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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Protected Disclosures (25 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within his Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in his Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Protected Disclosures (25 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 269. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Protected Disclosures (25 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 270. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within her Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in her Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I wish Mr. McMahon a good morning. Actually, it is the afternoon. I am an hour behind. One must ask what happens when things go wrong and people do not have their rights. We saw much of that after the economic crash, particularly in the construction sector where people had spent their whole lives working, many of them self-employed. It is only when one sees people reaching their 50s or...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: In an ideal situation, would further legislation be required to achieve a solution?

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: What are the impediments? I recall an appeal case in the construction sector. People in that sector, for example, might be blacklisted. What is stopping people? In an ideal world, workers would want their rights protected by the same protections that are available to their contemporaries in other sectors. Mr. McMahon has written an extensive book and he is invested in this issue. Well...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The RTÉ experience was useful as we saw that permanent employment was offered to a cohort of people who were identified, and that is welcome. It is up to the organisation to decide whether it is retrospective and whether there are tax liabilities. I am using RTÉ as an example. Is there any kind of a sanction where misdesignation occurs? That seems to be something we need to...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I accept that it was one specific company. I am using RTÉ as an example. If we were to go after this systematically, what would be the pecking order?

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. It is agreed.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 152. To ask the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this time period; and the number that were finalised...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 153. To ask the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within his Department; the number of officials that made protected disclosures over the time period that are now not working in his Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired officials of his Department...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the monthly revenues the Companies Registration Office received in December 2020 and January, February and to date in March 2021 from company documents purchased; and the revenues generated from company documents from the corresponding months in December 2019 and January, February and March 2020. [16464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount the Companies Registration Office has paid to suppliers for its new information technology platform introduced on 16 December 2020; the number of complaints the office has received regarding the introduction of the new platform; and the nature of those complaints. [16465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the ongoing challenges in introducing the new information technology platform of the Companies Registration Office; and if the office has withheld payments to suppliers due to the ongoing difficulties. [16466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 203. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA and Enterprise Ireland can claw back grant aid to companies in instances in which the company has reneged and-or breached its agreed targets; and if he will provide a schedule including amount and company name of grants clawed back in the past 10 years. [17528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which driver theory tests will resume; and the number of applicants who are in the backlog for the theory test and the full driving test, respectively. [17575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Accident Investigations (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for not appointing a technical expert for the second review board regarding the Rescue 116 report in view of the fact that his predecessor had appointed a person with this level of expertise in the first instance (details supplied). [17589/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 383. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customs officials inspections at airports (details supplied) in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by location; the value of items and-or substances seized for that period; and if the visits were notified in advance. [17260/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 435. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the arrangements between Sport Ireland and a person (details supplied) in respect of the governance audit of an organisation; if the role to assist the organisation was advertised by Sport Ireland and or the organisation; the contract that exists between Sport Ireland and the person; if his attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (31 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 543. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personal injury claims that have been taken against the State by Defence Forces personnel for injuries sustained while on military training exercises in each of the years 2014 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of the claims finalised; the injury sustained in each case; the amount paid in damages; the amount paid in...