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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Issues (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to correspondence to this Deputy from him of 1 November 2019, concerning the new operating model for An Garda Síochána, the level of consultation he was engaged on with the Garda Commissioner in respect of the four pilot projects that were trialled in the context of the new structural changes to policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank and civilian staff by grade by Garda division nationwide in An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí permanently attached to specialist units and or sections by rank; the number of full-time civilian staff attached to specialist units and or sections in An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47124/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Service Vehicles (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of small public service vehicle licences that have been revoked and-or cancelled by An Garda Síochána in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 due to drug and-or alcohol test failure by the drivers of taxis, limousines and mini buses; if he will provide a breakdown by vehicle category, year and drug and or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commercial Vehicle Testing (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the mandatory testing of commercial vehicles that are one, two and three years old respectively under the CVRT scheme in view of the fact that many vehicles of such an age are generally covered by manufacturer warranty; the amount raised in the past two years from testing vehicles that are one and two years old from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test Data (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars that have passed and failed NCT tests in the past two years to date; the amount raised in NCT fees in the same period including retests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47333/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the overall cost, including implementation costs, for each aspect of the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47655/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total amount, including implementation costs, to her Department and bodies under her aegis in respect of the public services card to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47664/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of advices and-or meetings he has had with the water advisory body since it was established in 2018; the measures and-or advices it has issued to him in respect of the transparency and accountability of Irish Water in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47354/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: This is a general point rather than a point in regard to Maynooth University. There is a presumption that university people are going to be extraordinarily well paid but, in fact, one will find there is a high level of fairly poor payments and, often, there is a greater level of job security at primary school level than at university level. I do not think we should be surprised that there...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: That would be useful because I believe there are other things that flow from it. The things are flow from it will be things that will catch up on people later on, such as employment rights, holiday payments and all those other things that go with the casualisation of work. It is certainly prevalent. I have spoken to people in several universities and the same profile is cropping up. It...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The big problem is the procurement officers are all individuals. The sectors could possibly do better if they worked as one entity. Ireland is a very small country. There could be an advantage in having one procurement officer for a sector. That is where a lot of the potential advantage is being lost. We are probably also losing Irish jobs as a consequence.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Is there another ingredient? It is not all about the commercial side. Consider libraries, for example, where books are procured that may be published in another country. One loses some of the local dimension, which is incredibly important from a cultural perspective. This is not a quantifiable one. Is this counted in at all? It is just an example.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: There is a talk about a breakdown in advertising campaigns. It is not immediately obvious. Obviously, some of those advertising campaigns will be on buses and bus shelters. It is not immediately obvious who benefits from this. It is probably Adshel. That area is a little opaque in terms of the income from advertising. Does the National Transport Authority, NTA, get it or the commercial...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Plus, it is also costing more.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I asked that question innocently and that was the answer. It is one that we should be conscious of with organisations which have been created in recent years. It is a kind of a staple question we might ask to see if there is the same profile. The Chairman demonstrated the costs with figures and there may well be an adjustment in that. There is another issue, however. If people are on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I raised the issue a number of weeks ago because there have been many complaints. There is not a problem with there being a single platform but there may be a problem with how it operates. There have been many staff complaints about the matter. It will be rolled out gradually. My concern is whether it is fit for purpose or whether the complaints relate to what are just teething problems....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Most people do not worry about engaging with systems but they know at the end of the week if their wages are correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: They know if their weeks were overtime or if that causes a problem. That is the point I am trying to make.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I was looking for that information in the other document. The letter outlines just how chaotic it all is.