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Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the rights of the borrower in cases where a special liquidator or liquidator offers for sale a non-performing mortgage; if the borrower has the right to buy out their individual mortgage; if such sales are at the complete discretion of the liquidator; his views on whether this policy may close off an avenue of debt resolution to many individual borrowers;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will state the rights of the borrower in cases where a special liquidator or liquidator offers for sale a non-performing mortgage; the duties and responsibilities of the purchaser of said mortgages toward the borrower, particularly with regard to repayment frequency, term and interest rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance if a borrower with a well-performing mortgage at a financial institution in special liquidation may offer to buy out this mortgage if it is offered for sale by the liquidator; if such sales are at the sole discretion of the liquidator or if there are particular procedures in place to assist the borrower in such situations; if he will indicate the full...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Data (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if any sum has been repaid from the Central Fund into the Local Government Fund equivalent to moneys raised by Revenue through the local property tax to date in 2013; the amount of money; the date or dates on which it was paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42120/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will indicate, in respect of public health doctors and community medicine doctors who are on salaries of €65,000 or less and who work less than whole-time hours, are having pay cuts imposed in breach of the Haddington Road agreement; the measures he proposes to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 399. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of ongoing cases of unauthorised development presently being handled by each planning authority in the State; the way this information is being tracked; the number of such unauthorised developments that are commercial in nature as opposed to individual-residential in nature; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 429. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some criminal cases where a suspended sentence has been imposed the term of the sentence may expire due to lengthy judicial review appeal processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41894/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 446. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposal to establish a vetting passport in relation to Garda vetting is being considered by him; the progress that has been made in respect of same; the risks associated with moving to this system; if he has looked at international best practice in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42114/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 458. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason redistribution of Garda personnel so that areas with disproportionately low number of gardaí relative to their populations will have an increase in Garda personnel has not been among his police priorities; if he intends to make this one of his police priorities for the 2014 year; his reasons for that decision; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 459. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the minimum establishment required for each district and the policing requirements of each division and the way they affect how Garda resources are distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42159/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 460. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average Garda time of response to emergency calls in each district and division; the way this affects how Garda resources are distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42160/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 461. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the factors that were taken into account when deciding which Garda stations to close; the way those decisions were made; the way other Garda stations in the area will adjust to meet the needs of the communities once stations have closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42161/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I am pleased members of the panel have highlighted the fact that they are in favour of the development of wind energy projects. We all accept their importance, but the key issue is how it is done. Has the panel considered whether the approach taken contravenes the principles of the Aarhus Convention, given that people have been signed up in advance? What can be done about this? When a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Outline Heads of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: It has been a very good process in that it was very useful to have received the expert opinions from right across the spectrum. Had I been writing it, I probably would have been more hardline on a number of issues. I would have wanted targets, etc. It is important that we can live with the report going to the Minister. Circumstances would be different had we written it ourselves. Deputy...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to change the sharing arrangement as Deputy Halligan will not be here and I would like to share the timeslot with Deputies Finian McGrath and Tom Fleming.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I am pleased that this motion is on the agenda as it is timely. I want to highlight two cases as doing so makes the case for this motion better than any other way of dealing with matters. The first case relates to a young man in his mid-30s who is married and has two children. He is working. He is on an interest only payment but is working with the bank to restructure his mortgage and,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (9 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the State’s exposure to rents on vacant properties has decreased since the Government came to office; if he will provide an updated list of all properties rented by the State that are vacant at present including the annual rental amounts due in respect of each and the agency that acts as tenant; all former vacant rented...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (9 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons who have left the live register in the past 12 months; of those, the total number who found full-time employment; the number who found part-time employment; the number who moved onto a State sponsored employment scheme; the number who transferred to another social welfare payment; the number who left the country; and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Finance Agency Funding (9 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an offer by the European Investment Bank to provide funding to assist in the construction of affordable mixed use housing through both State delivery and State partnerships with housing associations; the amount of funding that has been taken up or will be taken up; if no such offer has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (9 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the review of the shared ownership loan scheme is complete; if he will share the findings of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42664/13]