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- Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (17 May 2011)
Catherine Murphy: Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the â¬5 million earmarked for making safe ghost estates has been allocated to local authorities; the housing estates, by county, that have been nominated; the allocations if any that have been made by county; if he intends to extend the â¬5 million allocation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2011)
Catherine Murphy: ...sense. However, I would like to hear what linkages are intended to provide valuable work to match the community service audit. What agency will supervise that work? I understand there are 4,500 people in prison in the State. That figure has grown consistently since 1997 when there were 3,500 in prison. I do not think anyone would suggest Ireland has become a safer place since 1997...
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Apr 2011)
Catherine Murphy: ...as it is an issue we have debated in a different forum. In my constituency a difficulty arises every single morning when six or seven contractors arrive one after the other to collect waste at 5 a.m. or 6 a.m., thereby preventing people from getting a night's sleep. Deputy Lawlor will know this having debated the issue in a different forum. We found this problem impossible to address,...
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)
Catherine Murphy: ...strategically. I draw attention to two issues in this regard and refer to a court case relating to one of these. In the case of McEvoy & Smith v. Meath County Council a judgment was handed down on 5 November 2002 by Mr. Justice Quirke. I will quote two sections of the judgment. The evidence adduced at the hearing of these proceedings strongly suggests that in a number of respects the Meath...