Parliamentary questions

Programme for Government Implementation

Catherine Murphy

342. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the programme for Government commitment to ensure that replies to written parliamentary questions are furnished during Dáil recess will apply to the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35506/14]

Waste Management

Catherine Murphy

515. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the meetings or other contacts he or his officials have had with the Dublin local authorities in advance of their recent proposal to revive the Poolbeg national waste incinerator project.​ [35831/14]

Waste Management

Catherine Murphy

516. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the basis in national waste policy for the proposal by the four Dublin local authorities to develop an incinerator to meet national waste management needs, rather than the needs of the Dublin region as originally envisaged; if a regional approach to waste management has been abandoned by the Government; and if an amendment to the Waste Management Act 2004 is required as a consequence. [35832/14]

Waste Management

Catherine Murphy

517. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his stated ambition to move Dublin towards zero waste through a pay-by-weight system is in direct conflict with the proposal by the four Dublin local authorities to develop a national waste incinerator at Poolbeg, given that the business case for this proposal requires waste volumes to increase or recycling to be capped at 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35833/14]

UN Missions

Catherine Murphy

9. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence in view of the changing nature of the military situation in the Golan Heights and the recent intensification of violence in the region, his plans to seek a review of the UNDOF mandate under which Irish soldiers are serving in the area; if he or senior Irish military personnel have had discussions with the head of mission and force commander in relation to the changing nature of the conflict in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34571/14]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Catherine Murphy

36. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome will be added to the list of qualifying disorders and illnesses for disability benefit; if she is further considering adding it to the list of qualifying disorders and conditions for long-term illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35041/14]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Catherine Murphy

45. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide by local authority area, the numbers of citizens who are currently signing on for credits but who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35011/14]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Catherine Murphy

46. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide by local authority area, the numbers of citizens who are currently signing on for credits but who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment; the numbers in each area who have been signing for credits for under three months, for between three months and one year and for longer than one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35012/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Catherine Murphy

47. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement claimants that have had their rent supplement withdrawn due to their rent being over the limits in the past two years, per household size, quarter, per part-county nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35013/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Catherine Murphy

48. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of notifications containing quoted text (details supplied) that have been sent to families; the number of notices of withdrawal of rent supplement in the past two years, per household size, quarter, per part-county nationally; her view that this renders them effectively homeless at the instruction of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35019/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Catherine Murphy

49. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the acute housing problem in north and south Kildare; if she will provide the figures detailing the lack of any accommodation below the maximum rent limits; the manifest lack of willingness of agents or landlords to accept rent supplement at all since the changes to the limits in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35020/14]

Social Welfare Schemes

Catherine Murphy

50. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the numbers of people here who are not in education, training or employment and who do not qualify for a social welfare payment; if these figures are available broken down by local authority area; if so, if she will provide same in tabular form; if she will list the data sources her Department uses when determining an accurate figure for people who fall into this category, including information categories from the Central Statistics Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35028/14]

Departmental Customer Charters

Catherine Murphy

52. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the incidences in the past two calendar years and to date in 2014 where a complaint was registered against an employee of her Department by a member of the public who was interacting with her Department over a social welfare payment; if she will categorise these incidences by type of complaint; by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35042/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Catherine Murphy

59. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the financial savings her Department is making overall on rent supplement spends, broken down by category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35099/14]

Community Welfare Services

Catherine Murphy

60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers that have been withdrawn or retired in the past three years, per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35101/14]

Community Welfare Services

Catherine Murphy

61. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officer clinics that have been withdrawn in the past three years, per town and per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35102/14]

Community Welfare Services

Catherine Murphy

62. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officer clinics that are no longer available in local areas per town and per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35107/14]

Community Welfare Services

Catherine Murphy

63. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of her Department employees that are administering the rent supplement scheme; the number that have been withdrawn, redeployed, retired or promoted out of the section in the past three years, per region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35108/14]

Departmental Staff Data

Catherine Murphy

64. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of her Department's employees that are administering the schemes in local Department of Social Protection offices; the number that have been withdrawn, redeployed, retired or promoted out of the section in the past three years, per region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35109/14]

Departmental Customer Charters

Catherine Murphy

66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to improve her Department's service to customers and the timeframe involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35111/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

67. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is the practice of her Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not if she will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35400/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

68. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total cost to her Department and those agencies under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if she will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35424/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

83. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not, if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35395/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

84. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the total cost of his Department and those under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35419/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

94. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost to his Department and those under his aegis for the storage of records and archives that are intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2013 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35029/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not, if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35031/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

101. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not, if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35398/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total cost to the Department and those under the aegis of the Department for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35422/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

111. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, and the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records; if not if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35388/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

112. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost to the Department and those under the aegis of the Department for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35409/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

126. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence whether it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, and the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records; if not, if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35392/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

127. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence to set out the total cost to the Department and those agencies under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35415/14]

Magdalen Laundries

Catherine Murphy

141. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of compliance among religious orders and institutions in relation to the transfer of records and archives relating to the Magdalen laundries redress process; the orders which have yet to comply; the number of requests that have been made in each case; the options that are available to the redress board to ensure that records are made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35036/14]

Magdalen Laundries

Catherine Murphy

142. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the State's duty to uphold the constitutional right to education in cases where individuals who were committed to Magdalen laundries were not considered the de jure legal responsibility of the State and therefore may have been categorised as voluntarily institutionalised, but who none the less were, according to the McAleese report, held in seriously abusive and exploitative situations without basic education; if this failure is being taken into account by the redress board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35038/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

166. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the practice of her Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not, whether she will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35399/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost to her Department and those agencies under its aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives; if she will provide details of this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35423/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not, whether he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35390/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

171. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total cost to his Department and those agencies under its aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives; if he will provide details of this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35412/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

203. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35397/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

204. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the total cost of his Department and those under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35421/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

207. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35396/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

208. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost to his Department and those under its aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35420/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

230. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the practice of her Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not if she will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35393/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

231. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of her Department and those under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if she will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35416/14]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Catherine Murphy

233. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the new local authority house purchase scheme is likely to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34884/14]

Motor Tax Yield

Catherine Murphy

239. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide figures for the amount of motor tax raised in each local authority annually from 1999 to 2013 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35010/14]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

248. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has fully complied with the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act, 2014 and the ministerial guidelines and circulars issued by his Department in respect of the appointment of the chairpersons of the strategic policy committees of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35112/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

250. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not, whether he will consider this option to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35394/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost of his Department and those under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35417/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

256. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not if he will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35391/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

257. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total cost of his Department and those under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35413/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

273. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is the practice of his Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not if he will consider this option to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35401/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

274. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of his Department and those under the aegis for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives in time; if he will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35425/14]

National Library

Catherine Murphy

283. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total amount of income given to the National Library of Ireland, broken down by source, in each year for the past seven years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35040/14]

National Archives

Catherine Murphy

285. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is the practice of her Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives once records are deemed appropriate for archiving to determine the quality of the records, the importance, the estimated care and attention needed to preserve the records and so on; if not if she will consider this option in order to best capture the most valuable records before they potentially deteriorate in storage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35389/14]

National Archives

Catherine Murphy

286. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total cost to her Department, and agencies under the aegis of her Department, for the storage of records and archives that are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National Archives of Ireland; if she will provide this cost for 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35411/14]

Water Charges Administration

Catherine Murphy

44. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will share the data, method and findings of research conducted by Irish Water that has been cited as evidence for a reduced free water allowance for children; if he will specify the full test area used, the number of meters utilised, the timeframe over which data were gathered, the precise formulae applied to the data gathered to determine a result; if he will indicate whether the findings were compared with similar studies conducted in other jurisdictions and if they were independently verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34318/14]

Local Authority Funding

Catherine Murphy

47. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the formula utilised by his Department in determining the needs and resources model for disbursement of both general purpose grants and equalisation funds from local property tax; when the most recent such assessment took place; if he will make available a copy of the findings; if he is satisfied that the model employed fully takes into account likely demographic changes in specific areas and consequent likely future needs; if variations in staffing requirements form part of the assessed needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34443/14]

School Meals Programme

Catherine Murphy

51. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if costings have been undertaken for providing a daily school meal for all primary and secondary school children in the country; what these costs are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34447/14]

Household Benefits Scheme

Catherine Murphy

147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the total amounts awarded under the telephone allowance portion of the household benefits package for each year of its operation until its abolition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34441/14]

Intelligence Sharing

Catherine Murphy

529. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the extent of the State's involvement with the Five Eyes intelligence sharing community; if the State has provided information to this organisation; if the State intends to become more involved; if his attention has been drawn to any instances of illegal surveillance or data-gathering on Irish citizens here; if his attention has been drawn to any instances where information held about Irish or other nationals on servers located in the State have been illegally intercepted or otherwise accessed by the intelligence services of another nation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33033/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Catherine Murphy

1058. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding irritable bowel disease and related chronic gastrointestinal disorders to the list of conditions covered under the long term illness scheme and to the list of illnesses which would create an entitlement to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34150/14]

Pension Provisions

Catherine Murphy

1122. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of retired home help workers who are on a waiting list to have their pension entitlements granted; his plans to expedite this process; the time a person on average has to wait for the application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34718/14]

Consular Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

1207. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the particulars of the case of an Irish citizen currently held in custody in Spain (details supplied) without charge; if consular assistance has been provided to the person; if he has sought assurances from his Spanish counterpart that every effort to establish the facts of the case to reach a conclusion is being undertaken by the Spanish police; if not, if he will commit to raising the matter with his Spanish counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34197/14]

Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration

Catherine Murphy

1462. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, with regard to the non-principal private residence charge, he is aware that many families have been placed under an extreme burden which was not intended by the introduction of the charge; if he is aware that many families who have owned only one property in the State but, due to either living abroad or for other reasons of financial insecurity, have not resided in it and are liable for the charge; the number of families living abroad who are expected to be aware of a self-declaratory tax that was only advertised here; if he will consider updating the regulations surrounding the implementation of the NPPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/14]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance when the results of the household finance and consumption survey will be available; if these data will be of any practical use to his Department in terms of formulating tax policy; his plans to use the data to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32387/14]

Irish Water Remit

Catherine Murphy

150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the planned institutional relationship between his Department and Irish Water once the latter moves under the auspices of his Department; the way it is expected that the key environmental policy supports which currently exist in the Department of the Environment will be provided to Irish Water from his Department; if any risks have been identified arising from the transfer of functionality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32604/14]

Departmental Bodies Data

Catherine Murphy

230. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the relationship between SOLAS and the Education and Training Boards; the way the two bodies cooperate to achieve the best outcomes for citizens' skill needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32377/14]

Education and Training Boards Funding

Catherine Murphy

257. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocated amounts assigned to education and training boards broken down by county since their establishment; the same county-level funding for each former VEC for the years 2000-2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32550/14]

Education and Training Boards Funding

Catherine Murphy

259. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way funding towards the education and training board system is allocated including amounts allocated in the most recent budget; if there is a specific needs and resources model employed to distribute funds equally; the capital funding in respect of each board; the number of schools located in each ETB area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32560/14]

SOLAS Funding

Catherine Murphy

260. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital budget for SOLAS; if she will provide an inventory of SOLAS assets; the further capital spending planned for SOLAS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32562/14]

Social Welfare Code

Catherine Murphy

378. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has made allowances for the hardship faced by homeless families who are refused social welfare; if she has made emergency provisions for such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32712/14]

Social Welfare Benefits

Catherine Murphy

379. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of single persons and families in each county whose jobseeker's allowance and one-parent family allowance claims have been closed due to being unable to provide an address due to a homelessness crisis to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32719/14]

Social Welfare Benefits

Catherine Murphy

380. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the provision of emergency income allowances being made for homeless families presenting in County Kildare; the process for these families in crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32720/14]

Social Welfare Benefits

Catherine Murphy

382. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views whether it is fair and equitable that homeless families and single persons who are presenting in Dublin are being accommodated in emergency accommodation, that provision is made for them to collect social welfare payments and that they are entitled to access advice from housing specialists, while those in commuter towns, including in County Kildare, are prevented from accessing any such emergency supports; the way she intends to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32730/14]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Catherine Murphy

473. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been allocated towards repair and refurbishment of local authority housing in the most recent budget; the amount allocated towards energy retrofit and remediation works; the amount in each case that has been spent; if any funds allocated for either purpose in the previous five years went unspent and if so the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32184/14]

Local Government Fund

Catherine Murphy

474. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the number and condition of unfinished estates in a particular local authority area is factored into the needs and resources allocation model for the Local Government Fund when determining the amounts to be dispersed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32196/14]

Homeless Persons Data

Catherine Murphy

479. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have been processed by the pathway accommodation and support bed management system in each month of 2012, 2013 and 2014 broken down by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32290/14]

Departmental Agencies Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

483. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the bidders for the tender to provide leak detection services; the precise contract details entered into by Irish Water and third parties in respect of leak detection services and technology; the amount that has been allocated towards this specific purpose and the amount that has been spent to date; if Irish Water considered availing of the products and services of a firm (details supplied) in County Kildare for this purpose; if so, the difference in professional fees quoted between this firm and the firm contracted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32338/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

490. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which records maintained by the former Department of Local Government and Public Health from 1924 to 1947 are still in the possession of local authorities; if these records contain information relating to payments made by the State to certain religious institutions in return for those institutions taking individuals deemed in need of institutional care such as that provided by mother and baby homes, Magdalen laundries, children's and orphans' homes and related institutions; if he will undertake to determine the fullest extent to which these records exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32415/14]

Local Authority Management

Catherine Murphy

498. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which local authorities will provide support for municipal district mayors in a proportionate manner to cost-effectively reflect the rebalancing of duties away from county mayor toward municipal district level; if guidelines in respect of this have been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32622/14]

TB Eradication Scheme

Catherine Murphy

557. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he has studied the recent paper published in a journal (details supplied) which indicates that culling badgers has little impact on reducing the spread of TB; if he has taken note of the failure of the trail badger cull in the UK and if, in view of this, if he will reconsider seeking contractors for a badger cull this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32729/14]

TB Eradication Scheme

Catherine Murphy

562. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of the expense of culling badgers here versus the expense of vaccination, taking account of the reductions in the incidence of TB that the two options achieve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32807/14]

Garda Data

Catherine Murphy

576. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank and division, that availed of maternity leave, sick leave, adoptive leave, carer's leave or a career break in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32288/14]

Garda Data

Catherine Murphy

577. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank and division, that were forced to avail of sick leave or otherwise could not carry out their duties as a result of an injury or illness, including stress-related illnesses, received while in the course of their duties in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32289/14]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Catherine Murphy

667. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if any hospitals are currently employing or seeking to employ agency staff to do the same jobs as contracted staff but at higher rates of remuneration; if he will verify and respond to the specific example provided (details supplied); if he considers this discriminatory practice and if so, his plans to prohibit it to a reasonable extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32193/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

681. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the extent to which records maintained by the former Department of Local Government and Public Health from 1924 to 1947 are in the possession of his Department since its establishment in 1947; if these records contain information relating to payments made by the State to religious institutions in return for those institutions taking individuals deemed in need of institutional care such as that provided by mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries, children's and orphans homes and related institutions; if he will undertake to determine the fullest extent to which these records exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32414/14]

Patient Files

Catherine Murphy

704. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the extent to which patient information is made available to third party pharmaceutical companies or any other entity broken down by category of information; if he will instruct the health care pricing office to divulge precisely how much information has been provided by indicating, in tabular format, the entities to which information has been provided; the dates upon which information was provided in the past ten years; the number of patients whose information has been shared; if consent was sought in any case; if any sum was paid in exchange for said information; the stated reasons for which access to this information was sought; if he has contacted the Data Protection Commissioner to ascertain if this data transfer is consistent with data protection legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32636/14]

Health Care Professionals

Catherine Murphy

712. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his response to the claim by certain general practitioners with medical card contracts to the Rights Commissioner that they are entitled to be considered employees of the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32706/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

794. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which records maintained by the former Department of Local Government and Public Health from 1924 to 1947 are in the possession of his Department including the powers and functions intended to be vested in his Department in the coming weeks; if these records contain information relating to payments made by the State to religious institutions in return for those institutions taking individuals deemed in need of institutional care such as that provided by mother and baby homes, Magdalen Laundries, children's and orphans' homes and related institutions; if he will undertake to determine the fullest extent to which these records exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32413/14]

Residential Placement Tenders

Catherine Murphy

806. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of tenders issued and the number brought to contract and agreed for residential placements for children in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will list all such contracts; if any contracts have been agreed but not yet paid and if so, the reason this may happen; if any contracts have been agreed but the residential units in question have not been occupied yet; if so, which ones and the amount that has been paid in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32611/14]

Child and Family Agency Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

821. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the money provided for Tusla in 2014 is adequate; if the agency will requite a supplementary allocation of funds; if he will provide a breakdown of 2013 and 2014 expenditure to date of the agency by specific category; the salary and pension costs broken down by grade; the moneys spent on consultants broken down by specific contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32711/14]

Shared Ownership Scheme

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the shared ownership scheme operated by local authorities whereby the redemption figure carries a credit on the rental side, based on actual rent paid, in a similar way to that of the discount applied in the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31790/14]

Shared Ownership Scheme

Catherine Murphy

168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any consideration is being given to the shared ownership scheme for those who do not quality for other local authority loans, who cannot raise the finance elsewhere and who will then not be in a position to purchase the rental side of the loan; if rental affordability and arrears are part of that consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31791/14]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Catherine Murphy

84. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the new measures she has implemented to the eligibility criteria of applicants for the back to education scheme in terms of students who wish to work throughout the summer term of their college course; if she will render them ineligible for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31027/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Catherine Murphy

102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the percentage and actual figures of the fall off in rent supplement claims for new tenancies in north of Kildare and other nationwide constituencies in 2013 and 2014 by quarter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31026/14]

Statutory Instruments

Catherine Murphy

116. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will list and itemise the title and reference of every statutory instrument signed by him from the 1 May 2014 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30707/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Murphy

117. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all persons appointed by him to a State board in 2014 to date in tabular form; the name of the person and the board in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30708/14]

IBRC Bonds

Catherine Murphy

166. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 63 and 64 of 3 July 2014, his intention regarding the proceeds of the sale of the €25 billion of floating rate notes and €3.46 billion of Government fixed coupon bonds acquired by the Central Bank of Ireland last year; the portion that will be destroyed and to what specific schedule; the portion that will be redirected toward supplementing Government income and to what schedule; the total projected cost of the bonds, including all interest coupons-final maturity payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30831/14]

Promissory Notes

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the €25 billion of floating rate notes and €3.46 billion of Government fixed coupon 2025 bonds acquired by the Central Bank of Ireland, he will ask the ECB or Commission for a review of the economic efficacy that destruction of proceeds from the sale of said bonds would have in view of the fact that they form such a major portion of legacy bank debt, that this money is already in circulation, and that such destruction would simply take this sum out of circulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30832/14]