Results 19,161-19,180 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: On the same point, the final paragraph on the front page of the correspondence states that in July this year there was agreement that the Department would manage overall funding within the Vote in order that GSOC could incur additional expenditure in the region of €300,000 in 2021. It states this additional funding would enable GSOC to address the immediate needs identified in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: That is very useful correspondence. I tend to look for the small print and I did that for the table on the second page, which includes active claims and the general indemnity scheme. At the very bottom, under the table, it says that the Irish Prison Service figures include 1,852 lack of in-cell sanitation mass claims. If that is removed from the estimated outstanding liability, what would...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: It may not just be members of the Garda, it may also be members of the public.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: If that is the case, one would need to gather the information from the individual Votes and combine it with those figures to get the complete picture.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: This is an issue that the previous Committee of Public Accounts dealt with on several occasions. The State Claims Agency appeared before us recently. The main area is the one that Deputy Carthy alluded to, namely, the HSE. Most of the very expensive claims relate to accidents at birth. We see settlements weekly. No amount would ever be compensation for the person who might have been and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Regarding the improvement under the open disclosure process during Covid, and in light of the change that happened very much on the Law Library's end, it might be worth asking the State Claims Agency what engagement it is having with the legal profession to drive home the importance of taking the open disclosure route. There was a major difference. The rate jumped to 30% plus from 23%. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Every one of us wants the State to end up with the maximum return. The criticism of some of the early sales in regard to NAMA was that many of us felt it was a fire sale in that properties were sold when the market as at rock bottom as opposed to when we had a rising market. In being critical of that, we equally need to argue that we need to get the maximum here. It is a balancing act in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: This, too, is useful correspondence, but we also need to know from the Department the amount that has been spent on the DART tunnel aspect of the project, which up to 2018, was in the region of €50 million, and given that that project has been postponed until 2042, if it is anticipated that at that stage any of the information arising from that spend of €50 million, will be reused.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Exemptions (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted with the Minister for Finance in respect of seeking to have included among VAT exempt services that the driver education sector be included (details supplied); and if not, his plans to engage the Minister for Finance on this issue. [55405/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered reviewing VAT exemptions (details supplied) for the driving education sector in the context of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010. [55404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 298. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of the time backlog on all accepted foreign birth Irish passport applications by country (details supplied); and the additional resources he has and will provide to clear these backlogs. [55462/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: People around the country are deeply concerned today. They are worried about the impact of the virus on their health, jobs, children's education and communities. They wonder if the small measure of normality that had returned in recent weeks is being snatched away and, if so, for how long. They are deeply concerned about the ability of our overburdened healthcare system to cope with the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: There is no doubt the vaccination programme was a real success, but we now know a third stage is required. People in their 70s are asking me when they are likely to even get notified of a date. Has the Government consulted the GPs on their ability to deliver this programme? The GPs are very busy at the moment as there are many things circulating in the community. Do they have the ability...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the extension of the legislation. It has been a vital support to pubs and restaurants throughout the country over recent months. I accept the point on the weather being better then than it is now. The reason the legislation was introduced forward in July was because of the push for us all to have an outdoor summer. The Government realised that licences are granted based on the...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Is there an intention of providing guidance for the Garda? That is important.

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: By and large, this Bill is welcome and has been a long time coming. The Sex Offenders Act 2001 has not been updated since its introduction. This legislation has been promised since 2018 and it largely comes from committee recommendations, some dating back to 2006. A 15-year wait for recommendations to become legislation is, fortunately, not common but it is also unacceptable. Wider...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he and his officials took to verify the financial standing of each of the consortium members in the context of the national broadband plan and the winning bidder (details supplied); and the way in which they compared with that of the pre-qualification criteria. [55481/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide in percentage terms, in the context of the national broadband plan, the capital each member of the consortium was putting up; and if his Department verified the bona fides of each consortium member vis-à-vis their tax status and balance sheet health. [55482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and-or Irish Rail and-or the NTA will conduct a feasibility study in respect of extending the DART+ from Adamstown, Dublin to Sallins, County Kildare in the context of the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy. [56181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the issue of increased traffic using the Sallins by-pass to connect to the R407 in both directions in order to avoid the M50; if his attention has been drawn to concerns in respect of HGVs using this route via Clane and Maynooth; and the steps he will take to address this. [56182/21]