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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Education (19 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm that, regarding the early childhood care and education scheme, there is currently nothing in legislation to prevent a child being removed early by a childcare service provider from their programme whilst allowing the service provider to claim a capitation fee in respect of the child for up to another month; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (19 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the way in which the design manual for streets objective referred to in the Smarter Travel policy document has progressed since his taking office; if the National Transport Authority has identified city and town-specific models to achieve an optimal sustainable travel pattern in urban centres around the State; if he will...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Not at all.

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: On reading the Finance Bill, in an obvious sign of the times I noted it contains much about loan losses, insolvency and the closing off of tax avoidance possibilities. However, I scrutinised the Bill both to establish whether it contained something it should not and if it included a big vision. I must note I did not really discern such a vision. Members get two Finance Bills, the first of...

Other Questions: International Agreements (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of international treaties, conventions and other international legal obligations which Ireland has signed but not ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8737/13]

Other Questions: International Agreements (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The Tánaiste has answered much of what I would have asked in a supplementary question. It is useful to have a list. Could the list be made available on the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade? There is an issue of transparency regarding why an agreement would be signed but not ratified and what the delay might be. There may be a good reason that an agreement is...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, I wish to share time with Deputy Finian McGrath and Deputy Shane Ross.

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The Bill also makes provision to abolish the job assist scheme, but I wonder why. Will the JobBridge scheme replace it? I hope not. Long-term unemployed people were taken on to the job assist scheme. In recent weeks, a landmark case in the United Kingdom deemed something very similar to the JobBridge scheme to be unlawful. These kinds of incentives are really important. Before the...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome this motion. I will focus on two aspects in the short time available to me. First, the so-called mortgage debt resolution. I will cite an example of a couple of people with whom I am dealing. They entered into the scheme with Ulster Bank in February 2012. They disclosed everything and were eventually offered an interest-only option for 12 months. Unfortunately, matters...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding 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. [9015/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following the change in pupil-teacher ratio at further education colleges, he has conducted a review into the number of courses that have been affected by the change; the number of courses that have had to be discontinued due to the absence of one or more instructors for various modules of the courses; if there is an estimate of the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that interim arrangements are in place for persons who must retire at age 65 and who no longer can avail of a transition pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9135/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 5 February 2013, if he will indicate, in relation to the rent assistance scheme, the housing authorities that have been selected as pilot areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9016/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Agency Staff Numbers (20 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency nurses that have been contracted by the Health Service Executive in the past three months broken down by location; the estimated cost to the HSE of the use of agency nurses over the same period; the average spend on each agency nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9188/13]

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: This Bill is about charging more and delivering less, the hallmark of this Government. The cost of going to work, leisure or school, particularly for those in rural areas without access to public transport, has reached a stage where people cannot afford to travel. At the same time, public transport is being withdrawn. In my constituency, 30 people have contacted following the withdrawal of...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: It is a Yaris, a small car with an engine that is less than 1,000 cc and it went up by €50. I doubt it will destroy the planet on its own. The numbers appear to be wrong.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: No, it was in the last month. The Minister also mentioned how an increase of €23 per year is just 44 cent per week. The problem here is a failure on the part of the Government to look at the cumulative effect of all of these charges. People were genuinely insulted when the Minister came out with the remark that the household charge is €2 per week. It is not the Minister's...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: There are 200,000 missing houses.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I am just telling the Minister.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Catherine Murphy: There are 200,000 more houses than the Minister said there was.