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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has surveyed the demand for childcare places in the Dublin region, that is counties Wicklow, Kildare, Meath and Louth; if he has collated the number of persons seeking childcare but cannot source a spot in these counties; and his plans to address the shortfall in available spaces. [21811/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: EU Directives (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 340. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on his Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if he will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if he will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Directives (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on his Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if he will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if he will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for the past 25 years to date in 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 375. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to make coroners independent of An Garda Síochána; if she will initiate an update review on the report published in 2000. [21842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners under sentence in the Dóchas centre for shoplifting and other petty property crimes in the context of the publication of the Justice Plan 2022 on 28 March 2022 for a criminal justice system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21748/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional capacity for female prisoners in the Irish prison estate when the new female block opens in Limerick Prison in quarter 4 of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capacity of the new block at a women’s prison in Limerick; the details of the health and wellbeing facilities that will be present in the new block; and if women at the prison will have full access to any additional supports and or services they require while in the new block. [21750/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received the new valuation report in respect of Thornton Hall; if she will provide the Comptroller and Auditor General with the details of the valuation in view of the fact that the site was the subject of a special report by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. [21980/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on her Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if she will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if she will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for the past 25...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 543. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider permitting appropriately trained pharmacists to prescribe medicine following assessing patients in order to reduce demand on general practitioner services. [22294/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 552. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on his Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if he will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if he will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for the past 25 years to date in 2022. [22328/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on his Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if he will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if he will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for the past 25 years to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: EU Directives (4 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 577. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on her Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if she will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if she will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for the past 25 years to...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Reform of the guardian ad litemsystem is welcome. It is an issue with which I have dealt over the years. I have engaged with youngsters and guardians ad litemwho represented particular children. Guardians ad litemare important in childcare cases; there is no doubt about that. Their role is to convey the voice of the child to a judge to ensure the child's own opinion is heard regarding his...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Significant recommendations were made during pre-legislative scrutiny and many of them are important. I acknowledge that. The Minister did not accept some of the recommendations, however. First and foremost of these is the recommendation for the names of three nominees to be ranked in order of preference. Should the Cabinet decide not to go with the recommended ranking, it would have been...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: On the direct provision issue raised by Deputy Carthy, Ms McPhillips said she was not in a position to give us the information. Will she pass us a note on that afterwards? The committee cannot find itself falling through the cracks between two Departments. This would have been prior to-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I know, but some of what I am referring to was prior to that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We need a note on that aspect so we can examine it. It was an area where some significant issues arose in recent years, especially during Covid-19. I would certainly like to have a look at what the Department has to say about non-compliance. Turning to the Dóchas Centre during Covid-19, two reports were carried out but they have not been published. The most recent response I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Regarding the redacted format being considered, is that process expected to be resolved reasonably quickly?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The non-publication of reports-----