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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: This is part of the reason we are having this hearing. There was a requirement on us from the European Union on accessibility. How is the Department responding to that? It will not only be this committee, but the Department, engaging with the European Union. What is the Minister telling them and what timelines is he working to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Did they provide the Minister with a timeline? What engagement is there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: That information would be quite useful for the committee in preparing its report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: What about trains? Are they included as a category?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Can the Minister provide some detail about what is required? There must be some sort of audit about what is required on rail. This morning we were told about a pilot project that was carried out approximately ten years ago, during which a retrofitting aspect was deemed to be too expensive. Perhaps the Minister could find provide information on this for the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. We heard of it this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I do not, but the Minister's officials might be able to find it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: A couple of questions have not been answered yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: No-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: It is actually happening in Donegal, but Tipperary is the worst served county. Dublin is the best served. One can see that urban centres have a different profile, and I understand that. However, people with disabilities are spread throughout the country and there are very big differences in availability. I am not saying that there is an easy solution to this, but I wish to draw attention...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: The point is that there are 160,000 people living in Tipperary and there are 30 accessible taxis. A comparable county, also of rural make-up, is Donegal. It has a population of 158,000 and 33 such taxis. There is a sizeable difference in people's experience depending on where they live. This is not a comparison between an urban and a rural environment. It is comparing like with like. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Some of the questions were answered as the Minister replied to other people. The NTA addressed the issue of the local authorities but we have to look at that, particularly as some councils are better than others.

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: The issue of child care in its overall sense was very much pushed to the centre in 2005, when two by-elections were held in which child care became an issue because the by-elections happened to be in commuter belt areas. People were commuting and trying to have their children cared for, and I was one of the people who was successful in those by-elections, as was the late Shane McEntee. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Administration (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which primary providers within the community sector and voluntary sector can avail of a waiver of fees in the context of re-engaging with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6488/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the specialist role of and particular expertise required for supervisors of community employment schemes that have been designated as special community employment scheme; if that consideration has extended to the pay and conditions of the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6487/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who work part-time or on a casual basis are classified as a dependant if their spouse is in receipt of a social protection payment; the impact this has in the context of their State pension entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons working and-or providing services in the community employment sector are eligible for grants and or funding if they are pursing a PhD level of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the spouse of a person who is in receipt of a State pension from another country in the European Union is the subject of means testing if they are in receipt of a social protection payment or State pension here; if her Department is subject to EU policy and or rules on same; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the sectors and-or industries in which persons who are engaged in informal partnerships for work with their partner are recognised as being eligible for a State pension in their own right; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6486/18]