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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The free travel scheme is not covering the cost of travel on these commercial routes and often some private carriers are not taking those who hold a free travel pass. We cannot allow this to drift by, for example, doing a report and having the results of the report in six weeks' time. When will the Minister have the results on whether there can be provision under the scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: That week or two could be another week or two of people on strike and not being paid and the travelling public having to wait. That presumably is an element of what could resolve the dispute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: To be perfectly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will move on. I would like to explore this further but we have very limited time. I believe people are not going to get the fact that this company has been pushed to insolvency. One can very easily envisage a situation of an examiner being obliged to go into a semi-State company. We could end up with a very significant cost on foot of the company becoming insolvent. The settlement of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: How is the Minister keeping it out of insolvency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Can I just say to the Minister that I remember an old song from when I was a child. It was called "There's a Hole in the Bucket". This is what the situation sounds like; there is a hole in the bucket and no matter what the Minister does he keeps coming back around to same thing again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: A lot of the workers will have a future in which they will not be able to pay their mortgages or keep their kids in college. Essentially, they are the ones who are being asked to foot the bill. They are being asked to take an unacceptable reduction in their quality of life and living standards. I do not believe that anybody goes out on strike intentionally. People think about it long and...

Northern Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: There is no doubt that this island is facing some very serious challenges as a result of the triggering of Article 50. A coherent voice will be missing from the discussions because the institutions are not in place in the North. There is no doubt that the North is the most exposed part of the United Kingdom. The institutions will not be there to fight the corner of people who identify as...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I agree with Deputies Cullinane and Farrell and the Chairman, including on inviting Mr. Healy to appear. It would be useful if we could clarify whether there is one information officer in the Health Service Executive and if the same person or unit dealt with the request for information. If that is the case, there could not be any doubt regarding the possibility that Mr. O'Brien was fully...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I asked for clarity with regard to the unit in the HSE that makes decisions on freedom of information requests. This is an important issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Following on from an article in theSunday Business Post, I wrote to the Committee of Public Accounts in January seeking a copy of the interim audit report, which according to that article, contains outrageous information. I have been passed from Billy to Jack by the Minister for Justice and Equality on this issue. I believe I was misled in the Dáil on this matter. I was told the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of private investigation firms hired by her Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied her Department with a report on completion of their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15741/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15737/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15735/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15743/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15738/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15742/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of private investigation firms hired by her Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied her Department with a report on completion of their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15739/17]