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Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I have tried to get it changed.

Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I brought it up repeatedly. I put it in writing but it was blocked at any location I raised it.

Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: It is up to you to give us the discretion.

Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: You have.

Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Of course you have the discretion.

Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: No, I will not resume my seat.

Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: It is absolutely wrong to be blocked.

Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I will not accept that Opposition Deputies are being gagged in this way.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (29 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide figures relating to the total sum allocated to the Local Government Fund in each year from its establishment to date in 2013; and the total sum transferred to local authorities in the form of general purpose grants from the LGF for each such year. [26048/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Design (28 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the measures which have been taken to address the problems encountered by students using the Student Universal Support Ireland online student grant application system; if he will confirm that a workable triage system has been incorporated into the process to handle the volume and urgency of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (28 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy in relation to the awarding of tenders for school construction projects; if there are any specific checks carried out to ensure that contractors awarded tenders have no outstanding disputes with subcontractors for previous works; if he will list all of the school building projects in which a contractor failed to complete the terms...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Application Numbers (28 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 384. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide figures relating to the number of applications for disability benefit in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 broken down by successful and unsuccessful applications; if she will indicate for each year the proportion of refusals which were made for applicants suffering from a mental health related disability and a physical...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Grades (28 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if the medical assessors employed in her Department to assess certain social welfare benefit applications are adequately qualified to adjudicate on applications for disability benefit when the applicant is suffering from a mental health related disability; if she will detail the way many such assessors are appropriately...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (23 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered expanding the State's eGovernance capacity by following the Norwegian Altinn model of online service provision (details supplied); if the platform used by the Revenue service at present could be adapted to cover a much wider range of citizen interactions with the State, thereby potentially reducing costs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (23 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the legal fees paid by the Health Service Executive to each individual and organisation, including solicitors, counsel, guardians ad litem, third parties and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24814/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (23 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has failed to respond to numerous freedom of information requests in relation to the executive's legal expenditure for 2011; if he will confirm that records relating to HSE legal expenditure form 2011 exist in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24815/13]

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I am generally supportive of the extension of the inquiry powers of the Oireachtas as long as we have the correct parameters and safeguards. I was one of those who opposed the inquiries referendum. I made it clear at the time that I was not against inquiries by the Oireachtas. An all-party Oireachtas committee which had considered the question of inquiries in some detail had taken a great...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: As stated during the Second Stage debate, I support the Bill in principle. I have been contacted by a number of people about the new rent strategy and how matters may play out for them in that regard. For example, will a single person over-accommodated in a three-bedroom house or two bedroom flat which has been his or her home for a long time be permitted to remain in his or her home? I...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I have one other question which may not be relevant to this Bill. However, housing is a dominant issue for all of us. If there is one issue about which people consistently approach members, it is housing. Have the locations for the pilot schemes been selected yet? I presume they will be in areas in respect of which there are lengthy waiting lists for houses. Also, will additional money...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: If there is insufficient money in terms of the business plan, will people have to pay significantly more than they are currently paying? I know that many people in my area are topping up rent payments. In terms of the business plan, is consideration being given to increasing the amount which the tenant will pay or is it proposed that under the new scheme they will pay similar amounts to...