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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Inquiries (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms her Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if she will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 534. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if he will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to carry out work on its behalf in 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; if he will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms her Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if she will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Cases (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2019; the number of cases the payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40104/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency relating to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in respect of failings in the CervicalCheck screening programme; the number of cases settled; the amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases to date. [40105/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Cases (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of medical negligence claims for the first nine months of 2020; and the amount the agency has paid out in legal costs in respect of the pay-outs. [40106/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 734. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to carry out work on its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if he will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs ensued; if they were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if he will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 820. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of artificial insemination of greyhounds that have been investigated in the past ten years by vets employed by his Department and-or persons appointed by Greyhound Racing Ireland; the sanctions that were imposed; and the controls that are in place to ensure this practice does not happen. [40421/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 824. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms her Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if she will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister has told us she had a discussion with the Tánaiste specifically in relation to the former Attorney General. Did she have a discussion with the former Attorney General, with the former Minister or with anyone else in relation to this appointment? Did the Minister take it that the Tánaiste was saying that he favoured the appointment of Séamus Woulfe? Did he tell...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: The very fact there was an informal discussion is an intrusion in the process. It is pretty much saying that "I would really like to see this person appointed, this is who I favour, before you go and have a look at the other list." Can the Minister tell us what criteria she used following that to evaluate the other people against the person who was the preferred person of the Minister and...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: So judicial experience, track record - none of that matters. There are no criteria set down for those. How could the Minister possibly evaluate a person for a job if we cannot understand the criteria?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I am talking about criteria rather than individuals.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: There is a scoring system and a mechanism for evaluation for any job one goes for. It is very difficult to figure out how any Supreme Court judge, or any judge, would be appointed in a way that takes account of judicial experience and other relevant experience without some sort of metric. It is apparently being done on an emotional basis as opposed to a rational basis.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. It is essential that those who are appointed to it come through a rigorous process in order that any vacancies are filled by those most qualified to do the job. That is why process is important. The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, otherwise known as JAAB, is a vetting process. It is all about considering if a barrister or solicitor...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount forgone and-or not collected by the Revenue Commissioners in local property tax by exempted property types in respect of properties purchased in 2013 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [39459/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to relax the rules regarding extensions to community employment schemes during Covid-19 such as in the case of a person (details supplied); if this is considered on a case-by-case basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39351/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when sections of the Parole Act 2019 will be commenced; the reason there has been a delay in commencing sections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39312/20]