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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Strategies (10 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 15 November 2011, in which he stated that at no point were Irish pounds being printed or was consideration being given to printing them, if that was in fact the case, in view of comments made by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (details supplied); if he will provide, in detail, the contingency...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support (10 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 4 March 2015, if he will indicate if the board or management of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation consulted him in advance of the change that took place to the relationship framework and operational protocol, which govern interactions between him, as Minister, and the corporation; the set of circumstances which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 345. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some considerable doubt has been cast over the accuracy of statistical crime data prepared by An Garda Síochána for the Central Statistics Office; if she has read the Garda Inspectorate's recent report, which uncovered evidence of actual crimes being reclassified as non-crimes; her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Dublin does not have an approved special class in order that it could receive enhanced capitation rates, despite having significant numbers of pupils with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10402/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (10 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 627. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will place a monetary figure upon the value of the national collection held by the National Library of Ireland; if an insurance policy is in place against loss, degradation or destruction of all or part of the collection; if so, if this policy is subject to materials being stored to best international practice; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (5 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the indicators used by her Department to show labour market participation are of limited relevance for Ireland's youth and their opportunities to move on to paid employment, education or training; that the resources of her Department would be better used in actively ensuring those not in education, training or employment would have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the most recent comprehensive rent study that shows the highest year-on-year rent increases occurring in County Kildare (details supplied), and that such increases have increased pressure on an already critical number of persons struggling to attain accommodation within rent supplement limits; the measures she is...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: We have ten minutes each.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I think there are only two of us. There has been a lack of trust in politics. Part of the reason for that is that what is said does not match the reality in people's lives. They can see that very well. Terms like "protecting the core rates of social welfare" are used. The core rates were protected, but many things were lost, for example, in the case of pensioners there were losses of...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: We are here actually.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money in owed development contributions transferred to Irish Water on property vesting day under section 12(8) of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013, broken down by the local authority to which they were formerly owed; the amount that has been collected; the amount Irish Water has spent on recovering these...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 23. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government relating to the composite connection charge levied by Irish Water since 1 January 2014, which was intended to replace the income stream from water and wastewater development contributions, if such charges are appealable under planning legislation; if such charges exist outside the present planning regime; if so, if the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Operations (4 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 4 February 2015, the reason he stated in his reply that the sale of an entity by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation prior to its liquidation (details supplied), which resulted in a net loss to IBRC of approximately €105 million, did not meet the financial thresholds which trigger mandatory consultation with...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the Minister. Discussion of this matter is welcome as it pretty much dominates our daily routines. For example, this morning six new families visited my constituency office. All of them told me they will be out the door of their accommodation within the next week or two. Also, there are people with families who are homeless.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The problem is out of control in some places and, therefore, it is important that it get the necessary attention. Just as there are two Irelands in terms of the recovery, there are two Irelands in terms of the housing issues. Six local authorities make up exactly half of the housing waiting list - three in Dublin, the two Cork authorities and the Kildare authority. Their prospective...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. People may not be sleeping rough, but what I have described is homelessness none the less.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. A family may no longer live together or they may be split up, so they are at risk of being made homeless as they will be out of their accommodation in the next two weeks. If one can captures statistics on a problem then one can deal with the matter. Some local authorities have a different way of capturing such information than others. We need a constant way of capturing the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: By auctioneers and so on. Some auctioneers will say part of the reason they do not encourage people to engage in RAS or rent assistance is due to the red tape involved. Therefore, the schemes need to be simplified. The number of people on waiting lists differs from area to area, as do the staffing ratios in local authorities. Some authorities have the ability to deal with an additional...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: That is the way to approach this. Can the Minister give me the number of people who have moved from RAS to HAP and from rent allowance to HAP? An issue that has not been specifically addressed here is the delay in the PRTB process, which causes problems for landlords and tenants. That matter needs to be addressed.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, concerning the number of people moving from RAS to HAP.