Results 16,721-16,740 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused asylum; the number of deportations that resulted from a refusal to grant asylum; the number of appeals made against the decision to refuse asylum; the number of successful appeals in mentioned in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision who have had their asylum application granted but remain in the system; the reason these persons remain in the system; his plans to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy grant approvals on a monthly basis since the scheme was launched up to 29 June 2018; the number of drawdowns in this regard since the scheme was introduced to 29 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29719/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan approvals and home loan drawdowns by month and by local authority since the scheme was launched and up to 29 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29713/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budgets for dwelling and-or housing construction in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29728/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I also wish to raise the issue of media plurality. The Taoiseach cited the concerns in that regard. They play out in many ways, including the effect on the terms and conditions of people who work in the concentrated media sector, for example, pensions. Ownership is a significant issue, given that it covers a number of platforms, including social media. Like me, the NUJ has repeatedly...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: The commission.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Taoiseach the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department. [28903/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship programme curriculum areas that commenced for the first time in 2016 and 2017; the reviews of these programmes that have been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29702/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an anomaly between eligibility criteria for progression routes in the PAC system when applying for higher diploma programmes as compared to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection back to education system in respect of progression eligibility criteria; the steps that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no college classroom places for apprenticeship plumbers and that they are obliged to remain out of education for one academic year; his plans to rectify the matter; the way in which he plans to ensure that they have the required taught hours component of their qualifications; the way...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Data (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals handled by the disability appeals officer in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 regarding assessments of needs; the number of determinations made against the complaints officer to remedy the applicants grievances regarding assessments of needs in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 292. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for conducting an assessment of need following an application being received; if there are variations between different parts of the country; if so, the locations; the reason this is the case; if cases such as that of a person (details supplied) are commonplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29550/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an anomaly between eligibility criteria for progression routes in the postgraduate applications centre, PAC, system when applying for higher diploma programmes as compared to the back to education system; the steps which have been taken to address this inequality;...

Heritage Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I want to add my voice to some of the points raised on sections 7 and 8 of this Bill. The question we must ask ourselves is whether they add to the protection to wildlife. I do not believe the argument can be made that they do that. They do the reverse. We know that one third of the 98 bee species in Ireland are threatened with extinction. We also know how important the bee population is...

Heritage Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Can we talk a little bit of sense?

Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Land availability and pricing is the key to addressing our dysfunctional, rollercoaster housing system and, to our eternal cost, we have ignored and not implemented the Kenny report. The State should be heavily engaged in active land management and that means owning, controlling and releasing land for development in a sustainable and planned way. A recent National Economic and Social...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Electric Vehicles (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28888/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Electric Vehicles (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28892/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28891/18]