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Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I also congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their appointments. I wish them well in the coming years. I am pleased that the Minister represents a constituency in the commuter belt, particularly as the lowest ratios of gardaí to population are in Meath and Kildare, respectively. I know it is down to the Garda Commissioner to deploy resources but I am sure that fact will...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Time should be provided for the Minister to come to the House to deal with some of the outstanding issues including the issue of the driving licence, which is still outstanding. He had given a commitment to some groups that he would deal with that issue. It is in the public interest, and in his own interest, to do so.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the modelling that has been undertaken to quantify the impact of Covid-19 on the sectors he plans to provide assistance to in the context of the proposed July stimulus; the persons that conducted the modelling and analysis; if it will be factored into the stimulus measures; if he has consulted with his Ministerial colleagues in the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: This question relates to the modelling or analysis that has been done to date. Who has conducted the analysis in advance of the stimulus package, including the impact it will have had on various sectors such as jobs losses and the viability of sectors and companies? Was the analysis done in-house across the various Departments or who carried it out?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously there will be a number of opportunities to have a targeted approach to stimulating the economy and ensuring the maximum number of people continue to be employed. It is essential this analysis is done, and continues to be done, in order that there is a targeted approach. Is the approach of the stimulation that it will be jobs rich? It is one thing to make sure businesses recover...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Were consultancy firms brought in to do work? Was this done in-house, relying on some of the data already available? I completely acknowledge that there is a degree of the crystal ball associated with this, in the absence of a vaccine being available and some degree of certainty about when the crisis is likely to abate and we get back to the new normality post Covid.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 60. To ask the Taoiseach his counterparts he has spoken to since his appointment as Taoiseach. [15269/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if business support policies can be reviewed to provide greater help to microbusinesses that contribute to the national economy on a smaller scale but to the local community on a bigger scale than many other businesses; if he will give consideration to reviewing wage subsidies for casual staff in view of the fact that longer...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the issuing of road haulage licences will commence; the number of pending applications; and the anticipated timeframe required to clear the backlog. [14819/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change the driver licence criteria that would allow licenceholders in category D and D1 to drive vehicles in category CE and C1E. [14820/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding the NTA has awarded to Kildare County Council in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; the amount awarded to each individual scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi permits issued by the Dublin Airport Authority to taxi drivers in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [15265/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies by job title in the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman as of 3 July 2020; and the estimated full-year cost of filling those vacancies, in tabular form. [15263/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Forensic Science Ireland (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 332. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if construction on the new forensic science laboratory has started; the timeframe for the completion of the project; and the estimated cost of the project. [15266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 474. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken formally to his Japanese counterpart to date in 2020. [15264/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 486. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be secured for the 20mm secondary gun replacement on each Naval Service ship. [15279/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 487. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding for the upgrade of explosive ordnance disposal robots will be provided. [15280/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 488. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when construction works will commence on a new headquarter block for the Army Ranger Wing at the Defence Forces Training Centre; and the timeframe for the completion of this project. [15281/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring grants for student teachers' attendance at mandatory Gaeltacht courses. [15267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers required to reduce average size class at primary level from 24.3 pupils to 23.4. [15268/20]