Results 541-560 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: When will the property services regulatory authority Bill be published? Will it cover the area of management agents and management companies? The Law Reform Commission is considering the issue of management companies.

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: There is probably a legacy in this regard. I remember when tax rates were high, one would hear horror stories. Whether they were true or not is open to question. People would say they applied for a tax refund but that they ended up paying more tax. To an extent, there is still a little uncertainty because there is a perception that those who benefit most from the taxation system or who pay...

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I support the amendment. Nobody speaks of the Kyoto Protocol without using the words "we" or "our". There is talk of our obligations and what we must do. We should find a more inclusive definition of we, which includes more than just environmentalists and policymakers. The public should take the obligation on board. The public must see the obligation in financial terms. That is the reason...

Local Government Modernisation Programme. (8 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: The local government computer services board receives a substantial amount of money from local authorities but an overall strategy seems to be lacking. Has the Minister considered the use of e-procurement globally? For example, in Britain, where the local authority budget is £27 billion, savings of 10% have been made through that country's impressive e-procurement system. I urge the Minister...

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to debate this important issue. I wish to focus on the Government amendment and draw attention to a major problem with the approach, and I will do so by way of an example. The point made by the Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service on the Freedom of Information Act was interesting but I take the opposing view. The Information...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (8 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in accordance with the recommendations of the Indecon report released by his office on 1 March 2006, he intends to move the focus of local government funding away from central government and towards local sources, in effect imposing a system of local taxation on private citizens and industry; if so, his...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (8 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to introduce, either fully or partially, the recommendations of the Indecon report on local government funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9919/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (8 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation that explicitly sets out the responsibilities which are held by local authorities with regard to the provision of communal facilities such as sewerage, roads and water services and the maintenance of public spaces in order that the public will have a degree of certainty and...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will review the demographics of west Dublin and north Kildare regarding the number of hospital beds available to the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9969/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Transport the consideration which has been given to passenger issues in a multi-provider public bus service environment regarding timetabling, bus stop, bus terminus provision and integrated ticketing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/06]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is an agreed enrolment policy for primary schools in a town in County Kildare; if she will review the enrolment policy for a school (details supplied) within that town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9924/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the consideration he has given to the regulation of management companies in mixed housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9917/06]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 232: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to respond to the recommendations of the Indecon report regarding the disabled persons grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9918/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 233: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he intends to introduce in relation to water conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9920/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made on the leak detection project for water supplies in the greater Dublin area since it commenced; the further work which is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9921/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 235: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the current water supply demand in the greater Dublin area; the sources which currently supply that demand; the projected need up to 2010; the courses which will satisfy that demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9922/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (9 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the guidelines, instructions or advice which have been received from institutions of the EU regarding unauthorised developments and the appropriateness of granting retention of such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9923/06]

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (21 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 632: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the requirements which are set out in the Children Act 2001 regarding the services to be supplied in day centres; the changes which were required to be made in the services supplied by a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for compliance purposes; the period and resources which were provided to this project to...

National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputy Joe Higgins. There is no doubt that sport plays a significant part in all our lives. One does not need to be an elite athlete. Even a couch potato is involved in and enjoys sports. We all benefit from the achievement of the few top class sports people. Facilities are critical to delivering good performance but there is little value in having top class...

Political Donations and Planning: Motion (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to address this key issue. I come from an area that has experienced consistent high levels of housing development over past decades where planning is a topical issue. As a member of Kildare County Council since 1991, I participated in making a number of development plans and saw at first hand the kind of pressure brought to bear by both landowners and speculators. I...