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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the bond that was required by the then Minister for Local Government in the context of planning permission for a facility (details supplied) remains in place; if so, if it can be called in to fulfil a requirement; if the bond was a cash bond; if not, the options available to deal with dereliction at the site;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amounts of development contributions which have been collected and unspent by local authorities; if arrangements remain in place that only permit local authorities to spend the equivalent of the amount they take in in the current year; if not, when and the way the position was relaxed; if there are further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Administration (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the year in which the assessment of needs were done that now inform the distribution of local property tax; his plans to repeat the exercise; if so, when that will be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 449. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status regarding implementing the numerous components of the 20-year strategy for Irish language report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17600/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 465. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of investigations that have taken place in the past ten years into illegal gorse fires and the illegal burning of uplands; the number of these investigations that have resulted in prosecutions with the relevant fines imposed on the offender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 736. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an evaluation has been carried out into the fitness to drive guidelines in respect of public service vehicle drivers; if so, if standards will be applied equally between public and private operators; if no evaluation has been undertaken, if he will consider implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17579/17]

Garda Commissioner: Motion [Private Members] (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It is beginning to feel like a bit like Groundhog Day. It seems that not a week goes by but that there is some debate in this House about yet another element of dysfunction in the management and operation of An Garda Síochána. Tonight we will debate the findings of the Fennelly report into the circumstances which saw the previous Garda Commissioner’s reign come to an end....

Report of the Fennelly Commission: Statements (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Fennelly report is another absolutely damning assessment of the upper echelons of An Garda Síochána and Garda management. An alarming situation emerged in which a number of ex-Commissioners, a serving Commissioner, and their deputies were allegedly unaware of the existence of the practice of recording non-999 calls. Mr. Justice Fennelly has had to take at face value their...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I am sharing my time with Deputy Eamon Ryan. After years of wrangling, grandstanding, fake fights and false bravado, we have a report. Since the day the Opposition walked out of this Chamber en massein December 2013, the inability of the Government and particularly its predecessor to listen to voices that were clearly pointing out what the Chief Whip, Deputy Regina Doherty, summed up earlier...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: These hearings are in the context of pre-legislative scrutiny. The key issue for us is evidence. We have to satisfy ourselves that the evidence shows that enacting this legislation has the potential to save lives. We have to look at the Road Safety Authority evidence, including some of the points that have been made. We also have to look at international evidence. There is no doubt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The tone of the Licensed Vintners Association is that there is public transport here and it is less of an issue. It is a much stronger issue for the Vintners Federation of Ireland, yet the risk is much higher outside of Dublin where it is 89%. One would expect resistance from the Licensed Vintners Association because there is less damage done by virtue of the higher compliance rate or lower...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I think it is accidents.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It strikes me that the Vintners Federation of Ireland should have a stronger feeling in terms of protecting clients or customers in its members' pubs. Mr. Cribben said it is a long story in that regard. Are the vintners' groups wholly funded by their members and no additional funding comes from the drinks industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Where does the other 10% come from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: So it is not from the big drinks companies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Is it the same for the Licensed Vintners Association?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The groups representing publicans are an interest group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Right, okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I am sure that is the case. That is part of the reason I wonder why there is not one large organisation because it seems to me that would involve greater leverage. The comment that every generation must learn the law is an interesting one. There is some validity in that. It would be useful for us to recommend some things from the hearings and one of them would be about education and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cycle Network (13 Apr 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been allocated for the National Cycle Network in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19005/17]