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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I would have thought it was in the business case in regard to what the expectation might be against the number of premises passed. We need to be clear on that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: We are going to have the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth at the committee next week. It would be useful for us to have some information in advance in regard to the modular homes, if it can be got from the Office of Public Works, OPW, given it is the OPW that is taking the lead on that. It is just to see what the expectation has been up to now and for the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: That is a good idea.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I have had fairly similar contacts and complaints. My understanding is that the board is supposed to sign off on anything of a capital nature above €50,000. In actual fact, it appears that in December a €150,000 office upgrade was sanctioned in the absence of the board. I would have thought these were fairly serious issues. A number of people have left. There is much...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I propose that we do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Can we include the names of the lead speakers in our information?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: May I mention our timing in relation to the nursing home and disability issues? We are aware of the timeline the Department or Minister is working to. Maybe we should timetable our meeting for when the reports are likely to be produced, because at least then we will have a substantial amount of information to go on. There is no point in doing anything in advance of the publication of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify the body that is responsible as a designated entity in the Planning and Development Act 2000 that can make a determination in respect of a proposed development that would and-or could be contrary to Ireland’s climate action plan. [6329/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the changes to the criteria for teachers partaking in online summer courses in view of the fact that it will negatively impact those wishing to participate; and if she will set out the rationale for the proposed change. [6238/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (9 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a rationale for the changes to the EPV summer courses for primary teachers, particularly the abolition of asynchronous courses and the reduction of offline hours; if she consulted with educational stakeholders on this change; if she considered the caregiving commitments of teachers in this process; if she is committed to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I am well aware that this strategy has been in place for some years. What exactly will the Ministers for Health and Social Protection be looking at for the next three months? Is it the Attorney General's report? Is it the substance of the issue? Are they looking at identifying individuals who may have been impacted? Are they looking at the possibility of repayments? Exactly what is it?...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I also express my thoughts and sympathies to the people of Türkiye and Syria, who have been so badly impacted by Monday's devastating earthquakes. The huge loss of life and utter destruction are truly horrific and heartbreaking. We all share that sentiment. I raise the issue of the Attorney General's report into the nursing home and disability payments scandal. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify whether the NCT operator has a sanctioned derogation in respect of the qualifications that testing staff must have in order to test vehicles in the European Union. [5599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the degree to which the change in benefit-in-kind is impacting on persons that require the provision of a vehicle as part of their work; if he will set out the rationale for applying the charge on the end user rather than the provider of the vehicle; and if he plans to mitigate increased charges on workers in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount in dividend payments made to the State in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and year end 2022, by commercial semi-State companies and non-commercial semi-State companies, in tabular form; and if he will provide individual sums by company for those years. [6091/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review and approve an application by a person (details supplied) in respect of incremental credit. [5813/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional resources and capitation in respect of a school in Maynooth, County Kildare in order for it to accommodate increased demand on the school for places (details supplied). [5966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide schools in Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth with additional resources to assist with their ability to provide education for persons seeking international protection. [5967/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled and-or vacant teacher positions at primary and second level in County Kildare, by school and number of vacancies. [6110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 294. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a schedule of additional supports, resources and funding for the towns of Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth; if he will liaise with his colleagues in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Department of Education regarding the provision of extracurricular...