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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have been trained to drug test suspected drivers who are impaired by narcotics and-or prescribed medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7085/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on members of An Garda Síochána passing information held on Garda databases to private investigator companies; the procedures and guidelines in place to deal with the issuing of licences to operate as a private investigator here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7187/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if data protection breaches by a private investigations company (details supplied) were reported to her in 2014; her views on the fact that this company continued to operate as a private investigator firm, in view of the fact that it was convicted of breaching the Data Protection Acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7188/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the target under DEIS 1 to extend the library project to 50 schools has not been met (details supplied); the proposed timeframe in which it can be met in the future; if he will confirm that following the current DEIS review that the library project will be expanded and extended as previously planned; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of Part V units paid for by each local authority in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the average cost of these units in each of these years in each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6981/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 583. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private investigation firms hired by Coillte in 2015 and 2016; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 585. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the nature of the work carried out by private investigation firms for Coillte; the way in which contracts are awarded to these firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 606. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 22 November 2016, if he will provide an update on the stage the procurement element of the national broadband plan is at; if he will provide a breakdown of the 750,000 premises to be connected, by residential or business and by county, in tabular form; if the county by county...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 22 November 2016, if he will provide a further update in relation to the non-statutory inquiry to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the distribution of tickets for the Rio Olympic Games and related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7002/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to enforce the Road Traffic Act 2016, which gives effect to an agreement with the UK on mutual recognition of driver disqualifications which was signed in October 2015, in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7084/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 332 of 2012) were to make cycle tracks non-mandatory except for contraflow tracks and tracks in pedestrianised areas, in view of the fact that the regulations do not provide for this; if he will update the regulations as a matter of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Irish Rail employee hired private investigators regarding the suspected theft of copper cable from the rail line in the Killiney and Shankill areas in 2015; the procedures and procurement rules he has relating to the awarding by Irish Rail of such surveillance contracts; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 653. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a discrepancy between the European Economic and Social Committee approved wording of the EU Company Law Directive of 2003 and the detail which was finally placed into legislation (details supplied); the impact of this discrepancy on those Irish banks which have shares quoted on the Irish stock market; and if she will...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs the Succeed in Ireland initiative has created since inception; the amount of moneys IDA Ireland or other State bodies have paid over to ConnectIreland; the amount of IDA Ireland's potential outstanding liability to ConnectIreland; her views on whether the Succeed in Ireland initiative failed to meet its target...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: An article in The Sunday Business Postprompted me to submit this question on the contract between IDA Ireland and ConnectIreland, as well as the associated costs and the potential cost to the State relating to the losses sustained by ConnectIreland.

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously, IDA Ireland has decided not to renew the Succeed in Ireland initiative and it will expire in March. IDA Ireland said it created 527 verifiable jobs at a cost of €2 million but ConnectIreland, and its chief executive officer, Terry Clune, claim it created more than 2,200 jobs. There is a serious dispute about these figures. I understand there are significant tensions...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It is welcome a dialogue is going on between both parties. In response to a previous question, the Minister spoke about an orderly wind-down. Does she expect there will be an offset for losses? If so, will it be for significant amounts? Will it be hundreds of thousands or millions of euro?

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Will the Minister give a timeframe for this process?

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Here we are again talking about practices within An Garda Síochána. We have had the O'Higgins report and the O'Neill report and earlier this week the Tánaiste announced a new commission of investigation, all of which were essentially designed with the same remit, that is, to investigate the practices of An Garda Síochána which underpinned the appalling treatment of...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I do not believe I was making allegations. A very extensive piece of secondary legislation was produced in 2007, namely, the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations. The Commissioner is central to these regulations and to any disciplinary process against rank and file members of the Garda, such as Superintendent David Taylor, for example, who finds himself at the centre of the...