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

Catherine Murphy: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is a potential risk to local authorities in cases where persons are unable to buy out their portion of the shared ownership loans where the value of the property has fallen significantly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42671/13]

Second Report of the Convention on the Constitution (Women in the Home): Statements (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I have had the pleasure of being one of the two nominees from the Technical Group, along with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, to the Convention on the Constitution. Both of us have been fortunate in being able to attend all the sessions so far, which is very helpful in getting a feel for, in particular, the citizen members. I made it my business to ask a number of the citizen members how they...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, who is not in the Chamber as many of my colleagues have said told us earlier that the Fianna Fáil Government had left us beholden, like the Famine victims of old, to seek relief outside the country. Boy, did we have to seek assistance from outside it. A bailout implies that one is getting something for nothing, but...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: If I was convinced this was for the gold-plated policies, I would be persuaded to support it, but I am not persuaded of that. We all know the cost of premia, and €1,000 is not a large figure for an adult and €500 is not large for a child. Most people will have budgeted for the year. As was said, if somebody has just taken out a premium in the last month, will they be impacted...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: General Register Office (15 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the possible adverse impact upon genealogical tourism from the recent move of the Public Records Office to new premises at Werburgh Street, Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38511/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons who have been offered third level courses are unable to accept them because of problems transitioning from receiving social welfare payments to back to education allowance; the cost impact this has on third level institutions; if she has proposed any solution to help assist these...

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: We have a list of changes to Standing Orders that are hardly earth shattering. In fact, it is an extension of the superficial changes that, in reality, change very little. The changes were announced by the Government in advance of the autumn session of the Dáil, yet Article 28.4 of the Constitution makes it very clear that the Government shall be responsible to Dáil Éireann....

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion and I am very happy to be associated with it. I wish to read a response I received from Beaumont Hospital to representations about a patient. The case concerns an adult with hearing loss due to a virus. The clinic is the same as that used for the children in question. The adult is a lone parent with a child with special needs. The kind of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the serious delays in processing claims which require medical assessment and the consequent delays in the appeals process are directly related to the high turnover of medical assessors in her Department; her views on whether the lay-out of medical assessment forms which general practitioners and consultants must complete in respect of most such...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I accept some progress has been made in reducing waiting times for appeals. However, the time taken in dealing with them still remains unacceptably long. What is astonishing is the number of appeals, some 50%, that are successful when they are eventually heard. One has to ask why they were disallowed in the first place. This appears to be a question of administrative resources. Last year...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Some of the appeals are self-generated or Department-generated. The domiciliary care allowance reviews and reviews of people on invalidity payments would have produced a very large number of appeals when they were turned down. They are not all strictly new claimants. Some applicants who have experienced very long delays and been turned down have sent exactly the same medical information on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homeless Persons Data (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made for an emergency needs payment which were prompted because a person or family had become homeless in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of payments awarded in that time and the total cost; her views on whether current housing and rent assistance policy is directly fuelling this problem; the measure she...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will account for the high turnover rate of medical assessors in her Department; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are significant problems in processing fresh claims and appeals due to insufficient resources being allocated towards the area; if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing problems with the standard forms...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (17 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considers that the sale by the Special Liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgages to the exclusion of bids from the holders of said mortgages would result primarily in a disproportionately large number of bids from bigger financial institutions, many of which would likely have benefitted from the State guarantee of former Anglo Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Genealogical Services (22 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 79. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with regard to cultural and genealogical tourism under his remit, his views on potential changes to legislation governing access to cultural and genealogical records and artefacts; his further views on the need to develop and foster a multi-Departmental approach to enhance the genealogical tourism potential here; and if he will make...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: It is very disappointing that the Minister is not here but most of us were here last night to hear his contribution. He stated last night that this is the most comprehensive programme of local government reform ever undertaken in the history of the State.

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: He said that this was to be the most comprehensive programme of local Government reform ever undertaken in the history of the State. The same was said about the reforms of the late 1990s which introduced county development boards, strategic policy committees and area committees. The fact that we are now making the same claim shows the reform then was not radical enough. There is no doubt...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pyrite Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons a contribution from industry stakeholders was not ultimately included in the final agreed remediation scheme for pyrite damaged homes; if he has asked the industry for a voluntary contribution; if he will provide an estimate of the total cost to successfully remediate a house in the most seriously affected...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pyrite Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister did not tell us the legal difficulties that prevented the issue being proceeded with. The industry caused the problem but the Exchequer is picking up the tab. Will the Minister take court action against the industry? Is there any prospect of these levies being brought in? Is there a prospect of forcing a payment on the industry? Will it be time limited, as was envisaged not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pyrite Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister and I can both agree on the dire need for the work to happen as quickly as possible in the most damaged ones first. In the absence of being able to pursue the industry, is he confident there will be sufficient money coming from the Exchequer to repair in the first instance the most damaged houses? Will this be a time-limited scheme to deal with the ones that will have problems...