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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Vessels (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the lack of controls in place at his Department that allowed the former Naval Service patrol ship, LÉ Aisling, to be sold on to a participant in the civil war in Libya in view of the fact that it is in breach of a UN arms embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53373/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Vessels (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: My question relates to the decommissioning and sale of the LÉ Aislingfor €100,000. It was subsequently sold for €1.3 million and is now involved in conflict in the Libyan civil war.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Vessels (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: It first struck me that it was thought the sum the vessel was sold for was modest, and there was a question at the time as to whether it represented good value for money. The major concern now relates to what it is being used for and how it was subsequently sold for multiples of the earlier price. It was recommissioned and is now part of a conflict. Are there any trailing obligations? How...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Vessels (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The vessel was recommissioned to use it in the disturbing way it is being used. Was it properly decommissioned in advance of the sale? That would have reduced the risk of this happening. It is clear there is an issue in that regard.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I agree on the need to appoint those independent board members and chairperson. As new appointees, they will need to be given a chance. They are in a very difficult situation. The introduction of a rotation of audit should not be exclusive to sport. It is good practice. It will not be unique to sports that there are failings by virtue of the fact that there is too much familiarity. A...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: We are now one decade on since the financial crash and one of the key questions at the time was where were the auditors and where were their warnings. It strikes me that the same question can be applied now in the context of the FAI and the scandal around its debts. Deloitte was its external auditor for 23 years. One of the points of having an external auditor is to have independent eyes...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to instances in which Air Corps personnel were engaged in employment outside of their official duties; if he has imposed sanctions on staff that are and-or have engaged in employment in the private sector while being serving members of the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52822/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which and-or the procedures the chief medical officer in the Air Corps makes requests to civilian general practitioners and-or hospitals in respect of serving officers medical files and-or medical history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52823/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 97. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which and the reason a person (details supplied) was discharged from the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53106/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance if the external review of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland has been completed by the National Treasury Management Agency appointee; if he has received a copy of the review document; if so, if he will publish the report in full and or make it available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52709/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash seized from persons entering or leaving the State by the Revenue Commissioners enforcement unit at Cork and Shannon airports in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; the amount of cash forfeited to the Exchequer in each year; and the amount returned on appeal. [52966/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash seized from persons entering or leaving the State by the Revenue Commissioners enforcement unit at Dublin Port and Rosslare Port in each of the past three years to date in 2019; the amount of cash forfeited to the Exchequer in each year; and the amount returned on appeal. [52967/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated monetary value of contraband seized from persons entering or leaving the State by the Revenue Commissioners enforcement unit at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; the amount of cash forfeited to the Exchequer in each year; and the amount returned on appeal. [52968/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated monetary value of contraband seized from persons entering or leaving the State by the Revenue Commissioners enforcement unit at Dublin and Rosslare ports in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; the amount of cash forfeited to the Exchequer in each year; and the amount returned on appeal. [52969/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 128 of 26 November 2013 and 233 of 3 December 2019, in which he stated that Bus Éireann has confirmed that it does not make a profit on school transport, the reason Dáil Éireann was not informed that there was a surplus and or profit being used in the day to day operation of Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken of the school transport scheme operated by Bus Éireann; the reason for the high cost of operating the scheme compared to school transport systems in other jurisdictions; if Bus Éireann makes a profit from the scheme; the latest accounts provided to him by Bus Éireann; his views on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount held by way of an uncommitted reserve by Bus Éireann to be used solely for the purposes of the school transport scheme which the Comptroller and Auditor General report referenced in a report as a surplus in the transport management charge element of the costs; if the uncommitted reserve that was repaid fully to his Department...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the domestic violence disclosure scheme in the UK; his plans to introduce similar legislation and-or a scheme here; if he and or his officials have had engagement with An Garda Síochána in respect of implementing a version of the domestic violence disclosure scheme here; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a person (details supplied) with their discharge notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52770/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 365. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has entered into litigation with a person (details supplied) in respect of care services and funding allocated to their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52771/19]