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Order of Business (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I am asking the Taoiseach to consider allocating time to debate the motion.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Legal Cases (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 288. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent to date by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in litigating a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20258/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the existence of a verbal agreement between a debtor (details supplied) and the chief executive officer of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, which stipulated terms and conditions of loan repayments due to the corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of an agreement put in place between a debtor and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (details supplied), regarding the flexible repayment of that debtor's loans, which was never escalated to the credit committee of the corporation, as legally required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that a debtor to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (details supplied) had written to the present special liquidator of the corporation, seeking changes in any of the terms and conditions of that debtor's loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20261/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation have offered or given discounts to debtors, as an incentive to refinance their loans elsewhere, before the scheduled sale of said loans as part of the liquidation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Operations (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 300. To ask the Minister for Finance if the review into transactions at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, to be undertaken by KPMG, will include a review of both the Blue Ocean Associates sale to a person (details supplied), which resulted in a write-down of €64 million, and the sale of Topaz to a consortium led by the same person, which also involved a significant write-down...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts that have been made to employ additional psychologists at Naas child and adolescent mental health services in County Kildare; if he is aware that presently social workers are carrying out the duties that psychologists would ordinarily carry out, as a result of shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20641/15]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: We have been told that this is a technical Bill. I am often watching for Bills to which I can table amendments. When I tabled amendments to a transport Bill not that long ago, I was told that certain things could not be raised because it was a particular type of Bill. I would like to ask about the amendments that are coming to us. I have to tell the Minister of State that I do not like...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Are we looking at technical amendments to existing waste legislation? The legislation in question is pretty significant in its own right. Indeed, anything to do with water services legislation tends to be controversial.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Is the Minister of State telling us that these changes are essentially technical and that the Bill is not going to be amended significantly?

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The debacle regarding the scheduling of this debate and the way the media appears to have more information than the Dáil brings me back to the infamous "Prom Night", when Members were left to rely on information from Twitter about what was going on. The only difference is that this debate is taking place in daylight. Look where the rush and lack of information on that debate has led us...

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: What happened at Portlaoise hospital was absolutely wrong and I agree that it was not all down to resources. I listened with absolute horror one morning on my way to the Houses to a mother on KFM radio station who described a heartless incident where her dead baby was brought to her in a tin box with a cloth over it. She had queried during her pregnancy if everything was all right, but when...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (28 May 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 in order to make an addition to the First Schedule, to expand the areas under which an examination under section 9 may be conducted, and to provide for related matters.The Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2015 proposes to extend the functions and...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (28 May 2015)

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

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: We are often told that a week is a long time in politics and I can attest to that on this particular issue. I welcome the debate and the establishment of the commission of investigation, although I still have concerns about some of the terms of reference and I will deal with those in what I have to say. Twelve days ago I made a speech in the House which, apparently, rattled a few cages. I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1086. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that sufficient funding to tackle homelessness has been awarded to the region encompassing County Kildare, as the lead partner, and County Wicklow and County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22365/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1087. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reporting requirements that are in place for local authorities, in relation to the break-down of their spending on costs of housing and emergency housing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22367/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1088. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that it is permissible for a housing authority to refuse to provide emergency accommodation for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22368/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1090. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government what obligations of a local authority are set down in processes to facilitate the timely assessment of a homeless case; how those needs are quantified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22370/15]