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Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I support this amendment. The last day of a session is always one in which things can be pushed through. I do not think any of us expected to be sitting here very late tonight dealing with a very contentious section in this legislation and the very least that could be expected is that there would be a sunset clause in it. The Government has a majority and the question it must ask is: does...

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Will the Minister address the point about admissibility?

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation which is certainly a miscellaneous provisions Bill. There is variety in it if nothing else. I do not mean to minimise it. We do not have concerns about many elements of the Bill and it is understandable that they should be addressed. However, I have some concerns in line with some of the issues raised by previous speakers. I will...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: In the midst of the pandemic we all have to change our behaviour with public health in mind. The relaxation of rules within the Companies Act is necessary and appropriate. The provisions of the Bill appear to be in line with what the Secretary General of the Department, Dr. Orlaigh Quinn, suggested would be needed in her statement to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. The term she...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: It is the way the sound carries in the Chamber. This is undoubtedly a challenging thing to accept but as lawmakers our primary focus should not be to slavishly attempt to keep things as close as possible to how they functioned before the pandemic. Instead, we need to look at how things can best be structured in our laws and legal system to respond to our new reality. This would require a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 126. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed and-or recruited and-or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for the role in tabular form. [20612/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for the role in tabular form. [20614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Football Association of Ireland (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been loaned to an organisation (details supplied) through Sport Ireland; the interest rate on this loan; the securities on the loan; his plans to make further funds available for financing the organisation through Sport Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19625/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Football Association of Ireland (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeline of events from 1 July 2019 to 31 January 2020 in the context of the GRC recommendations regarding the split of the board of an organisation (details supplied); the details of the consultations with his predecessor regarding the change; if he is satisfied with the outcomes to date of the change; his plans...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make the Leap card available as a contactless payment application for smartphones; his further plans to cease using physical cards to reduce contact points in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19691/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount available in adaptation grants from Fáilte Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to a delay in administering the grants to applicants; the date on which this service will be rolled out fully for applications; the number of staff working full-time on the project of adaptation grants at Fáilte Ireland; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the stakeholders forum will be established for public transport; the intended make-up and remit of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20329/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the final plan of bus schedules proposed as part of the BusConnects programme have been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20513/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for the role in tabular form. [20626/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers arriving here on a weekly basis from 12 March 2020 by country including seaports and airports in tabular form. [20628/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons travelling to and from the 15 green list countries on a daily basis between 21 and 27 July by country, including sea ports and airports in tabular form. [20629/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected by each of the TII road tolls and PPP toll road concessions operators in each of the past five years to date. [20787/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected by TII road tolls and PPP toll road concessions operators in respect of moneys retained and or not collected by customers and or excess payments in each of the past five years to date. [20788/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid in compensation to toll operators on national routes on which traffic levels have fallen below expectations in each of the past five years; and the estimated compensation due to toll operators on national routes for fallen traffic levels in 2020 due to Covid-19. [20789/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: House Prices (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for setting the cut-off points to the expanded scheme in the context of his recent announcement regarding the help to buy scheme; if he will consider striking a date that is more in harmony with the dates on which the State introduced work and travel restrictions in view of the number of persons affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in a financial...