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Rail Interconnector (20 Apr 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Would the Minister of State agree that the investment in the Kildare, Maynooth, Dunboyne and the DART lines is restricted in its return because the lines are not connected? The DART underground will deliver 75 million additional passenger journeys and will open up a wider footprint into the surrounding counties outside of Dublin. Does the Minister of State not agree that the greater Dublin...

Commission of Inquiry into Banking Sector: Statements (20 Apr 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I will be sharing time with Deputy Seamus Healy. The report states the commission's remit was to identify the causes of the crisis and related failures rather than to assign individual blame or responsibility. I cannot see what additional value the report brings over and above the reports already done. It is a very expensive report and it is unfortunate that it does not attach blame. If...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Catherine Murphy: The Shell to Sea campaign has done this country a service in that it drew attention to the great resource giveaway. The Atlantic margin off the west coast contains 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent, amounting to €800 billion at 2011 prices. Although very considerable sums have been expended in finding and extracting that gas the fact that we get little or no return on it is a complete...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (20 Apr 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the proposed rail interconnector for Dublin city's rail services is a priority project; if he anticipates any delay in the implementation of this project due to budgetary constraints; if he has conducted any analysis of the benefit that such a project will have on commerce in the city and greater Dublin area as a result of...

Order of Business (3 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I was.

Dáil Reform (4 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I acknowledge that there has been dialogue regarding Dáil reform. In the Technical Group the demand has been for the adoption of a more inclusive approach. I would welcome the provision of time for a more comprehensive debate rather than a discussion among the Whips. When are we likely to have such a debate? The timeline for reform is working towards the end of July. It would be better...

Special Educational Needs (4 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Does the Minister accept that the growth in SNA numbers has happened because children are now educated in mainstream schools as opposed to special schools?

Special Educational Needs (4 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. The SENO system does not appear to provide cover for maternity leave and I am concerned that children are not being properly assessed. I asked the Minister about St. Raphael's and am still awaiting a reply.

Special Educational Needs (4 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Is there any scope for covering maternity leave in order that there can be an adequate assessment?

Residential Mortgage Debt: Motion (Resumed) (4 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: This motion was intended to place on the agenda a very serious issue with which many thousands of households and those in the wider community are faced. A generational issue arises in respect of this matter. Those who purchased at the top of the housing bubble have tended to be those in their mid-20s to mid-30s who were beginning to have families. It is they who are most in crisis. They...

Order of Business (5 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I was going to ask the same question.

Order of Business (5 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: The word "bailout" has been bothering me for some time so I looked up the meaning of the term. The EU-IMF deal does not refer to a bailout. In economic terms, a bailout is an act of loaning or giving capital to an entity in danger of failing, in an attempt to save it from bankruptcy, insolvency or total ruin, or to allow a failing entity to fail gracefully without spreading contagion. I am...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: On a point of order, this is an important debate and there is not even a quorum in the House. What is the point in having a debate if Members are not present to listen to it? It is important to call a quorum.

Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average time it is taking to process carer's allowance applications; the number of applications awaiting decision; if there is a plan to reduce delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10413/11]

Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: My understanding of the monitoring of information systems is that when the term "business process reorganisation" is used, the entire process is thrown out and a new one is introduced. Is that what is taking place in this instance? The Minister suggested that there is an overlap between one processing system and another. The key issue is what the ideal time will be. That is one of the...

Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: What is the average processing time for an appeal? What difference will the review process make? If an appeal is successful, the relevant payment will be backdated to the date on which the application was submitted and the Exchequer will not make any savings. In many cases, people are being put through the wringer unnecessarily.

Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: What is the average processing time for an appeal?

Departmental Schemes (10 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Some of the local partnership companies are Leader companies. Is any European money available for this programme?

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (10 May 2011)

Catherine Murphy: One of the last phrases in the document read out today was that this was a modest proposal. It was not an overstatement. Seven or eight Deputies are in the Chamber. This initiative is about giving hope to people outside the House, but I do not see where the hope lies. A number of these small initiatives are worthwhile, but the scale is modest. I did not bring notes with me when I came to...