/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Examinations (16 Apr 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the Medical Council's reason for requiring doctors who have been registered for two years on the Supervised Division of the Medical Register to take the pre registration exam as a prerequisite for transfer to the General Division. [16415/13]