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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to share my time with Deputies Joe Higgins, James Breen, Connolly, Cuffe and Ferris. While this Bill deals exclusively with apartments, clearly there is also a problem with traditional housing developments. It appears that the Minister is not calling the shots on this issue. The County and City Managers' Association is calling the shots and we should be clear about that. We need to ask...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (5 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the problems being encountered by parents of children with special educational needs in accessing second level school places. In a recent parliamentary reply communicated to me from the Minister for Education and Science it was stated that the National Council for Special Education had no way of...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home subventions and enhanced subventions per county in 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12802/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on making schools exempt from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13570/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing tax refunds on all donations to schools rather than confining such refunds to donations above €250; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13561/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will include schools in the free schemes as they relate to television licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13574/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures which have been taken to ensure that the extension of the school year through the month of July is facilitated for a class which caters for students diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders (details supplied) in view of the statement made regarding such extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13404/06]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in primary school classes of over 30 pupils and in what counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13569-06]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements which are being made to pay redundancy to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [13571-06]

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funds with which she intends to implement the McIver report; the timeframe for fully implementing the recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13572-06]

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the capitation grant of €133 per pupil is sufficient to cover the basic costs of running a primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13573-06]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 594: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on requiring local authorities to charge schools for water only where there is evidence of water being wasted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13558/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 595: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the communication he has had from the European Commission in relation to removing the possibility to retain structures built without planning permission for which retention has been sought; what he intends to do in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13560/06]

Missing Persons. (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Last Friday the missing persons helpline was out of action for one year. When this service was introduced in 2002 the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell said, "For too long the crime victim was marginalised and treated as a mere spectator to the criminal justice process." He admitted that Ireland lagged behind other countries in terms of such services and said that...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (4 Apr 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following urgent matter: the urgent need for a missing persons help line to be re-established without delay. The evaluation of the national missing persons helpline by Kevin Lawlor and Callus Pope in December 2003 made 12 recommendations not only highlighting the importance of the helpline but also recommending that...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to revise upwards the €10,000 tax exemption for childminders caring for up to three children in their own homes in view of the very low level of income these workers would have to operate on to qualify for this allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12552/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an amnesty for old age pensioners against the payment of annual Government automatic teller machine card charges considering the disincentive this charge is providing for pensioners towards using financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12553/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (30 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 279: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policies of local authorities, as supplied to him, regarding management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12782/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 280: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount collected by local authorities in commercial rates in 2004 and 2005; the rate at which these payments were made during the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12783/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Mar 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 281: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount collected by each local authority in the form of development levies in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12784/06]