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Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: We are debating this issue today because there will be a requirement to increase the limit on non-capital borrowing for CIE. Not doing so means we will not have a public transport service next year. In many ways, we do not have much choice but some issues relating to the filing of accounts and the delay in doing so and a business plan are of key concern because it is taxpayers' money and it...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: A small but significant number of women each year find themselves in circumstances where, because of an underlying medical condition, the continuation of a pregnancy would involve a serious risk to their health or life or both. It is important to be clear about the scope and intent of the expert group report. There must be no confusion about the report and one must not allow any...

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: That is not true.

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Shame on the Tánaiste.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Excise (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I too want to record that I would rather have voted for Financial Resolution No. 1 than Financial Resolution No. 2, despite Deputy Stagg's desire that I might vote in favour of Financial Resolution No. 2 to ensure he will not have to pay a fortune on cigarettes.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Excise (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: This has been a successful strategy in terms of the choices people make. It was positive from an environmental point of view also. Essentially, this is being changed because it has been successful. It is unfortunate, because people will feel cheated by that change. Something that is noticeable in any car park - I am prone to noticing this - is the number of cars that predate 2008,...

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: The focus of attention by media and individuals will be on the detail of the budget and how it will impact on people. However, to understand why cuts and increased taxes are being imposed we need to consider the big picture. The big picture is the astronomical cost of servicing the debt. Some of that debt was legitimately built up but other elements were imposed on us as a result of the...

Funding for Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: One of the features of this Government has been its habit of redefining language. As words no longer have their intended meaning, people must listen and reinterpret them. Nowhere can this be seen better than in the areas of disability and mental health. The most common phrase the Government uses to describe its ultimate objective is that it will "protect the vulnerable", yet domiciliary...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Regulations (5 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to make provision to allow for the partial review of local authority parking bye-laws; if such an arrangement is possible under the Local Government Act of 2001 either in respect of the powers granted to local authorities or by statutory instrument; if he is considering such a proposal with the aim of reducing administrative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I address my first questions to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Much of what has been discussed amounts to a no-brainer. It is good for the environment and the retrofits are good too. We may end up with a trade surplus if we are not obliged to import all our energy and we produce energy savings and so on. Utility bills are a major issue for people at the moment. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the recent contract for completion of works at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare which was put out to tender; the date on which he expects the school to be ready for occupancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53887/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has reviewed arrangements for payment of child benefit in the other European Union member states; if so, the rule that apply to Irish citizens with children living in those EU member states; the way they compare to our approach in a reverse situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53810/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his responsibilities in relation to children residing here in extreme poverty who are asylum seekers or the children of asylum seekers; if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by children who are living in direct provision, many of whom lack the most basic of opportunities for education and development; the extent of his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of September 2011, in which he advised that the Health Service Executive was undertaking to investigate potential avenues of funding for only the specialised domestic violence unit in County Kildare (details provided) if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53901/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a residential unit (details supplied) in County Kildare for victims of domestic violence; the funding allocation for the unit for this year; the way he proposes to make use of newly built and vacant residential units at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53903/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the safe ratio of staff for a domestic violence refuge, including any children that may need care and supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53904/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the number of domestic violence refuges that are in operation here; the catchment areas they serve; the average number of residents in each unit for 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53905/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the cost of running each of the State's domestic violence refuges; the amount budgeted for each domestic violence refuge in 2012; the staffing complement and resident capacity of each domestic violence unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53906/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the number of families who have been refused stay at a domestic violence refuge here in 2012; the number of residents accepted in the same year; if he will break these figures down by each individual refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53907/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (4 Dec 2012)

Catherine Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of a violent nature that have taken place in domestic violence refuges whether against staff or against residents, in 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53932/12]