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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: On the 20-week scan that is offered to every pregnant woman, does Mr. Thompson know what is the take-up rate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: On the categories laid out in the legislation, categories A to E, in hindsight, if the legislation was being written now, does Mr. Thompson think it would be written in the same way? Does Mr. Thompson have any insights on aspects of the legislation which perhaps did not stand the test of time, for want of a better word?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I thank Mr. Thompson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The Citizens' Assembly made a specific recommendation on this particular aspect. The points made today by the witnesses were well made. Much of the expertise shared with the committee on this issue indicates how important this area is. The Stay Safe Programme was introduced following reports of appalling child abuse. It came directly out of a religious ethos and a group of people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It would depend on the external agency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It does depend on the external agency. We heard from Senator Ruane about an agency with a religious ethos. Does the Department intervene in regard to the appropriateness of an agency to deliver this programme, to ensure it is similarly delivered across the school system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: There is an ethos-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: -----that varies, depending on where the education is being delivered such that a similar programme is not being delivered in every case. A school might have a good quality curriculum, but if it is delivered in a way that is biased or with an attitude or ethos that colours it, then there is a problem.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance if all correspondence between the European Commission and his Department regarding a case (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51177/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been made available for a school project (details supplied) to be completed in view of the fact that the current junior cycle students will have to continue their studies from fourth year on in temporary structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50736/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a school project (details supplied) that is at capacity in the context of physical space; his plans to rectify this for the 2018/2019 year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (29 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 538. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 618 of 21 November 2017, the provision of funds for land acquisition, by local authority; the funds used directly in relation to structures in separate tables, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50820/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance how the central credit register is compliant with data protection here in the context of financial companies and or institutions sending personal data to the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49961/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a college (details supplied) is due to be completed; the stage in the planning process the project is at; if there are issues that need to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49873/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Attorney General has reported back to him with advice regarding the status of the living allowance for trainee gardaí in Templemore College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50640/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the supports the HSE has in place for persons with developmental co-ordination disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50351/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 432. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that was made available to a charity (details supplied) in 2016 and 2017; his plans to increase funding in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50445/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban the use of glyphosate; the rationale for the reversal of the ban on pre-harvest spraying of crops in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50032/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Clamping (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the regulation of clamping vehicles which is provided for in the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 in view of the fact that the Road Traffic Bill 2016 has been enacted and the technical amendment to the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 made; the progress made by the NTA with the consultation process in relation to the draft...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Clamping (28 Nov 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the regulation of clamping vehicles which is provided for in the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 in view of the fact that the Road Traffic Bill 2016 has been enacted and the technical amendment to the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 made; the status of the progress made by the NTA with the consultation process in relation to...