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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1051. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the final costs in respect of a roof, window installations and render finish to a school in Naas, County Kildare (details supplied); if a tender issued for these works; the total costs to date paid to the design team of the project; the amount expended to keep the site secure; and the duration of the security contract. [30700/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1052. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she and-or the board of management of a school (details supplied) are involved in litigation with a contractor that had its contracted terminated in respect of a school project in Naas, County Kildare. [30701/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1053. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of all subcontractors on a school project (details supplied) that are still owed fees for services and the date on which these contractors will be paid. [30702/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1060. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide for the retention of a fifth classroom teacher at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will outline the appeal process a school may utilise to make a case for retaining teaching staff. [30852/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a company (details supplied) has been used or is being used by her Department or any other agencies under her remit, including An Garda Síochána, including on a free trial basis, in view of the fact that a media report has indicated An Garda Síochána has used the company, and in view of the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the database of images upon which An Garda Síochána will use facial recognition technology to identify a person of interest; the origin of the database; the way that the images will be collected and stored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28947/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Airport Security (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of immigration officials who were rostered to work at Dublin Airport on 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18 and 19 June 2022; the breakdown of staff rostered by day and shift and the number assigned to inbound European Union and non-European Union kiosks; if all available immigration kiosks were staffed at all times to check...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 1803. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position regarding Kaftrio; if he will provide an update on the engagements between a supplier and the HSE; and if he will provide Kaftrio via another source in the interim for persons that urgently require it. [30392/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that she has paid to a firm (details supplied) in respect of its work for her Department regarding scope reviews in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [31420/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I have never claimed that people on this side of the House have a monopoly on empathy and I am sure that the Taoiseach is getting the same kind of queries from people struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis at his constituency office as I am getting at mine in Kildare. It is for this reason that I am struggling to understand why the Government is refusing to alleviate the pressure...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I took it from the written report.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I am quoting back to the Taoiseach what I took from a quote. People are worried about how they will heat their homes, pay their rents or mortgages and put food on the table. Four months feels like a lifetime. All the indications are that this will worsen and we all know that. A number of kites on childcare, taxation and social welfare increases have been flown but how can people get...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It would be perfectly possible, for example, to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies. A sizable amount of additional tax is being taken in because of inflation in terms of energy and the inflationary impact on goods and services. The Taoiseach talks about expenditure but there is a sizable additional income coming in to the Government as well. The Taoiseach talks about Putin and...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: On behalf of the Social Democrats, I welcome the Currie family and again express our sympathy on their loss. When facing up against the weight of systemic oppression, it is easy to feel as if any action you take is futile and that the personal risk always outweighs the reward but Austin Currie provides a really good example of how a seemingly small action can light a spark and lead to...

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I have been following this story for the past week and during the debate tonight and I am struggling to figure out exactly who is in charge. Is it the management that is running the hospital or what input does the Government have? The Taoiseach made his position quite clear earlier today regarding UHL. He said the HSE is directly responsible for the running and the management of hospitals...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I agree with much of what the Deputy said. The development of our well-being framework is ongoing, and the work we are doing at Department level will help to inform future iterations of the framework as it evolves. That will include determining the longitudinal data that could be used to construct the output and impact indicators reflecting the areas of language and culture. With regard to...

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is just under two months since the House last debated reform of the insurance sector. In that time, the situation has grown worse. The Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, which was discussed at the time, is a step in the right direction, but it does not represent the radical reform needed to address the cost of insurance. The fundamental issue is cost. We must not forget...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (22 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider initiating a review of An Bord Pleanála decisions made in respect of the granting of permissions to erect telecommunications masts over the past six years to date in 2022. [33229/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the inappropriateness and shortfall in accommodation in respect of a Gaelcholáiste (details supplied) in Maynooth, County Kildare; the date on which a decision will issue regarding an options study; and if she will provide an update on the readiness of a site that has been identified. [33226/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (22 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a judgment (details supplied); her plans to develop legislation and or consult with the Law Reform Commission in respect of an aspect of the judgement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33197/22]