Results 281-300 of 1,212 for speaker:Dara Murphy

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence Refuges (13 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Health, who is not available at present. I thank Deputy Rabbitte for raising this topical and important issue and I welcome the opportunity to clarify the Government's approach to the funding of domestic violence services generally. Cuan Álainn, as Deputy Rabbitte has said, provides second-stage accommodation for women and children who are...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: It was two years after I was born.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: It is a privilege to be in the House today. I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who was unavoidably absent for some of the contributions. This legislation, which has been moving through the Houses for a long number of years, represents the fulfilment of one of the country-specific recommendations that we have inherited and that we continue to work towards. Given...

EU Scrutiny Work Programme 2015: Motion (7 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: I move:That Dáil Éireann adopts, in accordance with Standing Order 102A(2)(c), the ‘EU Scrutiny Work Programme 2015, Joint Committees’ Priorities’ which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 9th April, 2015 by the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs.

Challenges Facing the European Union: Statements (Resumed) (7 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank Deputies from all sides who contributed to the debate which was a good debate. I note the comments by two Deputies, Deputy Paul Murphy and Deputy Shane Ross, who started by describing the debate as a waste of time and yet contributed. Everybody else who contributed did so in a very productive fashion. Europe Day is an opportunity to consider in a small way the importance of the EU...

Challenges Facing the European Union: Statements (7 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: In marking Europe Day in the House today, it is appropriate to begin by surveying the political and economic European landscape. Our Union, it is fair to say, is in a very different position from where it was a decade ago. Financial uncertainty, conflict on our borders and a heightened threat from terrorism mean that the EU is facing challenges beyond what we could have imagined in 2005....

Seanad: Europe Day and European Commission Work Programme: Statements (7 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: It is a great pleasure to be here for statements on Europe Day and the European Commission's work programme. I am very grateful to the House for giving me the opportunity to contribute to these exchanges in the run up to Europe Day. The work programme produced by the new Commission last December, A New Start, sets out the actions the Commission intends to take this year to make a real...

Seanad: Europe Day and European Commission Work Programme: Statements (7 May 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank Senators for their constructive contributions to this debate on the European Union. The main benefit of Europe Day is that it gives people an opportunity to think about Europe and how important it is in our lives. Senator van Turnhout suggested that on Saturday people might take the time to engage with friends and family and talk about the European union. Naturally, much of the time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Chairman. It is a great pleasure to be back at my former committee. I acknowledge the presence of members of the Committee of the Regions who are here and also my colleagues from the Oireachtas. I will give a brief report on the General Affairs Council, but the rest of the presentation is not particularly brief. It is substantive and I ask for the Chairman's indulgence in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: There was a broad range of questions. To start with the question on broadening the tax base, we welcome the fact that the Commission and the Council have acknowledged that Ireland has made significant progress in this regard. I will not go through the property tax and the other ways in which we have broadened it to date. Development in the future will be in the space of getting more people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: Yes. It is a very important part of my job to bring to the General Affairs Council the observations and deliberations of this committee, so I will continue to ensure that process works. There was a strong intervention on Monday evening from Bulgaria. Many countries from the southern Mediterranean are deeply affected and concerned for the poor individuals involved, who continue to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: It is very much on the agenda. As the Deputy will know, the broader issue underlying the migration we are now seeing is the significant state failings in countries like Syria and Libya. They are the consequence of many factors, over many years, which have now reached the point of significant conflict. I am not going to comment on the broader foreign policy actions taken by other countries,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Chairman.

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: I refer to amendments Nos. 49aand 49b. The Bill sets out very clearly that there must be public consultation. The Minister has considered amendment No. 65a. The policy approach being taken is that under section 99 the authority will carry out public consultation in that area. If the Deputy's points come to bear at that stage, they can then be raised. It will also examine whether the...

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: To be clear on the issue of Donegal and Cork, we are not disbanding the independent referral bar. The Deputy's points are well made on the fact that the ambition of the Bill is to ensure access for citizens to legal processes in a way that is reasonably priced and available wherever one is from, rather than in major centres in Dublin. We have moved to make sure that the interests of...

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: As Members are aware, in the other two amendments, the concerns of Members have been taken on board by the Minister. They acknowledge the important role of committees in the functioning of these Houses. This amendment, however, is considered a step too far. It is a straightforward provision. There is a risk of open-ended disruption when there may be other forums where an issue could be...

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 43:In page 29, to delete lines 1 to 3.

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 47:In page 33, line 10, to delete “1 year” and substitute “2 years”.

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 48:In page 34, line 7, to delete “2 years” and substitute “4 years”.

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Dara Murphy: I thank Deputies for their amendments. Amendments Nos. 49aand 49b, tabled by Deputy Murphy, would in effect enable all barristers and solicitors to immediately hold clients' moneys and allow the Minister to regulate for this. However, key safeguards have been put in place in case such an event arises, and, therefore, we cannot support the amendments. We consider that the serious safeguards...