Results 18,201-18,220 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: When does the penny drop that an urgency is required to changing the approach? When the committee corresponds with the agencies could we get an idea of what process is needed to change to a system where there is an acceptance of liability?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I remember something very similar when some years ago I asked parliamentary questions about education and how much it was costing the State when parents were taking cases seeking appropriate education for their children who had special educational needs. Over the previous three years it had totalled some €20 million. The parents were only seeking education for their children. Part...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I do not think they are the bodies that we are particularly worried about. It is the bodies whose accounts date from 2014.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: There is a trend, though, among some of these ETBs regarding the oversight by the boards. When one sees it in more than one ETB, there is a role for the Department of Education and Skills here. It is not just one ETB. Perhaps we should suggest they do significant work on governance because I do not think the board members actually understand their responsibilities or what an audit...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: There is probably not a day that goes by where we see a report such as this where procurement does not crop up. Value for money is the key issue. I agree with the point made that there is a perception, at least, and it is quite destructive, that there may be preferred people who are fortunate in doing more business with a particular entity. The procurement rules probably favour the larger...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Where did the funds come from?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Where do we find these people?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to pick up on that point and also the issue of the contingent liability regarding the HSE. That might be appropriate to our work programme and I wish to flag it. It is a very large amount of money.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: It may be valuable for us to spend a session looking at that and the transition. After we have the correspondence back from the HSE, we might consider that in the work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: If one wants to find something complicated, one only has to look at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. We effectively collect motor tax and we spend it on things like Irish Water. We collect local property tax and we spend it on roads, which is a bit of a conundrum. There are very significant issues. I do not know if they will fall within our remit. For example,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I will also write because I have done quite a piece of work on this myself. Perhaps that could be something we could consider to see if there are aspects we could look at.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I had the privilege of being one of the members of the joint committee. I compliment the members of the committee and, in particular, the chairperson, who has gained a great deal of respect. People see her as somebody with a great deal of patience and professionalism. We spent a solid three months in public session listening to evidence. It was a two-phase process. The first phase was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. The information they provided us with is useful. There is no doubt that there has been a substantial improvement over the decades in public transport services. I recall being a member of the consultative panel of the Dublin Transport Initiative that discussed some of the proposals that we now see in operation. The committee is examining...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Is disability factored in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: What about customer service surveys?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I am talking about people who cannot use the service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: What about the question on Irish Rail?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Where is that being piloted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: What about design, in relation to Bus Éireann?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Catherine Murphy: That means that there is a requirement to have a suitable surface or platform in place.