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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Some of the betting tax is confined to two areas, that is, horse racing and greyhound racing. How is that separated out from the other taxes on gambling that are collected?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Online a person can almost bet on two flies going up a wall. Has the Revenue a role in looking at that profile at all?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Revenue works with international partners, with An Garda Síochána etc. in tackling smuggling. Has the Revenue ever made data access requests to telecommunications companies or social media companies under the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011, and if so, would they have been routinely granted? What would have been the basis for those? Have there been many?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: What would be the main reasons and would there be many of these? Mr. Cody stated there were small numbers. What would he mean by small?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Could Mr. Cody give us a note on how many and if any were refused?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 – Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Fund Related Accounts - Revenue Account 2019 (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: That is perfect. I thank Mr. Cody.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Accident Investigations (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the final report into the Rescue 116 crash will be published. [37466/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the current search and rescue contract expires; if there is an option contained in the current contract to extend it beyond the initial term; and if he or his predecessor has had engagement with a company (details supplied) in respect of the current and next contract. [37467/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional funding that has been proposed to assist local authorities manage finances shortfalls in a post-Covid-19 environment and for the fiscal year 2021; when measures will be advised to local authorities; if consideration has been given to the current problems with local authority funding disadvantaging some local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to roll out the discretion in permitting increases in HAP caps in respect of local authorities outside Dublin in circumstances in which no properties within HAP limits are available on the open market and refusals of HAP above the current limits are driving families into homelessness whereby in Dublin families are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the homeless HAP limit to 50% which is the current rate in Dublin to counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow in circumstances in which there is no affordable accommodation available in the three counties within the HAP limits and families are forced into homelessness by virtue of the caps being so low and in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider revising the HAP limits which particularly negatively impact frontline workers on low incomes that are single (details supplied); if he has considered a more sustainable way to avoid a local authority being the agent of homelessness and in which other some authorities are permitted to award higher rates...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to detail the review into funding of local authorities that was due in 2019 and deferred to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 302. To ask the Minister for Health if regional public health centres, primary care centres and hospitals will be granted and or retain additional resources and staff when level 5 restrictions are rolled back; and the way in which further outbreaks of Covid-19 will be proactively addressed in 2021. [37470/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 330. To ask the Minister for Health the details of locations at which persons may access a free HIV test; the details of waiting lists by location for HIV tests; and if delays in HIV testing related to the demand placed on the healthcare system due to Covid-19. [37723/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 333. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make changes to eligibility for medical cards for those with a terminal diagnosis; if so, his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37730/20]

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I too commend the work of the Garda, especially during the first lockdown when we could see the involvement of the Garda, local authorities, sporting clubs and individuals. It really showed the best of us, as Deputy Eoghan Murphy said, and people's better nature. I share some of Deputy Murphy's concerns about making sure we appeal to our better nature. I believe that people are willing to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: There are a number of concerns. This is a particularly vulnerable group. We knew from the outset that there would be a limited amount and it was not going to be added to by the State. That is confirmed in the letter. It was my understanding that the Department of Education would take on board any residual issues that were not addressed by the time Caranua was wound up. It looks to me...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: There is one other element, which was alluded to, relating to section 3(d). Some things are identified as being required, like medical cards, easily accessible counselling services, advocacy supports, trauma-informed care and support for survivors. The second letter from the Department is saying that these are a matter for the Government. It would be appropriate to send our concerns to the...