Results 1-20 of 12,542 for speaker:Catherine Murphy in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (15 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the provisions she has put in place to reduce food waste in the context of the school hot meals initiative; if she engaged with specialists in the area of nutritional value ahead of rolling out the initiative; and her views on whether the initiative is targeted appropriately. [22002/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and/or the RSA have undertaken a data impact assessment in respect of plans to use speed cameras and or other types of camera to detect motorists who are using their phones while in control of a vehicle on a public roads. [21511/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will point to the legislative provision that permits the use of fixed cameras to detect and penalise motoring offences that are not defined as exceeding existing speed limits. [21513/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Garda Síochána (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the Irish motor insurance database application to be rolled out to all Garda members on their mobility devices to include access to information on fleet and motor trader vehicles, with real time information on the vehicles; the reason for the delay in including information on fleet and motor trader vehicles to date;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Industry (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 241 of 12 December 2023 and 112 of 22 February 2024, if data sharing agreements and the relevant contracts have been agreed yet to enable his Department to provide motor insurers access to information on his driver file database on disqualified drivers and verify the driver number of a driver on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes she has made to the school transport scheme this year for the Straffan bus for pupils attending schools in Maynooth in the 2024-2025 academic year; and the way in which more concessionary passengers will be accommodated on this service. [21286/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline, for those who are struggling to find a school place and do not get one until after the date for school transport has closed, the way in which they will be accommodated on the school transport scheme, including concessionary passengers who cannot apply because they do not know where they will be offered a place. [21287/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the local government staff embargo is still in place; if workforce planning has been carried out; and if so, where there are staff shortages, by local authority, and the disciplines and grades. [21288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new staff positions have been sanctioned by local authorities since 2018; and if he will detail the specialised grades provided for in each local authority over that time period. [21289/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of grants he can award directly to local authorities for distribution to community groups, by heading and amount available; and if his Department provides funding to community groups for use in reducing vacant properties and dereliction in towns. [21653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people with a Dublin Regulation positive match on EURODAC in the past 12 months, by month, in tabular form; and the number of Dublin Regulation transfers effected in the corresponding period. [21248/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she and or her officials have engaged with the Minister for Transport and or the RSA in respect of undertaking a data impact assessment in regarding plans to use speed cameras and or other types of camera to detect motorists who are using their phones while in control of a vehicle on a public road. [21512/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of roads policing Gardaí who have access to the ANPR app via their mobility device to allow them to scan all vehicles approaching them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21893/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of roads policing Gardaí who have access to the 'traffic app' to search driving licences by scanning the driving licence rather than having to type in manual details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21894/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 507. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended on taxis and private bus hire in respect of international protection applicants in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [21247/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 542. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports he can provide to service providers (details supplied) in order to assist them with capacity and service provision in the after-school care environment; and how parents who have provided all details to the NCS of their child, and a place is secured, but subsequently withdrawn, can be facilitated....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 692. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of grants she can award directly to community groups, by heading and amount available. [21651/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (14 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 693. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of grants she can award directly to local authorities for distribution to community groups, by heading and amount available. [21652/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in view of the Government’s recent endorsement of the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware, if she will now clarify whether our military intelligence services make use of commercial spyware and, if so, what oversight, transparency and redress processes are in place. [21110/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the extent to which July provision will be available (details supplied); if she will ensure that persons that require it will have access to it. [21112/24]