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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (23 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 441. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has requested that the scope of its terms of reference be broadened in its second interim report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (23 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 442. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking regarding the financial implications that will arise from the second interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9107/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 448. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost per year for the past three years for the retrieval and return of hard copy files stored at off-site locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9302/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 461. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost per year for the past three years of the storage of data and-or files on cloud storage or third-party servers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9400/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 464. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost per year for the past three years of the retrieval and return of hard copy files stored at off-site locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9304/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 466. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost per year for the past three years of the storage of data and-or files on cloud storage or third-party servers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9402/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I suspect some of the questions are being directed to the wrong person, that a political decision has been taken in this regard and that the NTA operates according to the legislation to which Ms Graham has just referred. Therefore, it is the political decision that underpins and is the real driver of the NTA's operations, and the NTA just implements the measures in the legislation. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Could we have a copy of the analysis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: There are historical contractual obligations relating to the likes of Bus Éireann. In conducting the risk analysis, would the NTA have been comparing like with like in terms of the rates of pay and conditions and so on? Were these elements factored into the analysis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: This could be taken as a decision to reduce, in the medium term, terms and conditions, rates of pay-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: That is not the case if the company has historical contracts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Three routes are threatened with withdrawal, and there is a possible insolvency issue if the board of Bus Éireann cannot sign off on the company's accounts. If there is to be a loss of service, we are into insolvency territory and the State will have to intervene because people cannot be left without services. Has there been any quantification of the costs in this regard? Is it down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Those services therefore might not be comparable. They could be reduced services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: That depends on the level of current use.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We are hearing that the free travel pass is secure, but will it be secure in cases in which there is, say, a withdrawal of a service or a reduced service and in which somebody does not have access to the service? If that is the case, the person with the free travel pass will carry 100% of the cost of the service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: This sounds like the argument made by some of the unions that they are essentially being asked to agree to reduced wages and conditions to make viable the services that will probably end up as PSO services - at least, some of them will - and be carried by the State and possibly a private contractor. Is there an unfairness to this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We need to talk to the shareholder, therefore, rather than the company directly. I presume the Minister will have the relevant information on the individual services. I presume information on the Bus Éireann services that are under threat was provided to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation in Bus Éireann: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Right, okay.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the issue of unlawful killings in Northern Ireland during the Troubles with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8604/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (22 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his Palestinian and Israeli counterparts on US President, Mr. Trump's, plans to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; his views on any such move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8761/17]