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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I hope I will get that line. I will monitor it myself. Well, my constituents monitor it for me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will move on to a number of other issues regarding Bus Éireann then. The €9.5 million deficit is up from €6 million. Mr. Murphy might come back to us and tell us why that is. Regarding the non-PSO routes, is there a level playing pitch in respect of the competition given that, having talked to the National Transport Authority, it seems pay and pensions are not an issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. It is an issue that comes up constantly in respect of Dublin Bus. I accept that it often comes down to the goodwill of passengers, especially those with buggies, but it is not unusual for wheelchair users to have to wait for several buses to pass by before they can board one. Are additional powers needed for bus drivers to impose rules as to who should have priority? Would a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will explain my question. Mr. Allen says it is €103 million for the next five years. If that money is not spent has he done an assessment of when it will get to that point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Mr. Allen can refer back to me on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to make a comment. I am a member of the Committee of Public Accounts and in response to a question I asked in that committee the Department of Finance said that due to missing the targets we will have a financial obligation to pay fines of €600 million per year from 2021.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We should be spending to save it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Is that tested and proved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: This is an incredibly important debate. I was in a different location for the debate on the national spatial strategy. What flowed from that was hubs, gateways, spokes and all sorts of things, which meant nothing was going to happen. The biggest flaw in the national planning framework is the plan to limit the growth of Dublin and the greater Dublin area. One cannot stop people having...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I am sorry, I will wrap up. Without regional development there is no prospect of self-sustaining locations, which is what we should seek to achieve.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a recent analysis has been carried out in respect of the baselines set for local authorities in the context of local property tax; if so, the person or body that conducted it; if it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45091/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The recent focus on the local property tax relates to the proposed 2019 revaluation and the potential for a shock in terms of increases. This question is about the baselines that are set for each local authority, which are based on historical data and, as such, work to the disadvantage of areas that are growing in population; whether any analysis has been carried in this regard and, if so,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will try to illustrate my point. Taking the two counties of Wicklow and Mayo, the population of Wicklow is greater than that of Mayo by 12,000. The baseline for Wicklow is €6.84 million and the baseline for Mayo is €17 million, even though the population of Mayo is smaller. The overall spend in Mayo when everything is taken into consideration is €125 million. In...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I have done a thorough analysis on this issue. Although I used the example of counties Wicklow and Mayo, if one matches counties of similar size, the same profile occurs in relation to growing areas. The 2005 figures were taken from the 2001 data and they were only marginally changed. I have the data for each year from 2001 onwards. The issue is that when the needs and resources model was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of construction-related apprenticeships registered in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, by apprenticeship type and numbers in a specific apprenticeship scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45426/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the formal role his Department has with an organisation (details supplied); if public funds are provided to it; the organisation through which it is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45437/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the chief executive officer of a training board (details supplied) is retiring early; if it was necessary to sanction it at Department level; the level this is sanctioned at; the arrangements being put in place for a replacement chief executive officer; the estimated timeframe for the recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Oct 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the date he plans to make a drug (details supplied) available to phenylketonuria sufferers under the long-term illness scheme. [45536/17]