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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I, Deputy Shortall and a number of Social Democrat councillors met the NTA last week to exchange views. When I asked the representatives of the NTA where they got the information to inform the decision, they told me it was the census. I appreciate that the census is very general and there is a large volume of information. However, look at the questions on the census. They are not very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I represent an area on the periphery of the network. Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth between them have a population of in excess of 50,000, which will have sizeable new communities as new estates are under construction and there are much more to come. We are in what is described as the commuter belt. We want to keep people in the commuter belt out of their cars and provide them with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: To come back to a couple of points, would Mr. Creegan address the issue of the peak hours? What if the witnesses are wrong? Where is the capacity and what is the speed of capacity to amend? I am a great believer in people being pretty decent at deciding what is good for them and I tend to listen to people, because they are full of sense. When one hears a whole bunch of people telling one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Will the bus lanes be in place before the services come into being?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Will they continue right through?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I have a few additional questions. I would encourage everyone to use the route planning tool on the NTA's website, which is very good. If people are not sure about the maps, it is very useful to use the route planner. It is important that people use it, even if they are critical of it. The 67 and 66X currently terminate in UCD. Is the reason the terminus is no longer going to be in UCD...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I think there are approximately 18 services on the 66 and 67 bus routes at peak time in the morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Most of them are probably going into the city centre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Bus drivers have a terrific knowledge of what works and what does not work. Are they specifically included as a stakeholder group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I will give Mr. Creegan an example of what I mean. Somebody from my office was going out to Lucan last week. The bus driver said that anyone not going to Celbridge should not get on the bus as there would be another one in few minutes. It was said that they would take up space and some passengers for Celbridge would be left waiting an hour. That is what I mean. It is the kind of thing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. Deputy MacSharry made a point about transport police. I attended the NBRU conference in August or September and what came up most strongly was the risk. I heard about criminal behaviour rather than anti-social behaviour. I accept that is a policing issue, but it does put people off using public transport if they feel they are mixing with people engaged in criminal behaviour. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Is that Bus Éireann?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Accounts of the Public Services
Chapter 9 - Greenhouse Gas-Related Financial Transactions: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their reports. There has been a carbon tax in Ireland since 2010, but until next year it will have never stood alone. Instead the revenue raised has been included in central funds. It has been announced that from next year the revenued raised by way of the increase in the carbon tax, as opposed to the full amount, will be ring-fenced. Is there any relationship...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Accounts of the Public Services
Chapter 9 - Greenhouse Gas-Related Financial Transactions: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Let us suppose that transparency is lacking. There is a ring-fenced fund of €410 million, but it will be more than €500 million next year. Is it fair to say that if this revenue was to be used to fund a retrofit scheme or a pay-as-you-save scheme ,it would have a different effect from using it as part of general taxation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Accounts of the Public Services
Chapter 9 - Greenhouse Gas-Related Financial Transactions: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: At what point will the median household start to pay carbon tax, rather than benefit from transfers?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Accounts of the Public Services
Chapter 9 - Greenhouse Gas-Related Financial Transactions: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I do not see the UN sustainable development goals mentioned. Does the policy reflect those goals and take account of poorer people? My understanding was that an acknowledgement of the need to do this was built into the system in order that carbon taxation would not be punitive. Is that a fair representation?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Ceremonies (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 88. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of commissioning ceremonies for the Defence Forces which will occur before year end; and the date of each. [45000/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Departments that have access to data and photographs contained in the Passport Service data sets; the purpose for which each Department is using data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44827/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland external review report 2019; the cost of same; the firm that produced the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44330/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Services Card (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons require a public services card to regularise their tax liability in instances in which they are on emergency tax in a first-time employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44824/19]