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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (22 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 463. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if those who have had positive tests for both core and visual for pyrite on their homes will be sufficient or if further tests will be required; if further tests are required, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (22 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 512. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legal aid scheme will be expanded to provide free legal aid in the context of the newly formed Pyrite Resolutions Board; if he has had any discussions with the the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2930/13]

Other Questions: Public Service Reform (23 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way it is intended to incorporate the citizen-user of public services as a represented party in the ongoing public service pay and performance negotiations to replace the Croke Park agreement; if he foresees any role for the citizen user of public services in these negotiations in terms of the overall reforms of the public service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (23 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a measure of the level of employment flexibility that exists within the public service in terms of both redeployment, sourcing of new employees from outside the public service and promotional prospects within the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3051/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (24 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for enhancing trade agreements between the EU and other countries and trade blocs during Ireland's presidency of the European Council; if there are specific trade agreements under discussion at the moment, and if so, with whom; the expected benefit from concluding such agreements in the next six months; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Application Numbers (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement applications that remain unprocessed at this time; the average length of time it takes to process a rent supplement application; the same figures for each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3911/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that differential rent allowance limits have been permitted within local authority boundaries with respect to certain urban areas; if this is the case with Bray, County Wicklow at present compared to rates in the rest of County Wicklow; if so, if she will outline the rationale for this arrangement; if there is scope to extend this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in relation to the school building works which are outstanding at a primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3984/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was not awarded the tuition fee grant when in this case the applicant had satisfied all of the conditions for such award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4228/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Insolvency Act (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that under the terms of the Personal Insolvency Bill 2012, all pre-existing debt advisory services, in particular State funded ones, who will likely perform several of the functions established under the Bill will be adequately resourced to provide such advice; if she will detail any steps he has taken in this regard; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the length of time it takes for her Department to process a rent supplement application is acting as a disincentive to landlords providing accommodation for persons who may need rent supplement; her views on whether this trend is having a detrimental effect on the ability of persons to access accommodation in their locality; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Others started their contributions by referring to the small number of people who have been through the courts but there are other kinds of corruption of a process. It is clear that our system favoured landowners and developers and we have ended up with a very costly outcome and it is incredibly expensive to service that by way of wastewater treatment plants, social supports, public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I can if the Chairman allows me a minute or two to do so. Bad practice is not exclusive to good times. We could have bad practice now if something was proposed. I have often found myself in what was described as the anti-crowd because I would have scrutinised things. We can have bad practice in good times where people believe anything is better than nothing in terms of development. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Will the blockages at the courts be examined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I still have concerns about resourcing and about the courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: These will be included in the minutes of this-----

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the proposed National Museum and Library Advisory Council will have any specific remit to develop the existing genealogical resources which exist across cultural institutions under its authority and beyond into a shared, centralised genealogical facility which may enable citizens and tourists to access all such available resources;...

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way he intends that the National Museum and Library Advisory Council will adequately meet the needs of both the National Library and the National Museum in terms of fundraising, attracting philanthropic donations of works and day to day management of both institutions; the intended role of his Office in the functioning of the new...

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I too have concerns that what we do should have an eye to the medium and long term rather than the immediate environment in which we find ourselves. What concerns me greatly is that the major focus of attention here is on cost-cutting and efficiency. While I do not have a difficulty with looking to achieve a more efficient service for people who use our cultural institutions, I am very...

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: This Garda policing plan was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on budget day and following that, cuts were made to the service and the money available. One of the goals of the plan is to ensure we have safe communities, but how can we have a plan that is a work of fiction and ensure we have safe communities? The policing plan is supposed to be constructed annually and laid before...