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Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It could end up being counterproductive in that the whole preventative side could be weakened.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We have established that it is an hourly rate as opposed to a salaried position. Who dictates the hourly rate? Is it the GAL individually or is it the Department? How is it determined?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: With individual GALs.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: A GAL is needed for as long as a GAL is needed. Having said that, the system as designed appears almost to incentivise the prolonging of the engagement. How is that going to change or is it? That really comes back to institutional design. Is that being put into the scenarios even in terms of the new legislation?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: In addition to the design of the service, Mr. Lynch said the Child Care Act 1991 was where the service originated. Was it designed? Was it thought about? What was envisaged when it was introduced under that Act? What led up to it?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously, there is a significant lesson to be learned from the way this has been handled from 1991 to date. The absence, according to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, of access to key data means the demand for the service cannot be estimated. We are talking about extending it to a wider group as part of the legislation. We compare unfavourably to other jurisdictions. If...

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I have just a last few questions. I know that most people working within this system will be very well meaning and will want the best outcome for the people that they look after or represent. It does look a bit like a cartel, however, and it is very hard then to design an institutional framework coming from that scenario. Has this been looked at in relation to the challenge that will pose?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Did the €15.2 million, the total cost of the GAL service in 2016, include a supervisory cost in terms of billing, etc.?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It becomes almost a business conversation when we talk about procurement. I could envisage a situation where there would be very large operations from outside the State that have experience of this kind of thing. The Chairman alluded to this earlier, but if we are going to encourage a group of people to tender, establish an office and employ people, it then almost becomes a self-fulfilling...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3163/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Insurance (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to a parliamentary reply issued in respect of a person (details supplied), if he will review claims dating back to 1996 in view of the fact that the person was on an incorrect rate of PRSI from that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has satisfied himself that the school curriculum that is set out for the home economics subject is not conflicting with the foods that are served in school canteens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2858/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will bring forward the date for full implementation of the vacant site levy; if he will consider reducing the number of exemptions that apply to the Act; if he will consider raising the levy applied to exceed annual land price inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2542/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Standards (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the minimum size that apartments can be built in order to become wheelchair accessible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2557/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Standards (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to make all new and or proposed local authority housing and apartment schemes and or units fully wheelchair accessible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2560/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the national planning framework will deal with surpluses of planned capacities for growth that exists in the strategic planning areas of the planning regions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he taking to ensure that food and beverages being served in schools here avoid being calorie-dense fried foods and processed food items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2864/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 373. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to ensure that third level colleges and education centres are compliant with tendering procedures and national procurement guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3105/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Taxi Licences (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will amend tendering arrangements for taxis to ensure that greater weighting is given to the availability of wheelchair-accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Meals Programme (24 Jan 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 470. To ask the Minister for Health the levels of oversight he has regarding the setting out of menus in school canteens; the number of healthy eating and-or food education initiatives his Department is involved in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2868/17]