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Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes the grave injustice that is the current assessment, review and appeals system for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) which has, since its transfer to the Department of Social Protection in 2009, seen: -- a continuous escalation in application refusals based on desk assessments carried out by administrators and medical assessors neither of which are required to...

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the Technical Group for agreeing to table this Private Members' motion, which we have worked on together. The domiciliary care allowance was never an automatic award. As we often hear from parents, many people found out about it by accident. A person must apply for it. To qualify for the monthly payment of €309, the person caring for a child, usually the mother, had to prove the...

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: That is what people tell us.

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I am not making these people up. We are not making these stories up.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the principles and the reasons underlying Garda staffing deployment across the country; the process by which gardaí are deployed; the reason Garda numbers per head of population vary so much between different Garda divisions; if the current deployment of gardaí accurately reflects any specific, centrally...

Written Answers — Private Debt: Private Debt (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the statistical analysis available to him to quantify the levels of debt held in the private commercial sector here; the up to date figures in respect of same; if he examined the McKinsey report published in January 2012 which stated that total debt in non-financial Irish corporations was some 194% of Irish GDP and outstanding debt in Irish...

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will make public the results of the consultation process conducted by a company (details supplied) in relation to the customer care jobs in its Republic of Ireland operations; if he will seek assurances from the company that these jobs will not be exported to Northern Ireland; if the company will guarantee the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 283: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he intends to adopt and publish the requirements of the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive, Directive 2002/91/EC, with regard to the inclusion of the building energy rating score in the advertising for sale of a building; if he intends applying such a requirement to all advertising...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the Garda Recorded Crime Statistics report published by the Central Statistics Office recently, he will explain the reasons up to three-quarters of burglaries have gone undetected by gardaí in the period in question; if he can provide statistics to show the level of burglary detection broken down by each Garda...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (8 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital and current budget allocations for the Luas BXD extension to Broombridge in 2012; the year end forecast for overspend or underspend in each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22880/12]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (9 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital and current budget allocations for the Luas BXD extension to Broombridge in 2012; the year end forecast for overspend or under spend in each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22988/12]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (9 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be acting on the recommendations of the Mahon Tribunal and ensuring that an independent appointments board will appoint future members of the National Transport Authority; if so, if he will provide details of any proposals he may have on achieving same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22987/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any arrangements within semi-State companies whereby individual employees are paid for their services, either for regular contractual duties, extraordinarily contractual duties or both, through the practice of incorporating themselves and having that remuneration paid to their company; if he will outline the tax...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (9 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 127: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the Noise Nuisance Bill which was advanced by the previous Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23219/12]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (9 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be in a position to ratify the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23220/12]

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: First Stage (10 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the adoption of a national policy and the making of plans by the Government in order for the State to reduce energy demand, dependence on non-renewable energy sources, and greenhouse gas emissions; to provide for adaptation to the effects of climate change; to make provision for the setting and achievement...

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: First Stage (10 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I thank those who prepared the Bill, Senator Feargal Quinn, who is here today, and Mr. Seán Gallagher, who provided much of the expertise behind it. While it is important legislation, much more needs to be done in the construction sector. However, that should not stop us from doing things that could have a fairly immediate effect. I would like to see much more comprehensive legislation...

Food Harvest 2020 (10 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if Food Harvest 2020 is his policy; and, if so, the reason there was no strategic environmental assessment in view of the fact that it is legally required under Directive 2001/42/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23398/12]

Food Harvest 2020 (10 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: A strategic environmental assessment is required under the EU directive. A high level of consultation with environmental groups and the public is required. Was that part of the terms of reference given to the people awarded the tender or are we aiming at something below that? We all recognise the increasing importance of the food industry and the agriculture sector as one of the areas with...