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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Okay, it is just-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Ms O'Connor said that the cost of staffing in public nursing homes is due to conditions and because the ratio of staff to the people for whom they are caring is higher. Has the HSE published documentation on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: How does the HSE make the comparison then?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: When will that expert panel report be finalised?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: That will contain a lot of information. Is it likely to assist with the value for money audit?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: That is okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I have absolutely no issue with people being employed on good terms and conditions but we have already heard that there is a deficiency of information for making a comparison. Can Mr. Mulvany honestly say that a comparison can be made when we do not have the full information on conditions and the ratio of staff? How can that comparison be made when we do not have the information and how can...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position on banning smoky coal fuel; and if provisions will be made for exemptions for certain vintage machinery such as locomotive engines and tractors. [27829/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make Irish Rail carriage numbers more visible to assist persons identifying the carriages they are on in order to report antisocial behaviour to Irish Rail; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty those with a visual impairment face in viewing these carriage numbers by virtue of their location and size. [27766/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the instructions and correspondence he issued to the Revenue Commissioners regarding the way in which the treatment of tax liabilities by Revenue for recipients of the wage subsidy scheme and the pandemic unemployment payment will be handled as per his statement of 25 September 2020; and the reason for issuing the instructions. [27830/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the new Garda headquarters at Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8; the estimated initial cost of the project; the updated estimate as of September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the transfer value of a site from the OPW portfolio to the Courts Service portfolio for the Family Court complex at Hammond Lane, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27827/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to sell or redevelop Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2; if so, the status of the project; the estimated cost of same; the timeline for the project; the relocation plans for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Houses of the Oireachtas Service and the National Emergency Coordination Centre;...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the involvement and-or engagement of a person (details supplied) with Sport Ireland and an organisation; the amount expended on their behalf from public funds on legal representation and advice from 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27976/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I want an independent media and do not want it to be hamstrung by our defamation laws. I accept that there is a commitment on this in the programme for Government. I ask the Taoiseach to tell us when he thinks that commitment will be fulfilled by way of legislation. That said, I would have thought that asking the Future of Media Commission to look at this area would have enriched rather...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I have no issue with that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the establishment of Future of Media Commission, which I have called for on a number of occasions over the years. There have been recent job losses in the sector due to lost advertising revenue as a result of Covid, and many more titles, broadcasters and jobs are under threat. This comes at a time when it has never been more important that the public can rely on trusted sources...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I felt there would be merit in seeking an update from the National Transport Authority, NTA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: The net point was that the accusation was that Bus Éireann made a profit on school transport and it was not reflected in their accounts. The particular individual sent us a sizeable amount of information over a period of time. Perhaps we could take that course of action and wait to see if the person corresponds with us again, with a view to looking at it if further points are raised.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.