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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had any contact with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding interpretive difficulties arising from the language used in section 1 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; in particular the wording used to define the terms "multi-unit development" and "residential unit" which has resulted in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government which local authorities, if any, will not consider the taking in charge of a housing estate where a management company exists and further requires the management company to be removed or dissolved before it considers taking the estate in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49595/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Departmental Circular PD 1/06 which provides that the existence of a management company to maintain elements of common buildings, carry out landscaping and so on must not impact upon the decision by the planning authority to take in charge roads and related infrastructure where a request to do so is made, has been...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have statutory immunity in situations where development bonds have been allowed to lapse; if he will specify in what circumstances that immunity applies; in the absence of immunity what sanctions do local authorities have to ensure such development bonds do not lapse; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 500. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the new arrangements that are planned to facilitate faster repossession by financial institutions of commercial properties and buy-to-let homes where the mortgage holder has fallen into significant arrears; the elements of the present code of conduct on mortgage arrears that will apply in these cases where families are threatened with serious...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 532. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have applied under each early retirement scheme introduced in the past five years by location and grade; the number of gardaí who have voluntarily retired by location and grade; the number of compulsory retirements by location and grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49458/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 533. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide detailed up to date information on the current Garda vehicle fleet, including the manufacturer, model and current distribution of vehicles by district and division; the number of vehicles that are approaching the upper acceptable mileage and upper acceptable age for use as Garda vehicles; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 534. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of Gardaí available in each region who have been trained to conduct specialist child interviews as part of the joint protocol with the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49460/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 542. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, under section 24(5)(g) of the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011, an order amending the covenants contained in an agreement, including a lease between the developer, owners' management company and the unit owners, has ever been availed of; if he will provide instances where this provision has been applied; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the distribution of funding provided to the youth service grant scheme, the special projects for youth scheme, the young people’s facilities and services fund rounds 1 and 2, the local drug task force projects, the youth information centres, and the local youth club grant scheme in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (19 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 706. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for youth programmes and for local drug task forces to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49462/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (14 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: This is by a long way the number one issue about which people come to me at the moment. It has really become a crisis. I probably could have written that response myself. It has been talked about as a short-term support. I know people who are seven and eight years on that support. There are 7,000 people on the waiting list, so one would want to be a 2003 to 2004 applicant to have a...

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (14 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I discussed this issue earlier with the Minister for Social Protection as I was aware she would not be here this evening. This issue falls between two Departments, namely, the Departments of Social Protection and the Environment, Community and Local Government in terms of the provision of social housing. It is appropriate that this matter is being responded to by a Minister from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Expenditure (13 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 17. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the sentiments of 45 general practitioners (details supplied) who publicly stated that cuts in primary care spending is leading directly to a reduction in doctors and nurses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that several GPs are stating that they have invested large sums in their practices with the expectation that primary care...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I am curious about how this European directive is handled elsewhere. One of the commitments in the programme for Government was that these directives would be expressed in primary legislation. It is sometimes quite difficult to wade one's way through statutory instruments. It seems that we comply with the European directives but when one tries to apply them - for instance in the case of...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I may come back to it on Report Stage.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: A statutory instrument gave effect to the Aarhus Convention in 2011 and there could be two different interpretations of that statutory instrument. This amendment proposes a way to bring them into line and relates to access to environmental information. The statutory instrument gave effect to that but it seems that two different things will be stated in two different locations. The aim here...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: All I was seeking to achieve was that it would be covered. I am satisfied with that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The amendment proposes to extend FOI legislation to certain elements of the activities of the Garda. It deals with the deployment of Garda personnel which is very unequal. One can understand why it happens in the way it does in some locations, but it is almost impossible to figure it out elsewhere. Around this time of the year, the Garda Commissioner is required to compile a service plan...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The records held by the General Register Office are public records and we must maintain that important principle. In the absence of any other good substitute for census data, these records are extremely important. Many professional genealogists are concerned that freedom of information provisions may be used to obstruct access to genealogical records. Such records should be excluded from...