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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to have an independent external planning inquiry into plan making in Dungarvan Town Council in view of the recent conviction of a person (details supplied) for planning corruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26053/12]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (24 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of active Peace Commissioners here; the distribution of same by county; the total number of new Peace Commissioners created in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the process by which one may apply to become a Peace Commissioner; the regulatory function his Department has in respect of Peace Commissioners; and if he...

Electricity Regulation (Carbon Revenue Levy) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second and Subsequent Stages (24 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I support this Bill because it is my view we have been boxed into a corner and I suspect we all believe the same. I am really disappointed by the decision of the Supreme Court. It was a good levy, designed in the public interest. The money was not specifically ring-fenced but was to form part of a wider State package on retrofit. If anybody believes the Supreme Court was acting in the...

Electricity Regulation (Carbon Revenue Levy) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second and Subsequent Stages (24 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: In that case, it is just excise duty and not a carbon levy.

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I regret there is so little time available for this Stage and for Second Stage. It is very difficult to debate the detail of the Bill when we have not been given a clear and coherent view of the how local government will be reformed and this includes institutional reform. I refer to the amalgamation plans which are proposed. Is it intended that these amalgamations are a pilot project? I...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of staffing levels in his Department by division, including current vacancies; if vacancies in his Department are having an appreciable effect on the ability of his Department to provide an optimum level of service provision; if so, the particular areas that are affected; the measures he proposes to address the...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (23 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of the proposed introduction of water charges, he will be considering the individual rights of citizens in relation to availing of safe drinking water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25727/12]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (23 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if the fluoridation chemicals administered in drinking water has been tested to determine if they meet the requirements of EU legislation for the protection of public health and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25719/12]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (23 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health if he will be examining the merits for the addition of silicofluoride chemicals to water in the context of an outright ban on same in most other EU members states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25727/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (23 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health if arrangements will be put in place to restore the two respite beds at the Maynooth Community Unit, County Kildare; if so, the date that same will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25928/12]

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (resumed) (23 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the proposers of the motion for tabling it. I have been to Moore Street and I did the tour. If one was not familiar with it and went there, one would be appalled that a national monument is in such a deplorable state, and we should all feel a sense of shame about this. The buildings are listed for protection not because of their architectural merit, but because of their significant...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation or otherwise communicated to the Russian Government his position on the law introduced by the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly recently which has curtailed basic freedom of speech and expression and impinged on the liberties of gay, lesbian and...

Written Answers — National Census: National Census (22 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if provision was made in the contracts for digitising the 1901 and 1911 census for corrections to be made as they are discovered; if such provision has been made, the time period involved; if no provision was made the way the corrections are being handled; in the absence of such provision if he will he include such...

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (22 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has reviewed the recently published IMF working paper, The Future of Oil: Geology versus Technology, WP/12/109, which predicts a near doubling in world oil prices over the coming decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25613/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (22 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently occupying beds in acute hospitals who are under 65 years and who require nursing home care; the options available for those who cannot be cared for at home due to the level of dependence; the estimated cost of nursing home care for those in this category; the estimated cost of maintaining these patients in the...

Foreign Conflicts (22 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his response to the worsening humanitarian situation in South Kordofan, Sudan in which it is estimated that up to 300,000 people have been displaced due to violence between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement – North; if there are any proposals to address the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that access to specialised treatment services which are solely available at a specific public hospital can sometimes be denied to public patients when those patients live outside that hospital's catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24237/12]

Written Answers — Services for Children with Disabilities: Services for Children with Disabilities (15 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the difficulties facing parents in obtaining State supports for children with intellectual and or physical disabilities, if she is satisfied that the right to participation in all aspects of life for these children is not affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23992/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (15 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is within the competency of the Office of Public Works to be able to set and enforce bye-laws for members of the public at OPW managed sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24044/12]

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome this Bill as it makes sense and should be supported. I wish we had local government in this country, but instead we have a system of local administration. This could not have been demonstrated more clearly than when the local government management services board opened its fine new building on the quays and called it Local Government House. While there is no democratic component...