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Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: On the same issue-----

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: There was a discussion about this issue at the Business Committee and there was a demand for a debate. It should not be presented as something other than this. There continues to be a demand for a debate on the issue. It is not something the Government - a minority Government - can present as a fait accompli. At the very least, we need to debate the issue. I add that the treatment of...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Diplomacy is not working.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: On the same issue-----

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the contracts awarded to United Kingdom companies for labour market activation schemes, such as JobsPlus and other private schemes not delivered within the auspices of the State, given the UK’s new relationship with the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18792/16]

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I do not know about continuing the debate where the Deputy left off but there was a proposal at one point for a ring main, which would have been offshore. I wonder why that was not taken up as it would have provided the prospect of a North-South arrangement. However, the onshore option was proceeded with. The Bill sets out to provide enhanced enforcement powers to the Commission for...

Topical Issue Debate: Charities Regulation (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Unfortunately, it is not just this charity that will suffer, but the entire sector because of the erosion of public trust. Therefore, there must be consequences. Given the number of agencies involved, is there a cross-sectoral arrangement to exchange information? Why was the board not suspended? The Minister of State said that due process should be allowed to proceed. We seem to allow...

Topical Issue Debate: Charities Regulation (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: First, I acknowledge the work that RTE's "Prime Time" has done on this issue. In the absence of publicly provided services, for example, for bereavement, the charity sector steps in. Good governance and finances must be beyond reproach because they can bring an organisation into disrepute as quickly as the adequacy or inadequacy of the service that organisations provide. There are 4,500...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I presume we will have an opportunity at a future meeting to discuss these issues. We may put them on the agenda. I do not want to deviate from the consideration of the Revised Estimates. Clearly, the proposed second runway raises major issues for residents.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: We have been receiving communications. As somebody who lives close to Weston Airport, a small facility with a high level of traffic, I have an appreciation of the level of disruption that a large airport would place on people's quality of life. Obviously, the location of the approach and take-off area of the runway matters. Weather also plays a part in that. Is the Minister in a position...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Speaking earlier, I omitted to congratulate the Minister and wish him well in his brief. The new Dáil arrangements aimed to ensure we did not end up trying to be in two places at once. I am, unfortunately and fortunately, on the Business Committee, which meets at 10.30 a.m. I may get back but, as roads and public transport are the major component of the budget, I wanted to focus on...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I am just finishing. I must leave in a few minutes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. I will leave it at that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: The value of sterling was part of the reason many people found Ireland to be a cost-effective holiday. It certainly would have been a factor in people deciding to come here but we should not see as the sole reason. It was useful to us that a cohort of people living in Britain came here for their holidays, possibly for the first time. We need to deepen that relationship not only from the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 55. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the strategic steps he is taking to manage the volume of mortgage to rent applications; the way he is streamlining the process for all stakeholders; the barriers he has encountered to the functioning scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18554/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (28 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the courses developed specifically for new entrants to the jobs market and the range of courses and at which levels available to them; if he has considered training a sector specific workforce to manage the upcoming returnees to the workforce into other areas of work; if there is any cross-departmental work between the various sectors, the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (28 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in regard to a finding that a person who is one of a couple has no entitlement following an assessment of household means, if it is unfair that this person is not entitled to a basic income similar to that of a dependent jobseeker who is under 25 years of age, where legislation allows that young persons dependent on their parents are allowed a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Documentation (28 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 269. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the role a registrar plays in the removal of presumption of paternity and in respect of legally recognising a marriage nullity for the purposes of recognising a divorced person as a single person; the procedures a person must follow where a certificate of divorce is held from another country where a couple might present to register the birth of a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (28 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 361. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to request the Arts Council, An Chomhairle Ealaíon, to provide details of the number of local authorities which have published an arts plan or a cultural strategy within the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18404/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (28 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the rules regarding the deployment of the Coast Guard helicopter to inland waterways particularly in cases where this may be more expedient in getting to the scene than the Garda Sub-Aqua team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18096/16]