Results 641-660 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: The accident and emergency trolley issue and hospital bugs are seen as the two major elements of the current emergency. They are very much a symptom of a wider problem, that is, the insufficient number of beds and support staff who should accompany those beds. I emphasise that the trolley emergency must not be resolved at the expense of the postponement of elective surgery. One aspect I have...

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I might take a little bit more time given that some of my colleagues are not present. The focus of newspaper headlines has been on the number of additional people on the electoral register. In Kildare and other rapidly developing areas I suggest that there are gaps all over the place in terms of the number of people who have not yet put their names on the electoral register. It is only at...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the instructions to the parliamentary affairs division of the Health Service Executive regarding parliamentary questions the subject matter of which involves all eight former health board areas in view of the fragmented nature of replies currently being received by the separate health board areas; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the grave concerns expressed by consultants of the national neurosurgery unit based in Beaumont Hospital regarding the sparsity of operating facilities, beds and staff, she has devised a course of action to tackle this crisis; the way in which the level of resourcing within this unit compares with their...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the fact that rents in the private sector are continuing to rise he will consider revising the thresholds allowed in regard to rent assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15733/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Transport the service plans which are in place to provide for rapidly developing areas that have transport needs but which do not feature in Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15735/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the extremely high pupil teacher ratios that feature in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare she will sanction and provide funding for the employment of an additional teacher in order to ensure the standard of teaching does not suffer as a result of overcrowding; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the event that the schools in a town (details supplied) in County Kildare establish a mutually acceptable enrolment policy she will allow a school to open up its enrolment to include classes other than junior infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15730/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (26 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 243: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has issued guidance to local authorities on the implementation of the Planning and Development Act 2001 as it relates to unauthorised developments in view of the reasoned judgement by the European Commission which sought to outlaw permission to retain structures; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Service Management: Health Service Management (27 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has sought an operational plan from the Health Service Executive on the organisational structures that exist within the Health Service Executive; what the optimum structures should be; if there are resource issues identified that will require to be captured in budget 2006; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (27 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if on the spot fines are no longer issued following the introduction of the new hand held devices to issue fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15840/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that some full-time students are both under 23 and parents, she will make provisions for such persons to be included in the mature students criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15841/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policy or policies which inform the delivery of education to children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15853/06]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children for whom taxi or other transport services are currently provided in accessing services such as speech therapy; the areas of the country in which these children live; the strategy which is in place to reduce the need to travel by providing services locally, where possible; the safety standards which are applied...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of second level schools which are refusing to enrol children with special educational needs; the basis for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15855/06]

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the results of the Dublin Bus network review in terms of the number of buses that are required; if he is working or plans to work towards implementing the recommendations in the report and within the timeframe proposed in the report; the measures he has taken or intends to take to deliver on that timeframe; and if he will make a...

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Catherine Murphy: An early decision on this matter would be welcome. Fewer new routes have been developed in the orbital areas. Developing these would make a significant difference to public transport. Will the 200 extra buses be for Dublin Bus only? Will there be any private sector developments? It seems there is a dispute between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats as to the extent the Dublin Bus...

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister said a number of buses would be put in place in 2006. Given that he is in dialogue with Dublin Bus, has he any indication of how many buses will be put in place and the lead-in time for same? The report identifies issues such as depot space. Clearly it is not just a question of putting buses on the road; the other infrastructure is also required. It is desperately difficult to...

Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)

Catherine Murphy: The opening sentence of the article Life After the Oil Crash reads: "Civilisation as we know it is coming to an end soon". This is not the wacky proclamation of a doomsday cult or conspiracy theory society, rather it is the scientific conclusion of the best paid and most widely respected geologists, physicists and investment bankers in the world. These are rational, professional, conservative...

Election Management System. (4 May 2006)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister obviously met the county managers' association, which would clearly advise the Minister on whether the registers are universally bad or just particularly bad in high development areas. Will varying amounts be allocated depending on this information or will there be a blanket response?