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Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I welcome the Bill for two reasons, the first of which concerns Dublin, which for too long has had an inadequate water supply. We do not have sufficient supply in the system or sufficient treatment facilities. The pipes in the capital are old. They break too easily in bad weather and there is general leakage. We do not have a good wastewater treatment facility in the capital and because...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gambling Sector (14 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline Enterprise Ireland's strategy for supporting Irish initiated or Irish based tech companies that operate in online betting, betting exchange, gambling, competitive social gaming and tipping markets, or that earn revenue from such activities. [7949/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding current legislation and the way it could impact on the pension entitlements of current employees in Allied Irish Bank should the pension fund be dissolved. [7946/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Energy Efficiency Action Plan (14 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding energy proposals. [7948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (14 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, following recent criticism by the High Court of practices in the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in S.R. (Pakistan) v Minister for Justice and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, 29 January 2013, if he intends to make amendments to the proposed Protection Review Tribunal to address these criticisms in the forthcoming Immigration, Residence and Protection...

Other Questions: Road Safety Statistics (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Of fatal collisions in 2012, seven drivers were on learner permits. In total, 3,237 drivers with learner permits were involved in one form of collision or another in 2012. This is an important element to be addressed and I would appreciate the Minister's opinions on it.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information on the status of the Smarter Transport Bill 2011 and any forthcoming legislation from his Department that might include elements of it. [8386/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further encourage the use of more sustainable transport solutions by allowing local authorities to create bye-laws to regulate the use of electric vehicles, car clubs and so on. [8497/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Proliferation (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be represented at the forthcoming International Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, to be held on 4-5 March in Oslo. [8233/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the illegal cigarette trading business, in particular the open selling of cigarettes in pedestrianised areas of the city centre. [8234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that is expected to be raised from the increase in excise duty on a bottle of wine introduced in Budget 2013. [8841/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) charge €3.75 per bill for non direct debit payments of bills; if it is illegal to fine persons for choosing a particular method of payment where no financial justification is found for the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8840/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is familiar with Dublin City Council's proposals to energy retrofit Glovers Court, Dublin 2; and his views on whether these proposals will come to fruition. [8838/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way costs are apportioned by the National Transport Authority to companies operating Public Service Obligation routes such as Dublin Bus and CIE, and the process used to decide the amount of money that goes to each company. [8228/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times CIE companies have not met the quality benchmarks in their Public Service Obligation contracts. [8229/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of the subvention paid to each of the publicly financed transport companies by the service they offer for example how much of the public service obligation goes to each of the routes in each company and the way this is determined. [8230/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a private operator were to propose to operate a fully commercial service when an existing public sector obligation subvention service is operated, if the National Transport Authority will consider withdrawing the PSO support for the existing service. [8231/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way financial performance of the CIE companies are monitored to ensure that they are able to deliver on their Public Service Obligation requirements for the duration of their contracts. [8232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (19 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any inequality in the application procedures applied to persons applying for a taxi PSV licence based on whether or not they were born in this country. [8839/13]

Other Questions: Broadband Services Provision (26 Feb 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Our digital inclusion strategy, to which the broadband strategy is central, is incredibly important. The Government has a good strategy. However, in the light of recent EU budget cuts for broadband strategy from €8.2 billion to €1 billion, a dramatic reduction, have we examined how this will change the Government's strategy launched last August?