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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I tabled this question on foot of a letter I requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I am seeking clarity on the assumptions behind the departmental position paper to which the letter refers.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I accept that the company is making the assumptions to which I refer but its letter states:There should however be an exit/separation strategy in the event that the Water utility needed to be in a stand alone position at some time in the future. A key consideration for this approach is the method of providing funding during the start up phase and the impact of the eventual sale.Why would the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The short term is the real problem. The Minister is right about rising rents and said he is dealing with this every day but I am dealing with this every day as well and from what I can see, it is not working. There is a county boundary which delineates my area from the Dublin area. The tenancy protection environment in the Dublin area is very different from what we experience. I see...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I acknowledge resources are being provided but much of that is medium-term. If someone arrives at my office tomorrow morning, I cannot say to him or her there is no silver bullet. He or she will want a solution tomorrow if facing homelessness on Monday, and often that is the case. Not a day goes by that I do not have people in my office with these problems. This has been the case now for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 3. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconvene the homelessness forum, given the fact that ever more families are finding it impossible to source even emergency accommodation and the fact that Government policy is exacerbating this trend; if he is aware that the situation in County Kildare, County Meath and County Wicklow is rapidly deteriorating;...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: We are moving away from the rent allowance model for private rented accommodation for people on the housing list, and the housing assistance payment, HAP, and long leasing are being used by the vast majority of people. The problem is that individuals must source the accommodation and it is very precarious in the absence of a change in the environment at local government level.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations that are set out in respect of a housing authority where there is a refusal to provide emergency accommodation for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22316/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 18. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been released to local authorities from the announced housing allocation for 2015, in total and in each of the following categories - for construction, long-term lease, housing assistance payment, and rental accommodation scheme; the number of units that are expected to be available in each...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Transfers (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to the case of a person (details supplied) who applied in 2001 for an interdepartmental transfer under a previous set of central transfer scheme guidelines but who was required to conform to new standards put in place days after she had made the initial transfer application and, as a consequence, has not been able to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Takeovers (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent of his knowledge of a transaction (details supplied) prior to the completion of the transaction, which would arise in the ordinary course of his responsibilities as Minister in relation to such transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 132. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware of the present inadequate situation at Teach Tearmainn Women's Refuge in Newbridge in County Kildare; that two apartments are furnished and ready to be made available, but cannot be, due to staff funding shortfalls; that Teach Tearmainn is the only such refuge in County Kildare, the fourth most populous county in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for a general purpose room in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the plans in place for the continued development of this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22857/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the funding and services of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive to the outer regions, which are experiencing a housing crisis of epidemic proportions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22635/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that a significant cohort of new housing units in the immediate future will be operated under lease, under the housing assistance payment scheme or under the rental accommodation scheme, his plans to reconfigure staffing at local authority level to include a tenancy protection unit at certain...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the M7 upgrade project; the projected cost; the projected timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22884/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Subsidies (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of State subsidy to the public transport sector, broken down by company in aggregate since 2008; the measure his Department utilises to establish the inflation rate in the transport sector; the rate in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22887/15]

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: We are often told that a week is a long time in politics and I can attest to that on this particular issue. I welcome the debate and the establishment of the commission of investigation, although I still have concerns about some of the terms of reference and I will deal with those in what I have to say. Twelve days ago I made a speech in the House which, apparently, rattled a few cages. I...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 1:In page 4, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“ “baseline” means the aggregate amount of—(a) net emissions of carbon dioxide for 1990, and (b) net emissions of each of the greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide for the year that is the baseline year for that gas;“baseline years” for greenhouse gases other than...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1086. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that sufficient funding to tackle homelessness has been awarded to the region encompassing County Kildare, as the lead partner, and County Wicklow and County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22365/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (9 Jun 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1087. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reporting requirements that are in place for local authorities, in relation to the break-down of their spending on costs of housing and emergency housing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22367/15]