Results 241-260 of 6,183 for speaker:Catherine Murphy in 'Committee meetings'

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I have tabled amendment No. 51 on behalf of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. Essentially, it echoes some of the points made. The wording positions one community development committee at county level but I am concerned because community development happens at a much lower level. This changes the nature of much of what is happening. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan wanted me to speak about what happens...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 51: In page 41, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“(b) ensure that relevant bodies including Local Community Development Projects which currently operate by local voluntary management committees, retain their management committees to ensure a level of independent management is held by the projects, (c) ensure that Local Community Development projects...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: This is a big new section and we did not have the benefit of debating it on Second Stage. Does that pose a question in respect of Report Stage? Much of it was anticipated but it is quite a large section and I would have liked more time to give it further consideration. The Dublin and mid-east authority has worked well in respect of the spatial strategy. One reasons is the diversity of...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Buying in surveys on a contract basis is not producing the results I would like to see. It needs monitoring and consideration. It does not necessarily need a change in the legislation but it poses questions. Local authorities want to comply with legal requirements but sometimes, in doing so, they lose sight of, or do not have the ability to deal with, the spirit of what was intended. I...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. Where is the oversight? Is it at national spatial strategy level? I can see myself proposing a few amendments on Report Stage. It is positive that the National Transport Authority will be involved. That is critical. Are there other essential services which should be part of that framework? I see the need to link land use and transport planning but I wonder about some of the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I would like the Minister to respond to my question on planning authorities. Does a planning authority comprise the officials, the councillors or a combination of both? The reporting of the proceedings of regional assemblies to local authorities could be provided for by way of an amendment on Committee Stage. I know that in my local authority area there was a report once every quarter....

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to respond to the Minister.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. This is a huge section.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: In the planning authorities, or local authorities, will it be the councillors or the officials-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to pick up on the point the Minister just made about the future of the Dublin authorities if the people decide they want a directly elected mayor. The current position, as reflected in this legislation, is that the Dublin and the mid-east are seen as a single region. Will there be a difficulty if a Dublin region is defined? How will the Dublin and mid-east region tie in with that?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 66: In page 48, line 8, after "Schedule 16" to insert the following:"including the new addition of a relevant body titled the North Inner City Community Development Limited".I am proposing this amendment on behalf of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 73: In page 54, line 18, to delete "have regard to" and substitute "be consistent with".This is essentially an issue of language. The Bill provides that the strategic policy committee "shall have regard" to the economic strategy of the appropriate regional assembly, but I suggest the term "be consistent with" would be more appropriate.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The term "have regard to" is discredited, although I accept it is not in the same family of-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 76: In page 57, to delete lines 2 to 29 and substitute the following:“ “(1) (a) The elected council of each local authority shall form a committee, to be known as the corporate policy group and in this section referred to as the ‘policy group’. (b) The membership of the policy group shall be assigned proportionately according to the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: In that case, I will withdraw the amendment.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: What section is the Minister deleting?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously it is important there is a quality of service and the performance indicators are a good way of doing that. I have been looking at the issue from a practical point of view. The delivery of service requires people. There is a very unequal distribution of local government staffing. I realise that issue cannot be rectified overnight. For example, Meath, which is a rapidly growing...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: There were 26 town councils but they usually only had a person on half time. Therefore, the number of people that will be freed up may not be as large as the Minister thinks.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. I welcome the fact the Department is doing some workforce planning, because the fault-lines will be seen. There are areas that need attention, such as the planning system which is discredited due to large numbers of unauthorised developments. It is taking forever to deal with the estates that have not been taken in charge in a timely way. These areas must be part of the performance...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister said there would be more independent money. Perhaps I need to listen more carefully to what the Minister says.