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Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment Bill) 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: I thank Deputy Pearse Doherty for his Private Members' Bill on the topic of the Financial Services Ombudsman. Unfortunately the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, are unable to be here today so I am taking the debate on their behalf. They both understand the intention behind the Bill, which seeks to provide for the strengthening of the functions of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: I thank the Chairman and congratulate him on taking up this very important position, particularly given where we are now going as a nation. The role of this committee will be even more important than it has been in the past. I thank the Chairman and his officials for organising today's meeting. I also congratulate Senator Terry Leyden on his election as Vice Chairman, which was a position...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: Yes, the Senator's best days are ahead of him, as they are for all the new committee members. I know some members have been here before, such as Deputies Crowe and Durkan and Senator Paul Coghlan, but to anyone taking up a new position here be assured it is a very interesting committee. I certainly value the opportunity to come here and answer questions and, most importantly, to hear points...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: I thank the members. I have a very significant amount of notes taken. I hope to get to many, if not all, of the issues. The consensus in the country is reflected in the consensus in the questioning. I agree with the vast majority of the observations. I will try to work through them as I got them, starting with Senator Leyden's point. I concur with him very strongly that it is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: I wish the Chairman and members well in their endeavours. I think Deputy Healy-Rae will find his role as chairman of the Committee on European Affairs enjoyable and stimulating but it entails a lot of hard work. The Department will support the work of the committee. I thank the diplomatic representatives who attend these meetings. They play an important part in getting the message from...

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 8:In page 10, line 16, to delete "30 September" and substitute "1 September".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 9:In page 10, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:"(7) A person may not avail of paternity leave under this Act where the person avails of adoptive leave under section 6 of the Act of 1995.".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 10:In page 10, line 18, to delete ", 14(2)and 15(3)" and substitute "and 14(2)".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 11:In page 11, line 21, after "employee" to insert the following:"or the relevant parent concerned is a relevant parent referred to inparagraph (a)(i) of the definition of relevant parent insection 2(1)".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 12:In page 12, line 27, to delete "of the child" and substitute "in relation to the child".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 13:In page 15, to delete lines 26 to 30 and substitute the following:"(2) A period of transferred paternity leave shall commence—(a) in the case of a surviving parent entitled to maternity leave under the Act of 1994, immediately after the end of the maternity leave concerned, (b) in the case of a surviving parent entitled to adoptive leave under section 6 of the...

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 14:In page 19, line 21, after "penalise" to insert ", or threaten penalisation of,". The amendments to section 22 strengthen the provisions ensuring employees cannot be penalised or dismissed as a consequence of taking, or intending to take, paternity leave. The provisions of the Bill are, as far as is practicable, based on the corresponding provisions in the maternity...

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 15:In page 19, line 24, after "dismissal" to insert ", or the threat of dismissal,".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 16:In page 25, to delete line 5 and substitute the following:" 'day of placement' has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2016;".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 17:In page 25, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:" 'relevant adopting parent' means, in relation to a child who is, or is to be, adopted—(a) where the child is, or is to be, adopted jointly by a married couple of the same sex, the spouse of the relevant parent in relation to that child, (b) the adopting mother of the child, or (c) the sole male...

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 18:In page 25, to delete lines 21 to 23 and substitute the following:"(i) in the case of a child who is, or is to be, adopted—(I) where the child is, or is to be, adopted jointly by a married couple of the same sex, the spouse chosen by that couple to be the relevant parent for the purpose of this Chapter, or (II) in the case of a child other than a child referred...

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 19:In page 25, to delete lines 37 and 38 and substitute the following:"(a) in the case of a child who is, or is to be, adopted, the relevant adopting parent of the child, or".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 20:In page 27, line 9, to delete "adopting mother, sole male adopter" and substitute "relevant adopting parent".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 21:In page 28, line 18, to delete "adopting mother or sole male adopter" and substitute "relevant adopting parent".

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: I move amendment No. 22:In page 29, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following:"(14) Subject to subsection (6), a person who is entitled to, or is in receipt of, adoptive benefit under Chapter 11 in accordance with section 58(4)(a)(i) or (b)(i) shall not be entitled to benefit under this Chapter.".