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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 651. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultations her Department has had with the Department of Education and Skills relating to the 20-year strategy for the Irish l anguage 2010 - 2030, specifically with regard to the State’s support for gaelscoileanna and gaelcholáisí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5678/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 652. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the consultation process regarding the 1916 commemoration; the funding that will be made available; the specific projects that are under consideration; the timeframe for implementation of the commemoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5679/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 667. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a review of section 40 of the Wildlife Act, as amended, or any regulations under the same Act, has taken place, or is under way; the purpose of this review; the purpose of the consultation which took place over the Christmas 2014 period on section 40 of the Act; if amending legislation is planned to be moved, as a consequence,...

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: -----and hope that they will not to be stopped. It is outrageous that we are putting them in that position. They want to acknowledge what would have been their hopes and expectations, but which have sadly been terminated because there was an incompatibility with life. There has been mention of postponements and claims about not having mandates while having sympathy and so on, but we...

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister spoke about not having a mandate. I wonder when he will get a mandate. Will it be in the Fine Gael election manifesto seeking a repeal of the eighth amendment through a referendum? Other matters have been dealt with without a mandate. For example, the introduction of a property tax was expressly in the manifestoes of the two Government parties but they said the opposite of...

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: It is clear that the announcement was made without that scoping exercise having been done. Not having an indication at this point of the staffing requirements is concerning. According to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, last December, an estimated 1.3 million households of the 1.65 million eligible would apply for the water conservation...

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: There is nothing routine about this payment which has nothing to do with social protection or water conservation. It has everything to do with creative accounting and Irish Water being able to satisfy the EUROTAT test by being able to issue bills, while rebates will be provided by another Department and, as such, will not be counted in the test. It is a disgrace that we will load additional...

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: What?

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I never opened my mouth about the ESB.

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: What is the Tánaiste talking about?

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I did not make a comparison. To whom was the Tánaiste listening?

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The Tánaiste is unbelievable.

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: A first-fix policy.

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: The Tánaiste did not answer the question, which is incredibly frustrating. I asked just one question, to which she did not even give an answer about the estimated amounts for which her Department had applied.

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 6. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to her Department of administering the water conservation grant; the number of staff who have been taken on or it is intended are to be taken on; the total supplementary funding sought in relation to administering the scheme; the anticipated transaction costs of handling the various methods by which the grant shall be awarded; and if she...

Other Questions: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: This relates to the conservation grant the Department of Social Protection will have responsibility for paying. What impact will it have on the Department's resources and will it affect other services relating to its core function?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Employment Service (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 30. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for the County Kildare Local Employment Service network has dropped by over 60% in 2015 compared to 2014; if her attention has been drawn to the enormous impact this will have on the ability of persons to get back to work, at variance with her stated aims of moving persons off social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Policy Reviews (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason citizens who avail of the services of her Department are referred to throughout departmental communications and publications as customers; her views that such nomenclature originates in an ideological mindset more disposed towards a vision of a market-oriented society and, as such, is perhaps unnecessary for a Department whose primary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason employees holding prison administration and support officer grades are deemed ineligible to apply for vacancies for Civil Service grades in other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5184/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (5 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason employees holding prison administration and support officer grades are deemed ineligible to apply for vacancies for Civil Service grades in her Department; her views on altering the rules to permit such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5309/15]