Results 61-80 of 6,145 for speaker:Catherine Murphy in 'Committee meetings'
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I am curious. The Government apparently said that it felt this proposal could be more ambitious. What was meant by that? Were targets discussed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I am a little confused about our approach. We are scrutinising European legislation, which we are requiring to set targets, yet it appears the Government will not set targets in its legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: What is the timeline for this? There is no point in us being kept up to date if we find out a week beforehand that something is going through Parliament.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: That has not happened previously.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: We have on occasion received proposals close to deadlines.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish Rural Dwellers Association (26 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I apologise for missing the presentation as I was delayed but the issues raised have ranged over topics not indicated on the agenda. I represent Kildare North where people have experienced flooding in both rural and urban locations. If we were to begin again, we would not build in some locations. Mistakes were made in the past. We cannot repeat the same mistakes in the future. It is...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: If there were adequate free allowances, this issue could be put in a different context. Should this whole section be moved into another? If this section is passed, then revisiting the matter later on is based on good faith.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Amendments in my name were tabled on behalf of other Members of the Technical Group. Several of these were tabled by Deputy Boyd Barrett.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I am opposing this on behalf of Deputy Boyd Barrett.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Ten years ago, no one would have anticipated State assets would have to be put up for sale such as Coillte. I have been examining how Coillte has been structured and is packaged in a way to sell it off. Given the role of the troika, we have not been the masters of our destiny. One of my key concerns is that we will not be the masters of the ownership of Irish Water, irrespective of where...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Reference was made to full scrutiny. Will Irish Water report to the relevant Minister in the same way that the HSE reports to the Minister for Health? It will be a separate company. Deputy Cowen made some points about the need for full information in advance to calculate what is required. Only then can we see how the numbers pan out in terms of the number of households and what is...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: The legislation is the legal framework for the installation of meters. However, we read in the newspapers about the practical difficulties in regard to the contractors responsible for this work. A number of high profile articles have appeared in the media over the past week or so indicating the significant amounts of money contractors would be required to have in terms of turnover before...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Can I come back in on that point?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Is it true that the level set in the criteria for regional contractors is €400,000 and that the level for local contractors is €100,000? If so, I am concerned that it will disqualify smaller contractors who could be subcontracting.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Can I pursue the point I made about the-----
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I would like to clarify the point on the contractors. There will be a regional contractor and there will be local contractors.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Will subcontractors come into the equation as well as people who are directly employed?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I want to restate my concern that subcontractors are at the end of the food chain.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I absolutely want that to be taken into account.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)
Catherine Murphy: On a point of order, Chairman, amendment No. 6 seeks to deal with one of the key issues.