Catherine Murphy

Social Democrats · Kildare North

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• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Community Platform Finance

  • Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  John Gallagher Community

  • Promotion of Policies of The Wheel for charity, social enterprise and community and voluntary organisationsuntary sector
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Family Carers Ireland 2 returns Community

  • Encourage DPO's to attend Hustings event re Carer issues held by FCI in advance of the General Election
  • FCI Pre- Budget Submissions
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects that were funded under the town and village renewal scheme in County Kildare in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [44838/24]
• 2024-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by her Department on handsets and phones bills over the same timeframe. [44867/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update in respect of the development of a national funding platform; if she has engaged external consultants in respect of same and the amount expended to date; if she will clarify the role of the Department in the project; if she will provide a schedule of the stakeholders she has engaged with on the project to date; and the date on which the project will go live. [43477/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget allocation for the senior alert scheme in 2023 and 2024; the budget allocation for same in 2025, in tabular form. [43128/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff that worked in her Department’s communications and press office in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and the grade of each staff member. [41168/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the frequency and duration of the publicity, marketing or advertising campaigns conducted by her Department to date in 2024; the purpose of these campaigns; the cost of these campaigns; and the agencies that conducted these campaigns, in tabular form. [41186/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has conducted a capacity review of her Department’s ability to deliver services that they are responsible for in the past ten years to date; the same of State bodies and agencies under her Department’s aegis; if she published those reviews; the number of recommendations implemented arising from the reviews and same for State bodies and agencies under her aegis; if the capacity review was outsourced; and if so, to whom and at what cost. [40844/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided under the connected hubs scheme for County Wicklow in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [39703/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a breakdown of the amount expended by her Department on consultancies in 2023 and to date in 2024; the company engaged; and the nature of the work conducted by the consultancy on her Department’s behalf, in tabular form. [40220/24]
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she, her special advisory teams, or senior officials have consulted with, received briefings or sought advice from an external communications expert or communications consultancy company, or a public relations or public affairs company, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the costs associated with those interactions; the names of those that have been engaged with; the subject matter or topics the engagements related to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39139/24]
• 2024-09-26
  LOBBY
  National Traveller MABS Finance

  • An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators
• 2024-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all special advisors that are, or were, attached to her, to include Ministers of State special advisors, by grade, duration of role held and point on the pay scale. [38369/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of funding drawn down for projects awarded under the outdoor recreation and infrastructure scheme for the past three years in County Kildare, in tabular form. [31588/24]
• 2024-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the totality of the funds requested and drawn down by her Department from EU sources in respect of covid-19 in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form (details supplied). [30229/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she last met formally with the Charities Regulator; and when they are next scheduled to meet. [25108/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25481/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked 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]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked 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]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Public Expenditure

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the first and full-year cost of applying a 10% increase to the amount spent under service level agreements and grant aid agreements with the community, voluntary, charity and social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19349/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to her Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19367/24]
• 2024-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the most up-to-date number of community gardaí deployed each year since 2018, by local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18611/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of dedicated community Garda officers stationed at Bray Garda station. [16328/24]
• 2024-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is an education and or advice scheme that focuses on good corporate governance that volunteer organisations can avail of. [16562/24]
• 2024-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the WTE vacancies, by job title, currently within the community neuro-rehabilitation team within CHO7; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [15563/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where community specialist teams for older persons are based, in tabular form. [12797/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by her Department, and bodies under her aegis and of bodies she funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12356/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by her Department, and bodies under her aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11021/24]
• 2024-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline any plans to develop a successor strategy for the community and voluntary sector, given the expiration of the sustainable, inclusive and empowered communities strategy this year; if she will outline plans in respect of consultation with the sector in the development of the next iteration of this strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8391/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has availed of services and-or consultancy from a list of related companies (details supplied) in the past five years to date; if so, if she will provide a schedule of costs and the purpose for which the company was engaged; and if she continued to use services provided by it. [3787/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a schedule of the number of civilian drivers and Garda drivers attached to her and to Ministers of State of her Department; to provide the official work pattern for each driver and the total annual hours worked by each driver; and to indicate the number of drivers assigned to each Minister and Minister of State. [4226/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of official flights and costs of same taken by her in 2023; if a schedule will be provided of all hotels she stayed in in 2023, including hotel name and cost per night while on official State business; and if the same information will be provided in respect of all accompanying staff and advisors. [2650/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will clarify whether the transfer of data and/or records from her Department that is transferred to other departments, State bodies and local authorities is in aggregated form or on an individual basis; and the reason the data and/or records are provided. [3088/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the personal and or person-specific data sets her Department holds that have been provided and/or shared with other Departments and/or Ministers and/or State bodies and/or agencies and/or local authorities in the past 20 years to date; if she will clarify if the transfer of data and/or records was in aggregated form or on an individual basis; and the reason the data and/or records were provided. [57217/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of her Department's capital budget allocation that was spent in the first 11 months of 2023; and the figures for the corresponding period in 2022, in tabular form. [54485/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will set out the supports and grant aid her Department can provide in respect of establishing and-or reinstating market spaces in counties that do not have a town with city status. [53192/23]
• 2023-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to her Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52653/23]
• 2023-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if, in the context of section 50 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023, persons below the rank of chief superintendent can be appointed and or seconded to An Garda Síochána from other police services outside of this jurisdiction. [51776/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that her Department can provide for the development and up-keep of public allotment spaces, and the way in which that funding can be accessed; if she plays any role in assisting groups in obtaining suitable plots for allotments and, if not, if she can indicate persons or public bodies that can provide assistance. [50459/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by her special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will provide a schedule of same. [47653/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of complaints she has filed to the Corporate Enforcement Agency (CEA) since the establishment of the CEA and or An Garda Síochána in the past ten years to date in respect of grants and or funds her Department provided that in her view were misappropriated. [48074/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that has been spent in the first nine months of the year. [48760/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46587/23]
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the date on which the schedule of the restricted and specifically banned dog breeds was updated; if she has added the Presa Canario; if not, if she will outline the reason for same; if she has given consideration to adding and/or evaluating the need to add the American bully XL as a prescribed ban-dog to the schedule or restricted and or banned breeds; and if she will provide a schedule of the number of dogs that are exempt of The Control of Dogs Regulations, by breed and organisation that is responsible for the dogs. [41122/23]
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the date on which her officials last engaged with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in respect of developing an all-island schedule of the restricted dog breeds. [41123/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of applications received by municipal districts in Wicklow County Council’s local authorities under the 2023 allocation; if she will provide a breakdown, by the library branch that was allocated funding and amount, in the local authority under the libraries capital programme in 2023; if she will provide a schedule of the proposals received for a small-scale capital works programme in public libraries to date in 2023 under the new libraries capital programme by each municipal district in County Wicklow and/or by Wicklow County Council, by amount; and to provide an outline of the proposed project. [40102/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how much of the budget allocated towards the community centres investment fund has been spent to date. [40117/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI, and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [38573/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each community policing unit within each district within Dublin region as of 12 July 2023, in tabular form. [35945/23]
• 2023-07-12
  VOTE
  Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 55–80
  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 85–50
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of WTE senior case managers at the grade of higher executive officer employed in the Charities Regulator in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [33779/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to clarify whether at any point over the past ten years the SSL certificates for her Department’s websites expired for a period of time; if so, the reason this occurred; and the duration they remained expired. [33279/23]
• 2023-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of instances in which her Department used unlicensed software and/or lapsed licenced software in the past ten years to date; the associated expenditure on same to remedy the situation; and the software that was used. [33162/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to each district community policing units within the Kildare Garda division as of 31 December 2021 and 28 June 2023, in tabular form. [32673/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding that her Department can provide to an association (details supplied); heading under which the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding is provided; the maximum amount that can be accessed; and the dates on which the schemes operate. [32284/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will introduce an annual men’s shed sustainability grant system. [32602/23]
• 2023-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide resources and or a grant in order for an organisation (details supplied) to develop a role for a national organiser. [32603/23]
• 2023-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of locations in Kildare that offer a drop-in service where a community welfare officer would be available to discuss a case or application with a client; the location of these clinics; the number of drop-in centres offering this service over each of the past five years, by town in Kildare, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31998/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff seconded to her Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and/or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28184/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of instances in which her Department availed of services and or consultancy and or advices from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and her Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28203/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of applications for the additional needs payments, including the exceptional needs and urgent needs payments, made to her Department or community welfare services for the year 2022, broken down month by month; and a further breakdown of the number of these applications that were granted, refused, appealed and granted or not on appeal. [24758/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of applications for the additional needs payments, including the exceptional needs and urgent needs payments, made to her Department and community welfare services to date in 2023, broken down month by month; and a further breakdown of the number of these applications that were granted, refused, appealed and granted or not on appeal. [24759/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names of external cleaning companies that have provided cleaning services to her Department in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the amount paid to each company for such works, in tabular form. [23413/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the amount of funds, beneficiary of funds and use of funds released by her Department under the per cent for art scheme in each of the past five years to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23588/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with his colleague in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in the context of seeking funding to directly fund or devolve to Tusla for use in youth-focused community and voluntary organisations. [20662/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase direct access to echocardiography for general practitioners through community-based ambulatory care hubs. [20500/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department funds community groups with a stream of grant aid in the context of persons with gambling addiction; and if her officials have developed any support and or educational programmes in that context. [20309/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule on a county and local authority basis showing the funding her Department has provided to youth-focused community-based organisations to deliver support services in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the amount she has provided to Tusla in respect of same. [20661/23]
• 2023-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether staff (details supplied) working in the HSE-funded assisted living service are eligible for the Covid recognition payment; if so, if he will direct the HSE to make payment; if he will include staff of the association who work within respite, community or day services in the cohort of those eligible for the payment; if not, if he will set out the rationale for this; and if he will give further consideration to their inclusion. [19688/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centred healthcare service for adults and children in the transgender community, in line with the programme for Government commitments in this area. [16083/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports that her Department can provide for persons and or groups in the context of assisting persons with gambling addictions. [17829/23]
• 2023-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the protocols and or guidelines she has issued in respect of the use of personal social media accounts by officials in her Department; the number of sanctions imposed by her Department on its own officials in the past ten years to date in respect of social media output by its officials, verbal, written or otherwise; if social media platforms are restricted on her Department’s network; if an application (details supplied) is available to use and or download onto Departmental-issued mobile phones; and if not, if it is barred from use. [14519/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of social media influencers and online personalities, television and or radio personalities engaged by her Department and bodies under her aegis in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; if she will include the fees expended, name of personality and campaign they were engaged on; and if she will also provide the key performance indicators in respect of their engagement [9905/23]
• 2023-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the way in which a centralised funding platform can be built in the absence of the fundamental data infrastructure of a trusted database of all Irish community and voluntary organisations (details supplied), in the context of the Pobal scoping exercise regarding a national funding platform. [9208/23]
• 2023-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated cost of developing the proposed national funding platform (details supplied). [9209/23]
• 2023-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which she will provide data required by the CSO for the preparation of the national accounts (details supplied). [9210/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the way in which the urban regeneration and development fund can be utilised for use on public realm and community developments. [8439/23]
• 2023-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of NGOs to which she and bodies under the aegis of her Department suspended funding and or grant aid due to their failure to file accounts and-or because concerns arose in respect of their governance in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and the amount of funding per NGO that was suspended. [8655/23]
• 2023-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the non-commercial and semi-State commercial companies under her aegis; if an explanatory memorandum will be provided in respect of the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each company; the dividend paid by each company to the Exchequer for each year from 2000 to 2022; if her Department collects the funds and forwards it to the central fund or whether it goes directly; if over that period her Department has requested an increase in respect of the dividend due over it’s percentage shareholding; the number of occasions that it waived the dividend; the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7911/23]
• 2023-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding and the heading under which it was granted to organisations (details supplied) in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [7538/23]
• 2022-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will immediately release funds from the small-scale capital works programme in order to bring public toilets at a location (details supplied) up to standard and or back in use. [59933/22]
• 2022-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the attendance record of her Department at all joint policing committee and city and county development board meetings since 2015 to date, in tabular form. [59689/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the employment status in the Civil Service of each civilian driver who has been replaced by an official Garda driver in her ministerial driver corps; if VER payments have issued; and if any cases have been presented to the WRC to date on foot of the changes. [59773/22]
• 2022-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community officers in her Department by county. [58600/22]
• 2022-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule by local authority, heading and amount of the funding and grants returned and or unspent in part or in full to her Department in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [58595/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a breakdown of the number of Garda CCTV schemes and community CCTV schemes; and the number of cameras in each scheme by locality in tabular form. [58042/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of funding that her Department made available for the provision of sports courts and or all-weather playing surfaces by local authority for the years 2021 and to date in 2022; and the estimated amount for same in 2023. [57328/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of community-based CCTV schemes in operation throughout the State; and the number of cameras involved which the gardaí have access to. [56142/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she engaged with the Charities Regulator in respect of an NGO (details supplied); and if so, if she will outline the nature of those engagements. [55919/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the NGOs and charities that have been closed down and sanctioned by the Charities Regulator in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, including the reason for the closure order and-or sanction imposed, and the name of the NGO and or charity. [55920/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to enhance and expand existing youth and older persons services in Kildare north. [56006/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the supports her Department provides to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the context of assisting persons living in Ireland who have fled Ukraine following its invasion by Russia. [56007/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers based in County Kildare, by town and area of coverage per CWO in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55504/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers serving the towns Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge per thousand population currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55505/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department and all bodies under her Department's aegis have reviewed their estates portfolio in the context of identifying unoccupied buildings that may be suitable for use in the context of meeting the accommodation needs of persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. [54223/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and type of unused and-or unoccupied buildings in her Department's estates portfolio and all bodies under her Department's aegis. [54241/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of officials in her Department who have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years to date; the grade of each official; and the cost for each attendee, in tabular form. [55488/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development in the context of a correspondence item sent to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (details supplied) by the Secretary General of her Department, if she will clarify whether the national funding platform that she is developing in conjunction with Pobal will be an open source for the public to use; if not, the rationale for that; the amount expended on the project to date; and the progress made on same. [53797/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are available to services, either private or community, to support them with financial sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53416/22]
• 2022-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the pay of community employment supervisors in view of the fact the sector has not had an uplift in pay since 2008 [51498/22]
• 2022-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of judicial reviews taken against her Department in the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form; if she will indicate in the reply the body and or person that initiated judicial review proceedings; the number of judicial reviews that remain open and or active; and the totality of costs incurred by her Department as a result of judicial reviews over that time period. [50763/22]
• 2022-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 5 October 2022 if she will provide the number of persons on the community employment scheme stream to date; and if she will reflect on her position in respect of the once-off €500 payment and issue the payment to this cohort. [50668/22]
• 2022-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the number of staff by grade who are assigned on a full-time basis to liaise with and provide support to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in order for that Department to fulfil its areas of responsibility in respect of providing for the needs of those seeking international protection and persons categorised by virtue of the temporary protection directive by the European Union; and if she will provide a schedule of the services that her Department provides to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in that regard. [50456/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons on a community employment scheme on Budget day until year-end that will revert back to a disability allowance payment will receive the once off €500 as announced. [48821/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of full-time community welfare officers in each Intreo office in County Kildare as of 20 September 2022, in tabular form. [47164/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of the costs for all live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by her; and the details of the person or body that is conducting each study, review and research project in tabular form. [47051/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current number of live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by her Department in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [45961/22]
• 2022-09-14
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons employed in her Department that have a formal agreement to work from home one day per week, two days per week and five days per week; her Department’s policy in respect of facilitating requests by persons to work from home; and the number of persons that have made requests to work from home in 2021 and to date in 2022, that have been declined. [44586/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update in respect of his scoping exercise regarding the establishment of a database to monitor funding in his sector; if he has consulted or plans to consult with benefacts in this regard; the amount that he has expended to date in the scoping exercise; and the total of the budget required to implement the database. [42037/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the totality of grant-aid and or subsidy provided to each local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 (details supplied). [42834/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) in respect of a proposal by Catholic Church to dispose of assets and lands; if she has engaged with the Archbishop and or their team regarding the potential disposals; if her attention has been drawn to any school buildings and or buildings used by community groups that will be part of the disposal; and if she has secured an agreement that any disposed assets do not become subject to market rent rates that are being used by schools and or community groups. [39776/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person on a part-time and or full-time community employment scheme may claim the working family payment; if not, the basis on which they cannot claim the payment. [40578/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of the railway stations disused and disposed of by Irish Rail in the past ten years to date; the revenue realised from disposals; if he and or Irish Rail will consider making the disused stations useable for community groups or charitable use. [37295/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to develop and or enhance the connected hubs In Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth in 2022 and into 2023; if she has engaged with the national hub network in respect of the provision of services and facilities in the mentioned towns and in north Kildare [37195/22]
• 2022-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which he received the results of the urban gulls consultative committee; and the number of local authorities and community committees he has circulated them to. [34841/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated amount that her Department has expended and budgeted to date in respect of the engagement of a research-led consortium of an organisation (details supplied) on its social enterprise data gathering exercise; and if he has consulted with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and another organisation on this research. [28251/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an extension will be granted by her Department to the deadline in respect of a project under the streetscape enhancement scheme (details supplied). [25738/22]
• 2022-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual cost of cleaning and sanitising roofs of buildings under her Department’s control for the past five years to date in 2022. [25594/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of fines and totality of the amount paid in respect of fines issued by the EU on her Department for failing to transpose EU directives; if she will include the directive that was not transposed on time; and if she will indicate the directives that are still not fully transposed for the past 25 years to date in 2022. [22332/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule for each of the years from 2015 to date in 2022 of all organisations that had their funding suspended and permanently discontinued by the social inclusion unit in the community healthcare organisation for Dublin North city and county; and if he will provide the reason for same. [20561/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the date on which she will publish the outcome of the public consultation on the Control of Dogs Act 1986 pertaining to dog breeds; the reasons for the delay in doing same; the timeline for her plan to issue recommendations as a result of this consultation exercise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20488/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the budget allocated to develop a database (details supplied) that records the way in which State grant aid is distributed; and the timeline for the completion and roll-out of the database. [20489/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a piece of surveillance technology (details supplied) is being used by her Department or any agencies under her remit in view of the fact that there are security and privacy concerns associated with the use of same; the data protection policies on the use of artificial intelligence with respect to instances in which this technology is being used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21241/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if all Garda members attached to community policing units have been issued with state-of-the-art frontline mobile devices. [17720/22]
• 2022-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times she has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15187/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering the inclusion of Ukrainian nationals in the community sponsorship scheme. [12416/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13058/22]
• 2022-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by her Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if she will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on. to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8511/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will be travelling abroad for St. Patrick’s week 2022 on official visits; and if so, the location she is scheduled to visit. [6239/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to develop and-or introduce gender-focused sexual education in the community organisation sector. [2958/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in her current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs, including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3972/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that her Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1806/22]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners under sentence in the Dóchas Centre and Limerick female prison who self-identified as being from the Traveller community, for each month over the past three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62051/21]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of remand prisoners in the Dóchas Centre and Limerick female prison who self-identified as being from the Traveller community, for each month over the past three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62052/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget allocation for the community enhancement programme for 2020 and 2021; and the budget allocation for same in 2022, in tabular form. [61278/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount expended by her Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on electricity costs in tabular form; and if she will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with their ICT hardware, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60944/21]
• 2021-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount expended by her Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on lighting and heating costs in tabular form. [59709/21]
• 2021-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she has taken to improve ventilation in the office buildings of her Department; if air cleaning and or purification systems have been installed in 2021; and if not, the plans to install same in 2022. [59727/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of palliative care teams and staff by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area. [54438/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the detail of the current backlog of unreviewed safeguarding concerns in respect of the abuse of adults by community healthcare organisation, CHO, region. [54440/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the community employment scheme that had been extended from 2020 to 31 October 2021 will be extended further due to the continued public health restrictions that were imposed on many aspects of the operations of her Department. [45102/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid in late interest payments and penalty payments by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of late payments being made to suppliers, service providers and contractors in tabular form; and the measures she has put in place and or is implementing to reduce late payment interest and penalty payments. [44010/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she and or her special advisers and or officials use or have used services (details supplied) to communicate in the past 18 months. [43078/21]
• 2021-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is satisfied in the context of the freedom of information publication scheme that all logs are published and up to date in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the reason they are not published; and if she will update them as a matter of priority. [36130/21]
• 2021-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount collected on an annual basis since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced in respect of fees attached to freedom of information requests submitted to her Department. [36148/21]
• 2021-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of freedom of information requests refused by her Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced for the reason that search and copy costs would exceed the maximum threshold; the number of requests that were subsequently granted following engagement with the requester to narrow the scope of the request; and the costs associated with same. [36166/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and a review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if he will provide information on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; and when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas. [31377/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of proposed opening dates in respect of National Broadband Ireland broadband connection points; and if she will include the date each connection point is due to open and the location. [31992/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided to each local authority to promote National Broadband Ireland broadband connection points; if she is satisfied that each local authority is adequately resourced for the undertaking; and if her attention has been drawn to difficulties in identifying connection points by end users. [31993/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a schedule will be provided of IT and email security costs incurred over the past five years to date; and the contractor engaged to deliver the services and or system. [27284/21]
• 2021-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she and bodies under her aegis have engaged private investigation companies or persons in the past three years to date; and if so, the cost, duration and purpose of these engagements of this type of contractor. [25831/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff in her Department that have had access to files and or email restricted and or revoked as part of a disciplinary process or preceding or following a disciplinary process from 1 January 2018 to date in 2021. [22781/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on public relations advice and media advice since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged for this advice in tabular form. [22280/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on advertising and public messaging in print, broadcast and online since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged to assist with placing the advertisements and the companies advertised with in tabular form. [22298/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17978/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of complaints her Department has received from members of the public under the heading of GDPR and data information requests since 2018 to date in 2021; the number of data information requests that have been refused and accepted, respectively; the number of GDPR requests refused; and the basis on which they were declined in tabular form. [17997/21]
• 2021-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and the number that were finalised and the contents accepted and acted on. [16037/21]
• 2021-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within her Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in her Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired officials of her Department over the period. [16055/21]
• 2021-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the discussions she has had with the Garda Commissioner on community engagement following the death of a person (details supplied); the engagement proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9278/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider permitting the extension of a placement on a community employment scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4781/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific funding streams available to local authorities to apply for; the amount that has been given by county; the amount awarded under each scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4062/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the last time that the Office of Public Works refurbished a community policing office (details supplied); and if the Office of Public Works plans to refurbish this office during 2021. [1198/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the post of director of legal affairs and registration at the Charities Regulator will be filled on a permanent basis. [1191/21]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms her Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if she will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs ensued; if they were resolved with or without sanctions and or financial penalties and or withholding of funds; and if contracts are subject to legal challenge or mediation. [40217/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to relax the rules regarding extensions to community employment schemes during Covid-19 such as in the case of a person (details supplied); if this is considered on a case-by-case basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39351/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability; if forecasting is undertaken regarding setting future amounts; the contingent liability figure for her Department for 2020; and if the contingent has been utilised to date in 2020. [36910/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35863/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department leases additional office space that is outside its departmental building and the estates section of the OPW; and, if so, the details of the lease, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35881/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the date on which sections 93 to 98 of the Charities Act 2009 will come into effect. [34843/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and-or social media monitoring and-or provide reports on social media coverage of her Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28911/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff in her Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by her Department over the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28929/20]
• 2020-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Community

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the amount expended on access to online and hardcopy media publications since May 2020 to date; and the breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions including the publications that her Department subscribes to. [27637/20]
• 2020-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Community

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if she has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct media monitoring and or provide reports on media coverage of her Department; if so, the costs of same; and the companies engaged. [27655/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the amount due to be spent on major refurbishment works being carried out at both Naas and Maynooth community colleges; and when works will be completed on both colleges. [26824/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Community

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if a schedule of advisers and special advisers appointed and or recruited by him since his appointment will be provided; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary for each appointee in tabular form. [27063/20]
• 2020-09-23
  VOTE
  Community Safety and Fireworks · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 25–19
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 25–19
• 2020-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the expansion of community ophthalmology in each CHO. [22752/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Community

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the status of the rural housing renovation grant which was first proposed in 2017 (details supplied); the amount of funding granted by geographical location to date; the number of applications made; the number approved and declined, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21126/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Community

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in her Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22524/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new community college in Celbridge, County Kildare; the estimated time frame for the various stages; the estimated time frame for the delivery and occupation of the new school premises; if an interim arrangement will be needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20106/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in her Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for the role in tabular form. [20625/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of advisers and special advisers appointed by her since becoming Minister; the starting annual salary of each person appointed by her; if an open interview process was conducted for each appointee; the duration and terms of each contract issued to each adviser and special adviser; and if an advisory role has been split to facilitate job sharing, in tabular form. [16569/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if business support policies can be reviewed to provide greater help to microbusinesses that contribute to the national economy on a smaller scale but to the local community on a bigger scale than many other businesses; if he will give consideration to reviewing wage subsidies for casual staff in view of the fact that longer operating hours are now required and wage subsidies should be proportionate to new working hours as opposed to looking at pre-Covid-19 payments; if he will give consideration to offering more direct grants for businesses stay afloat until the end of the Covid-19 emergency as opposed to grants for hiring business consultants; if he will give consideration to offering restart grants to cover the additional costs for trading during the Covid-19 emergency, such as PPE, sanitiser and screens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15646/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which a project (details supplied) links in with the national broadband plan; her plans to expand the project to other locations outside of the five chosen as bases to deploy the scheme; the way in which the five bases were selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13963/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the costs incurred to date with a project (details supplied); if she consulted with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13964/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the duration of the contract with a supplier (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13965/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in June 2018, 2019 and 2020 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Kildare by area; and the positions recruited since January 2020 in County Kildare in these sectors. [13134/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a consolidated list will be provided of the original broadband connection points, BCPs; the sites that have either declined or withdrawn from the plan to roll out BCPs in tabular form; the reason cited for the withdrawal of the premises from the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12190/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if business support policies will be reviewed to provide greater help to microbusinesses that contribute to the national economy on a smaller scale but to the local community on a bigger scale than many other businesses; if she will give further consideration to offering more direct grants for businesses to stay afloat until the end of the Covid-19 emergency as opposed to grants for hiring business consultants; if she will give consideration to offering restart grants to cover the additional costs for trading during the Covid-19 emergency, such as PPE, sanitiser and screens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10589/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has restored funding to an association (details supplied) in 2020 in respect of the programmes supported in previous years; if so, the amount granted; the purpose it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10928/20]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was introduced to date by year and cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9989/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason County Kildare is not named as one of the counties in the target group as mentioned in the CLÁR funding round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9040/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount expended on access to online and hard copy media publications in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions including the publications that his Department subscribes to; if consideration has been given to using a banded set of IP addresses for online subscriptions rather than individual accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4013/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 via hardware provided to them by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; the number of protected disclosures examined to conclusion by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5311/20]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget allocation for the Charities Regulatory Authority in each of the years 2017 to 2019. [51694/19]
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of agency staff hired and-or engaged by his Department in the past five years to date; the cost per year of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49303/19]
• 2019-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of responses received as part of the public consultation on the review of the Control of Dogs Act 1986; the timeline for the processing leading to his report on the consultation; the date on which he plans to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has recruited by grade in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has lost due to retirement by grade in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41824/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of civil servants that have left and-or retired from his Department in the past ten years that were bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year and sector the staff moved on to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38158/19]
• 2019-09-19
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of civil servants that have left and-or retired from his Department in the past ten years that were not bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year, and sector the staff moved on to; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38174/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35347/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35582/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35650/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36154/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures for which he has engaged an external consultancy and-or legal firm since 2014 to date; the name of the firms engaged; the year and the costs associated with engaging the consultancy and-or legal firms in respect of protected disclosures; the way in which persons are protected in cases in which an external consultancy firm is engaged in respect of protected disclosures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32405/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the costs paid to companies (details supplied) for projects for which they were engaged by his Department in each of the years from 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the reason each was engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29449/19]
• 2019-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the costs paid to a company (details supplied) for projects for which it was engaged by his Department in each of the years from 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the reason it was engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29558/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of land purchased and leased by size and amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and amount expended per year in cases in which land is leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25391/19]
• 2019-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of buildings and property purchased and leased and the amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and the amount expended per year in cases in which properties are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25408/19]
• 2019-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 4 December 2018, if he has conducted an historical review of funding to an organisation (details supplied); if he is satisfied all grants were used for the purpose for which they were granted; if he has granted funding to the organisation in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18380/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with a group (details supplied) in the context of discussing the implementation of a pension scheme for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019, by campaign and social media platform used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11127/19]
• 2019-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019 by amount and company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to increase the funding allocation to 12 volunteer centres that are funded below the minimum figure identified in the McLaughlin report; the expected timeline for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9710/19]
• 2019-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on implementing all aspects of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 to 2030 that are relevant to his Department and bodies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8626/19]
• 2019-02-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date on implementing the governance code of community, voluntary and charitable organisations in the context of sports bodies; the engagement he has had with an association (details supplied) in respect of same in 2018 and to date in 2019; if he has had engagements with Sport Ireland in the context of withholding funding to bodies that fail to subscribe to the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6660/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to provide the Heritage Council with additional funding in order to fulfil its role in providing a community grant scheme in 2019 and 2020; if a similar funding stream can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5239/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to release funding to an organisation (details supplied) in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3649/19]
• 2019-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants hired in advance of same; the budget made available in advance of Brexit for hiring of staff in advance of the UK withdrawal from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3327/19]
• 2018-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of parliamentary questions his Department has processed in the past three years to date; the number of questions answered directly; the number of questions referred to bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department for direct reply; the number of staff who are assigned to his parliamentary questions section; and if non-departmental staff, advisers and-or public affairs and relations companies have composed parliamentary question replies or had an act or hand in forming parliamentary question replies in the timeframe specified. [52247/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding and-or grant aid his Department has made to an association (details supplied) from 1 January 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the purpose for which the funding and-or grant aid was released to the association; if the way in which the funding and-or grant aid is used is audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50072/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of reports and-or complaints made to the Charities Regulatory Authority, CRA, regarding the repeal of the eighth amendment; if his attention has been drawn to instances in which the CRA communicated or engaged with charity groups and-or theatre groups to indicate that charity status may be revoked in respect of their activities if they held pro- or anti-choice events (details supplied); the number of reports of potential breaches of the Charities Act 2009 that were followed up with an investigation and upheld as breaches of the Act; the number of reports and-or complaints that were dismissed as no breach had occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50114/18]
• 2018-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department is part of the public sector energy reporting programme; if so, the percentage of improvement in energy efficiency to date that has been achieved; the way in which this was achieved; if his Department noted a decrease in energy efficiency in view of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for energy efficiency targets; if targets will be met by the 2020 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47597/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he, his departmental officials or his ministerial predecessors have met companies and an organisation (details supplied) or representatives of same in the past three years to date; if so, if a schedule of those meetings and the associated minutes will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44782/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 of 2 October 2018, if the €1.1 million allocated for the project has fully transferred to the local authority; if it will be released on a step-by-step basis as targets in construction phases are reached; if further funding will be released to the local or municipal authority to carry out road repairs, street lighting and pavement works leading to the project; if this is a matter for the budgets of the local authorities concerned; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that to date no traffic management plan or site safety plan has been circulated to members of the surrounding community and that work has stalled on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45808/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered increased liaison with the business community, Maynooth University, an organisation (details supplied) and the wider community following issues in respect of night time anti-social behaviour in Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43325/18]
• 2018-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has considered allocating additional resources in order to provide residential respite care spaces in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43328/18]
• 2018-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he and-or his departmental officials have met a person (details supplied) and-or representatives of companies in the past two years; if so, if he will publish a schedule of those meetings and the associated minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40722/18]
• 2018-10-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent survey regarding whether funding for extra community based podiatrists in County Kildare to support the diabetes community will be made available in the context of budget 2019; if his attention has been further drawn to the year on year increase in the number of persons with diabetes that underwent a lower limb amputation in 2017 in County Kildare; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40750/18]
• 2018-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in 2018, by month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36449/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the community supports for carers for persons with dementia; her plans to expand the support levels for carers for persons with dementia; her plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36448/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the changes he has made to allow access by persons to their own data held by his Department and bodies under its aegis following the introduction of GDPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31477/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the staffing complement and resources of his Department's data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31501/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the data protection impact assessments his Department has commenced since 15 May 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31518/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures he has taken in his Department further to the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's statement (details supplied) that the Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 is needed to provide a legal basis for certain data transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31629/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that was issued to groups in County Kildare under the rural recreation, infrastructure and the town and village renewal schemes in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the groups that drew down funding; the nature of the projects they requested funding for under each grant heading; the amount available overall under the headings in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30137/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26396/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an anomaly (details supplied) regarding the exclusion of persons with disabilities from the artistic and cultural community will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24751/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of complaints received from the public and-or internal staff regarding a centre (details supplied) exhibiting artwork; the reason the Charities Regulatory Authority issued a letter to the centre on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which the Charities Regulatory Authority plans to review and assess all the artworks on display by arts charities both now and in the future; the way in which the authority plans to assess the political content of all the programmes that are being run by all charities in the course of pursuing their charitable purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the appointments process for the 13 members of the Charities Regulatory Authority; if membership of the authority is a paid or voluntary position; the service terms for members of the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22214/18]
• 2018-04-26
  VOTE
  Community Employment Pension Scheme

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 44–84
• 2018-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role his Department will have in the interim review of the contract to supply library books for a service (details supplied); if concerns regarding non-adherence to the contract will be considered; if there has been an amendment to the contract; if the knowledge or otherwise of the book market here, support for Irish publishers and the possible cultural loss will be reviewed; the date and process for the interim review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13016/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from January 2017 to date in 2018, by year, month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11773/18]
• 2018-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the preparedness of his Department in the context of the incoming general data protection regulation, GDPR, EU 2016/679; if staff in his Department have undertaken or been offered specific training and-or briefing on the GDPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7652/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which primary providers within the community and voluntary sectors can avail of a waiver of fees in the context of re-engaging with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6488/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the specialist role of and particular expertise required for supervisors of community employment schemes that have been designated as special community employment schemes; if that consideration has extended to the pay and conditions of the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6487/18]
• 2018-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons working or providing services, or both, in the community employment sector are eligible for grants and-or funding if they pursue a PhD level of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6484/18]
• 2018-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has completed an external quality assurance assessment of its internal audit function as required by the Institute of Internal Audit standards that were introduced in 2012 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5117/18]
• 2018-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the changes planned in respect to the amalgamation of community welfare services in the Dunboyne and Maynooth areas; if changes are proposed, the details of same; the capacity considerations that have occurred in the context of resourcing such changes; the consideration being given to access by way of public transport; if such changes are planned, the origin of the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4294/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department uses anti-profanity software on its email systems and online contact forms; if so, the level of human oversight that is applied to the monitoring of this software and its effectiveness; his views on whether persons' legitimate right to petition Government may be blocked unintentionally by errors in the use of such software in determining that which qualifies as profanity being communicated in email or online contact forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2092/18]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year, in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48812/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names of the companies renting a fixing and-or space on telecommunications and-or communications masts from his Department; the income received for each of the past five years for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48846/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the income received by his Department from the renting to companies of space to use and-or take fixings from telecommunications and-or communications masts on site or on the roof of his Department, in each of the past five years, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48884/17]
• 2017-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to develop the canal system in a manner similar to the Wild Atlantic Way and or the Waterford greenway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48642/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on taxi and or limousine fares in the past two years to date by year and amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35487/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the contract between a company (details supplied) and Irish Water in the context of the work the company has been doing for the past two years to date; if the two year optional extension of the contract will be implemented by Irish Water in view of the fact that the initial contract expires on 22 July 2018; if the company will be the body responsible for handling the refund of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35851/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 13 July 2017, the number of persons in receipt of HAP that have availed of the DHRE offer to access two months rent in advance payments and a month's deposit in respect of supports to secure a tenancy, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36467/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the policy decision that has led to the situation in which there is now a disparity in equality of accessing the housing assistance payment in respect of persons assessed under the current social housing guideline legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33121/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the mechanisms in place to enable local authorities to provide for affordable housing schemes under the current guidelines; if funding is available for local authorities for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34305/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of HAP recipients per local authority; the number of households eligible for HAP; the number of households in receipt of HAP in which one or more householder is working; the amount of funding allocated through the HAP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34309/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when consultation on the draft legislative provisions for his departmental remit to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU introducing substantial amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU will be provided; when such provisions are expected to be initiated (details supplied); the basis on which these provisions will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34320/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons caring for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for those persons caring for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33246/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the community supports for persons caring for persons with dementia here; her plans to expand the support levels for those persons caring for persons with dementia; her plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33245/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider designating a specific number of new social housing builds specifically as fully wheelchair accessible; if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out against adapting existing stock; if so, the outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32062/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if housing developments that are either fully or partially used as holiday homes are excluded from the taking in charge process; if so, the criteria for excluding them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32389/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the membership of the marine protected area expert advisory group will be selected; the criteria that will be used as part of this selection process; the way in which persons with relevant experience and expertise apply to become part of this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32528/17]
• 2017-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses that have been bought by the Dublin local authorities in other counties in 2016 and 2017; the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31978/17]
• 2017-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for a review of the housing adaptation grant; if consideration has been given to changing the financial criteria in respect of the income for all persons; if so, the proposed changes; his views on whether the €30,000 limit is regarded as adequate, in view of construction inflation; if not, if new limits are envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32052/17]
• 2017-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the community supports for persons with dementia here; his plans to expand the support levels for persons with dementia; his further plans to meet dementia advocacy groups to discuss increases in funding in the context of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31735/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the Maynooth community care unit by role; the vacancies that exist; if there is a commitment to fill those vacancies; if the method of recruitment is being reconsidered; if staff numbers are impacting on the full use of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31421/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in the Maynooth community care unit; the number of beds being used in the unit; the number of beds available for respite; the number of beds being used for respite care; if the unit is in compliance with HIQA standards; if not, the way in which he plans to address this; the timeframe for same; if the HSE is fully committed to retaining the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31422/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the situations in which an environmental assessment must be conducted as part of a planning permission to operate a quarry and or landfill site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30887/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if persons residing in direct provision centres are considered in need of housing; if they are included in homelessness figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30786/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the specific allocation of funding that is planned to be accessed in order to fulfil the offered incentive to landlords to sign up to the housing assistance payment scheme in circumstances in which applicants on the Dublin housing lists are able to seek approval and payment of two months rent in advance and a month's deposit to a landlord; the other regions this funding is accessible by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30930/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the consideration that has been given by Irish Water to identify and prioritise capital investment requirements for settlements that align with the sustainable transports links such as rail networks to support proportional and sustainable growth in areas in order to mitigate against transport related climate change effects. [31287/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the development contribution balances of each local authority; if special development contributions are included; if so, the balances of these of each local authority; the amount of both balances for years other than 2017; the number of requests for sanction of spending on specific projects that have been made to his Department, by local authority; the projects that were given sanction; the amount involved in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31391/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the account taken of the census of population in the local property tax redistribution model; the way in which new needs associated with new populations are measured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31399/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the consideration which is given following the publication of the census of population; the sections involved; if it prompts policy responses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31420/17]
• 2017-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will publish the fire safety review that was announced by his predecessor in September 2015 and was completed in draft form 15 months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30615/17]
• 2017-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing legislation to extend the five year statute of limitations that applies to building control action in view of the fact that it often takes a period in excess of five years for building defects and fire safety defects to emerge in newer developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30616/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rules on the spending of contributions raised from development levies by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29625/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of second-hand dwellings purchased by all local authorities in the past three years to date by local authority and dwelling type; the amount spent per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29634/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has received the final report of the review into allegations of planning irregularities in County Donegal; if so, if he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29755/17]
• 2017-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount spent by his Department and State agencies under his aegis on outside contract or third-party public relations advice and training in past three years to date in 2017, by year and company engaged, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29230/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the year in which the needs and resources model was adopted for the purposes of the distribution of the general purposes grants to local authorities; if in deciding that no local authority would lose financially in the context of moving from general purposes grant to LPT, if the needs and resources of all local authorities were reassessed; if not, the way in which new needs are accommodated; his plans to carry out a general assessment of needs and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26694/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if persons on the transfer lists are included in the count for those on the housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26729/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the level of compliance with dog control legislation is very low; his plans to address the non-compliance in view of the fact that it covers the rules relating to certain breeds of dangerous dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27383/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of €100 on-the-spot fines issued to persons in the past three years for not holding a dog licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27390/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dog wardens broken down by local authority. [27393/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of units to date in 2017 acquired per annum under the housing agency's vacant housing fund by local authority and area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28266/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff in the housing delivery office; the respective grades of the staff working in the office; the details of professionally qualified staff working in the office, for example, planning, housing economists, architecture, construction, surveying and so on; the key outputs of the office since its inception; the targets the office is currently working to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28269/17]
• 2017-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if new policy responses are likely to be forthcoming in the short to medium term for persons who purchased houses and or apartments that are no longer suitable for their needs and that cannot for financial reasons move on; his plans for new loan options; his further plans to relax the clawback on homes purchased on the affordable loan scheme or in circumstances in which shared ownership schemes are an impediment to overcoming such issues as overcrowding; if no policy responses are planned, if he will consider developing a new policy in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24796/17]
• 2017-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the arrangements and additional staff that have been put in place in An Bord Pleanála in view of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 for planning applications in excess of 100 housing units; the date on which new arrangements will be in place; the fees that have been decided for applications and objections; the guidance that has been given to local authorities regarding engagement with the new process; the guidance that will be available to the public; the way in which they may interact with the process; the way in which developments that are subject to masterplans or in circumstances in which phasing is required will be dealt with; if An Bord Pleanála has to be in compliance with city, county and local area plans respectively; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24794/17]
• 2017-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to review the Dublin and mid-east regional planning guidelines in advance of the new national spatial strategy in view of the recent publication of the 2016 census of population and the stated desire to achieve a balanced regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24795/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the rules with regard to clawback for houses that were sold under the affordable housing scheme; the particular circumstances being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24096/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to develop an accurate system for assessing the number of new housing units that are commenced and completed; the reason the numbers from his Department differ from statistics gathered by the Central Statistics Office; the changes he plans to make to current systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons who presented as homeless and were placed in emergency accommodation on a quarterly basis by county in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23765/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons and households that presented as homeless and were not placed in emergency and-or temporary accommodation due to lack of supply on a quarterly basis by county in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23766/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses that were purchased on the open market by local authorities for the provision of social housing by each local authority by county in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/17]
• 2017-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons who presented as homeless and were placed in emergency accommodation per county, on a quarterly basis in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23834/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to address housing transfer lists in cases in which families have expanded and now find themselves in inadequate housing arrangements; the provision he has made in the Rebuilding Ireland action plan for these situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22791/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to address the cases of persons who availed of the house purchase loan scheme to purchase a home and are now in a situation in which their accommodation is no longer fit for purpose, that is, they do not have adequate sleeping and living arrangements as a family group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22792/17]
• 2017-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if local authorities can impose commercial rates in cases of unauthorised commercial developments; if he is considering changes to the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22408/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the local infrastructure housing activation fund is a loan to local authorities or a grant payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a local area plan requires to be recommenced rather than material changes going on public display, the circumstances in which this can occur; if it is a reserved or executive function; the circumstances that allow a Minister to intervene; the point in the process this can occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19327/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 21 March 2017, the number of meter boxes that were not reused by Uisce Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19382/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 21 March 2017, the number of meter boxes and water meters installed by local authorities in advance of the Uisce Éireann water meter installation project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19383/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for local authority mortgages for house extensions in situations in which it would cater for overcrowding or in which it would satisfy housing needs for those on the housing waiting list; the measures under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17468/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for persons that purchased starter homes and have now outgrown them due to family size; the measures being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17469/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the bond that was required by the then Minister for Local Government in the context of planning permission for a facility (details supplied) remains in place; if so, if it can be called in to fulfil a requirement; if the bond was a cash bond; if not, the options available to deal with dereliction at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17706/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amounts of development contributions which have been collected and unspent by local authorities; if arrangements remain in place that only permit local authorities to spend the equivalent of the amount they take in in the current year; if not, when and the way the position was relaxed; if there are further planned changes; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the year in which the assessment of needs were done that now inform the distribution of local property tax; his plans to repeat the exercise; if so, when that will be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18028/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will recommend that the changed plan be resubmitted for public consultation in view of the fact that the Celbridge local area plan has changed significantly since it was first advertised for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16795/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department will meet its target for the cessation of hotel accommodation for homeless persons; if those persons will be moved to other emergency accommodation or provided with a secure tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16796/17]
• 2017-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of private investigation firms hired by statutory agencies and-or semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; if he will provide copies of reports submitted to him from these firms as a result of his engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16983/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings owned by local authorities that have been retrofitted in the past three years and proposed retrofitting to be carried out in 2017 by year and local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a value for money report to businesses affected by Revaluation 2017; his views on whether business paying more will benefit substantially in the increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16188/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authority new builds for 2016 and to date in 2017; the proposed builds and number of dwellings in 2017, by county, in tabular form; if he will include proposed completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16677/17]
• 2017-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of private investigation firms hired by his Department in the past five years and to date in 2017; the names of the firms; the amount they were paid; if they supplied his Department with a report on completion of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/17]
• 2017-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new home completions as measured by the building control management system for each month since the inception of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14584/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities that had a water metering policy for new house builds prior to the establishment of Irish Water; the number of water meters installed by local authorities during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12832/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if prior to the establishment of Irish Water, as part of the approval of a planning application for a new house build by a local authority, a water meter had to be installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12833/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of potential development sites in each local authority that are publicly owned or controlled; the total area in hectares of these sites; the potential number of bed spaces or housing units that could be constructed on these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13122/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the criteria used to allocate funds to local authorities under public participation networks; the scheme the funds for this scheme are allocated from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13700/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding scheme a rural water programme liaison officer's salary, rural water programme group water scheme subsidy payments and recoupment of lost income from rates on water infrastructure are funded from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13781/17]
• 2017-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department, on which the Office of the Chief State Solicitor has incurred expenses, for each of the past three years and to date in 2017; and the amount of fees for counsel and other legal costs incurred respectively, for each of the past three years and to date in 2017. [12774/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the numbers employed either full-time or part-time by each local authority in 2014, 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12223/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that was allocated to each local authority in 2015 and 2016 from the local government fund in tabular form; the amount of local property tax collected by the Revenue Commissioners by each local authority, in 2015 and 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12228/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the basis for the distribution of the local property tax following the 2016 census of population; the point in time for establishing each local authority's needs and resources; his plans to review the local authority needs, such as staff ratios, the absence of identified facilities or services and additional new demands that have been acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12242/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the local authorities that were net contributors to the local property tax equalisation fund in 2015 and 2016; the amounts for each local authority; the counties that were net recipients in 2015 and 2016 and the amounts by local authority; if non-local property tax funds were used to make up any shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12243/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount the local property tax has been varied by each local authority in 2015 and 2016; his plans to make alterations to this aspect of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12245/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of children on local authority housing lists according to the last count, by authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10821/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the basis on which the qualifying income thresholds for local authorities are set; when these were last set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10822/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of landlords who have dropped out of the rental accommodation scheme in each of the past three years, by authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10823/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the legal fees incurred on freedom of information requests received by his Department; the staff hours involved in the processing of FOI requests for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9677/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will include Maynooth as a designated rent pressure zone in view of the fact that Maynooth has the same average rents and the exact same percentage increase on the average national rent as Leixlip and Celbridge; his views on the fact that commuter towns in County Kildare face every bit as much pressure as Dublin city centre and the rents are comparable levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9031/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on an off balance sheet funding mechanism in relation to the supply of housing; the sources of the €5.3 billion fund aimed at delivering 470,000 social units by 2021; the number of these homes that have commenced construction; the number of homes that will be delivered by year end 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9104/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost per year for the past three years for the retrieval and return of hard copy files stored at off site locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9306/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost per year for the past three years for the storage of data and or files on cloud storage or third party servers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9404/17]
• 2017-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new affordable housing scheme in view of the fact that as part of the delivery of new social housing units public lands will be used as part of this delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9527/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of upgrading information technology systems and-or databases to incorporate the use of Eircode; if the use of Eircode is mandatory in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8631/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of Part V units paid for by each local authority in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the average cost of these units in each of these years in each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6981/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to review the figures contained in the national spatial strategy following the publication of the 2016 census of population; if he will ensure balanced regional development; if so, the way it is intended to achieve this aim; if his attention has been drawn to the CSO's population projections to 2031, which test a number of scenarios and project that Dublin and counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow combined will by 2031 account for 42% of the population, up from 39.2%; if he has reviewed the regional and county projections in the context of the development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5730/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the CSO has projected a combined population increase for counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow to 2031 of between 78,000 and 144,000 (details supplied); if he has considered how this compares with the figures contained in the regional planning guidelines; if he has considered the public infrastructure investment that will be required to accommodate this increase; the plans which are provided for this; his plans to review the regional guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5731/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of involvement or oversight he and his officials had in the issuing of a loan by Dublin City Council to a construction company (details supplied); the reason this loan was issued; if the loan has been repaid; the reason the company chosen to carry out works was also liable for the works needed to remedy the situation; if there was a tendering process undertaken for the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce measures to address the issue of landlords seeking bids on advertised rents from prospective tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5081/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to publish all reports and related documentation received by him from the Residential Tenancies Board and the Housing Agency relating to the extension of rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5082/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of all contracted work in the analysis of data or any other work associated with the designation of rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5110/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the average relet time for vacant local authority housing in 2016 and in each of the past three years, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4030/17]
• 2017-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the planning outcomes he envisages from draft local area plans that must continue to accommodate underutilised and over-projected planned capacity targets in order to be consistent with the county development plans and the regional planning guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will bring forward the date for full implementation of the vacant site levy; if he will consider reducing the number of exemptions that apply to the Act; if he will consider raising the levy applied to exceed annual land price inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2542/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the minimum size that apartments can be built in order to become wheelchair accessible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2557/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to make all new and or proposed local authority housing and apartment schemes and or units fully wheelchair accessible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2560/17]
• 2017-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the national planning framework will deal with surpluses of planned capacities for growth that exists in the strategic planning areas of the planning regions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way the variable interest rate is applied by local authorities; if it is linked to ECB rate reductions or increases; if changes are proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41026/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the changes being considered in respect of shared ownership loans; the timeframe involved; if there is retrospective issues being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/16]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost per year for the past three years for the storage and archiving of his Department's files and records at off-site locations by third party companies and at State owned storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1121/17]
• 2016-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is considering increasing the income thresholds for the purposes of qualifying for inclusion on a social housing waiting list; the thresholds from 2011 to date in 2016 and the comparison with the cost of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40489/16]
• 2016-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that are officially designated as community gardaí; the number of those gardaí that are using a non-garda.ie email address to correspond with members of the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37429/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding set aside in 2016 and 2017, respectively, for the social housing investment programme with a breakdown by the constituent elements; the projected number of units and bed spaces to be delivered via this funding in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33173/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the causes of and cost factors associated with the very high cost of developing new homes here; his views on the costs published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors in May 2016 entitled, The Real Cost of New House Delivery; the costs he would dispute; the actions he is taking to secure a reduction in the costs of house building here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33178/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress to date on the creation of an NTMA fund or other special fund to finance the building of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33179/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his estimate of the number of vacant dwellings currently under the control of banks, investment companies and NAMA in tabular form with a breakdown by location, institution type and bed spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33180/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of single person applicants on the housing list in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33182/16]
• 2016-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of single bedroom self-contained units available for persons on the housing list in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33183/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider setting aside funding to subsidise community alert and neighbourhood watch groups to specifically assist them in the placement of signage advertising the phone number of the closest 24/7 manned Garda station to each such group in view of the reduction in direct Garda resources and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31663/16]
• 2016-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will publish wind energy guidelines; the aspects that those guidelines will address; the reason for the delay in publishing them to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31356/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of part-time and full-time staffing roles in each grade and area of responsibility which are filled by participants by their registration for the roles and acceptance into the job roles by community employment schemes, Gateway schemes and Tús schemes within his Department, specifically by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the guidelines in the mortgage-to-rent scheme published in August 2015 are still being applied; if there are plans to change the guidelines for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29088/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the guidelines in the mortgage-to-rent scheme published in August 2015 are being fairly applied in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29089/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of positions filled by participants on community employment schemes, Gateway schemes and Tús schemes within his Department by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29084/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of positions filled by participants on community employment schemes, Gateway schemes and Tús schemes within her Department by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29085/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the communications he has had with the Department of Health in respect of increasing the provision of rental properties, with a view to allowing the release of properties for rent where the properties are held over in respect of capital to underpin fair deal investment in respect of particular persons; his plans to develop an innovative scheme that will allow these unoccupied properties to be rented to a third party whilst held over for fair deal; if he will establish a scheme where any income in respect of these properties can be subject to tax and fund the person's care whilst accommodating a family where a housing need or emergency exists; the barriers he has identified to the provision of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24703/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has planned legislation to moderate the impact of noise pollution in respect of sanctions to control the noise pollution emanating from alarms or faulty alarms in commercial or housing units where excessive noise from alarms is a disturbance to residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the assessment of the regeneration funding that has been conducted in respect of recent projects nationally; if the outcomes have led to an increase to housing stock and commercial activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23901/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for extending the homeless housing assistance payment, HAP, provision outside the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, DRHE, area to the adjoining regional band of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow; if a review of the DRHE provision has been conducted; if statistical analysis is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24032/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to advertise via a national campaign that all housing list persons should re-register their details for social housing support; that a deadline exists re circular 25/2016 for local authorities by September 2016 and for individual persons by July 2016; his intentions to notify citizens, the arrangements he has made for those families in transitional shared or emergency accommodation to retain their place on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24033/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homeless single persons accommodated outside the county in which they are registered homeless, by month, length of duration of stay in accommodations, by county in which they are registered homeless and by county in which they are accommodated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24034/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the housing assessment process requires a public information process to accompany it; if a review followed previous processes where housing applicants were excluded from the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24127/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the housing assessment should be accompanied by a public information campaign; if a review was done following previous assessments and where housing applicants were excluded from the housing list; if he will undertake such a process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24134/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding provided by his Department to Fingal County Council over the past ten years to finance remediation works due to fire safety structural deficiencies in social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22128/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the provision which excludes specifically adapted bungalows from the tenant purchase scheme; if the terms of the scheme have been examined for equality; the options open to the tenants in relation to purchasing alternative sites where the local authority is not obligated to sell the adapted property and they would have a desire to purchase a site and a requirement for specific adaptations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22237/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the number of social housing units in the area of Fingal County Council where fire safety structural deficiencies have been detected over the past ten years; the number of units per housing scheme or development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22694/16]
• 2016-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of any processing or system impediments that might accelerate the risks of single persons or families going into homelessness while awaiting the processing of housing assistance payment, HAP, applications; the support systems he has put in place to monitor this and support families; his views on the impact of processing waiting times and gaps of up to three weeks in provision of HAP supports when customers are transitioning from rent supplement systems to HAP systems; how this is recorded; the efforts made to streamline the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20168/16]
• 2016-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the strategic steps he is taking to manage the volume of mortgage to rent applications; the way he is streamlining the process for all stakeholders; the barriers he has encountered to the functioning scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18554/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent applications that have been refused in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form, stipulating the reason for their refusal; the county the property is situated in; the lender and the approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17701/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended, as part of the examination of various housing legislation, to amend the forfeiture of Part IV tenancy rights where a tenant has been in a residential setting, for example a hospital, for over 30 days, and is then deemed to have forfeited their tenancy; if there is a plan to provide a service to ensure patients are not discharged into homelessness when this is the case; if there is any homeless outreach services specifically that can engage in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17702/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended as part of the administration of the housing assistance payment scheme that some households' contribution to the cost of a private rental part funded by the local authority brings that family under the minimum income threshold; to review this as part of the review of housing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17813/16]
• 2016-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how many local authorities employ an arts officer; if posts are vacant whether they are subject to an embargo; if so, what locations do not have an arts officer because of the embargo; if so, if he is in dialogue with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status regarding expenditure of the development contributions paid to local authorities; the amounts which remain on the balance sheet in respect of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17344/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he envisages the funding that is to be made available to local authorities via loan mechanisms will be repaid; what, if any, is the impact of such loans on the Government balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17346/16]
• 2016-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are to be allowed to borrow from existing funds and what specific fund will facilitate such borrowing; and what will the impact for the Government balance sheet will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/16]
• 2016-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the sizeable increases some domestic waste collectors have recently imposed; the measures available to cap charges; if he is engaged in dialogue with the waste collection sector; if he will consider a waiver system for low-income or vulnerable households; if he is concerned the increased charges will prompt further problems with dumping which will impose an increased burden on local authorities, TidyTowns committees and so on; if he is concerned regarding damage to the environment; if he will initiate a full review of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16525/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have been notified of the housing adaptation grants for older people, and for people with disabilities for 2016; if not, when will notifications take place; if the authorities have been notified, if he will provide a list by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14332/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the locations in which there are community crèches and if it is planned to expand on these; if so, the locations, timeframe and criteria which will be used; if public buildings such as schools will be used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14356/16]
• 2016-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Arts

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the significant public demand for the reinstatement of a Department with responsibility for arts, heritage and the Gaeltacht; if she has engaged with senior members of the arts community regarding their demands for such a Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13257/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the areas where there are plans to amalgamate the activities of the community welfare officers; the areas where services have been withdrawn; his plans regarding the community welfare officer function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11767/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to reintroduce the financial contribution scheme for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11673/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the discussions between the suppliers of Sativex and the Health Service Executive regarding its inclusion under the community drugs scheme's high-tech arrangements, including when these discussions will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10507/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the analysis completed on the functioning of the community welfare services where face-to-face clinics were withdrawn previously, for example, Clane, County Kildare; how many of the 24 hour commitments were maintained; how many were longer than 48 hours; how the clients were catered for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7496/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans for the resources she gains following the closure of community welfare services that are open to the public, including office spaces, equipment and full-time equivalent resources; how she intends to redeploy these; if she intends to allocate offices for other use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7498/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a service to cater for homeless persons who present themselves, which would be more holistic than requesting that tenants self-source a private rented tenancy; his plans to implement a tenancy sustainment support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7662/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how she will assess the impact on the changes in service provision arising from the withdrawal of Community Welfare Service access to customers; when such impact assessments will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7065/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State Board appointment made by him or by an agency of his Department from 1 January 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6690/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing completions, by quarter, and by county, confirmed for each of the years 2013 to the first quarter of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7067/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses purchased, by quarter and by county, in respect of social housing allocations in each of the years 2013 to the first quarter of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7068/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant houses acquired back by local authorities, by quarter, and by county, in respect of social housing in each of the years 2013 to the first quarter of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7069/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest amount of time in years and months that a single person has been waiting for an allocation of social housing, by county, for each of the years from 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7070/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest amount of time in years and months that a couple or one-parent family with one child have been waiting for an allocation of social housing by county, for each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7071/16]
• 2016-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest amount of time in years and months that a couple or one-parent family with two or more children have been waiting for an allocation of social housing, by county, for each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7072/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the 150 successful applications that were successfully accepted onto the mortgage to rent scheme by year, by bank and by the housing association that was the beneficiary of the housing stock to rent back as a mortgage to rent property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5575/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how many applications under the mortgage to rent scheme were assessed in the past three financial years; how many were successfully adopted onto the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5244/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he will alleviate the housing crisis including what he will implement in lieu of modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5245/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how many applications were made and how many successful applications were awarded under the Dublin regional executives tenancy protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5246/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will extend the tenancy protection scheme to areas adjoining, but outside the Dublin regional homeless executive area, which are also excluded from accessing the advice services; when he will implement this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5247/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the tenancy protection scheme is permitted to allow tenants to negotiate contracts to remain within their homes where landlords have notified them in terms of rent increases, despite new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5248/16]
• 2016-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has approached the National Asset Management Agency in respect of purchasing banks of apartments or houses with a view to resolving the homelessness crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5249/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of appointments to State boards, by name of appointee, date of appointment and appointment through a public application process or otherwise, from 7 March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies on State boards under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4616/16]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government given the agreement reached in Paris in France to limit global emissions of greenhouse gases, if he is agrees that Ireland's climate policy is now at extreme variance with the stated ambition of the nations who are party to the agreement, in particular that the five year periodic reviews contained in the agreement is contrary to the Government's stated position of there not being a need for interim reviews; if, in the context of the changed situation, he will consider amending the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to include either domestic emissions reduction targets or more robust emissions reduction plans with mandatory and prescriptive periodic reviews, or both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45839/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of any disputes or differences of legal opinion over the boundary of Wicklow county; if this has led to any problems with the legal definition of the Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire constituency boundaries for Dáil Éireann elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45841/15]
• 2015-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government which local authorities have fully undertaken the requirement to identify and categorise historic illegal dumping grounds and which have not completed that task; the measures he has taken to expedite this process; if he is aware that severe unintended consequences to home owners and businesses have already arisen from planning permissions being given to build on, or next to, such dumping grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46077/15]
• 2015-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why his predecessor met a person (details supplied) on 27 February 2012 who was lobbying on behalf of a company; if the purpose of the meeting was to lobby for the company's interest in the Irish Water call centre contract, which was due to go to tender at that time; if he will release any minutes taken at the meeting; if it is appropriate that large corporations which subsequently go on to obtain large State contracts should have access to Ministers in this fashion, without a record of what was discussed being available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45539/15]
• 2015-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place under the Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006, a statutory instrument or a departmental circular that oblige the rating authorities, which oversee the corporate entities established to operate the business improvement districts schemes, to ensure that these entities are democratically accountable to the levy-payers in these schemes; that the required annual general meetings are held and that the boards of directors are directly elected by the levy-payers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45257/15]
• 2015-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the State's capacity to engage in mitigating measures against harmful greenhouse gas emitters is severely restricted owing to the weak legislative climate regime; that it is simply unrealistic to expect the State to be able to achieve even the specified targets Ireland is committing to, given the planned-for growth in agriculture emissions; the increase in transport emissions; the fall-back in measures to tackle emissions in these key sectors and in the residential sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44134/15]
• 2015-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the six local authority planning inquiries are proceeding; the stage each is at; if interim reports have been delivered to him; if he will share the findings; the expected completion date of each investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43336/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the recently announced establishment of a new Gaelcholáiste in Maynooth in County Kildare will require a new build; how the new build will interact with the proposed Maynooth Community College build; how the demand for the Gaelchólaiste will be measured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41514/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the Bara judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered last month (details supplied); if the information in any of the databases assembled and processed by his Department or by Irish Water for the administration of the water charges programme was gathered using personal data previously collected and held by the State for a different purpose; if persons whose personal data was gathered in such manner have been notified of the transfer of their data to the administration of the water charges programme; if not, his views on whether all such databases are now illegal in view of the Bara judgment; the measures he proposes to address this matter; the correspondence he has had with senior management at Irish Water concerning this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41125/15]
• 2015-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for details of all instances from 1 January 2000 to 2015 to date where legislation introduced by him or on his behalf, which was enacted and still in force, contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose, in tabular form; the financial cost of creating and administering such databases, by case; the projected financial cost for databases not yet complete; the specific legislative provision which enabled such data transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41136/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to redeploy her departmental staff, at varying levels and grades, who are engaged in the national rents units, due to the phased coming onstream of the housing assistance payment nationally; her plans to redeploy staff to front-line services which have been seriously cut back in recent years, including with the closure of community welfare officer clinics; how she plans to make optimal use of the variety of experience and skillsets available to enhance customer services and access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40104/15]
• 2015-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions in place to enable a homeless citizen to vote; and if there is no present provision, the measures he plans to introduce in time for the forthcoming Dáil Éireann election. [40175/15]
• 2015-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government given that the adoption of a local authority budget is a reserved function under the Local Government Act 2001, if he will clarify whether the adoption of a local authority capital programme is likewise a reserved function; if not, if he will clarify the legal status of such a programme if it fails to receive the endorsement of the elected members of a local authority by way of resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39866/15]
• 2015-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority draft budget can be deemed to have been duly considered in accordance with the Local Government Act 2001 and the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if the process for adopting it has prevented any motions tabled by elected members seeking to amend it from being considered​​ by them; if he considers such a process to clearly lack democratic legitimacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39867/15]
• 2015-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher employed in a community school who is promoted to the position of deputy principal is automatically entered into the relevant pension scheme upon the commencement date in the new post, even if the teacher had not been entered previously; the precise conditions that govern the entitlement for a teacher to be entered into the relevant pension scheme in such a case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39129/15]
• 2015-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how his Department will cater for the housing assistance payment maximum rent limits for those tenancies commencing in north Kildare from 2 November 2015, as they are not covered under those limits listed in the published regulations, SI No. 246 of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38218/15]
• 2015-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how his Department will proceed in cases of renewals or existing rentals, where landlords indicate their intention to offer the housing assistance payment but request market rent; his plans to accommodate families where rents are above the maximum limits as set out; the flexibility that will be provided to landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38219/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of ministerial directions that have been issued annually since 2011 in order that development plans, including material contraventions and variations of development plans and local area plans are consistent with existing national, regional, and county planning policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38443/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if patterns have emerged, since the Local Government Reform Act was introduced in 2014, in relation to the issues or causes that have necessitated ministerial directions in development plans and local area plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/15]
• 2015-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a role will be assigned to the planning regulator to determine whether vexatious behaviour, such as ignoring the findings of strategic environmental assessments, appropriate assessments in accordance with the habitats directive or strategic flood risk assessments and failing to provide adequate technical planning reasons for doing so, have contributed to the requirement for ministerial directions on development plans and local area plans; if any future legislation will consider possible sanctions to discourage vexatious behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38445/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide to Dáil Éireann the modelling process conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of his Department when it comes to the recording and forecasting of air quality at any given time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37347/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the public awareness and education schemes run by his Department on an annual basis to inform the public on the importance of clean air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which currently exist on State boards under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37361/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how it is intended to qualify a family as being homeless in light of the new housing assistance payment regulations in respect of the Kildare County Council area, where many families are living in overcrowded family situations, but might not be formally registered as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38203/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how it is intended to administer controls on the issue of top-up rents, where the housing assistance payment system will underfund tenancies in Kildare by up to 50%, to assist families who are unable to cope with this situation; if it will impact on their future eligibility for housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how it is intended to proceed in cases of renewals or existing rentals where landlords indicate that they are happy to offer the housing assistance payment, but request market rent already paid; to accommodate the rights of current tenants receiving supports, where rents are above the maximum limits, as set out; what flexibility will be given to these tenants; what security of tenure they will be afforded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38205/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to offer the housing assistance payment to both rent supplement and privately renting households; how he intends to prioritise cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38206/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he intends to manage the transfer of rent supplement applicants to the new housing assistance payment system, where applicants have been assessed by the Department of Social Protection under Article 38 of the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations (Statutory Instrument No. 402 of 2007); if he intends to implement those maximum rent limits that are up to 50% lower in most cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38207/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the processing time guidelines he plans to implement for housing assistance payment applications; the intended lead-time for landlords awaiting acceptance decisions, and the proposed application to payment times to manage the expectations of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/15]
• 2015-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is potential to allow applications for inclusion on the supplementary registers of electors to be signed by a Peace Commissioner or by another official in good standing, in order to alleviate workloads placed upon An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38258/15]
• 2015-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the protections tenants will have in the face of ever-increasing private rents that are now on par with the high rents charged in 2007; the impact this has on jobs; his plans to introduce intermediate control measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37136/15]
• 2015-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of his Department's funding of a cancelled building proposal (details supplied) on a site at Dromahair in County Leitrim; if he will provide an itemised list of all instances where State funds were spent on this proposal and, respectively, the purpose for same; his views that the proposal and moneys spent on it to date represent value for money for the taxpayer; the amount spent by Leitrim County Council relating to the site and former proposals to date; if he will account for the findings of the internal audit unit of his Department, which found a lack of documentation relating to key decisions and serious audit trail deficiencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35793/15]
• 2015-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following his welcome for the European Union negotiating position at the 21st conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in France, when the Government will formally ratify the Doha amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, which was due to be completed by the third quarter of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33601/15]
• 2015-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale behind the decision to terminate the DART underground project; the representations he has received from the business community and from interested groups expressing concerns regarding the abandonment of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32057/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Minister of State's letter to the chief executive officers of the four Dublin local authorities dated 10 June 2015 that urged adherence to minimum development plan standards in building construction would be at extreme variance with his consistent argument that water conservation methods must be encouraged domestically; his further views on the inclusion in a city-county development plan, which stipulated a high water conservation standard along the lines of his objection letter of 10 June last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31820/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the four Dublin local authorities, Meath County Council, Kildare County Council and Wicklow County Council, the amount of houses acquired for social housing; the amount of properties entered into rental accommodation scheme and under the social leasing initiative; the amount constructed for social housing since the announcement earlier this year of large-scale measures to tackle the housing problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31826/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on each of the 20 initiatives arising from the 2014 conference on homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31854/15]