Parliamentary questions

EU Directives

Catherine Murphy

349. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any provision has been made or recommended by his Department for either this year or a coming year for claims against the State for losses arising from a failure by the State to fully or correctly bring all its existing laws and restrictions on commercial communications by legal professionals into compliance with the provisions of the services directive; if so, the sum that has been estimated as appropriate, in view of the 1,650% increase in such investigations initiated by the Law Society between 2012 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28458/15]

Garda Deployment

Catherine Murphy

456. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of gardaí in each district and division who are, as of this date, working on light duty, following a determination from the chief medical officer or their superior officer; if she will provide, in the same table, the number of gardaí in each district and division who are on maternity leave at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28641/15]

Health Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

659. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the notice periods that ought to be provided to parents who are waiting on appointments for their children in respect of child ophthalmic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/15]

Health Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

660. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to improve on the service offered in respect of parents who are waiting on appointments for their children for child ophthalmic services; his views on whether a notice period of less than one week is acceptable after a wait of over 15 months with no update as to the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29013/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Murphy

661. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to detail the hospital waiting lists, categorised by hospital and operation, that are closed to new referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29014/15]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Catherine Murphy

662. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to set out the number of procedures conducted within the European Union following a referral from an Irish general practitioner on behalf of the Health Service Executive; the cost of these procedures to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29015/15]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Murphy

810. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered developing adult apprenticeships for child care to equip those returning to the workforce with the skills that might assist child care providers with the staff to address the acute child care shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28961/15]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Murphy

811. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships for young persons that have been developed in the past two years; the sector skills areas covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28969/15]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Murphy

835. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship curriculum programmes that have been developed for adults returning to second chance learning; her plans to encourage the recruitment of a cohort of lone parents returning to the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29227/15]

Water Conservation Grant

Catherine Murphy

840. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have registered for the water conservation grant, to date; the estimated total cost of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28970/15]

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Murphy

841. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way Ireland is engaging with other European countries in crafting 2030 climate targets which target the most cost-effective means of reducing emissions; the potential he envisages in reducing emissions from that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29045/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Catherine Murphy

872. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to roll out the housing assistance payment programme to County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28975/15]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Catherine Murphy

873. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to secure additional funding to purchase social housing units in order to stem the homelessness crisis in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28976/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Data

Catherine Murphy

874. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing assistance payment tenancies that were secured in 2013 and 2014; if these tenancies have resulted in a reduction in the waiting lists for social housing, per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28977/15]

Aviation Issues

Catherine Murphy

944. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is co-operating with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government in engaging with the process that is under way at the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO. to establish a global market-based mechanism for international aviation; the way Ireland is ensuring the ICAO mechanism will have environmental integrity equal to that of the European Union emissions trading scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29043/15]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Catherine Murphy

945. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the State supports a 2025 fuel efficiency standard for cars, vans and trucks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29046/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

20. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 727 of 26 May 2015, (details supplied), his views that the deployment of one child psychologist at the mid-Kildare Linn Dara child and adolescent mental health service team is satisfactory in view of the very significant delays that parents are experiencing accessing this essential service for their children; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of similar child psychologist posts per county, indicating the address of the unit at which they are based in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27649/15]

Child Care Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

28. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there is no respite facility in County Kildare for children who are under seven years of age, who have significant physical, emotional and behavioural challenges, and who require full-time adult supervision; that County Kildare is the fourth most populous county in the State with a very significant need in this area; the measures he proposes to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/15]

Data Protection

Catherine Murphy

103. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that a significant data breach occurred within her Department with regard to a person (details supplied); if she is aware that as a consequence of the mistake, child benefit was discontinued for this person who is a lone parent; that due to the nature of the breach other significant negative consequences for this person and their child may have arisen; the steps her Department has taken to rectify the situation; if the Data Protection Commissioner has been made aware of the breach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28190/15]

Nursing Home Accommodation Provision

Catherine Murphy

209. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Health Information and Quality Authority has advised that several nursing homes should reduce their patient numbers starting in September 2015; if the Health Service Executive is prepared for a knock-on demand for beds at acute hospitals as a result; the position regarding the development nationally of appropriate step-down facilities to alleviate pressure upon nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28068/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Catherine Murphy

22. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department collects data on the impact that increasing homelessness is having upon children; if so, the information collected; the way this translates into policy; if his Department has made known any concerns to the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Health, or Social Protection regarding increasing numbers of children who are being made homeless with their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27273/15]

General Practitioner Contracts

Catherine Murphy

172. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the name of a general practitioner (details supplied) has not been included on the list of general practitioners wishing to provide services under the new free general practitioner for children under six scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/15]

Homelessness Strategy

Catherine Murphy

226. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of times and dates on which the task force overseeing the interdisciplinary unit on homelessness has met since its inception; the progress it has reported to him, in terms of the impact on the number of homeless; if he is aware of any time the task force, the cross-departmental team on homelessness or the national homelessness consultative committee has considered the problems presented by extreme variances in how some local authorities in the greater Dublin area respond to homelessness problems; if a wider strategy is needed for the whole area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27831/15]

Garda Deployment

Catherine Murphy

25. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dialogue she has had with the present Garda Commissioner since the commissioner's appointment concerning the deployment of Garda resources; if any of that dialogue has covered imbalances in Garda personnel deployment in the context of her remit to tackle worsening crime trends; if she will provide a breakdown of Garda deployment per district and division as per the most recent statistics available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27069/15]

EU Directives

Catherine Murphy

37. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the contact which has taken place between the European Commission and her Department concerning Ireland's infringement of the services directive in legal services; the position the Commission has taken on her Department's efforts to communicate to the Law Society the necessary measures for compliance; if she will release all documentation and correspondence between her Department and the Law Society concerning same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27051/15]

Community Employment Schemes Funding

Catherine Murphy

48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has accepted Labour Court recommendation No. 19293 of 22 July 2008; her current position on this ruling; the number of potential persons who would receive pension payments if the recommendation was brought into effect; the projected cost in a full year of both the pension liability and the gratuity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27008/15]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

125. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the present regulations which define a person's habitual residency for the liability of tax in this State; if his Department has placed an estimate on the number of Irish citizens who conduct much of their business activities in this State, yet are domiciled abroad under the current regulations; if so, if he will share this figure for each of the past 15 years to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27157/15]

Medical Card Reviews

Catherine Murphy

442. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the negative impact of the minimum income thresholds for medical card holders who are also in receipt of social welfare payments; if it is open to him to amend this minimum income threshold to allow the Health Service Executive to award medical cards in such cases of obvious need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24635/15]

Psychological Services

Catherine Murphy

443. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that at present there is no child psychology service available in County Kildare, the fourth most populous county in the State; his views that this presents a significant child welfare issue; the dialogue he has had with the Health Service Executive in respect of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27274/15]

European Court of Justice Rulings

Catherine Murphy

533. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the costs to the Exchequer arising from the State's obligation to enforce the decision of the European Court of Justice of the European Union on 26 April 2005 in case C 494/01, Commission v. Ireland, in the matter of the waste directive, and the associated programme of measures; his plans to fully transpose the landfill directive to ensure that waste processing and transit licences may only be issued to entities where there is a guarantee of financial security in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27079/15]

Cycling Policy

Catherine Murphy

563. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulatory regime governing the use and operation of rickshaws; if they are subject to the same rules as regular cyclists; his views that greater regulation is required, given the commercial nature of their operation and the fact that they tend to proliferate at night time in busy city centre areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/15]

Public Sector Reform Implementation

Catherine Murphy

16. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria his Department utilises to anticipate and prepare for future human resource trends in the public service, including how the need to respond to imbalances in staffing resources per capita across geographical regions is measured and how these data are incorporated into policy; what he considers to be, based on available data projections for demographical trends, the most pressing concerns to the ability of the public service, including in particular local government; if he will provide an effective and generally equal service for all citizens in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26381/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Catherine Murphy

111. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the critical lack of autism spectrum disorder units for children in the north-western Kildare area; the measures she proposes to address this issue in the long term; if a satisfactory resolution in the case of a young student (details supplied) is being worked on; if so, the provision that will be made in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25823/15]

School Patronage

Catherine Murphy

124. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the documents released to this Deputy under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (details supplied) that show a sustained increase of indicators utilised by her Department to determine the new school need over the past number of years in north Kildare; her further view on the evidence of recent years that also points to a very big increase in numbers looking for places in a Gaelscoil, multi-denominational or non-religious patronage models of education; her view that a new strategy is required to anticipate these continuing trends in north Kildare; if she will commit to initiating this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25820/15]

Civil Registration Legislation

Catherine Murphy

156. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the qualifications necessary to become a registered marriage solemniser; if the General Register Office maintains a list of recognised religious organisations as nominating bodies for this purpose; if the General Register Office has discretion to refuse a request; if so, on what grounds; if the General Register Office has any role in determining which religious groups may act as nominating bodies or have their members included in the list of registered solemnisers and which may not; if so, the criteria used to determine this; if she will provide a list of applicants whose applications have been refused since 2005, indicating the nominating body in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25739/15]

Local Authority Functions

Catherine Murphy

601. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the policy-making powers of local authorities under section 130 of the Local Government Act 2001 with regard to planning; the way these interact with the executive function in the same field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25749/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance

Catherine Murphy

43. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if, prior to the change in policy, her Department considered the negative impact of the reduction in unemployment assistance for persons from 18 to 24 years of age, where it forced a certain cohort of young persons below the minimum income thresholds for medical card holders aged between 18 and 24; if she is aware of several cases where this created an extreme burden upon such persons who could not access medical services; the steps she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25504/15]

Banking Sector

Catherine Murphy

90. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that Allied Irish Banks is currently developing proposals to outsource work and staff from its application and development management teams within its information technology division to a third-party service provider; that the teams play a vital role within the bank's daily operations, including payment processing; if he will consider it detrimental to the public interest for such outsourcing to proceed, especially if the contract was awarded outside the State; the representations he has made to the management of the bank regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25544/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Catherine Murphy

32. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of tenancies that have been deemed terminated, where rent arrears of at least 28 days existed under section 37 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, in each of the past three years and to date in 2015; if she will provide this information in tabular form, broken down by county; if she is aware that such tenancy terminations have been occurring more frequently in areas where market rent prices are at such levels as to be beyond the reach of struggling families trying to find accommodation within rent supplement levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24636/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

146. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate for each such part-funded project where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25034/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25050/15]

Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

158. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be saved in each year if the Christmas bonus was discontinued; the cost of the partial restoration in 2014; the projected cost of a full restoration by December 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24618/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

198. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the National Lottery Fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part funded and wholly funded from the fund; if she will indicate, for each such part funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25033/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

199. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by her Department from the National Lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if she will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25049/15]

IBRC Liquidation

Catherine Murphy

237. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the relationship and oversight procedures which were put in place between his Department and the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; if such measures are robust; the extent to which he may inquire about and intervene with the day-to-day management of the corporation in special liquidation; if any Departmental personnel are seconded to act in an oversight or public interest capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24738/15]

NAMA Accounts

Catherine Murphy

238. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the audit and oversight procedures to which the National Asset Management Agency is subject; if he is aware of any instances where the agency's internal audit procedures uncovered fraud or criminality in relation to loans acquired by the agency which had been contracted though forged documentation and credentials presented to former lenders; if so, if he will provide details of same, including the total amounts concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24739/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money received from the National Lottery Fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way this was divided between Government Departments in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25013/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

298. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the National Lottery Fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25032/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

299. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the National Lottery Fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25048/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

311. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the National Lottery Fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25030/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

312. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the National Lottery Fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25046/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

327. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25020/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

328. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent or otherwise directed for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25036/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25024/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25040/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

383. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if she will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25031/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

384. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by her Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if she will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25047/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

395. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25022/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

396. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25038/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

483. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25029/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

484. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25045/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

511. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly funded from the fund; if he will indicate for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25028/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

512. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014, inclusive, and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

564. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if she will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25025/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

565. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if she will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25041/15]

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Murphy

580. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Ireland will make its contribution to the Green Climate Fund, as referred to by him at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Lima, Peru, recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24566/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

616. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25026/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

617. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

635. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25023/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

636. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25039/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

654. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25035/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

655. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25051/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

663. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if she will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25021/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Catherine Murphy

664. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by her Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if she will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25037/15]

Beit Collection

Catherine Murphy

666. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to the export licences issued for paintings, such as the Beit Foundation paintings proposed for sale in the United Kingdom in June and July 2015, if she will identify, specifically and explicitly, the mechanism and exact legislative provision that was used to delegate export licensing authority to the National Gallery of Ireland in April 1985, or at any other time, pursuant to the powers in the Documents and Pictures (Regulation of Export) Act 1945; if she will identify, specifically and explicitly, any other relevant legislative provisions authorising the National Gallery of Ireland to lawfully issue such export licences; if she will identify the authority that is entitled to issue export licences for paintings such as those as the Beit Foundation paintings proposed for sale in the United Kingdom in July 2015, and the legislative provisions that apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25120/15]

National Cultural Institutions

Catherine Murphy

3. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional funding that will be made available to the National Library and the National Museum to bring safety and security standards up to international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24085/15]

National Library

Catherine Murphy

15. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will make available all correspondence or concerns expressed to her Department by the management of the National Library of Ireland regarding the safety and security of the national collection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23876/15]

National Archives

Catherine Murphy

17. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in view of the high sums spent annually on renting storage for National Archive records, she is considering any proposals to enhance the ability of the State to store and process these records more efficiently, without relying on private storage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23878/15]

National Archives

Catherine Murphy

19. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update in relation to the ongoing digitisation projects under the auspices of the National Archives; if she is aware that there are potential concerns surrounding different formats of digitisation taking place which could result in an extra cost if, at some point in the future, it is attempted to make records available through the same electronic medium; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23877/15]

Hedge Cutting Season

Catherine Murphy

38. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the representations she has received in relation to expanding the timeframe for legal hedge-cutting and gorse-burning; if, under present legislation, it is permissible to engage in hedge-cutting at any time if there is a safety concern; the expert advice to the working group in her Department in this regard, and with regard to the observed time in which bird-nesting takes place; if she is considering amending legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23879/15]

Ministerial Correspondence

Catherine Murphy

255. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding an alleged mishandling of the public procurement process, which resulted in a serious consequence for the person concerned; the powers his Department has to review the matter; the steps he is taking to respond to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Applications

Catherine Murphy

268. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the management of the National University of Ireland has decided to close the swimming pool on the south campus in Maynooth University on 31 August 2015; that the north Kildare area is already critically under-served with regard to public swimming pool access; if the imminent closure of the university pool would have a bearing on the decision to fund a new public pool in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24346/15]

Cultural Policy

Catherine Murphy

269. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will share the results of the review of the export licensing system for artworks; if she is considering proposals to amend the licensing system to afford the National Gallery greater powers to intervene, when it is proposed that artworks of significant National importance be disposed of abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24086/15]

Road Improvement Schemes

Catherine Murphy

3. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied the route proposed for the M7 upgrade in County Kildare is the most beneficial and cost effective; the timescale as to when the upgrade will be completed; the public consultation which has taken place to date on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23837/15]

Rail Network Expansion

Catherine Murphy

5. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit underground project, the railway procurement order for which expires in September 2015; the revised options for the project he is considering; the new timeline proposed for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23838/15]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Catherine Murphy

10. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is in a position to support the Naas neighbourhood greenway project in County Kildare either in part or in full; the consultation his Department has had relating to the proposal; the advice and support that has been offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/15]

National Mitigation Plan

Catherine Murphy

13. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the precise targets and reduction measurement proposals his Department is proposing to mitigate harmful emissions to address the significant shortcomings in the transport sector that are projected, a 22% increase over the 2011 to 2020 period; if his Department has set in place any indicative targets for the profile of domestic fuel use for petrol, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, fuel oil, jet kerosene and renewables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23483/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Catherine Murphy

33. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the planned roll-out of a public swimming pool in the north Kildare area; the timeline for completion of the construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23484/15]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Catherine Murphy

252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in anticipation of the 2030 European Union effort-sharing decision on transport emissions reductions, he will outline the specific proposals by his Department on ensuring the domestic fleet of cars, vans and lorries adapt to ensure the meeting of new standards; the policy measures proposed in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23839/15]

Media Mergers

Catherine Murphy

107. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is considering to better regulate the ownership of media in the State; if he can account for the reason, as has been reported recently, that proposals on regulation of media ownership will only apply to new acquisitions-mergers, and will not attempt to regulate or ameliorate existing concentrations of media ownership in the State, in the public interest; the conclusions of the European Commission with regard to retrospective regulation proposals and their compatibility with European Union market law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22941/15]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Murphy

761. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to draft secondary legislation in relation to section 130 of the Local Government Act 2001; if so, to the time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23199/15]

Planning Issues

Catherine Murphy

762. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the secondary legislation and guidelines that apply in relation to section 247 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; his plans to make new legislative provisions in respect of this section; if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23201/15]

Public Transport Fares

Catherine Murphy

892. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the annual inflation rate in the transport sector; and the rate of increase in average ticket prices for Irish Rail intercity rail journeys, commuter rail journeys, Dublin Bus journeys, Dublin Area Rapid Transit journeys, Bus Éireann journeys and LUAS journeys in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23486/15]

Public Transport Fares

Catherine Murphy

893. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that public transport customer pricing is not set according to a fair and uniform national standard and that, as a consequence, different rates apply to similar distances and average journey times; if his Department is preparing any policy to ensure that a fair and reasonable pricing policy is applied across the State with regard to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/15]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Catherine Murphy

3. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconvene the homelessness forum, given the fact that ever more families are finding it impossible to source even emergency accommodation and the fact that Government policy is exacerbating this trend; if he is aware that the situation in County Kildare, County Meath and County Wicklow is rapidly deteriorating; his plans to address this crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22634/15]

Irish Water Establishment

Catherine Murphy

5. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to a letter sent from a multinational company to his Department in February 2012 regarding proposals to install water meters, as released to this Deputy under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (details supplied), if he will indicate the context and assumptions under which the company made its key proposals; if it was assumed at the time that the soon to be established water utility would be made available for sale eventually, either in part or entirely; the initial contact the letter was responding to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22636/15]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Catherine Murphy

10. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there has been such an extreme delay in the issuing of updated planning guidelines governing wind farms; when he will be signing the new guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22318/15]

Emergency Accommodation Provision

Catherine Murphy

14. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations that are set out in respect of a housing authority where there is a refusal to provide emergency accommodation for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22316/15]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Catherine Murphy

18. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been released to local authorities from the announced housing allocation for 2015, in total and in each of the following categories - for construction, long-term lease, housing assistance payment, and rental accommodation scheme; the number of units that are expected to be available in each of the coming five years in each local authority in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22314/15]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to the case of a person (details supplied) who applied in 2001 for an interdepartmental transfer under a previous set of central transfer scheme guidelines but who was required to conform to new standards put in place days after she had made the initial transfer application and, as a consequence, has not been able to avail of the transfer options available to her in the intervening period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22860/15]