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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 783. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for bariatric surgery in Loughlinstown weight management clinic; if new funding will be provided to clear the backlog; if he will provide an update on the commitment to reduce the waiting list to one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22561/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (27 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 879. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the present emergency medical response cover for the north Kildare area in terms of personnel, ambulances, other vehicles and so on, on each day of the week; when it is expected to provide full ambulance cover for the area 24/7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/14]

Return to Writ: Longford-Westmeath - Introduction of New Member (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: On behalf of the Technical Group, I welcome Deputy Gabrielle McFadden to the House. She described her victory as a bittersweet one and we can all understand that sentiment. I contested and won a by-election in 2005 and know how daunting it is to come in mid-term. I am sure the Deputy will get great support from her organisation. It is great to see that both by-elections were won by women...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: With the understandable media attention given to the fallout from the election results, the news that employment growth in the economy has dropped significantly has mainly flown under the radar. Employment growth is a key measure of an economy’s health, yet that growth figure fell to just 0.1% during the first quarter of the year, with the creation of just 1,700 jobs in the entire...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Has the Government identified the causes of the slowdown in job creation and, if so, what are they? How will this reduction in jobs growth impact on the budget allocations for the vital Departments of Social Protection and Health which are already in the early stages of planning for the budget? Does this mean that the Government will demand something we should have received already, which...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I accept the point that there was substantial job growth during the previous four quarters. However, the reversal in the first quarter of this year is a really serious cause for concern. The CSO figures for last year come with a major health warning, particularly when one considers the number of construction workers - in the region of 20,000 - who redesignated themselves as farmers. Many...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Will the Government consider partnering with some of the housing charities or other agencies that could operate at arm's length from local authorities in order to access the funds to which I refer? In this way we could alleviate one of the major crises of our time - namely, the housing crisis - and reduce the number of people who are long-term unemployed. Does the Taoiseach accept that in...

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: In principle, I support the idea of universal health care as a positive element in society, but I feel that inadequate consideration has been given to the practical consequences. The incremental measure will lead to a decline in the quality of health care for many people. I look at the practical side of this. If one is going to deliver a measure such as this, one needs to do it in...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Deputy Wallace and his staff for their hard work and diligence in introducing this comprehensive legislation. In July 2013 when the Bill was first put forward, none of us would have predicted we would be here tonight with the Bill not being opposed, with the former Minister gone, with the former Commissioner gone and with the two whistleblowers being hailed for what they are, heroes....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the abduction by the terrorist group Boko Haram of 276 girls from their school in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria; if he has made the case at a European level to provide assistance in recovering the students; the way the State, through the EU, will tackle the continued targeting of schools in northern Nigeria by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to any inequality where a long-term unemployed person is prevented from engaging in labour market activation schemes as they are a qualified adult on another's social welfare claim; if she has noticed that this traditionally favours men over women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23460/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is an inequality of opportunity to prevent a long-term unemployed person from registering their interest in labour market activation schemes and willingness to engage in internships even though they are not officially recorded on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23461/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she considers women to be primarily home makers, in view of their status as qualified adults on their partners' job seeker's allowance or benefit claims; if this complies with equality legislation; if she considers it an outdated practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23462/14]

National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: May I share time with Deputy Boyd Barrett? I will take ten minutes.

National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I think he would have 20 minutes.

National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The Bill gives the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, direct responsibility for what is left of the National Pensions Reserve Fund, NPRF. We expected this to be one of the Government's first actions in getting projects up and running. It is important that what is left of the fund delivers a return, given our pension time bomb. The critical date is 2025, which is one of the reasons...

National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The information is from replies to parliamentary questions.

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 May 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I will take up where I left off last night. For me, the three critical issues in this legislation are the capacity of general practitioners to take on the additional work, whether what is proposed will be at the expense of sick children and other people losing their medical cards, and whether additional infrastructure will be put in place. For example, in some locations public health nurses...

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the progress toward achieving the specific sectoral targets contained in the public service reform plan; if the measures which have been implemented so far have served to address imbalances in the resource-to-population ratio in each of these sectors or if that specific issue has been exacerbated; and if...

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The question relates to workforce planning and the public service reform plan. On a number of occasions, I have raised with the Minister the fact that an embargo or the number of staff who left the public service on early retirement has left gaps. An embargo can be a crude instrument. It is a matter of how we rebuild the public service where there are gaps and what mechanism is being used...