Results 14,841-14,860 of 15,555 for speaker:Eoghan Murphy
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: I accept that but in the interest of transparency, these things come up and will continue to come up - the amount Deputies and Senators are expensing in the course of their jobs. At the end of the year, taking 10%-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Yes. If it was possible on a more regular basis to see exactly what was being incurred as an expense and why, one would be able to check in and keep an eye on it because that is what we also want.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Is that a recommendation that comes from the joint committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: The recommendation would come from the Minister's office as to what the changes are to be if there are to be any changes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: I wish to come back in if I can to discuss the Civil Service.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: When did that change? When did it lose its independence?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: It was a decision made by the review body itself.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: It was not going to do that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Would it be fair to state that after this happened, perhaps things got a bit out of control from 1997 onwards?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Yes. Were there also changes in practices after 1997?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: One just got the allowance and there was no vouching.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Is the Independent Members' leader's allowance part of this change from 1997?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Was that legislation introduced in 2001?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the amount of the Independent leader's allowance, that is, the €41,000 unvouched amount.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: But it increased in 2001.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: From what period was that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Okay. That increase would have come into effect in 1997. Is that how it would have worked?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: Does this also correspond to an allowance paid for each Deputy elected to a party?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances (23 Oct 2012)
Eoghan Murphy: But that is a different amount. For example, upon my election Fine Gael received an amount.