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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (16 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 17 November 2022, the number of fatal road traffic collisions in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of drivers involved per year; the number of drivers in which the status of their driver licence or learner permit is unknown; and if he will make a...

Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I was attending a committee meeting, so I suspect I am going to be repeating some of what was said before. The Bill is to replace the Control of Exports Act 2008 and provide a comprehensive and robust framework for regulating these goods. It is focused on military and human rights issues. The EU operates a system of export controls that forms part of a multilateral framework to support...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Some of things on this jumped out to me as things that should be foreseen. For example, I can understand things such as towing or translations. It is difficult to judge what the requirement would be with translations. It may well be there could be issues in relation to various languages. However, there are things here such as cleaning, clothing and hiring barriers. Some of that should be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: We might put the representatives of the Department on notice that building inflation will be a matter we wish to talk to them about in the context of the budget spend on social and affordable housing so they are prepared when they attend.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Would we be able to get some sort of brief from them? We will not have a set of accounts.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I did indeed, as did the Cathaoirleach.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: A Government selling point at the time was that this organisation was going to simplify things because there was going to be one organisation instead of a number of local authorities. When Irish Water is doing works, it requires a road opening licence. The contract is with Irish Water but it is the local authority that has to manage the traffic or ensure it is managed properly. Where a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: There are all sorts of accusations about what slows down building projects. That has not been smooth by any manner of means.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I could do likewise.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: There is a real issue with IFI and governance. We had several discussions here about practices that were quite mind-boggling. There was to be follow-up. I cannot recall exactly but I think there was to be a report. It is important that we have that report or that it is completed before IFI comes before the committee in order for us to have some meat in the content of the meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: As long as the financial statements are signed off - and they will be - and we see them before the meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: It is one we must look at.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: It is Kevin Bakhurst.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: This issue is more for a sectoral committee. There is certainly a question mark about a conflict of interest with directors of both.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of sporting organisations that have made proposals in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in respect of the distribution of the horse and greyhound fund; if he has received any requests from organisations (details supplied) to increase the betting levies since they were introduced; and the number of occasions he, his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sports Funding (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 4 May 2023, if he will provide a schedule of sporting organisations that have made proposals in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 in respect of the distribution of the horse and greyhound fund; and the number of occasions on which he, his predecessors and-or his officials have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sports Funding (11 May 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of sporting organisations that have made proposals in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 in respect of the distribution of the horse and greyhound fund; and the number of occasions on which he, his predecessors and-or his officials have met with Horse Racing Ireland and Greyhound Racing...