Results 27,641-27,660 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (23 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the arrangements which are in place to make current maps available in the Land Registry office in either hard or digital formats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7611/06]

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (23 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11 was closed; the alternative options which exist with regard to facilities offering educational assessments in view of this closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7612/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount which has been set aside for 2006 to commence implementing the McIvor report on further education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7596/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to expand the role of the special educational needs organiser beyond organising educational supports to one of evaluating the application of those supports; if, in the absence of such plans, she will consider such an expansion of the special educational needs organiser's role; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (23 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the value she places on pre-school education in the context of the education system; if she intends moving towards a situation where there is a guaranteed school place for every pre-school child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7595/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (23 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a restriction on the number of local authority housing waiting lists on which an applicant may be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/06]

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

Catherine Murphy: Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the responsibilities which he intends should not be shifted from local authorities to private management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7601/06]

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

Catherine Murphy: Question 184: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of unauthorised developments reported to local authorities in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005; the percentage of same which resulted in court actions, judgments and convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7602/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of a recent human rights report published by the UN, he will openly condemn the continued use of the US Government facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to intern and torture prisoners denying them access to justice and due process; if, in view of the significant breeches of human rights perpetrated by US officials as documented in...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (22 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the Pakistan earthquake, early response measures are being discussed with NGO's and foreign Governments to ensure that an adequate response will be issued in the future to combat the extreme difficulties experienced by people caught up in natural disasters; the practical measures the Government plans to take in order that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason permission to remain here granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was revoked following that person's querying of a decision made by his Department in which the person's spouse was denied the same permission to remain here even though both applications involved an identical set of circumstances;...

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Last November, RTE's "Questions and Answers" featured as a panellist a leading economist from one of the banks. One of the issues under discussion was the outsourcing of employment by Irish Ferries. The views expressed by this particular panellist, who would formerly have been seen as a pillar of society, meant he was seen as an extreme radical. He was completely at variance with public...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the investment, infrastructural or otherwise, which is planned to improve broadband service provision in Kildare; the place Kildare will take in the context of an overall national strategy concerning same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6560/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if children born to parents in a country other than Ireland are recognised as Irish citizens from birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options available to the spouse of an Irish citizen (details supplied) regarding obtaining permission to live and work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6481/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options available to the spouse of an Irish citizen, both of whom reside outside the State, should they wish to relocate here and should both wish to take up employment within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6482/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (16 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the way in which the proposed nitrates regulations will impact on the economic viability of Irish farming and the Irish food sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5701/06]

EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the role Teagasc plays in advising farmers on the use of nitrates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5702/06]

EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I offer my congratulations to the new Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Mary Wallace. It is interesting that the only mention of women in the run-up to the latest appointments of Ministers of State was in the context of demotion rather than promotion. This is indicative of the fact that journalists are sometimes badly wrong. While I am not an expert on...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 Feb 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the increasing practice of retailers to label goods in both euro and sterling with the sterling price being the dominant figure on the label. Often there are significant differences in the prices being charged in euro over sterling. In view of the Know your Rights campaign currently...