Results 11,461-11,480 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of establishing a commission to conduct an economic evaluation of higher speed rail links between the main cities in view of the commitment in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32949/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans to legislate for e-scooters and e-bikes as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32950/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues related to the reduced capacity on public transport services: his plans to address the issues; and if he has considered the allocation of additional resources to transport providers such as the rental of additional fleet as a temporary measure. [33091/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to issue refunds if requested by the person (details supplied); if he plans to minimise the waiting times in view of the restrictions in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33188/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 376. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers arriving and departing here on a weekly basis from 1 August 2020 to date on 29 October 2020 by country including seaports and airports in tabular form. [33910/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 384. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of and position regarding a developmental role for NewERA in view of the commitment in the programme for Government; if it will evolve strategies to leverage the balance sheets of State companies to drive new economic opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32952/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 519. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the preliminary work that has taken place with respect to the publication of the 1926 Census of Population; the lead in time needed to enable publication in that year; if funds have been made available to complete the project; the work already undertaken to achieve the release of the data; and if a release date earlier than 2026...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 699. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; if she has identified the groups that he will consult with as part of the review; if she will provide this Deputy with a schedule of those groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32948/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 701. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place can be made available in a special school for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33707/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the calculated grades process and the Reasonable Accommodations at the Certificate Examinations, RACE, students that for the predicted grades purposes required the use of a reader or scriber, it did not allow consideration for other RACE student's needs, she will clarify whether in the context of the November 2020 written exam,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Services Card (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 974. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a person needs to hold a public services card in order to access the national childcare scheme and its financial assistance element; and if payments can be backdated for those who could not access the scheme due to reasons impacting his Department as a result of Covid-19 restrictions and changes in his officials' work patterns. [33648/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 976. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which persons will be able to make paper-based applications for the new national childcare scheme. [33669/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1072. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be made available to the courts to deal with the backlogs that are building up due to deferred cases; if communication has been made on this issue between her Department and the Courts Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33664/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1076. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 19 November 2019, if she will request the overdue data from An Garda Síochána and provide an update in respect of the same data to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33752/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1077. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the last date on which she and-or her officials were briefed with an update by the DPP and-or An Garda Síochána in respect of the final report of the Moriarty tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33753/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1078. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 2 October 2018, the level of firearm training provided to armed Garda personnel in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of gardaí by grade or rank with firearms training; the type of weapon they are trained to carry and-or use; the company engaged to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1079. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána by rank and district who are actively carrying a firearm as part their usual work roster; the procedure for issuing and surrendering a firearm when a shift ends; and the number of gardaí by rank who are permitted to retain their firearm while not on rostered duty and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1216. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) can travel outside of their 5 km radius for the reasons outlined in order to maintain their mental health and well-being; and if he will immediately communicate the position to the public if they are permitted to do so. [32683/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1257. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of flu vaccines; and his plans to obtain a supply of same in order for persons that need to and or want to avail of the vaccine this winter season [32806/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 1259. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the travel abroad statistic is arrived at; if he will provide the statistics on this since records started to be collected (details supplied); the instances in which this statistic was retrospectively amended; and the reason for doing so in each instance [32820/20]