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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I will wait until we get a response. The issue was drawn to my attention and I thought it appropriate to write to the committee.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department currently ongoing in the State; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of each in tabular form. [17580/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is quite rare to see prosecutions around corrupt practices arising from lengthy tribunals of inquiry or commissions of investigation, even where there are negative findings. The Moriarty tribunal is a case in point. It has gone back and forth between the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, and the Garda Síochána since it reported in 2011. There are alternatives to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We are all affected and appalled by the images we are seeing in Ukraine. On the sanctions that are already in place, almost half of the 33 Irish special purpose vehicles, SPVs, used by Russian banks and companies are subject to the current sanctions and about €35 billion is involved, a lot of which washes through. The professional firms that manage the SPVs are obliged to freeze the...

Address by H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (6 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I thank President Zelenskyy for his historic address to the Houses of this Oireachtas at this time of great peril for him personally and for the people of Ukraine. The strength, courage and resilience of President Zelenskyy and of the Ukrainian people have been an inspiration, not just for us here in Ireland, but for people all over the world. If Putin had imperial ambitions when he...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The Central Bank has forecasted that food price increases will drive inflation to 8% by the summer, heaping additional pressure on workers and families already struggling to get by. Costs for goods and services everywhere are rising rapidly and household budgets have been vaporised. This particularly impacts on those with low to middle incomes and on those with fixed incomes. I have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: For many people, there is a personal crisis and a family crisis. I know the debates have to go on at European Union level, but we have to inject some degree of certainty about the timeline. Are we talking about next October or before then? The Taoiseach talks about an inclusive process with social partners and stakeholders. What does that mean? We increasingly see people who are at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We have taken in a lot.

Seanad: Comhshuí de Dháil Éireann agus de Sheanad Éireann - Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas - Address by H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (6 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I thank President Zelenskyy for his historic address to the Houses of this Oireachtas at this time of great peril for him personally and for the people of Ukraine. The strength, courage and resilience of President Zelenskyy and of the Ukrainian people have been an inspiration, not just for us here in Ireland, but for people all over the world. If Putin had imperial ambitions when he invaded...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to significant delays for passengers on the ground side of Dublin Airport (details supplied); and his plans to assist the Dublin Airport Authority to process persons in a more efficient manner in advance of the summer holiday season. [17480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has spoken recently with the CEO of the Dublin Airport Authority regarding the lengthy delays being experienced at the security baggage area at Dublin Airport; and the immediate steps being taken to resolve this issue. [17713/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to ensure that the N5 route is sufficiently upgraded to meet traffic levels in the next five years. [17714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the investments or service improvements made on the Dublin-Wexford train line since 1 January 2020. [17715/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of bus stations in County Kildare that are included in the public transport accessibly programme; the type of works planned; and the date for completion of the works. [17716/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority in respect of plans for the roads network that link the areas between the M4 and N7, M7 in north County Kildare; his plans to improve this network of roads in view of the high level of use by heavy goods vehicles; if he has engaged with the Minster for Housing, Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 3 March 2022 (details supplied), if he will provide further schedules of the assets disposed of relating to each named legal entity on the response and the amount raised for each disposal and locations of same. [17430/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of costs and real estate and-or property consultants who have made claims against him over the course of the special liquidation of IBRC to date. [17431/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 285. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she or her officials have spoken with a person (details supplied) since her appointment as Minister. [17701/22]