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Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Anybody without the report before it was published could not read it and make a judgment about what the report found. It sought to damage Maurice McCabe, which is also outrageous. The matters considered under the terms of the report have wide-ranging repercussions not just for political organisations and the Garda but throughout society as a whole. There is a letter from the Garda...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Thank you. A section of the letter reads, "I can confirm that An Garda Síochána's legal team was not at any stage instructed to impugn the integrity of Sergeant Maurice McCabe or make a case that he was acting maliciously". There is a bit of a paradox in that if one completely accepts that point - I do not want to second-guess the Garda Commissioner - there are two opposing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelcholáistí Issues (26 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will establish a second level all-Irish school in north Kildare, given that the west Dublin option is over-subscribed; that there are seven sixth classes each year in north Kildare and that Dunboyne in Meath and Edenderry in Offaly are feeder schools; why it is necessary to again establish a demand for this school option, given that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 213. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to scale up the home help service; if a review will go beyond providing a service for non-medical personal care where it is necessary to keep older persons in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12452/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services Staff (25 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the areas where there are plans to amalgamate the activities of the community welfare officers; the areas where services have been withdrawn; his plans regarding the community welfare officer function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11767/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (25 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 220. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered utilising the rule 140 mechanism to try and secure the release of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12132/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Industry (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the actions of insurers since the passing of the spent convictions legislation; if it will continue to be acceptable for insurers to seek information regarding previous motoring offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11305/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the deployment of members of An Garda Síochána by region, division and district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11770/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been trained to conduct specialist child interviews as part of the joint protocol with the Health Service Executive, by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11771/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the Garda Síochána vehicle fleet including manufacturer, model and current distribution of vehicles by district and division; the arrangements governing its use including the upper acceptable kilometerage and age for use of vehicles; the number of vehicles which are in use and are nearing the upper limits; her plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile offenders, the programmes under her remit to combat juvenile crime and the number of Garda Síochána juvenile liaison officers, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11774/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were transferred to a new division in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; the extent to which this occurred because of the Garda Commissioner's policing plan, changing demographics and crime trends; the difficulties in transferring Gardaí between divisions; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 246. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to reintroduce the financial contribution scheme for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11673/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Claims (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 507. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on legal fees connected to medical negligence since the introduction of the open disclosure programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11777/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, all upgrades and developments of swimming pools funded by his Department, in the past two years; the amount allocated to each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11473/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme (24 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to continue the local authority swimming pool programme; if any swimming pool projects are currently being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11474/16]

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (19 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: This has been a very useful exercise. The tone was set by the Ceann Comhairle who chaired and facilitated the reform process. Everybody on the committee made a contribution and it is a rare thing to be able to say that. I extend my thanks to Mr. Peter Finnegan and the staff of the Ceann Comhairle's office who have worked behind the scenes to present papers, tease out issues and find best...

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I support the principle of this legislation. There is a particular financial limit in it, so we are considering modest family homes in the main. Over the last five years, one of the big frustrations has been the very much hands-off approach when it comes to the individual mortgagee. There has been a real feeling of unfairness that the decisions made have been made in favour of the banks at...

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (18 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I am one of those people who went through the education system when Irish was compulsory and I passed examinations. However, I cannot speak Irish and can just about follow a conversation in it. I have a few words of Irish, but that is the extent of it. However, I have a commitment to the Irish language which, as I have said previously in the House, I show by the fact that my children...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 May 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of recent cuts to mortgage interest rates, the steps he intends to take to ensure equitable treatment of customers of majority State owned banks such as a bank (details supplied); how he proposes to address excessive standard variable rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10717/16]