Results 23,181-23,200 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I will take up the invitation to go to the Ceann Comhairle's office afterwards.

Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: This is on the website. The company states that if the business is acquired by a third party the data will be transferred to the buyer. People, citizens, are a commodity or asset that can essentially be traded between corporations in future. Why would anyone willingly sign up to this? Is the Taoiseach comfortable about asking people - it is in legislation - to disclose such private...

Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: What about the PPS numbers?

Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I do not think the Taoiseach fully understands the implications of handing over this personal information on almost the entire nation to a private company. Let me quote what Irish Water says on its website:Irish Water may disclose the Customer's data to third parties in the event that it sells or buys any business or assets...if Irish Water or substantially all of its assets are acquired by...

Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Will the Taoiseach get Irish Water to withdraw the forms?

Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: During the summer other Deputies and I were continually contacted by people who were increasingly concerned about Irish Water. There are three elements to their concerns: first, they are angry with being obliged to pay for water; second, they are worried about what they are signing up to and what the financial implications will be; and, third, they are troubled about supplying their personal...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 44. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will share the data, method and findings of research conducted by Irish Water that has been cited as evidence for a reduced free water allowance for children; if he will specify the full test area used, the number of meters utilised, the timeframe over which data were gathered, the precise formulae applied to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 47. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the formula utilised by his Department in determining the needs and resources model for disbursement of both general purpose grants and equalisation funds from local property tax; when the most recent such assessment took place; if he will make available a copy of the findings; if he is satisfied that the model employed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if costings have been undertaken for providing a daily school meal for all primary and secondary school children in the country; what these costs are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34447/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the total amounts awarded under the telephone allowance portion of the household benefits package for each year of its operation until its abolition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34441/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Intelligence Sharing (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 529. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent of the State's involvement with the Five Eyes intelligence sharing community; if the State has provided information to this organisation; if the State intends to become more involved; if his attention has been drawn to any instances where illegal surveillance or data-gathering on Irish citizens here; if his attention has been drawn to any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 1058. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider adding irritable bowel disease and related chronic gastrointestinal disorders to the list of conditions covered under the long term illness scheme and to the list of illnesses which would create an entitlement to a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34150/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 1122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired home help workers who are on a waiting list to have their pension entitlements granted; his plans to expedite this process; the time a person on average has to wait for the application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34718/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 1207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the particulars of the case of an Irish citizen currently held in custody in Spain (details supplied) without charge; if consular assistance has been provided to the person; if he has sought assurances from his Spanish counterpart that every effort to establish the facts of the case to reach a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 1462. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, with regard to the non-principal private residence charge, he is aware that many families have been placed under an extreme burden which was not intended by the introduction of the charge; if he is aware that many families who have owned only one property in the State but, due to either living abroad or for other...

Interdepartmental Report on the Commission of Investigation into the Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (17 Jul 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputies Boyd Barrett and Clare Daly. I welcome the publication of the interdepartmental report, which is very much a Civil Service report. I understand it will be a help in forming the terms of reference, but that is all it will be and there will have to be significant political input. I also welcome the fact we have been continually briefed. It is very important...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I know we have legacy issues and it is very uncomfortable to consider past failures in hindsight. We are asking how we allowed such things to happen and who was in power at the time, but will the pattern be repeated by people in power now, and will we have the same conversations in 30 years?

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The same committee might then be reviewing how the country dealt with issues like fatal foetal abnormalities, for example, or people who have been raped or subject to incest and who have been denied their human rights. The Tánaiste indicated her personal views are on the record but I ask her as Tánaiste - deputy leader of the country - and the leader of the Labour Party for her...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I extend a warm welcome to the members of the deaf community who are in the Gallery and welcome the Ceann Comhairle's initiative in facilitating the signing of our deliberations. I expect that it is difficult to sign our proceedings given all the heckling but I am sure the signer is doing very well. This week's damning review of our human rights practices by the United Nations Human Rights...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jul 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance when the results of the household finance and consumption survey will be available; if these data will be of any practical use to his Department in terms of formulating tax policy; his plans to use the data to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32387/14]