Results 1-14 of 14 for destroyed speaker:Verona Murphy

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)

Verona Murphy: .... Within minutes there were scenes of flooding along the quay and 2 ft of water swept through Wickham Bros. butchers and The Holy Grail restaurant, to name just two businesses. The storm has also destroyed the crop yield for local farmers. In November last I requested a number of times that the Taoiseach would visit the areas devastated by the tornado but he declined each time. Now it...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: ...did nothing wrong, its actions do not support that position. Tubridy no longer presents his programme. In my view, the act of taking Ryan Tubridy off air was wrong. It has compounded the controversy, while at the same time it destroyed his reputation, in the scapegoating. It was ill advised and should only have been done with the approval of the board. It is as plain as a pikestaff to...

Inshore Fishing: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2023)

Verona Murphy: ...and Spain land fish from Irish waters in Irish harbours, while benefiting from a fuel subsidy implemented by their governments on the back of a derogation given by the European Commission". Imagine how soul-destroying this must be for Irish boat owners and fishers, struggling on the margins or toeing the line between staying afloat and going out of business, to see this type of thing...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15 - Collection of VAT on e-Commerce
Chapter 16 - Revenue's Suspension of Periodic Reviews of Tax Clearance Certificates
Chapter 17 - Overstatement of Certain Unallocated Tax Deposits (8 Dec 2022)

Verona Murphy: ...who get involved in addiction. For most people gambling is like drinking. They can go out and enjoy a drink or go off and enjoy the races but for the percentage of people who are addicts and who destroy themselves and their families, Revenue is adding 23% and Revenue does not see the need for protections to be afforded to people in respect of the collection of that 23%. Revenue has no...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Verona Murphy: ...children." It is just another example of where Government regulations are imposing burden after burden on employers between paperwork, regulations and generally cumbersome systems. Successive Governments have destroyed businesses and disincentivising entrepreneurship. The burdens only further drive up the cost of living which is something this Government seems prepared to do little about.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...testing. Young, unvaccinated people can work in our pubs and restaurants for hours on end but if they eat indoors, NPHET says they are at risk. This is the 2021 version of the €9 meal. Having destroyed and closed businesses for most of the last 15 months, does the Government really expect the publicans or restaurateurs to check people's vaccination status? Is there any scrutiny...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Invasive Species Policy (26 May 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...can act. First, the Department needs to take this very seriously and put steps in place to raise awareness among those who have imported wild flower seeds and steps to prevent black grass from destroying crops. Second, I understand that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no certification process for imported wild flower seeds. We are also importing straw which is not...

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...of low-income families and one that has not been reconsidered in light of the massive changes in society as a result of Covid-19. This policy will change the supply of housing, drive up house prices and destroy towns in rural Ireland. The policy does not, in the majority of cases, allow the building of family homes with front and back gardens. The World Bank has said that the merits of...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...for those with autistic children, who have been far more badly affected than other families have. The reaction of the Government in instituting the longest lockdown in Europe, if not the world, utterly destroyed - that is the only word that can describe the effects of the lockdown - any semblance of normality, routine or progress for these families and will affect them for years to come....

National Marine Planning Framework: Motion (29 Apr 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...them as being in the way. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine must take responsibility and take this in hand. I am all in favour of wind energy but we cannot allow its roll-out to destroy our fishing industry further. There have to be protections for the primary rights of fishermen, ferry operators and leisure craft operators who have serviced the islands of this country...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...to the Minister on a number of issues, so I ask him to respond in writing and that he makes it a priority. I have four and a half minutes to convey to the Minister that he is allowing the EU to destroy Ireland's fishing industry. I want him to fight for the fishermen and women of this country, particularly those of the fishing communities in Kilmore and Duncannon who are dependent on the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jan 2021)

Verona Murphy: The county of Wexford is no exception when it comes to fly-tipping and illegal dumping. It is destroying our beautiful Model County’s landscape from Gorey to Enniscorthy, and New Ross to Wexford. Our county council does what it can but is being hamstrung by GDPR legislation preventing it from using CCTV footage in many instances where it wishes to bring a prosecution for enforcement....

Brexit (Foreign Affairs): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Verona Murphy: ..., if it successful at all. People arrive at the port only to be told there is a problem with one of the eight IT systems accessed. Clarifying which one can take days. The result is that tonnes of food must be destroyed. Where is the Government's social conscience? Past and present Governments dealing with Brexit — the Minister has been a member of both — promised to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2021)

Verona Murphy: ...disruption has ensued since 1 January at ports, within businesses and the supply chain. Does the Taoiseach intend to allow the disruption to continue to the detriment of Ireland? Food is being destroyed. Businesses are failing. Jobs are and will be lost. The consumer will pay a hefty price in their shopping basket if this is to continue, particularly those on low incomes. Will the...