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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 114. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from January 2017 to date in 2018, by year, month and company engaged in tabular form. [11774/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to contractors for information technology services by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2009 to 2017; the contractors engaged; the amount paid; if the contractors engaged are subject to extensions of the original contract period; if he is satisfied that public procurement rules were adhered to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 286. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a register or other collection of data used by his Department to identify excess, waste or surplus heat in industry or other sectors; if this data is mapped by his Department or a body under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13206/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 287. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he is taking to promote district heating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Events (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outcome of a meeting he had with councillors regarding additional funding for an international sporting event in County Donegal in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13070/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services Provision (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 307. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role his Department will have in the interim review of the contract to supply library books for a service (details supplied); if concerns regarding non-adherence to the contract will be considered; if there has been an amendment to the contract; if the knowledge or otherwise of the book market here, support for Irish publishers...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to make changes to the BER system to incorporate district heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13207/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the potential for district heating is incorporated into building regulations in terms of allowing such a system to help developers meet compliance with sustainable energy criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13202/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of persons who have used the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme online calculator are being contacted by local authorities and being advised that they may only borrow a sum that is significantly short of the amount initially calculated in view of the fact that they...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the maritime area and foreshore (amendment) Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13203/18]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I noted the Minister's comments on drafting. The parliamentary legal office is being beefed up, which is part of Dáil reform, but that obviously has not become fully effective yet. We all acknowledge that there must be robustness in amendments and legislation from the Opposition. There was a great deal in the Minister's response relating to the quality of drafting and how complex...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: The prospect of amendments being made then really does not occur. Where we have a debate in advance of it, that is really a return to a Second Stage debate, so it is a fait accompli where we either accept or reject the wording as opposed to having the ability to amend it. It is a very flawed process. It is not the first time we have seen this process used, and sometimes it is useful to get...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: We have to accept the Minister's bona fides on this. The difficulty is that we have not seen the wording.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: A debate will be scheduled, as is usually the case.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: It is a Second Stage type of debate in advance of that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I do not think it is necessarily a criticism of the Minister but of the process. One can see how difficult it is to get something from the Attorney General's office. If something is introduced on Report Stage, there is not the head space or time to scrutinise Opposition amendments. That is a fair comment to make. It is not a slight on the Minister. We understand he is trying to introduce...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: It is important to say that the Bill is very patchy on the issue of enforcement and this lets the legislation down. The expectation of being caught is a very sizeable deterrent. As I said at the previous meeting, the issues around fake breath tests and so on have done no service to this area and there is a need to come back from that. Like other members of the committee, I have been lobbied...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: It is not mine either.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: That is just the job.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I do not believe we are talking about the morning-after pill.