Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Monuments

Catherine Murphy

622. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consents sought to film a movie (details supplied) on Skellig Michael off the coast of County Kerry; the type of assessments done to determine potential impacts, that is, habitats directive appropriate assessment or archaeological assessment; the fee sought; the amount of income used to conserve and protect the UNESCO World Heritage site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40042/14]

Industrial Relations

Catherine Murphy

19. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to ongoing disputes involving retired staff of bodies where no forum or audience is possible for pensioners' representatives to engage with the industrial relations mechanism of the State; his plans to bring forward legislation addressing this omission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39069/14]

Proposed Legislation

Catherine Murphy

25. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no mention of copyright legislation on the Government's legislative programme; if he expects heads of such legislation to be ready before the end of the current Dáil Éireann term; if his attention has been further drawn to the urgent need for updated legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Murphy

84. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the surgical supports available for both adults and children with scoliosis in the State; the waiting times for each surgical centre; if additional resources are intended to address this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39469/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Murphy

88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the extreme waiting lists for spinal surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12 which is increasingly resulting in children not being able to access vital corrective surgery before they mature to a stage where intervention is less effective and conditions tend to become permanent; the number of children that are currently waiting for spinal surgery by length of time spent waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39485/14]

Pension Provisions

Catherine Murphy

95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that employment scheme supervisors who were working for FÁS up until its dissolution and who continue to work in that capacity for SOLAS and who paid pension contributions during their time at FÁS may have their prior contributions counted towards their current occupational pension plan with SOLAS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39506/14]

School Accommodation

Catherine Murphy

119. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to substantial concerns that parents of children attending a school of 277 pupils (details supplied) in County Kildare have expressed in relation to substandard accommodation, the prevalence of vermin in classrooms, the functionality of fire doors, unsuitable flooring and so on; if the school in question cannot apply for remediation or a new build process, or even minor works grants, due to a recognition issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39468/14]

Education Policy

Catherine Murphy

120. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the historical model that has been utilised by her Department when anticipating future educational needs across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39478/14]

School Accommodation

Catherine Murphy

121. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a minimum floor area that is specified for a classroom; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools are approaching 40 pupils per class and that this situation is exacerbated by a cramped physical environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39483/14]

Gaelscoileanna Issues

Catherine Murphy

123. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that progression from Gaelscoil to Gaelcholáiste is close to 100% where commute distance is not a significant factor and falls markedly with a slight increase in distance to travel each day; if this is taken into account when determining new Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39492/14]

Gaelscoileanna Issues

Catherine Murphy

124. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the broader Gaelscoil-Gaelcholáiste strategy of her Department over the next five years with regard to responding to a growing demand; if a refocusing of resources is required to accommodate the growing trend toward Irish-only instruction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39500/14]

Gaelscoileanna Issues

Catherine Murphy

125. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, in the north east Kildare area, in September 2015 there will be over seven full classes of pupils attending Gaelscoileanna who cannot be accommodated at a Gaelcholáiste as is the clear wish of parents and students; the measures she proposes to address before numbers grow even further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39501/14]

Irish Water Remit

Catherine Murphy

136. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the protocol between Irish Water and local authorities in view of the fact that construction bonds to cover costs of public foul water services will expire on the taking in charge of estates by local authorities, and where Irish Water will not have completed the taking of charge of public foul services. [39320/14]

Irish Water Remit

Catherine Murphy

146. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contingencies that are in place should a local authority decide to take an unfinished estate in charge, effectively relinquishing any bond in force in respect of the estate, and subsequently water infrastructure problems are identified; in such a case, if Irish Water will pay to alleviate the deficiencies; if the first-fix-free policy will apply in these cases if leaks are discovered on residents' side of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39435/14]

Water Meters

Catherine Murphy

157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has taken all necessary steps to ensure that every digit on the meters can be read by a homeowner and that none are obscured; if the obstruction of lower numbers on a meter is commonplace; if so, the measure he proposes to ensure that a full meter reading can be taken by homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39486/14]

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Murphy

83. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when publication of the sectoral adaptation plan for agriculture envisaged under the national policy position for tackling climate change will be; the preparations and progress his Department has made towards the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38932/14]

Foreign Conflicts

Catherine Murphy

223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will follow the example of the Government of Sweden and offer full recognition to Palestine as a sovereign and equal nation state; his response to the change in policy by Sweden with regard to the impact it will have on efforts towards a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38867/14]

School Accommodation

Catherine Murphy

283. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will have its deteriorating accommodation situation addressed; the applications in process in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39301/14]

School Enrolments

Catherine Murphy

284. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way the expected surge in numbers of children seeking admittance to schools in the Leixlip area of County Kildare due to ongoing recruitment by large employers in the area will be accommodated; if her Department maintains links with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to better anticipate where and when spikes in numbers seeking school admittance will occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39303/14]

Education Policy

Catherine Murphy

285. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the exact process by which population and changing demographics are factored into her Department's forward planning in respect of achieving an even standard in all areas of school buildings and teacher numbers; if she will concede that measures now have fallen short of achieving this even spread; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39304/14]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Catherine Murphy

286. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in each local authority area at present and in each year for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39305/14]

Water Meters Installation

Catherine Murphy

295. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of water meters that have been installed by Irish Water each month to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38847/14]

Irish Water Remit

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the precise charging formula which will apply in cases where water leaks are discovered inside a customer's property; if he will clarify that, once the capped rate no longer applies, the amount of water wasted from when a leak develops to when it is discovered will be a chargeable amount either under the fix first policy or subsequently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38852/14]

Irish Water Remit

Catherine Murphy

298. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government under which legal provision does the responsibility and authority for maintenance of water infrastructure installed under a footpath outside a private dwelling place fall to the dwelling owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38853/14]

Irish Water Remit

Catherine Murphy

300. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the first fix free policy will apply to all leaks in cases where there are multiple leaks discovered; if the full policy will apply if multiple leaks are discovered at intermittent stages but all arise from the same event for example an extreme weather occurrence such as heavy rain or severe frost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38855/14]

Water Meters Installation

Catherine Murphy

301. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, records of all instances in Irish Water of when their agents encountered ransom strips when seeking to install water meters; the way each was resolved; if any money has been paid in respect of these; and if so, the amount in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/14]

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Murphy

307. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when publication of the four key sectorial adaptation plans envisaged under the national policy position for tackling climate change will be; when the national adaptation plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38931/14]

Irish Water Administration

Catherine Murphy

313. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the jurisdictions to date to which Irish Water has transmitted information it has gathered from customers for secure storage or any other purpose; if he will provide a list in tabular form of the kinds of data which have been transmitted and the purpose in each case; if he will provide a list of the names of companies, either domestically or abroad, which Irish Water has entered into a contract with to store, manage or otherwise utilise data Irish Water has gathered from customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38982/14]

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Murphy

358. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when publication of the sectoral adaptation plan for energy envisaged under the national policy position for tackling climate change will take place; to set out the preparations and progress his Department has made towards the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38950/14]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

21. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the extensive annual financial commitment across Departments on the storage of records and archive material at various sites and the extensive associate retrieval costs, the savings to the Exchequer that could be made by moving toward a more streamlined storage service and by the employment of archivists; the work being undertaken within the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer on digital preservation of records in Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38282/14]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Payments

Catherine Murphy

42. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will restore the mortgage interest supplement payment for struggling home owners to enable them to retain their homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38804/14]

Dental Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public dental health services available to children in post-primary education in County Kildare who are covered by a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/14]

Dental Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

151. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public dental health services available to children in post-primary education in County Kildare if they are not covered by a medical card or health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/14]

Health Services Staff Remuneration

Catherine Murphy

162. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to apply for a back payment of a salary uplift due to the bringing in line of salaries of home help carers in 2005 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38780/14]

Disability Support Services

Catherine Murphy

164. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the supports available to families that are on a social welfare payment and not able to access the disabled drivers scheme as it is suspended for those families; the way he plans to support these families with a family member who requires specialist transport for their disabled family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Catherine Murphy

166. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the ambulance services that have been restored, by county, since partial cover was removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38801/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Catherine Murphy

167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the ambulance services that have been withdrawn since 2011, by town and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38802/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Catherine Murphy

168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the ambulance services available to towns, by town and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38803/14]

Dental Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public dental health services that are available to children in post-primary education in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Murphy

206. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that are due to receive new build accommodation in 2015 and 2016, broken down by location and type of accommodation intended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38781/14]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Catherine Murphy

255. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for social housing per local authority; if he will provide a table showing actual numbers on housing waiting lists in each local authority in each year from 2000 to date in 2014, including family size in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38795/14]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Catherine Murphy

256. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount, in tabular form, that has been drawn down from the special resolution fund for unfinished estates by each local authority in each year of its operation; if he will also indicate the amount that has been spent on unfinished estates to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38796/14]

Homelessness Strategy

Catherine Murphy

257. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the guidelines for usage of the pathway accommodation and support system to record homelessness; if risk of homelessness is quantified or measured in any way by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/14]

Homeless Persons Data

Catherine Murphy

258. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that collection of data for homelessness is not comprehensive as it does not count the number of homeless families sharing accommodation with their families; the interim measures he plans to utilise to gather this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38806/14]

Homeless Persons Data

Catherine Murphy

259. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the numbers of homeless individuals and families recorded on the pathway accommodation and support system in each quarter in each local authority where it has been active since it came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38814/14]

Road Projects Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

268. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of funding for roads and road services provided to each local authority in each of the past ten years. [38797/14]

Community Care Provision

Catherine Murphy

148. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop a purpose built designated facility for older persons at Connolly Hospital, Dublin; and if funding has been identified for such a development. [38505/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Murphy

202. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has not yet provided the board of management of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 a date for its stage 2A meeting concerning plans to rebuild the school. [38504/14]

Planning Issues

Catherine Murphy

227. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider issuing a statutory recommendation under section 202 of the Planning Act 2000 to South Dublin County Council to extend the Liffey Valley special amenity area order, SAAO. [38506/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Catherine Murphy

231. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details on surveys of broadband services and performances of broadband in Newtown, Kilcock, County Kildare and the timeframe for the upgrade of broadband in the area; the consultation that will occur with residents or businesses in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38348/14]