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Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to put on the record the Technical Group's opposition to the use of the guillotine on the Water Services Bill.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: We do many things in the wrong order and this is one of them because we are doing it in the absence of the sort of detail we need, as is indicated by the number of amendments that have been ruled out of order which relate to the wider picture as opposed to the specific nature of the Bill. We do not know the detail. When we get to Report Stage, we are not talking about broad principles, we...

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister of State referred to the free allowance being determined by the regulator, which means we are handing over responsibility to the regulator. There is an element of Teflon about that about which I am more than uneasy. The Minister of State also referred to the annual report being laid before the Dáil. We hear this all the time. While the policing report was laid before the...

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Sometimes it is not. This is the evidence we heard.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Is it known how the details will be presented to the House by the Minister for Finance? The limit on borrowings very much depends on the income stream. I must ask again about the €300 million subsidy. Suppose one puts a €500 million cap on the level of borrowings that can be made and then withdraws the subsidy in year two and there is inadequate income, what will happen to...

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Apologies but I am having difficulties in finding my notes.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 41:In page 14, to delete lines 41 to 44 and in page 15, to delete lines 1 to 20.I understood the amendment had been ruled out of order.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: No.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: We were informed amendment No. 41 was out of order.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: In many ways, we are blindly handing control over to the new company, Bord Uisce. Since we do not know what the free allowance will be, it is a major issue. As the Minister of State pointed out on Committee Stage, people with some medical conditions require large amounts of water, for example, people on dialysis. Will the regulator have the final say in this regard? A major administrative...

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Did the press officer send this around?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the skills gap in the technology sector, he is considering a comprehensive digital learning strategy for primary, secondary and third level education with specific focus on enhancing availability of learning options and building high-standard assessment models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11763/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the outstanding difficulties in relation to the proper remuneration for a person (details supplied) have not yet been resolved; when the person may expect the matter to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12059/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons newly appointed teachers who commenced between the 1 January 2011 and 1 February 2012 and who should be entitled to payment at point four of the relevant pay scale, that is, those who formerly received a qualification allowance have not yet been paid at the rate specified in their contracts; when he expects the difficulties within the...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The delay at drafting stage on the mental capacity Bill has now been overcome. When is the Bill likely to be published and what is the intended timeline for its enactment?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities that allow for a pro-rata change in the shared ownership rent subsidy during a current year in the event that a recipient household suffers financial difficulties under the terms of Circular HRT 10/91; if he will issue an updated circular to all local authorities informing them that recipients...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific measures he will take to ensure that Ireland will not exceed emissions limits laid out under the EU Effort Sharing Decision in 2015 as is projected in the EPA CCRP report (details supplied); if he will accept that mitigating actions are required immediately to address this matter and cannot wait until the passage...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (12 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the clear, controlled targets used within her Department for clearing backlogs in applications and appeals for illness schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12611/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (12 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way backlogs for illness scheme applications and appeals are prioritised; if there is a defined triage-type protocol to determining and dealing with the need of the individual applicant; if she will detail this protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (12 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a more permanent solution to handling social welfare assistance applications and appeals is being looked at instead of allowing backlogs to habitually develop and addressing them by redeploying staff temporarily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12615/13]