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

Catherine Murphy: May I object to this?

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

Catherine Murphy: Several of us mentioned wind. The mention of turbines in Hull is about wind. The Aarhus Convention is about how we plan energy projects; it is not about biomass. Can we please have a little bit of respect?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Vehicle Clamping (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in relation to the regulation of clamping in the State, he has considered following the example in England and Wales where clamping on private land was outlawed recently; if he has further examined the same system in Scotland which has been in place since 1992 to determine the benefits of a similar arrangement here; and if he will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Vehicle Clamping (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: This question relates to clamping on private land, a practice which was outlawed in Scotland in 1992 and outlawed in England and Wales in 2013. A plethora of clamping companies is employed to clamp vehicles here. This question is not about paying for parking, but about this punitive sanction of clamping. Will the Minister consider outlawing the practice as has been done in other countries...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Vehicle Clamping (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: First, there is a big difference between clamping on-street and clamping in a private location. We are seeing it being used as a sanction in all sorts of situations, including apartment blocks. In villages and towns where clamping is applied, often one finds two or three different clamping companies, perhaps in addition to the local authority operating a pay parking system, and it causes...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Vehicle Clamping (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I am quite sure the same applies to apartment blocks and higher density developments being close to the like of railway stations in England, Scotland and Wales. I am sure it is possible to get a sanction other than a clamping sanction, which both discommodes people and is a lazy sanction. It is difficult to appeal some of these. I would have had some engagement with constituents who have...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Private Partnerships Cost (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total sums paid by the State to each toll operator per year for the previous seven years and in 2014 to date under the terms of a minimum traffic guarantee clause entered into in respect of the Limerick tunnel and the M3 motorway; if this arrangement is a violation of the principles of EU State aid regulations; if he will indicate...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Private Partnerships Cost (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: This relates to secondary or shadow tolling and I refer particularly to the Limerick tunnel and the M3. The State pays the companies which developed those facilities an amount to compensate for fewer vehicles using them than anticipated.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Private Partnerships Cost (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I have a rough idea of some amounts from 2011 but I seek updated figures. The NRA withheld information about the minimum guaranteed amounts during oral hearings with the public. Several people have told me vehicle numbers were inflated and took no account of a possible downturn. Has the Minister dismissed the prospect of seeking a renegotiation on the Portuguese basis? The European...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Private Partnerships Cost (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The deal was flawed from the outset. Will the Minister review the figures on what was provided? If there is a flaw in them, the contract would not be as robust as the Minister states. A review could open opportunities in that respect. The deal was not only fundamentally flawed from an economic perspective as we need decreasing numbers of vehicles on the road if we are to deal with climate...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No.8:In page 4, to delete lines 31 to 35 and substitute the following:“(5) (a) Subject to the approval of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and to such exceptions, restrictions and conditions as may be provided for by regulations, secretarial facilities may be provided to a qualifying party for the purposes of facilitating the parliamentary activities of its...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The great majority of members of the Technical Group make a contribution and just one person has failed to do so.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: This does create a difficulty when contracts are being agreed with people who are working. There has to be fair play when people are employed. They should be employed on the same basis as anyone else. There should be some certainty about their employment. I would be concerned to ensure they are employed on a par with people who are doing a similar co-ordinating job in the Oireachtas. I...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: No. I am going to press it on a point of principle.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of engagement his Department has in the development of regional transport infrastructure and service planning; the extent of his Department's involvement in the proposed Dublin Mayor's office in terms of transport policy and provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15151/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Projects (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the discussions he has had with the local authorities in relation to the swimming pools programme; if it is expected to reallocate funding in the near future toward advancing new builds and refurbishments of pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15150/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies Mergers (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way it is envisaged that the relationship between the National Transport Authority and the new body arising from the merger of the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency will be structured in the future; if the delivery of transport infrastructure will be improved in terms of strategic regional planning; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Clamping (2 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in relation to the regulation of clamping in the State, if he has investigated the Scottish regulatory model which outlaws the practice of clamping on private property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15149/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (8 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate, in respect of mortgage loans which are passed from banks and other lending institutions to debt collection agencies, the extent to which those mortgages are protected under the code of conduct on mortgage arrears, specifically if both lender and debt collection agencies are based outside the State; if there is a regulatory gap in this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (8 Apr 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Bank, Permanent TSB and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in respect of the remaining mortgages held on its books will reach the June 2014 target set by the Central Bank of Ireland to come to a resolution with 75% of their borrowers who are in arrears on their mortgages by more than 90 days; the proportion of such mortgages which are being...