Results 361-380 of 1,212 for speaker:Dara Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Murphy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures he is taking to preserve the budget of a programme (details supplied) in Cork; the other services that are available to children before attending and after leaving DEIS schools daily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17051/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Stability Programme Update: Discussion with Minister for Finance (30 Apr 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Minister for attending. It must be welcomed that, given the difficult path the country and its citizens have had to take, the targets are being achieved and that the cliche that there is light at the end of the tunnel is proving to be true. I have some questions for the Minister. I know that, linked with the European semester, business groups and others have long since been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Stability Programme Update: Discussion with Minister for Finance (30 Apr 2013)

Dara Murphy: The second question concerned our debt which I think will peak at a figure of 121%, as opposed to 118% or 119% forecast for last year. What impact will this have? Does the Minister perceive it will have a negative impact on our achieving the 0.5% reduction over the 20 year period?

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Payments (1 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 260. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive recieved money in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [20804/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (7 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will give an outline and update on EU Council meetings. [20183/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (7 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I refer to a table outlining the attendance of Irish Ministers at European Union meetings. I congratulate the Taoiseach because Ireland is ranked second out of the 27 member states for the attendance of Ministers and the Taoiseach at these meetings. I urge the Taoiseach to continue this process because there is no doubt that this attendance is vital in the pursuance of our national...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (7 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I urge the Taoiseach to continue that policy because-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (7 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: -----it is clearly reaping benefits. Sixty-three years ago, Schuman spoke of a community of nations and 40 years ago, Ireland joined the EEC, as it was at the time. We are now in our seventh Presidency. President van Rompuy referred to the four critical components of the European Union with banking union, fiscal union and economic union being the first three. I welcome the Taoiseach's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (7 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 368. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the water fluoridation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21568/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place with regard to shortage of medical intern places in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability in the EU: Discussion with Minister of State (7 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the Minister of State to this meeting for an opportune discussion. I had the pleasure of accompanying her on a visit to one of the schools in the Blue Star programme. It is remarkable how open and engaged young people are with the European project. They are a reminder to everyone involved in politics that we all have a role to play in promoting Europe. The European Union is of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Minister. I shall refer briefly to some of the discussion that has taken place in the past 40 minutes. In these committees, an element of groundhog day has started to develop where the leading spokesperson for the Opposition starts with some reasonable questions and it disintegrates into terminology such as waffle, drug addicts in denial and Nero fiddling. We have seen this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: There is one thing he does not seem to get. When I studied economics in UCC, one of the first things we were taught was that income must equal expenditure. The most misunderstood quote in Europe currently is that Europe is moving away from austerity. This does not mean that countries that have excessive deficits are moving away from having balanced budgets, but perhaps it is about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: On the changing of the hierarchy with respect to debt, will the Minister address the issue of whether there is a danger this will drive up borrowing costs? Fianna Fáil mentioned the issue of tracker mortgages, which arose earlier. The banks have a keen interest in seeing this issue addressed. However, these mortgages are a contract between borrower and lender and are not much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: People with tracker mortgages need not fear they will lose out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I asked about the change in the hierarchy in respect of debt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: The margins can be a good deal of money when one is discussing------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: If we changed them forever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: Not a million miles from Senator Barrett's point, I refer to item 12 on the agenda. The Minister stated that the EMU may not be discussed. I refer to the introduction of convergence and the competitiveness instrument. What form might that take, given that our competitiveness has improved so much over recent years and also that peripheral countries need to try to hold some competitive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Dara Murphy: I asked the Minister what form he expects the convergence and competitiveness instrument to take.