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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. In the future, I might raise us having a group before the committee again.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I know, yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, there are a couple of issues. On page 5 in the second paragraph, it reads, "In respect of the oversight of exceptional funding being provided to the Peter McVerry Trust, the Department has put in place an Oversight Group made up of representatives from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive." Obviously, the Dublin Region...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: They do not even require the councillors to approve this now. It is accepted.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: No. I agree with a lot of what the Cathaoirleach has said and I do not see where there would be a delay. Has that exemption made any difference at all or are the other blockages still there in terms of getting the financial permission to go ahead with projects? I think that is where the blockage is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I would ask that we ask the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: How many projects have commenced on foot of the exemption?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The big selling point for Irish Water was there was going to be one organisation to deal with, rather than all the local authorities. I thought that was daft because the pipes are not located in one place, but all over the country, as are the treatment systems and so on. Irish Water is an issue for all our constituency offices. There is another area in relation to taking estates in charge...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: There would be loads in our area.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for motor insurers to be granted access to information on his Department's driver file database on disqualified drivers and verify the driver number of a driver on the entry, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; if motor insurance brokers will also be granted access to this information under the Act; if the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a further update in respect of a large-scale major school project in Naas, County Kildare (details supplied); the budget allocation; the date on which it will be complete; and if she will set out any factors that are delaying delivery, and the remedy to same. [8411/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship ceremonies planned in 2024; and if she will provide a schedule of same, by date. [8412/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, by county, currently waiting for their Garda vetting application to be processed. [8572/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has engaged with An Garda Síochána in respect of providing a blanket clearance for persons cleared by gardaí that can be used across multiple roles by the person; and if she will consider a time-limited certificate persons could present in lieu of separate Garda clearance requests. [8573/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons with two or more Garda vetting requests being processed in parallel. [8619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 184. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline any plans to develop a successor strategy for the community and voluntary sector, given the expiration of the sustainable, inclusive and empowered communities strategy this year; if she will outline plans in respect of consultation with the sector in the development of the next iteration of this strategy; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to appoint a cultural officer to the Embassy of Ireland based in Rome. [7849/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Programme (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the legislative programme within his Department. [7845/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Data (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 148. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the reasons a civilian plane visited the Irish Air Corps headquarters at Casement Aerodrome in 2004 (details supplied); if he will also provide the origin departure airport and any stops of this aeroplane as well as the original intended destination airport in Ireland; and if he will also provide the passenger and crew...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 150. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that will be carried out at both Casement Aerodrome and Haulbowline Navy Base during 2024; and the nature of these works that will be carried out at both locations, in tabular form. [7842/24]