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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: We are deeply unhappy.

Appointments to the Standards in Public Office Commission: Motions (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the making of these appointments. SIPO must now be at its full strength and the media focus before Christmas drew strong attention to that. A lesson should be learned for the next time when there will be replacements that it will be done in a more timely way. I welcome the Minister's statement that there will be more work done in this area because where politics is funded from...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I did not get a list of the grouping of amendments.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: No; I will wait for the list. I noted the amendments that were mentioned.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I had understood that shared services was something that could happen under previous legislation. Extensive procurement goes on in terms of services. Is there no question of local authorities having to go through that process before sharing services?

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: There is an extensive procurement process for almost everything and it absorbs a huge amount of administrative time. Is there no question of these services having to go through the process?

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The amendment I tabled related to the European charter for local self-government and went quite some distance further. Having said that, I welcome the fact that the amendment has been tabled. It is going to be down to the culture within the local authority as to what consultation means as in some cases it has become a very discredited word, where people are told what will be done rather than...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Understandably, with any amalgamation this kind of issue will arise. The areas subject to the greatest attention will be Limerick city and county and Waterford and Tipperary. The urban councils will have had variations in rates also; therefore, this will be a factor and there is likely to be resentment. I heard the point on Dungarvan, where people are paying increased commercial rates with...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I am probably not using a very good example. There will be areas where what I describe will be the case. I imagine that there will be some backlash where people see they are paying more than in other areas that may be receiving better services. Was any evaluation made? Resentment would be understandable in such circumstances. It would be useful to know the position considering the...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: This is a significant improvement on what was contained in the original Bill, which specified that it would be 100%. The Minister clearly accepted the point, as most of us argued that it was likely to be unworkable because there would be huge variations in letting a premises in Dublin city centre as opposed to somewhere in the midlands or west. We should acknowledge the significant change...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister is priceless.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I take the Minister's point about the groups not being named, but the correspondence we received was from approximately 12 groups including the Community Workers' Co-operative, the National Women's Council of Ireland, the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, Pavee Point and One Parent Exchange Network. I presume they will be included. The points they made were about more than just not being...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: From the Seanad (Resumed) (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Amendment No. 61 is very comprehensive in that it covers everything from the economy to community development and upskilling. I realise this is local government legislation as opposed to planning legislation but they are intertwined. There is ongoing criticism that development plans are, in the main, physical and there is an expectation of delivery of items included in them which often does...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: All of us have been absolutely disgusted by some of the matters revealed in the past number of weeks. It is one thing to be disgusted and debate it in the Chamber but it is something else to act. We must deal with the issue as a matter of the most extreme urgency. It is not a case of just doing anything as the approach in this piece of legislation must be followed by the Government. There...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all processes currently being undertaken within Government to determine climate change mitigation policy and the public participation opportunities incorporated in those processes. [3291/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all processes currently being undertaken within Government to determine climate change adaptation policy and the public participation opportunities incorporated in those process. [3325/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the research that has been commissioned by his Department in relation to climate change mitigation and-or adaptation over the past year; and if he will supply a copy of the terms of reference for any such research. [3330/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the processes he is currently undertaking to determine climate change mitigation policy; and if he will detail the public participation opportunities incorporated in those processes. [3108/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (22 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Is this something the Labour Party supplies?

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Fianna Fáil would receive the most money. I will give the Deputy the figures. I would be careful if I was him.