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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (8 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 300. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date to which she is operating to for the notification of each ABC project of their funding for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6308/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Passport Controls (8 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 302. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the procedures in place at Casement Aerodrome regarding customs and excise and passport controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6304/17]

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Here we are again talking about practices within An Garda Síochána. We have had the O'Higgins report and the O'Neill report and earlier this week the Tánaiste announced a new commission of investigation, all of which were essentially designed with the same remit, that is, to investigate the practices of An Garda Síochána which underpinned the appalling treatment of...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I do not believe I was making allegations. A very extensive piece of secondary legislation was produced in 2007, namely, the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations. The Commissioner is central to these regulations and to any disciplinary process against rank and file members of the Garda, such as Superintendent David Taylor, for example, who finds himself at the centre of the...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs the Succeed in Ireland initiative has created since inception; the amount of moneys IDA Ireland or other State bodies have paid over to ConnectIreland; the amount of IDA Ireland's potential outstanding liability to ConnectIreland; her views on whether the Succeed in Ireland initiative failed to meet its target...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: An article in The Sunday Business Postprompted me to submit this question on the contract between IDA Ireland and ConnectIreland, as well as the associated costs and the potential cost to the State relating to the losses sustained by ConnectIreland.

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously, IDA Ireland has decided not to renew the Succeed in Ireland initiative and it will expire in March. IDA Ireland said it created 527 verifiable jobs at a cost of €2 million but ConnectIreland, and its chief executive officer, Terry Clune, claim it created more than 2,200 jobs. There is a serious dispute about these figures. I understand there are significant tensions...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It is welcome a dialogue is going on between both parties. In response to a previous question, the Minister spoke about an orderly wind-down. Does she expect there will be an offset for losses? If so, will it be for significant amounts? Will it be hundreds of thousands or millions of euro?

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Will the Minister give a timeframe for this process?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputy Shortall and Deputy Catherine Martin. I want to address my question to the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Taoiseach made the point that at the heart of this is a smear campaign against Sergeant Maurice McCabe, and a suggestion that it was orchestrated by senior gardaí. The Tánaiste expanded that to say the Commissioner and somebody at the next level to the Commissioner. Given that the Garda Commissioner is charged with handling discipline in the force and serious breaches of...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Why was the HSE counsellor in contact with the Garda? Obviously, it was someone who had been seconded to Tusla. Being in contact with the Garda was against the Children First guidelines. Why did that happen? The Minister, Deputy Zappone, stated another garda had been in contact last Friday about a similar situation. If the tribunal of inquiry is extended to include Tusla, is it not...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: What about my other question on Children First?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It was a breach.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the mutual recognition of penalty points between the State and Northern Ireland; the procedures she has in place to deal with road traffic offences committed here by drivers from Northern Ireland in view of Article 50 being triggered to enable a Brexit to occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which there will be an establishment of mutual recognition of penalty points between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7083/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have been trained to drug test suspected drivers who are impaired by narcotics and-or prescribed medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7085/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on members of An Garda Síochána passing information held on Garda databases to private investigator companies; the procedures and guidelines in place to deal with the issuing of licences to operate as a private investigator here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7187/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if data protection breaches by a private investigations company (details supplied) were reported to her in 2014; her views on the fact that this company continued to operate as a private investigator firm, in view of the fact that it was convicted of breaching the Data Protection Acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7188/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the target under DEIS 1 to extend the library project to 50 schools has not been met (details supplied); the proposed timeframe in which it can be met in the future; if he will confirm that following the current DEIS review that the library project will be expanded and extended as previously planned; and if he will make a statement...