Results 24,441-24,460 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Other Questions: Foster Care Provision (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I join the Minister in acknowledging the great work done by foster carers. Where a family situation breaks down, the best available option is generally another family placement rather than institutional care. One of the reasons suggested to me as to why some foster carer applicants subsequently withdraw their name is that in some parts of the country the process takes a ridiculous length...
- Other Questions: Foster Care Provision (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: Another issue that is causing a particular problem, as I understand, is where social workers take maternity leave. The foster care placement initiative becomes almost the secondary issue because the primary concern is for children who are already vulnerable and where there is already a case load for the existing social workers. People who are brought in on contract, for example, do not have...
- Other Questions: Foster Care Provision (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 6. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will indicate the foster care placement ratio, that is the number of instances where foster care applications have been made compared to the number of successful placements, broken down by Health Service Executive region for 2012 and to date in 2013; if variances across regions can be adequately accounted for; if her attention has...
- Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: It has wind turbines.
- Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: No, the Deputy is.
- Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I was intrigued by Deputy Kevin Humphreys’s contribution earlier in which he started off by claiming the Government was forced into selling off Bord Gáis by the previous Government and that the Labour Party would not have sought to privatise vital services. He then went on to talk up the benefits of this privatisation. That is somewhat paradoxical. Along with health and...
- Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: This is about selling gas.
- Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I support the motion. We need stronger assurances from the Government and the Central Bank that borrowers will have basic, guaranteed rights in the mortgage arrears process. Each time we debate the issue the number of people in arrears has grown alarmingly. Solutions have been heavily lopsided in favour of the banks and the lending institutions. To date, there is an inherent power...
- Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: I was going to speak on the same issue.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: On a point or order, that is misleading and not correct.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: It should not be on the record.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: It is not correct.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the numbers of residents per city and county that have registered and paid the property tax in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38780/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the numbers of residents in each town in County Kildare that have registered and paid the property tax in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38781/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a tax on online gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38525/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Local Government Fund (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance the dates on which funds from the Local Government Fund have been transferred to the Central Fund in 2013 under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Act 2013 and the amounts in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38526/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a small tax on net assessable household wealth above a basic €1m allowance; if he will provide estimates of what such a tax set at 1% could return to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38547/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of existing business and agricultural reliefs on capital acquisitions tax, his views on reducing the discount given on market value before the tax is ordinarily calculated from the present 90% as a revenue-generating measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that prior to the commencement of the 2013/2014 academic year parents were being asked to borrow sums of up to €800 to fund the purchase of i-Pads for student's use; his views on whether this promotes unnecessary debt for struggling families; where this arose from in policies made; and if he...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (18 Sep 2013)
Catherine Murphy: 536. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the introduction of a third band of employers PRSI contributions on the balance of all salaries exceeding €100,000 as a revenue generating measure; if not, the reason for her decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38524/13]