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Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (26 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the right of first refusal was not offered to the 4,000 Irish Bank Resolution Corporation performing mortgages at or above the valuation level; the consideration that was given to this; the reason it was not decided to proceed in this way; the conditions that have been built into the sale that comparable lending rates and conditions will apply;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (26 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance if the independent valuation has been completed in respect of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loan books; if not, when same will be completed; if so, the way each loan book differs from the prior valuation; the estimated cost of the discount by loan book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50210/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 497. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that were transferred by division to new divisions in 2010 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013; the extent to which this occurred because of the Garda Commissioner’s policing plan; the extent to which it occurred because of changing demographics or crime trends; the difficulties in transferring gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Juvenile Liaison Service (26 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 504. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers in each county to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50532/13]

Forestry Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the advancement of the Bill, which most speakers did. It is time the legislation was updated and modernised. We are very conscious that the work started under the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes's predecessor, the late Shane McEntee, who, along with his family, we all think about at this time. Recently, a decision was made not to proceed with the sale of Coillte's harvesting...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (27 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 11. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline in which he expects the Government to respond to the report and draft Bill of the copyright review committee; if he will indicate at this stage the further consultations he plans with members of the public and interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50526/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (28 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he took the decision to treat teachers who are not members of a trade union as if they were; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the practical result of this decision is that teachers who work in union-designated schools and who are not members of unions have their pay altered as if they were members of the predominant...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (28 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide full details of the service level agreements which have been undertaken between Irish Water and individual local authorities; the way these agreements will determine the funding to be provided to local authorities for the provision of water services in 2014 in each case; the amount expected to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (28 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to make changes to the law in respect of information seized as a by-product of the seizure of a computer; if data protection responsibility continues to be positioned with the data collector but the computer has been seized and, therefore, not under their control; the way they can give effect to that responsibility; in the event of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Archives (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason 70,000 boxes of archives held by the National Archives are at present uncatalogued and in need of archival and preservation processing; if this backlog means that the National Archives is not being facilitated with the necessary resources to allow it to fulfil its statutory obligation to preserve State records; his plans...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Archives (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I tabled this question because I received a response to a parliamentary question on the extent of uncatalogued records in the National Archives. There are 70,000 boxes, which is more than I believed were in the archives. Obviously the National Archives has a statutory function, but that function can be properly put into effect only if there are sufficient resources to catalogue and preserve...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Archives (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I do not doubt the high level of commitment of the very limited number of staff at the National Archives. The National Archives appears to be the poor relation in terms of allocation of staff while at the same time we have archivists who are unemployed and in receipt of social welfare payments. It does not stack up that we would have such a monumental job of work to do. Will the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Archives (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: It is welcome that there will be some proposal regarding the accommodation of the boxes. There is also the prospect of using the Internet to display records and a catalogue of the boxes’ materials. However, a catalogue will have to be fully compiled first. The destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922 was a terrible act of vandalism and a significant loss. This has...

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: This Private Members’ motion focuses on EirGrid’s pylon proposals. However, the major wind energy proposals are, of course, linked. While wind and wave energy projects represent a major opportunity, the main question is how we develop them. The idea of a ring main around the island has not been given the consideration it deserves. Such a ring main would lie offshore, which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the introduction of the Intreo service is intended to dispense with the role the community welfare officer currently plays; the number of offices that have been closed since the scheme was introduced; the number she plans to close and the time frame she is working to; where the staff have been deployed to; the way emergencies are to be handled...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 370. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 635 of 18 July 2013, which of the 41 funding bodies listed are designated as funding administering bodies which administer funding on behalf of the her Department; if she will clarify the reason 41 bodies were listed in the reply when only 31 are authorised to administer funds in this way; which...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 371. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 19 November 2013 if she will account for €5.566 million of the €53.498 million stated to be provided for youth funding schemes considering the amount laid out for the youth funding schemes in the answer to said question only adds up to €47.932 million; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 372. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 19 November 2013, the way the €1.75 million in capital funding has been distributed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51305/13]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: On the insertion of "Reform" into the title, while I accept this is reform, it is not the reform I believe we need. This is a huge missed opportunity. I will avail of every opportunity to make that point. The Minister would be surprised if I did not. I do not propose to labour many points because I spoke in detail on this matter on Second Stage. I presume we will deal with the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The point is that the local government fund has been decreasing since 2009 and continues to decrease. This is being backfilled by household charge and property tax receipts. The Minister is splitting hairs in terms of saying funding for Irish Water will not be met from the local government fund because the property tax receipts are being used to shore up that fund, or will be in the future.