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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the Road Safety Authority to publish the complete data on the number of serious injury road traffic collisions, to include hospital data, for 2023; the reason for delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29456/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the success rate of the system used for mutual recognition of disqualified drivers between the UK and Ireland; to provide an update on his Department's review of the system used in Ireland; his intention to adopt the UK 'administrative' system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to abolish the current system used by the Road Safety Authority requesting disqualified drivers to surrender their licences by post to an RSA PO box in Cork, resulting in an only 5% compliance rate; his plans to put in place a fit-for-purpose system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29458/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, following his statement in 2023 announcing that an organisation (details supplied) will be populated with verified driver numbers from mid 2024, he can now confirm that this work has been completed; if it includes all driver numbers; the reason for the delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29459/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Coverage (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following a reply to a PQ raised in March 2023, if the insurance details of the 257,320 fleet and motor trader vehicles have been uploaded to the national fleet database; if the MIBI has shared the insurance details of every vehicle on this database with An Garda Síochána on its mobility device app, to provide An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on secondary school transport services from Kilmore in County Wexford to Wexford town, County Wexford; if additional services will be provided in September 2024 under the school transport scheme for concessionary students similar to concessionary services provided for in Callan, Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to roads policing units in Cork west; if there was an increase of eleven members in one month, from 19 members in February 2024 to 30 members in March 2024; the date of the last roads policing competition held and completed in the southern regions; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (9 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to advise in regard to funding which has been sanctioned for the kit out of the new premises of Wexford women’s refuge in Maudlintown, County Wexford; when the funding is expected to be released to the refuge; what additional levels of funding will be awarded to the refuge going forward to manage operational costs; and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: With due respect, clearly everything I outlined in my first contribution highlighted that those business supports are only able to counteract the rising costs. They are not actually assisting businesses, which are going bust, for the want of a better expression, simply because we do not have people with high-end jobs and residual income to be able to go out and spend on a night out due to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration he is giving to the reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28769/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: I am sure the Minister will be aware of the higher prices being charged in the tourism and hospitality sectors over recent years. The increasing costs of operating a business in the industry ultimately mean that the customer has to pay more for goods and services. At the moment the Government is playing a three-card trick on businesses. On the one hand, it is providing grants to businesses...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: I know it is part of the consideration. The Minister just accused Deputy Doherty of being a eurosceptic. Maybe he is one himself, given that the VAT rate for hospitality is lower in other European countries and most major European cities. It is only 7% in France and Germany. In destinations such as Portugal it is 6% and Greece it is 6.5%. Spain and Italy are at 10% and yet we persist...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: Most of it is in Dublin.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: Most of it is in Dublin.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: I know that is what the Minister believes but what I am trying to do is give him the experience of-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: Excuse me.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what discussions his Department has had to facilitate increased direct train services on the Rosslare to Dublin line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28936/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, and wish him well in his new role. He may wish to brush up on Wexford where austerity measures cut road funding budgets and left the county with a deficit of €68 million in its roads budget since austerity times. This is now critical when it comes to roads infrastructure. I also wish the Minister, Deputy Ryan, well in taking a step...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: I engaged with a constituent who has sent me this letter. It is simple and as a train user, I am going to read it. It states: The current service provided by IrishRail is subpar, with significant limitations in frequency and speed. With only four return services per day, Wexford suffers from one of the least frequent intercity services in the country. Despite this, there has been...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: The most interesting thing the Minister has said so far is that there may be a proposal from the review to build a new rail line with the N11 upgrade. We are a small progressive country. The whole of Europe has a proper rail infrastructure that caters for people's needs. A shuttle service would be a retrograde step. The reality is we have to start somewhere and as a progressive country,...