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Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to meet the person who replied in that way. I will not give that reply to the parents of that 12-year-old child or a few others who have approached me about their children because, to be perfectly honest, this is an academic response. I seek a strategic response and do not simply wish to raise the issue of a single child. I have been approached by several parents whose...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I raised this as a general issue. While I used that child as a specific example, this is a general issue. She has been turned down and cannot be seen for two years but she is not the only one on the waiting list. I will provide the information to the Minister of State.

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I have submitted this Topical Issue seven or eight times before now, so I am pleased that it was selected for today's debate. Like Deputy Shortall, I had hoped that the relevant Minister would have been here. Nonetheless, I hope that the points I wish to make will be brought to the attention of the Minister for Health. I will cite the example of one child because there is a...

Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Had this Bill been introduced in 2000, no one would have disputed any aspect of it because it would have been introduced in more normal times. In principle, there is no problem with introducing a means of controlling credit. However, the new credit register will become a new worry for many people who are already overburdened with worries. It will place those people who are just about...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (18 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all flood relief and large scale water drainage works carried out by the Office of Public Works in the past five years including the location of each scheme, the cost of each scheme and the numbers employed; his views on whether the use of OPW resources for such works represents a saving over the potential...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: In the first instance, I welcome the women and their families who are in the Gallery with us tonight. I hope it is the last time they find they need to be in this House for this purpose. I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin for his persistence, and Sinn Féin for its generosity in giving of its time tonight to the Technical Group. I welcome the decision of the Government to accept this...

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I have mixed views about this legislation. I will try to highlight the areas that I support and those about which I have concerns. Science Foundation Ireland is focussed on three distinct areas and this Bill is intended to significantly widen them. That would be all right if there were resources guaranteed to go with it. That is one of my key concerns. It is a good idea that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (17 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a contractor has not been appointed to complete the school works at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, despite repeated assurances that such an appointment had been made; if his attention has been drawn to the length of time all concerned have been waiting for works to resume; if he will respond in detail to this query by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Private Residential Tenancies Board: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Ms Walsh for her opening remarks and for the information she gave us prior to the meeting today. I shall pick up on the point made about the 33 staff. Obviously the board is not a private company and there is a mountain of work to be done. The one thing that the board must have is authority. People must be confident that if they approach the board their issue can be remedied in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Private Residential Tenancies Board: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: In my experience, constituents from all sides of the debate, whether they are landlords, tenants or neighbours, will approach me with issues. Frequently, neighbours will contact me about anti-social behaviour rather than the landlord or tenant. That is how the problem presents itself in the first place. I tend to advise my constituents about the PRTB remedy, although I give a health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for a gym extension and new classrooms in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dubln 15; if so, when such funding will be made available; the length of time the expected tendering and construction process normally takes in similar cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information on the way FÁS currently works with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to provide supports for those seeking to return to work; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a fall off or reduction in the availability of these courses commensurate with a steep fall off in demand for State-supported home...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason certain educational courses supported under the momentum initiative will not entertain applications from citizens currently in receipt of lone parents allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16099/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in view of the importance of The Gathering, his Department directly or indirectly through State agencies involved, has expressed concerns regarding the Cork Film Festival on the way this may affect State support for the Festival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the home energy retrofit support intended to be provided for the elderly and those on low incomes once the proposed PAYS system comes into operation; if there will remain a grant-based programme for such citizens separate to the PAYS scheme or if it is intended that all applicants regardless of income or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Licences (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the authorisation, consent or permit the cable laying and associated seismic survey by SEPIL in the Corrib Gas Field is being conducted under; if he will provide the details of this authorisation and when such authorisation was granted; if he will provide a copy of the permits and association application;; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Licences (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will identify, in relation to permit granted to SEPIL to conduct a seismic survey in the Corrib Gas Field, the specific part of the applications and associated decisions where this particular cable laying and associated seismic survey was specified and addressed; if a derogation licence under Article 16 of the Habitats...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in view of the importance of The Gathering, his Department directly or indirectly through State agencies involved, has expressed concerns regarding the Cork Film Festival on the way this may affect State support for the Festival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16976/13]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to share time with Deputies Finian McGrath, Richard Boyd Barrett and Shane Ross.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Catherine Murphy: A paper written by Ross Maguire of New Beginning best captures what I want to say on this issue. It states:Family is important for it is the bedrock upon which society is built. The family home is the physical aspect of family... The home is recognition that we are not just economic entities measured on some stock exchange... Those young families who purchased properties between 2003 and...