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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Generation (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The Government talks nonsense.

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered the recent European Commission communication on Blue Energy (details supplied); if he will indicate the State's readiness actively to undertake concrete measures to achieve the objectives set out and if he will describe these measures, especially in relation to offshore wind; if he intends to submit...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: If the recent debate on pylons and wind turbines serves to highlight anything it is to show the limitations on the generation of onshore wind energy. The debate is moving rapidly to offshore wind energy. In 2012 offshore wind energy grew by 33% across the European Union. We seem to be missing out in that area. In the past week the European Commission presented a communication on blue...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The concern is that we are behind the curve in using the potential we have and which others would envy. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal called for the EU to set a 2030 goal for renewable energy use but that is not how we are going to state our ambition in the climate change policy. It appears there is a conflict. I produced a Bill that sought just that. Our...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: When submissions on onshore energy were called for I made one outlining how that should happen. Unfortunately, we often develop policy the wrong way around. We make the mistake and then try to fix it. We should have studied how they did it in Denmark where the community is involved and where the Aarhus Convention has real meaning. The people who have responsibility for developing the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the European Commission's decision to remove member state-specific renewable energy production targets, and considering the State's overall fossil fuel dependency ratio, he will restate Ireland's commitment to achieving a sizeable transition to renewably sourced energy to 2020 and beyond that date; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of JobBridge internships that have been commenced in each year since the introduction of the scheme; of these figures the number of persons who have completed internships that resulted in the participant achieving employment with the scheme operator; the number of participants who completed their internships and did not enter...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (30 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants who completed a JobBridge internship scheme that obtained employment with their scheme operator; the number that obtained employment with another employer; the number of each category that remained in employment three months after the completion of their JobBridge scheme, six months after the completion and one year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (29 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he considers the aonad/sruth at second level as representing full immersion in the Irish language for those who have gone through gaelscoileanna at primary level; if this is taken into consideration when determining the enrolment policy for second level gaelscoileanna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (29 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered granting a temporary prefabricated classroom to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in order to accommodate the 30 prospective students who will not be able to attain a place in September 2014, but who come from all-Irish primary schools in the north Kildare area; if he will provide details of the correspondence he...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Given the importance of genealogical tourism, when will the civil registration (amendment) Bill come before the House? When is it likely to go through all Stages? It is critical if we are to have census substitutes for the 19th century searchable online and the absence of this legislation is an impediment to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Capturing Full Value of Genealogical Heritage: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: How many people would be required to complete this work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Capturing Full Value of Genealogical Heritage: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I ask if Mr. Feely could revert to the committee with that information to avoid the need for tabling a parliamentary question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Capturing Full Value of Genealogical Heritage: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: We are all aware of the staffing embargo and I appreciate that an enormous number of hours have been devoted to getting the records into the required format and many more hours will be needed to complete that task. Has there been any work force planning done in that context? Has an evaluation been carried out of the number of people needed to complete this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Capturing Full Value of Genealogical Heritage: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: Mother.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Capturing Full Value of Genealogical Heritage: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: The 1911 census was released earlier , which I accept was within a different legal framework at that point. It did not have any significant impact on the future collection of census data. People did not refuse to fill in the forms because the 1911 census records were released early. The roof did not fall in. I have used census records for a variety of reasons, as has everyone else here....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Capturing Full Value of Genealogical Heritage: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: May I come in with more questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Capturing Full Value of Genealogical Heritage: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: My first set of questions are directed to the officials from the GRO. When will the first set of historic records be made available online? Those who are interested in this information will be aware of the changes applicable from 2000 onwards and the ongoing project in Roscommon. I welcome that the indexes will be available on the irishgenealogy.iewebsite in the near future. I acknowledge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management of Sewage Sludge: Cré (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: It was Deputy Corcoran Kennedy and not me who suggested we should invite this group in. I thank the witnesses for providing details of the management recommendations that are adhered to in some locations. It is clear that Irish Water will have a role in this regard into the future. Responsibility for waste water treatment plants is being transferred to that body. Does Cré expect that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management of Sewage Sludge: Cré (28 Jan 2014)

Catherine Murphy: I asked about the increasing phenomenon of large tankers collecting waste and depositing it in larger treatment plants where there is a tertiary system for treating it.