Results 27,961-27,980 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Lisbon National Reform Programme: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to share time with Deputy Boyle. I want to concentrate on the element of the document referring to fostering family-friendly workplaces. This focuses on women returning to the workforce, which they are doing in ever increasing numbers. Clearly, people power put this issue much higher on the agenda when it was raised last March in the by-election campaigns of Meath and Kildare North. I...

Housing Management Companies. (25 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the role which management companies should play in maintaining housing estates with specific reference to sewers, water mains, public lighting, roads and footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30549/05]

Housing Management Companies. (25 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister was just getting to the most interesting part of his reply but I imagine it was contained in the reply to the Adjournment Debate matter I raised several weeks ago. I have been surprised by the apparent lack of knowledge in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government about what is happening on the ground. Many local authorities now have a standard clause that...

Housing Management Companies. (25 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: The documentation I passed on to the Minister of State related to a house-only development and a mixed development, not apartments. That is evidence of what is happening.

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (20 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I particularly welcome the fact that this is a consolidation Bill. That is infinitely preferable than attempting to trawl through 20 different Acts to find out about entitlements. Quite obviously much work has gone into the Bill's preparation and I commend those who have worked on it. The Minister told the House that a record €12.25 billion was spent on social welfare in the current year...

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: When is the Coroners Bill likely to come before the House? Regarding the acknowledgement by the Taoiseach yesterday that legislation is needed for housing estate management companies, is it intended to bring a Bill of that nature forward at an early date? In the absence of that, will the Government instruct local authorities on how they should proceed on this matter?

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I am not asking about multi-unit developments. In fact, the housing estate issue relates to developments of single houses which are not the subject of management companies.

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: That is not what is happening.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the work status of non-nationals who require a visa in the time period between having married an Irish citizen and being granted naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29655/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Transport if he intends to front-load the construction of an interconnecter between Heuston Station and the DART line in view of the current project on the Kildare line in which two new stations are being developed and in which the service is intended to be doubled; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current Luas and bus services from...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce the necessary measures to ensure that planning authorities are notified and consulted when airspace changes are proposed by airport and aerodrome authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29695/05]

Written Answers — Noise Emission Standards: Noise Emission Standards (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport if he plans to introduce measures to make mandatory the fitting of noise abatement equipment in light aircraft; if so, the body which will become the enforcement authority for these measures; and if the introduction of such mandatory requirements necessitates legislative provision. [29696/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will re-examine the refusal of his Department to grant visas to persons (details supplied) to join their parents here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29602/05]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, as part of the current review of Garda divisions, it is intended to alter the make-up of any division which currently services County Kildare; if so, the way in which it is intended that it be altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29699/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will implement the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission in its report on multi-party litigation to support the introduction of such actions into the Irish legal system; if he intends to implement these recommendations; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29700/05]

Road Safety. (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I agree with the Minister that a comprehensive body of data is collected when an accident that causes a fatality or serious injury takes place. I have examined the manner in which information is collated by Kildare County Council. Local authorities often respond to accidents by funding low-cost remedial measures or by initiating a major project. There does not seem to be any significant...

Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: The focus of the Minister's speech was on what a great economy we have. None of us doubts that jobs are being created all of the time. We should not use the data to sing the praises of the economy, however, without analysing them. There is little reason for gathering them in the first place if we are not going to use them. We can see from the data there is a significant increase in the number...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is in agreement with the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive that it is hard to justify a further increase in acute hospital beds and that the development of primary and community care services should be encouraged instead; the action she proposes to take regarding this approach to health care...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the additional provision which is being made by her for services that will be required following the coming into operation of the Disability Act 2005; the locations and facilities in which these services will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28944/05]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (18 Oct 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 300: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she has taken in preparation for a potential avian flu outbreak here; the measures she proposes to take in the future regarding such an outbreak; if these measures are in accordance with World Health Organisation recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29143/05]