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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (18 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 774. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to put a deadline on the registering of traditional seaweed harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37090/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (7 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual turnover a construction company needs to have in order to tender via the e-tender system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35731/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I commend my Fianna Fáil colleagues on this committee for asking to hold this meeting. It is a pity the Minister did not make himself available sooner but we are where we are. I understand he is a busy man but I hope he understands the worry that farmers in Cork South-West and across the whole country are experiencing. I know in his heart he does. I thank the Chair and the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I would like to commend my Fianna Fáil colleagues on this committee for asking for this meeting. It proves my party's commitment to rural life. I thank the Minister for coming here today. I give him due credit; any time I have asked to meet with him to speak about post office closures, broadband, etc., he has always met with me. I commend him on that point, but my comments will go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thought I would lure him in with a bit of positivity. I left west Cork early this morning to speak at this committee and at the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which is discussing the fodder crisis. There are two crises going on in west Cork at the moment. As the Minister knows, the post office is the nucleus of any community. There are now four communities in west...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The individuals who did that are still in government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: There was such a campaign.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I know the Minister is also involved in the roll-out of broadband. Today is not the day for that topic. However, I recommend rolling out broadband before there are any big changes to rural life. People who now may not be able to access a post office cannot get anything online either. It is six of one and a half a dozen of the other. Before any big changes are made to rural living, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I beg to differ. He mentioned a few times that he made a submission to the Kerr report, and that he was one of six to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Fair play to the Minister. It is grand to make a submission but Deputy Naughten is the Minister now, so the days of submissions are gone. He can act and I am asking him to do so. There is a huge potential for growth within the post office. Every one of them is computerised, even the very small ones and those in the non-viable areas. There is a huge potential there for future business. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Both the Minister and Mr. McRedmond mentioned enhancing the services. There was a bit of back-slapping going on, but many of the services mentioned, such as the foreign exchange, were there in my time, which is a long time ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It was. I served myself. In the bigger post offices, and even in the town post offices, in my time. We need an injection.

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I address my question to the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan. The programme for Government makes a commitment to enhancing justice facilities and services. This is the third time I have asked the Minister this question. Can he give me a date for the opening of the west Cork protective services unit in Bandon? As he knows, premises have been earmarked. On two other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The witnesses are all welcome and I thank them for coming before the committee. They all spoke about the recruitment and retention of medical staff. Bright people are entering the medical field in all specialties and many of them are emigrating. Ms Ní Sheaghdha said that many of our more experienced medics are travelling abroad, which is probably a new phenomenon. The newly qualified...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: How do they compare with Ireland on pay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Services: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Is the issue pay rather than conditions?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disabilities Data (10 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a fall of some 10% in the numbers of vision impaired or blind persons going on to higher education; and if so, the steps he is taking to establish the cause of this decrease and to rectify the situation in view of the 84% unemployment rate among those that are vision impaired or blind. [30311/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 12 dedicated respite houses announced on 12 December 2017 (details supplied). [30127/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the CHOs that have established a residents’ council, family forum, service user panel or equivalent for disability services. [30153/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (10 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30154/18]