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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies Property (22 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of station houses, previously owned and maintained by CIE and Irish Rail, that have been sold recently; if he will provide an itemised list of all such cases indicating the moneys received by the State in each case, the estimate value of each property before sale; the reason such sales were considered; if public heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Traffic Control Services (22 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been any changes to prescribed flight paths in the Dublin region in the past year; if so, the details of same; if he will provide a map of the current standard flight paths utilised by Dublin Airport, Baldonnel Airport and Weston Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31868/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Traffic Control Services (22 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific conditions that exist for air traffic at Dublin Airport, Baldonnel Airport and Weston Airport with regard to the overflight of residential areas between 18:00 hrs and 07:00 hrs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31870/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Vacancies on State Boards (22 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1694. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to advertise publicly for the position of chairman of the Irish Film Board; if so, when she intends to do this; the qualifications required for the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31444/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that it is his intention not to proceed with the DART underground at this time; his rationale for this decision; his view on whether it is the case that no other proposed option could deliver the network-wide capacity increase needed in the Dublin region, whose population is expected to grow by 400,000 by 2030; if he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: My question relates to the DART underground or interconnector, which is essentially the 21st-century piece to connect up the investment that was made in the 19th century in the four primary rail lines that come into the city. It is the piece that would allow the capacity constraints to be eliminated and it could deliver the difference between 33 million passenger journeys and 100 million...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The one feature of this interconnector that is consistent is that of postponement. It is not just the Minister's fault, as this has been talked about for over 30 years. I remember it being part of the Dublin transportation initiative in the early 1990s, when it was a critical piece of infrastructure. This has a cost in terms of congestion. We need to look at this in the way people in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: This project must be seen in the same way as the 19th-century investment in the railways. That was the biggest investment in the country in that century, and we are still reaping a benefit from it. We have to see this in terms of long-term return. It has to be factored in that the population of this city and the surrounding counties is projected to grow by some 400,000 people up to 2030....

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputies Boyd Barrett, Pringle, Seamus Healy and Tom Fleming. At this point in the lifetime of the Government there is no expectation that the health service will improve. It is one of the areas where people had an expectation of an improvement. There was a lot said before the election. It is something of an indictment that it is like clockwork each year that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies Property (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he received any correspondence containing concerns or queries as to the manner in which the sale process of the CIE site at Tara Street, Dublin 2, was conducted; if he has received any correspondence from third parties in relation to same; his contact with the board of CIE in relation to this correspondence; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projected capacity and frequency for the proposed Luas link to Swords, County Dublin via Dublin Airport; if such capacity and frequency levels are appropriate for a region where the population is expected to increase by 400,000 and given that Dublin Airport intends to dramatically expand passenger numbers; his views on concerns that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the resulting increase in vehicle emissions arising as a result of the cancellation of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit underground has been estimated; if it will factor in to his Department’s ongoing preparation of its contribution to the national mitigation plan under the forthcoming climate action and low carbon development...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale behind the decision to terminate the DART underground project; the representations he has received from the business community and from interested groups expressing concerns regarding the abandonment of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32057/15]

Other Questions: National Library (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 6. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the recent merger of the Chief Herald function and the genealogical function at the National Library of Ireland into a new division and the fact that family researchers account for the single biggest user group at the National Library of Ireland, her plans to offer greater resources to the National Library of Ireland to...

Other Questions: National Library (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: This question relates to the resources available to the National Library. Fairly recently, the Office of the Chief Herald was amalgamated with the genealogical function. Essentially, it has been looking at significant efficiencies. I think it is "efficencied out" at this point, and it is down to the core function. The single biggest user group is family researchers, which is a very...

Other Questions: National Library (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: At its peak in 2007, the National Library had €13.2 million, taking into account capital and current amounts. This was reduced to €6.3 million in 2014, again based on capital and current amounts. I acknowledge that there was an improvement this year, but there were extra demands because of that new service, which is more than welcome. I salute the library for its efforts in...

Other Questions: National Library (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to make a comment on returns. Currently, there is a 9% VAT rate on the hospitality sector and some of that is welcome but does McDonald's and other such companies need a 9% VAT rate? Could it not be more targeted? If there is not going to be a rowing back on this, could the money not be found for something that actually delivers a return to a particular sector, even the tourism...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The Tánaiste is denying.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current funding to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the current staff complement; the proportion by which each category has changed over the past five years; his plans to provide additional resources to assist the board in tackling the large backlog of registration applications; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate what the current average waiting time is, in weeks, for the processing of registration applications at the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; what representations he has received in respect of tackling the delays which exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32649/15]