Results 21,601-21,620 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended as part of the administration of the housing assistance payment scheme that some households' contribution to the cost of a private rental part funded by the local authority brings that family under the minimum income threshold; to review this as part of the review of housing issues; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how many local authorities employ an arts officer; if posts are vacant whether they are subject to an embargo; if so, what locations do not have an arts officer because of the embargo; if so, if he is in dialogue with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the anomalies in the Gateway scheme that exist for families in respect of the number of children; if he is examining a review of the refusal to permit families to apply for additional income assistance through family income supplement; if he is aware it financially disadvantages a person with more than two children to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the innovations being made to engage those prior participants of the one-parent family payment scheme whose children are now older in preparation for their re-engagement with the workforce; the vocational training available to them through his Department's schemes; the sector-specific workforce areas that are engaged in providing vocational...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will put in place, following the recommendations of the report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness launched on 17 June 2016, in respect of raising the rent supplement limits throughout the counties and specifically in respect of north County Kildare, which is outside the Dublin Region Homeless Executive's area but where...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Museum (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 206. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the vacant posts on the board of the National Museum will be filled; the reason for the delay in appointing members to this board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17848/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Plan (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she will publish the promised plan for the arts; her plans to publish the plan as a draft and seek further consultation; the areas the plan will cover; if estimated costings for implementation will be included; if there will be a commitment by the Government to fund the various elements of the plan; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 291. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to invest in the solar energy sector; if consideration was given to this sector in the context of our 2020 obligations; if a cost benefit analysis was carried out; if energy substitution for this sector formed part of the consideration; why it is the only renewable energy that does not qualify for a State...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (23 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 312. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has not yet responded to a person (details supplied); when it will make contact; if it has an issue with its caseload; how it can support a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17845/16]

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I hope that by the time I have finished my speech we will have scored at least one goal. It is somewhat difficult to disconnect and be in the Chamber when one wants to be in front of a television. This is more like a Second Stage debate. It is unsatisfactory, and I am sure the Minister feels the same. We will all touch on various issues. The Estimates primarily deal with funding for the...

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome this debate and I welcome the visitors in the gallery. It is highly unusual to have such a large crowd in the Visitors Gallery for such a debate. That makes a statement in its own right. We are famed the world over for our arts, culture and heritage and we never miss an opportunity to play into that fame when elected officials go abroad for a business event and so on. I am not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 38. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in publishing the criminal justice (corruption) Bill; the steps she is taking to address the outstanding issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17099/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status regarding expenditure of the development contributions paid to local authorities; the amounts which remain on the balance sheet in respect of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17344/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how he envisages the funding that is to be made available to local authorities via loan mechanisms will be repaid; what, if any, is the impact of such loans on the Government balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17346/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are to be allowed to borrow from existing funds and what specific fund will facilitate such borrowing; and what will the impact for the Government balance sheet be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she can provide a list of all spending on the arts sector on both the current and capital side in each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17350/16]

Pre-European Council: Statements (21 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: It is fairly difficult to predict the agenda of the Council meeting because the Brexit referendum either will dominate or will not. The concern is that it will dominate the agenda and overshadow some of the other issues which are of critical importance, none less so than the refugee crisis. The handling of the crisis by Europe should be at the core of what is discussed along with changing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (16 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has provided him with a comparison between the basic cost of energy in Ireland and in European Union states including, but not limited to, its bi-annual reports; if he will provide these; and if the authority has not done so, if he will request it to do so; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Irish Water (16 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Irish Water is to be established as a public body; why the Energy Bill 2016 seeks to expand the remit of the Commission for Energy Regulation to cover the regulation of water services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16176/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: General Register Office (16 Jun 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the form and procedures a person must follow in registering an international divorce on an Irish registered marriage which was the subject of a divorce in Australia (details supplied); and the procedures a person must follow in dealing with the births, deaths and marriages office. [16546/16]