Parliamentary questions

Civil Service

Catherine Murphy

278. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the procedure that he followed in respect of his officials and or that of their spouse’s shareholdings in a company (details supplied) in the context of his stake in a bank and its acquisition of the company to ensure it did not give rise to the perception that there was a conflict of interest in the transaction. [52819/21]

Flood Risk Management

Catherine Murphy

304. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has engaged with insurance providers regarding OPW maps and flood risk and its mapping of same in respect of the use of their models in the context of assessing risk associated with insurance products; his plans to make it obligatory for insurers to consider the maps compiled by the OPW when a dispute arises between an insurance company and a customer in respect of the refusal by the insurance company to provide flood cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52190/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

310. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received notice from the OPW that it will miss its deadline for completion of the Garda HQ project at Military Road; the sum of the additional works that are to be completed following design detail changes; and the additional budget allocated to this project. [52906/21]

Pension Provisions

Catherine Murphy

572. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the allowable periods for the homemaker’s scheme qualifies as contributions for the purposes of meeting the required 520 PRSI contributions to qualify for a contributory pension; if not, the applicable years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51997/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Catherine Murphy

578. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the special access to the rent supplement for victims of domestic violence beyond the end of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52189/21]

Court Procedures

Catherine Murphy

719. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 12 May 2021, the number of drivers summoned to court for failure to pay a fixed charge notice within the statutory payment timeframe for the offence of holding a mobile phone while driving, by District Court in each of the years 2018 to 2020. [52203/21]

Deportation Orders

Catherine Murphy

755. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in respect of a person seeking international protection; and the steps she has taken to date to protect the person’s safety and well-being. [52699/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Catherine Murphy

964. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date regarding the assisted human reproduction Bill on which he plans to include the recognition of international surrogacy; the steps he has taken to date in preparation for that provision; and his plans to legislate for the provision of retrospective declaration of parentage (details supplied). [52690/21]

Disability Services

Catherine Murphy

1088. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans for the delivery of the Disability Capacity Review published in July 2021; the various work streams and the timeframes involved; if workforce planning has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53199/21]

Disability Services

Catherine Murphy

1089. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a comparison was carried out in the context of the recent unmet needs identified in the Disability Capacity Review across the various CHO areas; if so, if the comparative analysis will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53200/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

80. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with the Garda Commissioner in respect of further issues regarding the appropriateness of the management and cancellation of computer-aided despatch incidents and 999 calls (details supplied); and if her Department has provided administrative assistance and or advice to Garda management on same to date in 2021. [51666/21]

Waste Management

Catherine Murphy

154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the capacity that remains in the three remaining municipal landfill sites; when they are due to close; if extensions have been sought to EPA licences and or current planning applications and appeals; the alternative arrangements that are in place once they close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51742/21]

Waste Management

Catherine Murphy

155. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the regional waste management plans; the regions covered by the plans; if domestic waste generated in those regions is wholly disposed of within those regions; if not, the type of waste that is disposed of outside the region; the location of the waste disposed of and the volumes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51743/21]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

180. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 12 October 2021, if he will clarify a series of matters in relation to bank branches (details supplied). [51778/21]

Insurance Industry

Catherine Murphy

65. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 12 October 2021, if he will provide a schedule of the steps he has taken to reduce insurance costs. [51702/21]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention or that of his officials has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that the Central Bank is using off balance sheet structures to help in the concealment of losses; and if he or his officials have engaged with the Central Bank regarding the number of IBRC transactions that keep losses and liabilities off balance sheet. [51675/21]

Housing Policy

Catherine Murphy

111. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed explanation of the off-balance sheet techniques used by him or his officials, as referred to recently (details supplied), to benefit foreign investors and confer on them an advantage over Irish retail customers. [51674/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

204. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the date on which she and or her officials were first informed by the Garda Commissioner in view of a statutory obligations under section 41 of the An Garda Síochána Act 2005 to inform her of such matters without delay of the cancellation and or downgrading of computer-aided despatch and 999 calls in the first instance and further matters disclosed by the Policing Authority on 14 October 2021. [51667/21]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

205. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of protected disclosures she has received in respect of the cancellation of 999 calls in 2020 and to date in 2021. [51668/21]

An Garda Síochána

Catherine Murphy

206. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the audio recordings in respect of the cancellation of 999 calls and computer-aided despatch are being preserved and all essential data which illustrates the scope and the scale of this matter will be preserved to enable any reviews that are taking place. [51670/21]