Results 141-160 of 6,745 for speaker:Eoghan Murphy in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (9 Sep 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in individual ventilator units available in hospitals since 1 January 2020. [22726/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (8 Sep 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider promoting an advertising campaign to raise awareness of the safety importance and the legal requirement for drivers to indicate when turning in view of the added threat that failure to indicate poses to cyclists and pedestrians. [21277/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (8 Sep 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the use of on-bus cameras to detect drivers illegally using bus lanes; and his plans to introduce the practice. [21316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Sep 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing essential life skills such as personal financial management, nutrition and basic meal preparation as mandatory modules in the junior cycle or transition year programme. [21276/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (8 Sep 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 972. To ask the Minister for Health if all primary school children are offered the ability to avail of State services such as dental surgeons and opticians regardless of the type of school they attend. [21278/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Security Council (28 Jul 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 383. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which disarmament will feature as a priority for him during Ireland’s membership of the United Nations Security Council; and if additional funding will be provided to NGOs, agencies and research to advance the non-proliferation and disarmament agenda. [18876/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Security Council (28 Jul 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 384. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the potential resolutions he will table during Ireland’s membership of the United Nations Security Council; and if a list of same will be provided. [18877/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (21 Jul 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific commitments will be given to ring-fence funding for cycling quietways in urban centres. [17336/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (21 Jul 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: 604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total increase in the number of active gardaí over the past four months. [17335/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Dublin Bay is a complex eco-system. The EPA has classified the water quality in Dublin Bay as ‘good’ under the water framework directive for the period 2013 to 2018, an improvement on the ‘moderate’ status achieved during the 2007 to 2009 period. Significant investment in waste water infrastructure continues and is provided for in the Irish Water Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Ireland is following the advice of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the advice of our own health authorities.  As this is a novel virus, evidence and information on COVID-19 is increasing on a daily basis. According to the most recent guidance from the WHO, published 23 April 2020, the main routes of transmission are respiratory droplets and direct contact. The risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 34(4)(h) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), provides for the attaching of conditions to planning permissions by planning authorities “for determining the sequencing and timing in which, and the time at which, development works shall be carried out”. Further to this, conditions regulating construction working hours are generally attached to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Safety (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector and it is a requirement that approval is sought for any additional post outside...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rented Dwellings Register (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 12 and 16 of the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2019 sets out the obligations of landlords and tenants, respectively. Under section 15, a landlord owes to each person who could be potentially affected a duty to enforce the tenant’s obligations and subject to certain conditions, such a person can refer a complaint for resolution to the Residential Tenancies Board...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Acknowledging that renters in Dublin and other major urban centres are facing significant housing access and affordability challenges, the Government is committed to the introduction of Cost Rental in Ireland. In this context, Cost Rental is defined as housing where the rents charged cover the cost of delivering, managing, and maintaining the homes only. Rents are not set by the market...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes information on the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan drawdowns in 2018. Local authority approval means that an official letter of offer has been sent to a borrower (and therefore relates to a specific property and loan amount). Information on the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan for 2018 can be found on my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has responsibility for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, which is designed to enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range. The scheme is targeted at first-time buyers who have access to an adequate deposit and have the capacity to repay a mortgage, but who are unable to access a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I am aware of the judicial review proceedings to which the Question refers, which is a High Court judgment delivered on 24 April 2020. It should be noted that I, as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, was not a party to the case concerned. There are no plans at present to amend planning legislation in respect of this case. As this matter is still subject to ongoing legal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Sales (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The sale or conveyancing of property is a matter that is governed by property and contract law. In addition, the particular terms on which the title or other rights associated with any particular property is conveyed from a seller to a purchaser, including any conditions in relation to the payment and/or return of a deposit, are contractual matters for the parties to the contract. As...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (16 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: There have been no fines or costs payable by Ireland as a result of the judgment in March 2019 by the Court of Justice of the European Union on Ireland's non-compliance with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.  Following the judgment my Department, accompanied by Irish Water, met Commission officials and proposed a programme of measures to ensure this case is...