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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: What are we recovering?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I have no difficulty with people being accompanied by a garda; it might be necessary on occasion. My concern is that more and more responsibilities are being passed over to the local authorities while there is a staff embargo in place. I am concerned the resources are inadequate to meet those additional obligations. The idea is good but I am not sure it will be enforced.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I made some points earlier in the debate and made the same ones on Committee Stage, so I will not go over them again. I endorse Deputy Humphreys' point on the rebalancing and transfer of powers between reserve functions and the local government executive. Officials are not elected and will not be held to account, which is a major deficit in our democracy. Kildare is not short of landfill...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Can I put it on record how unsatisfactory it is to be debating this motion today? We received the motion this morning and were looking for it all day yesterday. We are being asked to take at face value some of the proposals contained therein. There was certainly not enough time to examine the issues in detail. I would like to have had the opportunity today to discuss the conflict that...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I am not sure what is being provided for with regard to the Local Government Act 1998 and the local government fund. As the Minister stated, the local government fund comprises motor tax and a contribution from the central Exchequer to local authorities. I have never felt it has been fairly apportioned because some counties, including mine, are net contributors. We know the local...

Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann: Motion (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann: Motion (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Despite the fact the Technical Group is quite disparate, we try to capture the essence of important issues and wish to engage positively in this reform process. We have quite a lot of ideas, some of which have received broad backing within our group, and others that emanated from individuals. While we are not opposed to the measures, we do have difficulties with some of them. Perhaps the...

Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann: Motion (21 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: I will tell him that.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason delays are continuing to be experienced in her Department in deciding claims for carer's allowance; the number of cases that are yet to be decided; the number of cases being reviewed; the number of cases being appealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21437/11]

Written Answers — Customer Service Standards: Customer Service Standards (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has reviewed or plans to review customer service standards; if she has concerns about the capacity of her Department to adequately deal with the extent of communication being generated; if she has sought additional resources to meet this need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21438/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils attending primary school by county in 2010; the number of special needs assistants positions by county; the number of remedial teachers by county; the number of pupils attending special schools by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21860/11]

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding, by county, allocated to the county enterprise boards for 2010 and 2011; the number of grants offered and taken up; if any county enterprise board did not use its entire budget in 2010, the enterprise board to which it was transferred; the number of feasibility studies that were assisted with grant aid; and if...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the allocations that were made by local authority from the Local Government Fund in 2010 and 2011; if account will be taken for 2012 of the 2011 census of population changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21639/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 232: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the home adaptation and essential repairs grant allocations that were made by local authorities, in 2010 and 2011; if the absence of matching funds is impeding drawdown of these grants; if so, the location of same; if any local authorities have indicated a need for additional resources to administer the...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 233: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts that were collected in motor tax on a county basis in 2009 and 2010, both online and directly through motor tax offices; if projections have been made for 2011 take; if so, the outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21641/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost in 2010 of administering the County and City Managers' Association; if those funds were raised from local authorities; if there was a grant paid to the association by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21642/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 235: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will seek a common approach by local authorities to persons who have or are due to lose their homes due to mortgages that are unsustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21652/11]

Written Answers — Voluntary Housing: Voluntary Housing (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the allocations that were made to housing associations, by association, in 2010; the capital projects are being considered; if new projects are being considered; if an expanded role is envisaged into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21644/11]

Written Answers — Unauthorised Developments: Unauthorised Developments (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 237: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of live unauthorised development cases on a county by county basis; the number of same that are warning, enforcement, and court stage; if he has satisfied himself with the timeframe for dealing with such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21645/11]

Written Answers — National Housing Development Survey: National Housing Development Survey (20 Jul 2011)

Catherine Murphy: Question 238: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses in housing estates, on a county basis, that are under construction and not yet taken in charge by local authorities; if they have been deemed to be ghost estates for the purpose of availing of the €5 million fund; the new measures that he will take to get completion of those estates,...