Results 1-20 of 20 for sligo speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if full catering facilities will resume on the Dublin to Sligo train service before the end of Q3, 2023. [14038/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the report on the future of the western rail corridor; and the action he will take in respect of a Sligo to Limerick route. [54015/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: .... The track was doubled between Clonsilla and Maynooth some years ago after extensive engagement with community groups. Kilcock was left out at that stage. The town's residents will rely on the Sligo line for commuter services, while the eight-shed depot that is being constructed is in Kilcock. It is across the road from a new housing estate on the Meath side of the town. There is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: ...to AA Roadwatch reports. She will hear the M4 and the M7 repeatedly referenced, yet DART+ is not going beyond Hazelhatch on the Kildare line and it is not going to Kilcock on the Maynooth and Sligo lines. We know we are in a climate emergency and have to get people onto public transport. It just does not make sense not to go 2 km further to an area with 8,000 people who are in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Services (8 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 611. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); and if he will provide a timeline in respect of the national roll-out of a Sligo scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/20]

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Catherine Murphy: ...something is happening. If we are to have regional economic and spatial plans, there has to be the means for local decision making rather than having that determined for particular regions. The big bash in Sligo to announce this plan was a real slap in the face for democracy. The Government does not have a majority mandate; it is quite a small Government of 58 Deputies out of 158....

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Murphy: ...be multiplied by three as they are not all single people. That gives 270,000 men, women and children on the waiting list. It is equal to the total population of five counties, Carlow, Longford, Sligo, Roscommon and Monaghan combined. We do not even count some people, such as those who could move out of direct provision but are stuck because they have nowhere to go. The rental situation...

Restorative Justice (Reparation of Victims) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2014)

Catherine Murphy: ...between recorded crime statistics and the level of service available. Divisions in Kildare and Meath fare worst, with 661 people per garda in Kildare and 628 in Meath. These figures compare badly Sligo and Leitrim, with 317 people per garda. Detection rates of selected common crimes reveal a similar or significantly worse level of criminality in Kildare compared to other divisions....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Catherine Murphy: ...;na plan before the Houses of the Oireachtas without the ability to scrutinise it properly. It is up to the Garda Commissioner to deploy staff as he sees fit based on the information available to him. For example, Sligo/Leitrim north does not have a particular difficulty and has a significantly lower population than some parts of the country but it has a higher number of gardaí. I...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

Catherine Murphy: ...unequal distribution of resources around the country. I have complained that this for a long time. There is no rational reason for it. My area, Kildare, has half the ratio of gardaí to population of Sligo-Leitrim, which does not have a higher crime rate. I see no reason why I cannot enquire into the strategic reasons why that is so. That is the kind of freedom of information that...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Catherine Murphy: ...is also evident in Garda services in the commuter-belt counties. Again Kildare happens to be at the wrong end of the spectrum - it is worst, followed by Meath. It has 666 gardaí. However, Sligo and Leitrim have virtually the same number of gardaí for half the population. There is no rationale for this no matter how frequently I raise it. With a limited cake, why should there...

Private Members' Business - Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: ...Garda resources are deployed throughout the State. My research has shown an extreme variance in the ratio of gardaí to population, with Kildare at one end of the spectrum, having 666 persons per garda, while the Sligo Leitrim area has 319 persons per Garda and the national average is 391. To my repeated disappointment I have not been able to find answers. The Commissioner would not...

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Catherine Murphy: ...the country 43% of those on waiting lists are in certain counties - Dublin city and county, Cork city and county and Kildare. The counties with the shortest waiting lists tend to be Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo etc. There does not seem to be a targeted approach. The top six counties are those where rents are highest. There must be a more nuanced approach. A person told me his apartment...

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2013)

Catherine Murphy: ...are located in six areas: Dublin city, south Dublin, Cork city, Cork county, Kildare and Fingal. The six areas with the lowest percentage are Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford, Laois, Cavan and Sligo which account for a figure of 3%. Therefore, the picture is not the same nationally and there may be different responses in some parts of the country. There are about 7,000 individuals or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Policing Plans (19 Sep 2012)

Catherine Murphy: ...half the average in the rest of the country. For example, Kerry has nine fewer gardaí than Kildare but has 75,000 fewer people. Mayo has 15 fewer gardaí than Kildare but has 80,000 fewer people. In Sligo and Leitrim there are 11 fewer gardaí than in Kildare but 113,000 fewer people. None of those counties would be regarded as very high crime areas. The commuter belt...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Catherine Murphy: ...for the Minister for Justice and Equality, it is one for the Garda Commissioner. The ratio of gardaí to members of the population in Kildare is 1:640. This is the worst ratio in the country. Sligo and Leitrim are at the other end of the spectrum, with one garda for every 82 people. There is a significant difference, with a national average of one garda for 379 people. There was an...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2011)

Catherine Murphy: ...and city of Limerick in the census before last. This means each garda in the county is responsible for 640 people. The position at other locations is dramatically different. For example, the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division has 331 gardaí serving a population of 97,000. In other words, counties Sligo and Leitrim, with a population 110,000 lower than that of County Kildare, have more...

Garda Deployment (20 Sep 2011)

Catherine Murphy: ...have grown rapidly in recent years are a case in point. Does the Minister think it fair that a county such as Kildare, with a population of 209,000, has 328 gardaí, while the combined area of Sligo-Leitrim, with a population of less than 100,000, has three gardaí more? No matter how one looks at it, counties Meath, Kildare, Wicklow or Wexford are the kinds of places which are not...

Road Traffic Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Mar 2011)

Catherine Murphy: ...the force stationed there. I expect that the forthcoming census will show an increase in the population of the county. At the other end of the spectrum, there are three more gardaí stationed in Sligo-Leitrim, where almost 100,000 fewer people live, than in Kildare. This has a direct impact on how the law is applied and on the quality of the service supplied by the Garda. I understand...

Citizens Information Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: ...that this aspect be developed. I talked to a number of people who have an association with citizens information centres and who attended a course on the subject of this Bill which was held in Sligo. They were concerned that aspects of their future work seemed vague in the Bill. They work at the coalface and when a person walks in their door, they cannot give an academic response, but...