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

Catherine Murphy: We have all laboured the issue of enforcement. It does not matter what the penalty is if there is no prospect of being caught. Part of the problem is that people will take the risk because the prospect of being caught is minimal. I accept that breath-testing is not confined to the traffic corps. Like Deputy Ó Cuív, I have only once ever been randomly breath-tested. It happened...

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

Catherine Murphy: Some amendments have been ruled out of order because they are not in keeping with the terms of the Bill. Obviously, that prompts a question about future legislation. I have noted that the Road Safety Authority has embarked on a public information campaign on minimum passing distances, which is very welcome and was probably prompted by the debate here. The voices of cyclists have become...

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

Catherine Murphy: We do not want to end up with rules which exclude cyclists from the roads because it is not possible to design with them in mind. We have to have a change of mindset. If we could timetable the issue at an early date to look at it in its totality, it would be helpful.

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

Catherine Murphy: It will be the Business Committee that will decide that.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (22 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 15 February 2018, the number of gardaí in respect of all other counties by division, district and rank; the number of Garda vehicles based full time in counties by vehicle type, division and or district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13264/18]

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: The logical conclusion of what the Tánaiste has talked about is that an amendment to the Constitution will be required, an amendment which essentially will be termed around the issue of abortion. At this stage, the Taoiseach must clarify the Government's thinking on this. If that is what is being proposed, the issue will move into a whole new spectrum in terms of time and debate. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the special liquidator of IBRC regarding the release of internal documents by a former official of the bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11060/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances which allowed a person (details supplied) to furnish internal IBRC documents to a further person (details supplied) regarding the conduct of a person (details supplied) on matters pertaining to the IBRC's treatment of a debtor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11099/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the special liquidator of IBRC regarding the release of internal bank documents by a former bank official to a former debtor of the bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11031/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances which led to a former official of a bank (details supplied) making allegations against another person and furnishing internal IBRC documents to a further person for use in a legal case being pursued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11110/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the special liquidator of IBRC regarding the release of internal IBRC documents by a former IBRC official (details supplied) to a former debtor of the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14247/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a Civil Service pension award is clarified on reaching pension age; if the terms of contract remain available to indicate entitlement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13618/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund Review (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the proposed illness benefit for self-employed persons will be introduced; the reason this has been delayed; if impediments to its introduction have been identified; the funding that has been provided for the scheme in 2018; the qualifying criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13564/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund Review (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person that is self-employed may avail of illness benefit; the amount of benefit a person that is self employed may claim; the duration they may claim for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13821/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 273 of 8 February 2018 and 539 of 20 February 2018, if provision is made in her Department's budget to meet the pension liability for persons entitled to claim a pension benefit as a result of Directive 2010/41/EU; if forecasting for payments of that aspect of pension payment has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (27 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the variances there are in the Rebuilding Ireland assessment tool via the calculator tool on a website (details supplied) and the actual response form the local authority in response to a paper based application following an application; the way in which the variances can be up to 20% of the loan amount; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nuclear Plants (28 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the State has received communication from the UK Government in respect of the UK National Policy Statement for nuclear power (details supplied); if so, when the communication was received; the nature of the communication; if a copy of same will be made available; the way in which this communication was handled by his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I do not have a difficulty with us doing a consultation but we must be careful not to cause confusion. There is a consultation process under way and people need to engage in that process in a direct way. Very often people think that they have engaged, but they might not have engaged with the statutory process. If they do not engage with the statutory process they will not be heard where it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I understand that. We had duplication because of a simultaneous Committee of Public Accounts event. I apologise for not being here for most of the session. I wish to deal with two issues. The Minister described disadvantage. It is right that we look at things from the bottom up. Sport plays an important role in all of our lives. These grants are particularly important. I understand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding for Minority Sports and Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (28 Mar 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I specifically wanted the Minister of State to deal with the issue of disadvantage in new communities. The second question was about optics and how the Department can make the process more inclusive.