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Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I will pick up on one of the points made by Deputy Ó Snodaigh regarding the make-up of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. It is a significant issue, as the body is made up of Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Fianna Fáil, with Sinn Féin, the Technical Group and other Independents excluded. There may be a different set of priorities as a result. For example, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the dialogue she has had with the present Garda Commissioner since the commissioner's appointment concerning the deployment of Garda resources; if any of that dialogue has covered imbalances in Garda personnel deployment in the context of her remit to tackle worsening crime trends; if she will provide a breakdown of Garda deployment per...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the contact which has taken place between the European Commission and her Department concerning Ireland's infringement of the services directive in legal services; the position the Commission has taken on her Department's efforts to communicate to the Law Society the necessary measures for compliance; if she will release all documentation and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has accepted Labour Court recommendation No. 19293 of 22 July 2008; her current position on this ruling; the number of potential persons who would receive pension payments if the recommendation was brought into effect; the projected cost in a full year of both the pension liability and the gratuity; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the present regulations which define a person's habitual residency for the liability of tax in this State; if his Department has placed an estimate on the number of Irish citizens who conduct much of their business activities in this State, yet are domiciled abroad under the current regulations; if so, if he will share this figure for each of the past 15...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 442. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the negative impact of the minimum income thresholds for medical card holders who are also in receipt of social welfare payments; if it is open to him to amend this minimum income threshold to allow the Health Service Executive to award medical cards in such cases of obvious need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24635/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 443. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that at present there is no child psychology service available in County Kildare, the fourth most populous county in the State; his views that this presents a significant child welfare issue; the dialogue he has had with the Health Service Executive in respect of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27274/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 533. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the costs to the Exchequer arising from the State's obligation to enforce the decision of the European Court of Justice of the European Union on 26 April 2005 in case C 494/01, Commission v. Ireland, in the matter of the waste directive, and the associated programme of measures; his plans to fully transpose the landfill...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (7 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulatory regime governing the use and operation of rickshaws; if they are subject to the same rules as regular cyclists; his views that greater regulation is required, given the commercial nature of their operation and the fact that they tend to proliferate at night time in busy city centre areas; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Persons Data (8 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department collects data on the impact that increasing homelessness is having upon children; if so, the information collected; the way this translates into policy; if his Department has made known any concerns to the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Health, or Social Protection regarding increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (8 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the name of a general practitioner (details supplied) has not been included on the list of general practitioners wishing to provide services under the new free general practitioner for children under six scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (8 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of times and dates on which the task force overseeing the interdisciplinary unit on homelessness has met since its inception; the progress it has reported to him, in terms of the impact on numbers of homeless; if he is aware of any time the task force, the cross-department team on homelessness, or the national...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 37:In page 21, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:"(c) in subsection (3)(c), by inserting after subparagraph (v) the following new subparagraphs:"(vi) the extent of the prevailing and preferential need for physical houses instead of sites to address urgent housing shortages, (vii) the need to ensure a viable long term housing stock through the stipulation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 20. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 727 of 26 May 2015, (details supplied), his views that the deployment of one child psychologist at the mid-Kildare Linn Dara child and adolescent mental health service team is satisfactory in view of the very significant delays that parents are experiencing accessing this essential service for their children; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Care Services Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 28. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is no respite facility in County Kildare for children who are under seven years of age, who have significant physical, emotional and behavioural challenges, and who require full-time adult supervision; that County Kildare is the fourth most populous county in the State with a very significant need in this area; the measures he...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (9 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that a significant data breach occurred within her Department with regard to a person (details supplied); if she is aware that as a consequence of the mistake, child benefit was discontinued for this person who is a lone parent; that due to the nature of the breach other significant negative consequences for this person and their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (9 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 209. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Health Information and Quality Authority has advised that several nursing homes should reduce their patient numbers starting in September 2015; if the Health Service Executive is prepared for a knock-on demand for beds at acute hospitals as a result; the position regarding the development nationally of appropriate step-down...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (14 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the purpose of the €10,000 bursary to employers employing those from the live register has impacted upon numbers on the live register; if so, the number of persons involved; the number of employers who have been paid this bursary to date; the total cost to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28963/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (14 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers, by region, who have been penalised with penalty rates for not engaging with the Pathways to Work programme; the number of penalties that have been applied, and for how long; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28967/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (14 Jul 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 237. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are homeowners, landlords, tenants, and separately, social housing tenants who have registered for the water conservation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28971/15]