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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Unfinished Housing Developments (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate, in relation to lands and property assets held by development companies for liquidation, and where developments are not completed to the planning permission, do the assets transfer to protected creditors, his Department, the State solicitor or another agency; if any proceeds are made available to complete public services in incomplete...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 653. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the result of the tendering process for independent planning expertise in the setting up of inquiries into certain planning decisions (details supplied); if any contracts or appointments have been made in respect of those conducting the proposed inquiries; the timeframe he expects the inquiries to follow; if terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 681. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in respect of the proposed housing assistance payment, an estimate of rental top-ups currently being paid has been factored into the calculations on the new payment arrangements that will be introduced; if he will further indicate that the staffing allocation in the pilot areas for the HAP scheme has been increased...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 682. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in respect of the proposed housing assistance payment, he is concerned that the new system is being fully tested if it is only being rolled out in local authorities with low staff to population ratios; if extra staff will be assigned to assist local authorities who are presently struggling to cover existing services...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Land Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 697. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate, in relation to lands and property assets held by development companies for liquidation, and where developments are not completed to the planning permission, do the assets transfer to protected creditors, his Department, the State Solicitor or another agency; if there are any proceeds made available...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 1287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for substantial delays in the issuing of driver licences to persons who have passed their test; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many people are having to persuade insurance companies to issue successive temporary insurance cover policies to enable them to operate their vehicles during their waiting time;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Canal By-laws and Naomh Éanna: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: My constituency is Kildare North and both the Royal Canal and Grand Canal flow through it. I am familiar with Hazelhatch and Sallins, in particular. Sallins is the obvious location in the context of the number of boats moored there almost constantly. I am less concerned about the numbers and more about the principle, which is the key issue. The one-size-fits-all approach will not work....

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: A data protection code of practice was worked out between the Data Protection Commissioner and the Garda in 2007. It appears there was intensive work done to get the code in place. For it to have legal force, rather than it just being guidance , it must be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas under section 13(3) of the Data Protection Act 1988 which states:Any such code that is so...

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister can get back to me if the information is not readily available. It would be extraordinary if no risk analysis was carried out.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (26 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to include mortgages provided by local authorities in the CCMA process; when that will take place; if not the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14288/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (26 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funds are being dedicated to the prevention of homelessness; if his Department is aware of the increased incidence of homelessness among families and in non-city locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14292/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (26 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the establishment of Irish Water has become an impediment to the taking estates in charge process; the arrangements he has put in place to overcome same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Proceedings (27 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the findings of the Child Care Law Reporting Project that the rate of child care orders being sought varies considerably in different parts of the country; if her attention has been drawn to the large discrepancy in the figures between towns of comparable populations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14197/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (27 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the present obstacles that exist to allow persons access to adoption records which have recently been transferred to the custody of the Health Service Executive from a range of institutions; when these records will be catalogued and made available; if she has had any dialogue with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Act of 1992 to enable candidates for election who are not members of a political party to identify themselves as independent on a ballot paper and to provide for related matters. This is a very short Bill. Essentially, it seeks to allow people who are contesting elections as independents, to declare...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (1 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 118. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he stated in Dáil Éireann on 27 February 2014 that the Health Service Executive guaranteed to him that persons who have been selected for review of their medical card will be approached at least three months in advance of a review when in fact this is not the case in practice (details supplied); if he is satisfied that he is supplied...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (1 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 129. To ask the Minister for Health if he will describe the precise, detailed process by which discretionary medical cards are selected for review; if the process is entirely randomised or if it is systematic; if the latter, if he will fully describe the way this system is followed and the way medical card holders are protected from undue audit and examination that may exacerbate an existing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 531. To ask the Minister for Health if, in cases of persons who have a medical condition that is chronic and extremely unlikely to change for an extended period of time, it is intended to make changes to the rules governing the granting of medical cards to allow medical professionals to indicate such a prognosis to the Health Service Executive and to require the HSE to take such an indication...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (1 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: There is a doubt about the memorandum of understanding signed last year with the Minister's counterpart in the United Kingdom and I am interested to hear what is happening in that regard. It would be relevant to any wind farm development proposed, or, at the very least, the big ones. Is there a cost issue at stake? We hear from some people that the cost has been calculated at the point of...