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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Freedom of Information Data (28 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 847. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the legal fees incurred on freedom of information requests received by his Department; the staff hours involved in the processing of FOI requests for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9675/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Rape Crisis Network Funding (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Rape Crisis Network Ireland, RCNI, represents 11 of the 16 rape crisis centres. Funding for the network was withdrawn in 2015 because Tusla wanted to take direct control of the data collected by the centres. This potentially includes significant personal data associated with rape survivors. Tusla has essentially made funding dependent on the rape crisis centres sharing the data of rape...

Topical Issue Debate: Rape Crisis Network Funding (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister and I both know how difficult it is for a person to present to a rape crisis centre. Very often, a survivor of abuse will be unwilling to provide information and will need time to get to know and trust the person who will provide counselling and assistance. 4 o’clock Where information is an upfront requirement such that it ensures somebody feels they have to turn and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the help-to-buy scheme in view of the fact that the first-time buyer may not be in receipt of the benefit of the scheme (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure the transparency and accountability of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the legal and consultancy costs to date associated with the St. James's site; the cost to date of preparatory works on the site; if a contract has been awarded to a construction company for building works on the site; the date on which he expects the project to be delivered; if provisions have been put in place for any expected financial and completion date...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projected increase in the number of children cycling to school he estimates will result from the Cycle Right initiative; if he or his officials have explored the idea of introducing a scheme for bike purchases for children whereby parents could claim tax relief in a scheme similar to the cycle to work initiative; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of the transport budget he allocated directly to the cycling scheme and-or initiatives in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10573/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Public transport is a public good. That is why we provide a PSO levy. Not all people live at either end of an Expressway route. They live in the towns and villages in between and the Expressway services offer transport provision to those people in a way that many other transport providers do not. Will the Minister address that particular issue with regard to there not being a PSO levy?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Has the Minister identified that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: So the Minister is a shareholder and yet has no responsibility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister did not dispute it at the Committee on Public Accounts when it was said that it was the responsibility of the Government, as shareholder, to manage the finances of the company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: That was in 2013.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister said in his opening statement that some Deputies seek to blame Bus Éireann's current problems on the reforming Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 which was brought forward by the former Minister and Deputy, Noel Dempsey. That shows a lack of understanding about what the Act seeks to do, which is to promote public transport and put passengers at its heart. The Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Attack is the best line of defence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister is attacking me because he is running away from what he said in the past-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister has an ideological hang-up about public transport and that ideology is governing his attitude to this strike. He is using the workers as a battering ram to get to his objective, which is CIE. He has a long trail of correspondence, articles and so forth in which he wrote about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister is the shareholder. Is there sufficient in CIE to make savings whereby the Minister can meaningfully ask the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court or whoever else to negotiate and there is sufficient available on which to negotiate? I am well aware of how many parties of which I was a member. It is a matter of public record. It is not something I am concerned about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister should answer the question. There is only a short amount of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Please answer the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It is everybody else's responsibility aside from the Minister's, and he is the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.