Eoghan Murphy
# eoghan-murphy - Sunday 21 April, 2013
‘Not fit for purpose?’ Why the Dáil’s party whip system may need reform
The whip system – where TDs must vote with their party position or risk expulsion – is the subject of some debate in political circles but immediate reform, ahead of potentially divisive abortion debate, appears unlikely.
# eoghan-murphy - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Free vote for TDs among radical proposals for Dáil reform
Goverment TDs should be allowed to vote against their party on certain matters under proposals by backbench TD Eoghan Murphy in an internal document circulated among Fine Gael members this week.
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 17 December, 2012
Kenny confirms New Year action on abortion issue
Meanwhile, the Pro Life Campaign has said that any legislation would be a “first step in achieving abortion on demand”.
# eoghan-murphy - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Pics: TDs and Senators strut their stuff on the catwalk
Grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, and unprecedented.
# eoghan-murphy - Friday 9 November, 2012
Taxpayers could find out what their money is spent on by next year
Legislation which would provide the taxpayer with a detailed statement of how much tax they paid and where it was spent by the government is being debated in the Dáil today.
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 15 October, 2012
Troika have no issue with reported Croke Park savings – government
The Department of Public Expenditure says it’s checked with the Troika – and there’s no worries about the reported savings.
Fine Gael TDs challenge Government stance on Croke Park
The eight TDs argue in today’s Irish Examiner that “protecting core pay” does not equate to supporting incremental pay increases and allowances for high earners.
# eoghan-murphy - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Government insists Croke Park savings are not overstated
The Department of Public Expenditure says Croke Park savings don’t include estimates for overheads – hours after Simon Coveney said otherwise.
Coveney: Department ‘was being accurate’ in rejecting government’s Croke Park criteria
Simon Coveney says Department of Finance guidelines for calculating Croke Park savings are not realistic in his case.
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 8 October, 2012
Government backbenchers split over possible cuts to private school subsidy
Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy wants to keep the €96 million subvention, but Labour’s Robert Dowds insists it must go.
# eoghan-murphy - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Pastures new: Lordan and McCarthy leave Cork City
Manager Tommy Dunne thanked the duo for their contributions in a statement released earlier today.
# eoghan-murphy - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Dáil public accounts committee to examine public sector allowances
The committee is to scrutinise the controversial allowances to public sector workers following news that savings targeted this year will not be met.
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 27 August, 2012
Minister zooms ahead with ‘car club’ scheme
Deputy Eoghan Murphy is behind the idea, which will see local authorities looking after its implementation once Deputy Varadkar brings new laws into place.
# eoghan-murphy - Saturday 16 June, 2012
In pictures: a rainy Bloomsday across Ireland
A number of politicians – including the President of Ireland – have got into the spirit of things today.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things to know this morning…
# eoghan-murphy - Friday 15 June, 2012
Column: We need to be more than passengers on the Eurozone Express
Let’s think seriously about what we want from the EU – before the thinking is done for us, writes Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy.
# eoghan-murphy - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
Referendum roundup: 2 days to go
Austerity treaty, stability treaty or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.
# eoghan-murphy - Sunday 6 May, 2012
No pay cuts for high earners at former Anglo Irish Bank
Michael Noonan said wage reductions could make it difficult to hold on to staff at the IBRC.
# eoghan-murphy - Thursday 3 May, 2012
A TD wants to know: How many Jedi Knights are there in Ireland?
The Public Accounts Committee asks for figures on how many people signed last year’s Census as ‘Jedi Knights’.
# eoghan-murphy - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
FG backbencher preparing ‘tax transparency’ bill to show where money goes
Eoghan Murphy wants to follow the lead of the UK, where each taxpayer is being given a breakdown of their tax spending.
# eoghan-murphy - Saturday 10 March, 2012
Budgets, ballots and TDs getting booted: the week in statistics
How much is the government overspending by? How much money is Greece about to save? And who’s the richest Irishman alive?
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 5 March, 2012
The Daily Fix: Monday
All the day’s big stories, plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…
‘The outcome was never in doubt,’ says Irish TD who observed Russian vote
Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy was part of an international mission that observed the Russian presidential election and said that the campaign coverage had been “biased” in favour of Vladimir Putin.
# eoghan-murphy - Thursday 12 January, 2012
TDs: ‘JobBridge interns could help us do our jobs’
Both TDs and Oireachtas committees say they need extra personnel – and have asked that JobBridge interns be considered.
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 5 December, 2011
The Daily Fix: Monday
In tonight’s Fix: All the latest from the Budget; good news for Ryan Tubridy; and the world’s Christmas capital (which you’ve never heard of…)
# eoghan-murphy - Wednesday 23 November, 2011
Column: Ireland, we need to talk about Europe
Future EU measures could mean a total fiscal union. If that’s the case, we may as well give up democracy altogether, writes Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy.
# eoghan-murphy - Wednesday 16 November, 2011
Leo Varadkar and Eoghan Murphy go on the run (for charity)
The Fine Gael minister and TD are joining thousands in run tonight for blind athlete Mark Pollock, who was left paralysed in a fall last year.
Column: Is the euro really essential to our economy?
Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy doesn’t want to see us drop the euro – but if it’s a choice between staying in the eurozone or keeping control of our domestic fiscal affairs…
# eoghan-murphy - Friday 11 November, 2011
Dáil committee agrees to draw proposals for banking inquiry
The Public Accounts Committee is to examine whether it can hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the bank guarantee.
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 7 November, 2011
Poll: Do you think the €3.6bn accounting mistake is a big deal?
The fallout of the accounting blunder revealed by TV3 last week rumbles on for the head of the Department of Finance. Do you think we need to get over it – or should heads roll?
# eoghan-murphy - Saturday 5 November, 2011
Column: What The Finance? Heads should roll over €3.6bn gaffe
Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy was at the Public Accounts Committee meeting on Thursday when the Department of Finance explained how its accounting mistake happened – and he’s gobsmacked.
# eoghan-murphy - Tuesday 25 October, 2011
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
In tonight’s Fix: Gallagher’s war of words with SF over donation, the flood cleanup continues, Taoiseach still wants to cut the bailout bill… and was Muammar Gaddafi a Liverpool fan?
Dublin City Council ‘not capable of handling emergencies’ says TD
Eoghan Murphy has raised the council’s response to last night’s flooding in the Dáil, saying some aspects were “incompetent”.
# eoghan-murphy - Saturday 1 October, 2011
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In tonight’s Fix: The latest in the race for the Áras; the Central Bank under fire; and what was discovered in one man’s underwear?
Column: What is the secret of Silicon Valley? And can we bring it to Ireland?
Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy travelled to tech central in the US to figure out if Ireland can recreate that ecosystem for innovation and success. Rule 1 – stop writing reports and just get doing.
# eoghan-murphy - Tuesday 31 May, 2011
Made In Chelsea star’s website asks public to rank attractiveness of TDs
SexyTD.com invites visitors to rank the perceived attractiveness of TDs – in a way echoing Mark Zuckerberg’s Facemash.
# eoghan-murphy - Sunday 27 February, 2011
The Half Hour Fix: 1.30am
EVERY HOUR – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.
The Hot List: How the day unfolded in 12 key constituencies
Kevin Humpheys has taken the final seat for Labour in Dublin South-East. Check out how the first day of counting unfolded in key constituencies across the country.
# eoghan-murphy - Monday 7 February, 2011
Daily Fix: Monday
The highs and lows of today’s campaign trail: The manifestos of the three biggest political parties are unveiled, Dylan Haskins is caught between a rock and a hard place, and Éamon Ó Cuiv is all tuckered out.
Here’s the Eoghan Murphy photo from all of today’s papers
Dublin SE hopeful puts his suit on the line to win a vote – of someone who’s already a party member.
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