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Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I am a member of it but-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Catherine Murphy: We in the Social Democrats decided to abstain on each of the votes for Taoiseach today because we did not see an outcome to start with and we felt this was, essentially, postponing the inevitable. We do not have to like the results of an election but as democrats we must accept them. The reality is this issue is both mathematical and political. The mathematical point is that the two large...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Extend the time.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (6 Apr 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 225. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason local enterprise office mentoring sessions for new and expanding business are limited to only two mentoring sessions, given the potential return on investment and growth that is secured when additional supports are offered; the European Union norms and funding available for investment and the provision of supports for new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (6 Apr 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 753. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the 150 successful applications that were successfully accepted onto the mortgage to rent scheme by year, by bank and by the housing association which was the beneficiary of the housing stock to rent back as a mortgage to rent property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5575/16]

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: Market failure has been part of the housing story in Ireland not only in recent years but for many decades. The response to it has usually been large-scale building of local authority houses. It happened in the 1930s, it happened in the 1950s and it happened in the 1970s, although the quality of the housing stock in the 1970s in some cases was very questionable and the approach of...

Business of Dáil (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: I join others in extending my sympathies to the families in Derry. Both communities in Derry and Donegal have been traumatised by this unspeakable event. It is always especially tragic when young children are involved and the totality of what has happened to an individual family is something that unites people in grief and puts things in perspective. I would also like to condemn what is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homeless Persons Supports (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will establish a welfare officer as a point of contact for homeless persons within the Kildare, Wicklow and Meath areas to enable homeless families to obtain help with social protection claims where no address provision is available; if she is aware that no homeless persons unit exists in this region to advise and assist persons in this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has evaluated the JobPath contract performance; what key performance indicators are used to measure performance; what targets have been met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5242/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the evaluation of workers’ rights she has undertaken in the case of casual workers on low-hours contracts who do not qualify for the re-assessment of their claims when they take a holiday from work, as against those who are on full-time equivalent social protection incomes and who are entitled to a two-week paid holiday in the duration of a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 220. To ask the Minister for Defence if it is possible to renegotiate a buy-out prior to signing off service where a training buy-out exists; if there are any special circumstances that would be considered with a view to waiving or renegotiating this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5238/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is unable to access critically-needed speech and language therapy services; what supports can be made available at this point; if the Health Service Executive can make contact with the person's parents with a view to providing regular speech and language therapy services to allow the person obtain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 400. To ask the Minister for Health how many orthodontic surgeons are currently employed directly by the Health Service Executive; if the executive is outsourcing dental orthodontic surgery services at present; if orthodontic surgery services outside the State are made available to patients who have been waiting more than five years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that for terminally ill patients entering palliative care, the process of applying for a medical card is unnecessarily onerous, stressful and complicated; if this process will be simplified for such patients and their families; if he will introduce a simplified application process or alternatively provide a patient liaison within palliative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of any delays in the construction process of a new post-primary school at Maynooth in County Kildare; if the tender process for the school's construction was conducted in a proper manner; if any inadvertent mistakes have been identified with the tendering process that may have caused delays to the final agreement to build; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the tendering process for the new Maynooth post-primary school; the details of the tender; the stage the tendering process is at; if a cost-benefit analysis of the project is complete; when construction will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5222/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and name of schools where demand is double or close to double the available intake capacity; if she will allocate additional teaching resources for the 2016/2017 academic year to help target this underprovision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5220/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate funds to repair school playgrounds (details supplied) in County Kildare which have been identified for repair since 2012; if she is aware that funding for such repairs was previously allocated, but then withdrawn; if she is further aware that the condition of both playground areas has deteriorated significantly to date,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how many applications under the mortgage to rent scheme were assessed in the past three financial years; how many were successfully adopted onto the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Mar 2016)

Catherine Murphy: 541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how he will alleviate the housing crisis including what he will implement in lieu of modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5245/16]