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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I might labour this point somewhat. The private operators are of that opinion. If they get a cheaper option in another county within the region, they may well opt for that. However, it is Dublin City Council that is taking the gamble on that 58%, not the private contractors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I ask Mr. Keegan to comment on the recycling rates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Would Mr. Keegan have gone ahead with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I ask Mr. Keegan to comment on the money spent on consultants, on RPS.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Did part of its contract include ensuring compliance with European Commission rules?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: What about state aid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: RPS would have had an obligation to put the proposal, but at the end of the day the management of the city council would have signed off on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I thank our guests for coming before us. Since 2000 there has been quite a dramatic change in people's behaviour in the context of waste management. Some of this has to do with the introduction of green bins, composting, etc. It is clear that there has been a change since the notion of the incinerator was first mooted. The first contract that was drawn up contained a guarantee in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I have one more question. Is money being drawn down from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland? If it is, will the amount involved be the final amount? Has the cross-county boundary issue been taken into account? It would be critically important to be aware of the position in respect of the other facilities that are either being developed or that could possibly be developed. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to seek further funding for An Garda Síochána personnel and resources in order to address existing imbalances in Garda provision which cannot be accounted for due to necessary operational requirements and crime rates; if her Department has a role in determining forward planning for the targeting of Garda resources taking...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that County Kildare has the lowest ratio of gardaí to population of any Garda district in the country; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that such under-investment makes it impossible to engage in effective community policing; if it is her objective to seek a resolution to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (13 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of Irish Water application packs issued that have been returned; the percentage of those returned that contained no PPS number; the percentage that have been returned blank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43607/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (13 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 228. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a waste licence, permit or certificate will allow a waste processing operator to continue operations where the exemption planning permission that was relied upon to operate the waste processing on the site was overturned by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43610/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (13 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a waste licence, permit or certificate held by a waste processing operator provides for a third-party waste collector to continue to deliver waste to the site where an exemption planning permission for waste delivery to the site was overturned by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (13 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of kilometres of paved road within each local authority area, including national primary roads, broken down by road classification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43702/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (13 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of each public swimming pool in the State by location; if he will also provide a list of all planned swimming pools and pools under construction by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43705/14]

Nursing Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution to this debate and I believe a wider debate is needed. In an example that graphically displays the issue, a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a constituent about his father who has been a patient in Naas General Hospital since last July. All Members will appreciate that it is a very emotional matter to come to the conclusion that a...

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The one point on which I will agree with the Taoiseach is that there is a legacy of underinvestment. Where money was provided to local authorities and where they built plants, there are some extremely good examples of that money being well spent and producing very good outcomes. We should acknowledge that rather than say it cannot be done at that level. People are not confused. If...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol: Motion (11 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The sectoral plans are required 24 months after the legislation is either published or enacted.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol: Motion (11 Nov 2014)

Catherine Murphy: We have waited a couple of years for the legislation and then it will be a couple of years after that before the actual mechanisms will be put in place to deliver. We are losing four years but the targets are not standing still. In fact, the 2030 targets are going to be even more unachievable by virtue of the fact that we are delaying the implementation. That should be a major concern for...