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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the reduction of €62 million in his Department's planned expenditure for 2013 over the previous year, if he will provide assurances that the objectives contained in the 2013 Policing Plan remain realistic, deliverable and affordable; if he will explain how so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1412/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (16 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide assurances that the total number of Gardaí leaving the force in 2013 will not be greater than 500; if his attention has been drawn to any plans to respond to the decrease in funding for An Garda Síochána for 2013 with staff reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (16 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Defence if there is currently a plan, involving costs and a timetable, on future acquisitions of other vessels or upgrading for the Irish Naval Services at this present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58199/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Grades (16 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the breakdown of staff in the Department of the Marine under the titles, total staff numbers; staff positions; locations of staff for the Department, numbers within each location, along with potential forecasts of staff numbers in the medium future and where they might be found within his Department;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the next stage of development regarding the mackerel negotiations between the EU and Norway with Iceland and the Faroe Islands; his views on the reason they have not succeeded to date; the way he will use Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU to bring a remedy to the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Station Closures (16 Jan 2013)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he reversed the recommendation to close the Coast Guard Stations at Malin Head and Valentia Island. [58200/12]

Other Questions: Transport Policy (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the most recent data from the Central Statistics Office which shows continued and marked increases in numbers commuting by car for both workers and school students, the measures he intends in order to reverse this trend over the lifetime of this Government; in particular, the initiatives he intends for the Greater Dublin Area,...

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome and support the legislation which provides for much greater choice for people who want different types of civil marriage ceremonies. The Bills Digest tells us there has been a significant increase in interest in civil marriage ceremonies, although we did not need the Bills Digest to tell us that. The Bill will permit a wider range of ceremonies than are currently provided. Civil...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: That is not the case. The Deputy does not have a clue.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: The Constitution does not recognise political parties. The Constitution recognises our mandate.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: We should call it a dictatorship.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: The first thing that struck me about the legislation is that it amends the principal Act and is framed in such a way that this must be done every three years, the previous occasion being 2009. The very fact we are seeing this on the last day of this term suggests it has been timetabled so it will not be seen, as has been said by other speakers. This is one of the reasons the Bill should be...

Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: As recently as last week, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government told the Joint Committee on Environment, Community and Local Government he hoped the heads of the climate change Bill would be published before the end of this session. That, clearly, has not happened. When is it likely to happen and how will the delay impact on the road map? There is a time-line in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his involvement in developing the transport element of the connecting Europe facility; if he will state the specific projects that he is likely to fund through the various financial instruments available under the facility; if it is the his preference to fund road infrastructure from the fund; if so, the proportion of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for altering the pupil:teacher ratio for further education colleges; the likely effect this will have on youth unemployment and for the long term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57369/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Expenditure (19 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the interest rate that will be applied to the overdraft extended to Tallaght Hospital Dublin to cover its budget overrun; the fund that will cover the cost of the interest payments; if it is envisaged that these repayments will impact on the patient services fund of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56890/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance calls responded to by the Health Service Executive National Ambulance Service in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the average time it takes to successfully deliver a patient to hospital from the point a call is made for the same periods; the number of ambulances available during the same period listed by location; and if he...

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I support amendment No. 4, which is line with amendments I have tabled dealing with such issues as negative equity and stamp duty. These are issues the Fine Gael Party referred to specifically in its election manifesto - on page 27 of the document, if I recall correctly. Many people paid a great deal of attention to what the party had to say before the election and decided to elect its...

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: One does not own it.

Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Deputy Halligan for tabling this Private Member's motion. I will focus on the respite care grant. In most cases, it is wrong to represent it as being used for frivolous reasons. Often, this grant as well as domiciliary care payments are used exclusively to fill gaps in services that should be available, yet are not. Many services are organised around institutions instead of around...