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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 418: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he considers there is an urgent need to enact domestic climate change legislation in view of the fact that the Labour Party introduced the cross-party Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security Bill into the Oireachtas on 30 December 2010 and that the former Government published a...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (15 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures that the Legal Aid Board has in place to ensure persons in custody who require legal representation in family law cases receive such representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15381/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (15 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health if he has any plans to implement, in whole or in part, the Neurological Alliance of Ireland ten-point action plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15724/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons by county, currently being treated for acute neurological conditions; the average time it takes, by county, for persons with sudden onset neurological conditions to access specialist treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15726/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of permanent and temporary, whole-time equivalent, staff employed in the Health Service Executive for 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/11]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed). (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to make a point about the name of the Bill. FLAC drew attention to a significant section which has been omitted, namely, the section that deals with mortgage interest supplement and the changes that are urgently needed. For example, one party to a mortgage might encounter difficulties. Aspects of the programme for Government address this. An expert group has delivered...

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I have seen at first hand the very real problems experienced by households in north Kildare. Water interruptions and loss of pressure has become a seasonal problem. Homes with small children and babies have gone without water for up to two weeks during the winter, while in dry spells in the summer the pressure is reduced to the point where some households do not have a constant supply....

Local Authority Housing (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will introduce a shorter and more specific application form for those seeking a local authority housing transfer; if he will agree to include the reason the transfer is being sought; if he collects statistics on the number of transfer applications; the numbers who achieve such transfers; and if he...

Local Authority Housing (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: That is the problem. Kildare County Council uses the same form regardless of whether it is a fresh application for housing or a transfer request, so that is counted in the figures for those seeking housing. It distorts the figures. It also removes the prospect of gathering information on why transfers are sought. There are a number of reasons, such as health matters and the size of the...

Local Authority Housing (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: If we do not capture the reasons, we cannot respond when there is a problem. If the reason is included on a form, such as design issues or antisocial behaviour, one can then deal with it because one sees the nature and scale of the problem. That is why I ask for it to be included.

Local Authority Housing (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: They are not dealt with.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 53: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the fund from which the recent State visits were paid; if local authorities were allocated additional funds; if so, the amount of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14108/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (16 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 17 May 2011, his views on whether it is equitable that school employees paid through private funds should be subject to section 2 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009 without receiving the standard benefits enjoyed by public sector employees; and if he will make...

Departmental Bodies (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: This is a key area of concern. We are reading between the lines as to what the Government intends.

Departmental Bodies (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Every week at the Whips' meeting I look for the McCarthy report to be on the agenda for debate. It is high time we had a comprehensive debate on it but this has not been acceded to yet. Unless we get a comprehensive statement from the Government and have a debate, there will be guesswork and reading between the lines, with people feeling concerned unnecessarily about some of the State...

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether international energy prices are set to inflate dramatically over the coming decade; if the information provided by the International Energy Agency is being factored into policy responses; the new responses that he believes are required to ensure energy security and affordability; and if he...

Written Answers — Credit Union Movement: Credit Union Movement (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to the credit union movement in relation to the ratio of loan losses and the risk to the viability of some credit unions; the solutions he is considering; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16466/11]

Written Answers — Primary Education: Primary Education (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost per annum to educate a child at primary level; if he will provide a breakdown of the calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16390/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Health in his examination of the fair deal scheme, the cost for drugs to both medical card and non-medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16329/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jun 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health the budget within the Health Service Executive from which ancillary services, such as physiotherapy, occupational and speech and language therapy will be provided to those with medical cards availing of the fair deal scheme; if the extent of need has been evaluated from the recent examination of the scheme; if so, the details of same; if there are...