Results 27,041-27,060 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will extend remedial programmes aimed at improving literacy for boys to the area of maths for girls schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39900/06]

Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people being assisted in County Kildare under the home help scheme; the way the number of hours assistance they receive is determined; the number of categories of hours there are; the number of clients being assisted under each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40413/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there will be added provision in her Departmental budget for a mental health awareness programme aimed at addressing the increasing problems faced by young people with regard to body image; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40598/06]

Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the initiatives for which she will provide funding which directly seek to address the growing problem of obesity here, particularly among young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40599/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 552: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the RAS scheme and reduce from 18 months the time they must wait to qualify for the scheme for those who have been deemed to be homeless under the 1988 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40414/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 573: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he supports the multi-disciplinary approach towards combating antisocial behaviour by a minority of tenants in local authority estates; the arrangements currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40411/06]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: An accurate electoral register is the cornerstone of any democracy. I doubt that the huge problems that exist with the current review will be dealt with in the next fortnight. The failure to provide information on the deletions is a case in point. The default position taken by some local authorities, including my own, is that if one is not listed one cannot vote. While the population of...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (28 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the new charges of between €90 and €120 per week now being levied by the Health Service Executive on people with physical or intellectual disability who reside in a community residence where nursing care is provided, the result of which reduces their weekly welfare income to €35...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the month and year of the applications for family reunification that are currently being dealt with in view of the fact that such applications are generally dealt with by his Department in chronological order; the average length of time it takes for such applications to be processed; the circumstances under...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rationale of the decision to transfer St Luke's Hospital from Rathgar to St James's Hospital; the way she will replicate the support buildings and structures for cancer patients currently located at St Luke's Hospital which were largely constructed by fundraising over a large number of years; her views on whether the environment...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the names of the companies that have been engaged by the Health Service Executive for home care or home help; the extent of the contracts to date in 2006; if a cost benefit analysis has been done where comparisons have been made between direct employment as opposed to private sector involvement; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail has sought an increase in its subvention to overcome the problem with its dual suburban fare structure; if so the amount that has been sought; if he will respond positively to the request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39894/06]

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Transport the consideration there has been by his Department on charging for park and ride facilities at suburban locations; the impact it will have on public transport use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39895/06]

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements that exist between his Department and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in relation to closer co-operation in relation to the delivery of park and ride facilities in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39896/06]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the importance of the rail interconnector at Spencer Dock, he will consider the measures that can be put in place to bring the project to completion at a much earlier stage than identified in Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39897/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether a two-stream arrangement at a school (details supplied) will no longer be sufficient by September 2008 in view of the fact that this school is in a location that has a consistent and rapid population growth and that there will be insufficient space for health and safety reasons to install more prefabs in...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the number of planning enforcement officials that have been employed by local authorities each year since 1995; if so, the numbers of same; if instruction has been given to local authorities setting out the minimum level of staffing provision for the planning enforcement...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 285: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in addition to creating new town councils in towns with the required population he is also considering expanding the powers of town councils that were former town commissioners; if new town councils will be established within the lifetime of this Government; if expanded powers to existing town councils...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 286: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount by county, city or town council that was sought in commercial rates in 2004 and 2005; the rate in euro for each authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39886/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 287: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the guidance he has given to local authorities in the use of development contributions for non-capital purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39887/06]