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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health if will provide details of the occupational therapy services available here and the locations of same; the number of adults and children in County Kildare who are awaiting assessment from an occupational therapist; if he will provide details on current expected delays in occupational therapist referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41353/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Dr. Norris for her comprehensive introduction and for the copies of the Housing Finance Agency's annual report, which makes for interesting reading. I accept that the agency does not make policy, but I assume it does advise the Government on such issues as the costs and risks associated with, for example, the shared ownership loan scheme. That particular scheme is aimed at people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I will return after Priority Questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: The loans are off the Government balance sheet when the HFA fund the voluntary housing association as opposed to Government funded projects

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: In actual fact that is probably what makes the decision. It is not counted as Government borrowings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Rent assistance is also paid to persons eligible for social housing.

Philanthropy and the Arts: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I am a great believer that when somebody does one a turn then one should feel a sense of obligation to return something, and we must see philanthropy in this context as two-way. I am concerned about the approach being taken to The Gathering, which I know is more with regard to tourism. It has the potential to end up as a one dimensional and quite superficial event and we could do so much...

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I also wish to begin by thanking Deputy O'Sullivan for her hard work in putting together this comprehensive motion.

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Unfortunately, it is a legacy of Tony Gregory which Deputy O'Sullivan did not want to keep. He brought the problem to the attention of the Dáil originally.

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: However, all these years later, none of us can be happy with the situation. I speak in broad support of the aims of the motion which are about acknowledging the problem, examining comprehensive ways to address it and being open-minded about it. I regret that Deputy Keating introduced a tone which was playing politics with the issue. I acknowledge what was stated by Deputy Stanton about...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Genealogical Services (3 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to any feasibility study that has been conducted into the development of a consolidated, State overseen facility, both online and by traditional means, to allow members of the public to access digitised genealogical records from a wide variety of State and private sources including but not limited to the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (3 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 18 July 2012, if he will provide details of the engagement he has had with national cultural institutions in relation to developing a commemorative programme to tie in with the Decade of Centenaries and the Gathering event; if part of this engagement has been with the National Archives, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Crumlin Children's Hospital's Respiratory Department are refusing to treat a person (details supplied) in County Kildare and have instead referred them to Tallaght where they will start from scratch; Crumlin Children's Hospital's will continue to treat them for the several other medical conditions; her views on whether it is good medical practice to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (4 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures for the total corporation tax receipts broken down by sector and industry for the years 1990 to date in 2012; if he will provide details of the various rates of corporation tax for the same period; if figures are available for the effective corporation tax take by sector and industry for the past eight years including to date in 2012;...

Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I am broadly supportive of this legislation but, as has been said, it is not the entire solution. It is only right that we give front-line workers as much protection as we can. Too often we think that legislation on its own can solve the ills of the country. There are a few other elements that must be considered at the same time. We lack a civic culture because we have neglecting the...

Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: It will be shelved on Mondays, as and from today. Is Deputy Lawlor happy with that?

Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Dare one have a heart attack and need an ambulance within seven or eight minutes. One would certainly be at risk.

Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Another type of attack is being made. It is on people who will be deprived of services.

Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Does Deputy Lawlor think one day will make a difference? From today, the service will be curtailed from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. and it will not be available to people who need it during the day.

Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Oct 2012)

Catherine Murphy: There is a great distance between Blanchardstown, Tallaght or Naas and parts of north Kildare that will not be provided with a vital service during the daytime. That is another attack. Deputy Lawlor is defending that attack.