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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus in respect of the scheduling of services over the Christmas period; if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding same (details supplied); and the steps he will take in order to remedy and or mediate in the situation. [62423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full update on the proposed greenway between Henry bridge and Ponsonby bridge on the Grand Canal; if the road on this stretch is designated as a public road; and if he is satisfied that the final detail design is fit for purpose in the context of facilitating all users, that is pedestrian, cycle and mechanical...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 295. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total sum in staggered payments that will be made to the organisers of a golf tournament (details supplied) between now and 2027; if she has conducted a-cost benefit analysis in respect of using public funds for the event; and if she will publish a full review of the event in the context economic benefits and shortcomings...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 296. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of occasions that she and her officials have met with the organisers and venue owners of a golf tournament (details supplied) in the past two years to date; and if she will provide a schedule of same by location or meeting and the costs incurred by her Department arising from same. [62584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will conduct a full review of the retained aspect of the retained members of the State’s provision of firefighters in the context of health and safety in view of the fact that some retainers are on a standby for up to 120 hours per week; and if he has considered the outcomes of the Matzak case in this context....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been briefed in respect of a national full-time fire service; and if he and his officials past or present have conducted a cost benefit analysis to establish the viability of such a national service. [62766/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 356. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of official and diplomatic Irish passport applications made and passports issued since 1 January 2017 to date in 2021; and if he will provide a schedule of the annual cost related to same. [62585/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and or special advisers since 1 January 2017 to date in 2021; and if he will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on to include the final destination of travel episode by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will issue a passport and all supporting documents to a family (details supplied) as a matter of priority in view of fact that their travel episode is imminent. [62778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a contract which indemnifies her Department against claims for loss or injury by staff or clients of a company (details supplied); if her Department approved the payment of circa €11,400 to a staff member of the company; and if she will supply the budget head under which the payment was made. [62462/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the sum of €90,843 in PRSI contributions was paid by her Department to a company (details supplied); if her Department made additional payments to the company under the PRSI heading which were in fact not PRSI payments; and if she will itemise these payments and provide details in tabular form. [62463/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 9 December 2021, if she will clarify subsequent to an informal complaint or allegation made in relation to an employee of her Department and in view of the Data Protection Acts whether the complaint will be processed and the employee advised of the informal complaint or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will establish a forum for feedback or consultation for members of the public and stakeholders relating to BusConnects as the project is rolled out; and if he, his officials or both will engage and or consult the NTA in respect of same. [62112/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: This question relates to requiring adequate feedback options. Two BusConnects spines have been rolled out to date and one of them is in my area. If we are going to anticipate the problems that are emerging, we have to pick up the feedback from people where this is being rolled out. I do not believe what is being done at the moment is enough. A Dublin Bus telephone number has been given...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I am an advocate for public transport and improved services and I have been for as long as I have been involved in politics. There is no doubt some of the new services are working well. I can only look at the spine that I can see directly. There is no doubt some of it is working well but some of it is not working well at all. Some of the buses do not connect in terms of timetables. I can...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: All of those are very important initiatives. I welcome that there will be an ongoing look at this and possibilities for feedback. I also received the brochure the Minister of State talked about. I rang the numbers on many occasions, I have left feedback and I have left my mobile number. I asked for a phone call back to me last week and have not got it yet. If we do not pick up the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: It is very clear that we are going to have to ask representatives of the Department of Health to come back because most of our deliberations today are around the issue of the national children's hospital, as opposed to some of the other issues in the Department of Health that require scrutiny, of which there are many. I, too, want to start with the issue of the national children's hospital....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: We know that during lockdown last year, there were months when construction on the hospital was not recommenced. No work was done. We know that there was an inadequate number of staff on the site and that caused delays initially. Is that part of the obligation on the contractor? The more we go into this, the more building inflation is going to be an issue. It is part of the reason the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I believe there is a real possibility of a counterclaim here for non-delivery within the timeframe. A slippage of two years is really serious. The previous Secretary General at the Department of Health made a commitment to provide this document to the committee when it was due. I think it was due at the end of last year. Mr. Watts subsequently joined the Department and suddenly, the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: He told this committee and the Joint Committee on Health that we could expect it. In fact, we delayed our committee meeting until January because we were waiting for this document. We had received a commitment that we were going to get it. Was Mr. Watt material in making a change there? Who is he talking to about who will make the final decision whether to give the committee this document?