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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (15 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for incremental credit by a person (details supplied); and if a decision will be issued to the person. [8446/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 580. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied); and if she and or her officials plan to adopt the recommendations contained within the report in the context of planned and or proposed strategies and or legislative changes. [7734/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 581. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a schedule of the organisations and or groups she has consulted with as part of the review into Part IV of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; and if she has directly engaged with all stakeholders as part of the review. [7735/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sports Organisations (15 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 616. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the position in respect of sports clubs offering houses as prizes in the course of their fundraising activities in the context of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 [8379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 618. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has engaged with the Garda Commissioner and or the Garda traffic corps in respect of developing a proactive strategy to address the issue of the State's motorway network being used by criminal gangs and persons to commit acts of burglary and assault. [8397/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 703. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent CAMHS assessment can be immediately provided for a person (details supplied); the referral pathway in order that these acute and urgent cases may be triaged and the pathways for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7738/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 779. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); if it will be ensured that the infant receives the required treatment in a timely manner; and if he will respond to the correspondence that has been sent to him and his officials. [8024/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the witnesses. As I have only ten minutes and a number of questions to ask, I will try to keep my questions brief and I would appreciate brief replies. The two big issues are the ability to deliver and the financial stability. In his opening statement, Mr. Hendrick made the point that as the risk profile of the project evolves it is likely that some of the early-stage investors...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Have people that NBI expected to stay with the project dropped out?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We are still in a very low interest rate environment. The rates of return seem very high given the risks are known now and the project is under way. For example, the loans are, I understand, unsecured. Is Mr. Hendrick confident that no risks will arise? In terms of the interest accruing, Mr. Hendrick said NBI has no plans to pay it yet. It was reported recently that €11.8 million...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The area was mapped out and there was to be an encroachment subsidy if there was to be competition with a commercial entity. It has been reported that Eir has passed 45,000 homes within the intervention area and that is where the encroachment subsidy would arise. Has NBI engaged with the Department on an encroachment subsidy regarding those premises?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Is Mr. Hendrick saying other providers will be less attractive in terms of people connecting?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Why would a commercial entity do what we are talking about?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Of the €223 million, €227 million or whatever it is, how much was put in in hard cash?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Is that by way of shares or loans?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: With regard to the recovery of the outlay, what has been recovered to date, right from tender stage?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: How much?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Are there agreed targets for 2022 yet?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is not agreed yet. We can talk to its representatives in the afternoon.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: To follow up on the question Deputy Dillon asked on the numbers, the numbers appear to differ from those in Mr. Hendrick's opening statement. He stated 154,000 premises were constructed or under construction. I understand the difference between “passed”, “constructed”, “connected” and all the rest of it but believe language is often used that does...