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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit underground project, the railway procurement order for which expires in September 2015; the revised options for the project he is considering; the new timeline proposed for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23838/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Some 28% of the population now live in Dublin. According to the last census, more people are living in Dublin than in Munster. We will keep on arguing for increased road capacity and car parks if we do not do something about public transport. The DART underground project would be a game changer, but the railway order runs out in September. It is important, therefore, that we know what the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: This is a very large and expensive project, but it would be a game changer. It was estimated that it would increase the number of passenger journeys by something like 100 million a year. It would be a driver of the recovery of the capital city in efficiency terms. When the rules changed regarding how EU funding would be allocated in the mid-1990s, it was based on themes. One of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I presume congestion costs form part of what the Minister is considering in terms of the overall picture and the decision he will have to make. We will all make arguments about how much longer it takes to get from A to B. When one factors in goods and services, one finds that using the roads becomes very inefficient as they are clogged up with people who have no reason to be on them. We...

Other Questions: Cycling Facilities Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is in a position to support the Naas neighbourhood greenway project in County Kildare either in part or in full; the consultation his Department has had relating to the proposal; the advice and support that has been offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/15]

Other Questions: Cycling Facilities Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: My question relates to a greenway. Although my question is specific, I am also trying to find out what the Department's general approach is to the development of greenways. Clearly, we must change habits. The initiatives by local communities like this one need to be encouraged and helped to develop.

Other Questions: Cycling Facilities Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I know it as the Naas neighbourhood greenway project but I will go back to it and ask it. I know the tow path on the canal is very much part of it but the plan is much wider and would cover the entire town. Clearly, the local authority will have a function and the like of the Leader project is being looked at so there may be a number of different mechanisms. I really want to know what the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Mitigation Plan (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the precise targets and reduction measurement proposals his Department is proposing to mitigate harmful emissions to address the significant shortcomings in the transport sector that are projected, a 22% increase over the 2011 to 2020 period; if his Department has set in place any indicative targets for the profile of domestic fuel use...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the planned roll-out of a public swimming pool in the north Kildare area; the timeline for completion of the construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23484/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in anticipation of the 2030 European Union effort-sharing decision on transport emissions reductions, he will outline the specific proposals by his Department on ensuring the domestic fleet of cars, vans and lorries adapt to ensure the meeting of new standards; the policy measures proposed in this area; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional funding that will be made available to the National Library and the National Museum to bring safety and security standards up to international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24085/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: In tabling this question I am asking the Minister to address the issue of the collections in the National Library, the National Archives and the museum. It is not about the buildings but about the collections.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: These cultural institutions do not have an independent means for raising money except through philanthropy. Often, there more is said in that regard than is actually delivered. Recently, I had the benefit of making a comparative visit to the National Library, the National Archives and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast. I was quite shocked at the lack of protection...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I know this is a legacy issue and was not created on the Minister’s watch. There has been a general neglect over decades, along with a general absence of understanding of the value of these collections and the protection they require. It is in marked contrast to the storage facilities in the Public Record Office in Belfast. In the Dublin National Archives , many files are stored on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 15. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will make available all correspondence or concerns expressed to her Department by the management of the National Library of Ireland regarding the safety and security of the national collection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23876/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 17. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in view of the high sums spent annually on renting storage for National Archive records, she is considering any proposals to enhance the ability of the State to store and process these records more efficiently, without relying on private storage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23878/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 19. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update in relation to the ongoing digitisation projects under the auspices of the National Archives; if she is aware that there are potential concerns surrounding different formats of digitisation taking place which could result in an extra cost if, at some point in the future, it is attempted to make records...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 38. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the representations she has received in relation to expanding the time frame for legal hedge-cutting and gorse-burning; if, under present legislation, it is permissible to engage in hedge-cutting at any time, if there is a safety concern; the expert advice to the working group in her Department in this regard, and with regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Correspondence (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 255. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding an alleged mishandling of the public procurement process, which resulted in a serious consequence for the person concerned; the powers his Department has to review the matter; the steps he is taking to respond to the matter; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Projects (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the management of the National University of Ireland has decided to close the swimming pool on the south campus in Maynooth University on 31 August 2015; that the north Kildare area is already critically under-served with regard to public swimming pool access; if the imminent closure of the university pool would...