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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 648. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made in cataloguing the 70,000 boxes of uncatalogued material in the possession of the National Archives; the number of staff that have been assigned to this task; the number of new staff hired to assist in this work; if she will highlight all cases of record degradation that she has been made aware of;...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 651. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultations her Department has had with the Department of Education and Skills relating to the 20-year strategy for the Irish l anguage 2010 - 2030, specifically with regard to the State’s support for gaelscoileanna and gaelcholáisí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5678/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 652. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the consultation process regarding the 1916 commemoration; the funding that will be made available; the specific projects that are under consideration; the timeframe for implementation of the commemoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5679/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 667. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a review of section 40 of the Wildlife Act, as amended, or any regulations under the same Act, has taken place, or is under way; the purpose of this review; the purpose of the consultation which took place over the Christmas 2014 period on section 40 of the Act; if amending legislation is planned to be moved, as a consequence,...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I regret that I was not in the House when the Minister opened the debate. There was a Whips' meeting and I have not yet mastered bi-location. I would like to be energetically and enthusiastically supporting this legislation. Unfortunately, I cannot because it is woefully inadequate. Over the past ten years, we have seen eight different pieces of legislation on this topic. I introduced...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Two weeks.

Child Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: In 2005, I was elected to the Dáil in a by-election in Kildare, and a by-election was held in Meath on the same day. A key issue in the by-election was the lack of available and affordable child care. It seemed to come as a bolt from the blue and was regarded as a commuter belt issue. It is way beyond that. The response was that €1,000 was provided in the following budget per...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Public Appointment Service does not keep track of the status of applicants for temporary clerical officer positions; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, for the minimal effort to record such information, large efficiency savings can be made and offers of employment can be sent to those who are in a position...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that the collection of data concerning primary school children for the primary online database is legally permissible; the way schools have gathered and processed sensitive personal data, as defined under the Data Protection Acts 1988 - 2003; the way this has been done in a manner consistent with statutory obligations; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way it is legally permissible for schools to gather and process the personal data of primary school children for a purpose other than the purpose for which the data has been collected; if she will categorically list the purposes for which data is being collected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6276/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that capitation grants and staffing resources are linked to the provision by parents of personal information regarding their children to schools for the primary online database; that there is an inherent coercion in this, in that schools feel obliged to gather and process this information, for fear of losing funding; if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that the creation of the primary online database without the protection of the provisions of the Statistics Act 1996 is an appropriate method of gathering and processing the personal data of primary school children. [6278/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department has instructed schools to make a copy of the personal data collected and processed for the purposes of populating the primary online database; to store and process it on site; the way such actions could possibly meet the security requirements as mandated by data protection...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has been cognisant of concerns arising from the Data Protection Commissioner as far back as 2010 over the collection of personal information regarding students (details supplied); if she will provide a detailed copy of the legal opinion which her Department has utilised to justify the present primary online database scheme;...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (12 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the Government's position on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations; how he plans to address concerns that the main goal of the partnership is to remove regulatory barriers which restrict the potential profits to be made by transnational corporations on both sides of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the submission that is proposed from Ireland to the European Union Commission on the new Common Agricultural Policy, including measures to simplify payments or processes; the timeframes for same; the consultation process to support same; the reason there appears to have been no formal consultation call; the mechanisms for making...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process that his Department is undertaking in respect of the recording and updating of hedgerow, ditch and buffer zones; the process where these areas are being considered as an ecological focus area in the new Common Agricultural Policy; the timeframes for same; the process for updating this data; the control and oversight and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (17 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 11 February 2015, if the Data Protection Commissioner has raised concerns with her Department regarding the primary online database; if so, if she will make these concerns known, her Department's response and the measures intended as a consequence; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (17 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the requirement that 25% of employed sub-contractors, under the regional water meter installation contracts, should come from the live register, has been complied with; the percentage to date; if the contracts remain valid if this figure has not been attained; its implications; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (19 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2014 and 2015, almost 200 gardaí will have availed of the incentivised career break scheme, as set out in the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016, and those figures are being counted as actively serving officers when Garda staffing levels are reported; if this is misleading; if...