Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hare Coursing

Catherine Murphy

297. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of breaches of the licensing agreement she has with a club (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; and the sanctions imposed on the club as a result of those breaches. [18324/20]

Hare Coursing

Catherine Murphy

298. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of registered owners who failed to give 14-days' notice in writing to a club (details supplied) of the date of death of their greyhound in the past five years to date; the sanctions imposed on these breeders for failure to comply; the number of greyhounds notified as deceased over the same time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18325/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Catherine Murphy

339. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the grounds on which planners can grant the certificate of exemption in relation to the exemptions to Part V requirements and section 97 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; if this is automatic; if there is discretion afforded to planning authorities; and if guidance has been issued to planning authorities on same. [18416/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Catherine Murphy

344. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures and assessment tools in place to assess whether housing authorities are meeting the objectives and goals set by guidelines (details supplied); the person or body that is measuring and assessing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18572/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Catherine Murphy

345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if housing authorities are meeting set objectives (details supplied); if local domestic abuse services are being adequately resourced to meet the needs of domestic violence survivors with housing needs; his plans to increase resourcing in the area in view of an increase in demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18573/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Catherine Murphy

346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it is possible for all housing authorities to meet objectives that would require linking with local services as best practice in view of the fact that local services and refuge spaces are not available in each county and local authority; the guidelines that have been issued in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/20]

Domestic Violence Services

Catherine Murphy

347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the proportion of allocations from approved housing bodies, AHBs, here that are provided for housing for domestic violence survivors, that is, the specific allocation (details supplied); and the number of families by county in the past four years in tabular form. [18575/20]

Domestic Violence Services

Catherine Murphy

348. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the support that has been given to approved housing bodies, AHBs, in relation to providing housing to domestic abuse survivors under the capital assistance scheme by county in the past four years in tabular form. [18576/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Catherine Murphy

349. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Rebuilding Ireland: Policy and Procedural Guidance for Housing Authorities in Relation to Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence with Emergency and Long-term Accommodation Needs; (Circular 2/17) has considered the fact that it was reported in 2019 that the Child and Family Agency is applying a standard of one shelter space per 10,000 of the female population in view of the fact the Council of Europe has set the standard at one place per 7,500 of the population and one family place per 10,000 of the population; if there has been a review, assessment, monitoring or evaluation of Action No 1.8 of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, page 90; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Catherine Murphy

350. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the findings of the Tusla review or the Rebuilding Ireland action plan objective 1.8 found that Ireland does not have an adequate number of domestic violence refuge spaces as per the figures set by the Council of Europe; the way in which he plans to respond to this to ensure increased funding and capacity within the refuge system to ensure access across all counties for victims requiring urgent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18578/20]

Human Rights

Catherine Murphy

365. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with his Chinese counterparts and their officials in respect of Uyghur Muslims; the nature, subject matter and frequency of the engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18128/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

373. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a definition will be set out for non-essential travel in view of genuine instances in which persons need to travel abroad for work and family reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18140/20]

Human Rights

Catherine Murphy

374. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of his most recent engagement with his counterparts in Bahrain; if he has discussed human rights conditions in Bahrain with them and or his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18197/20]

Schools of Music

Catherine Murphy

474. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost if the budget for Royal Irish Academy of Music increased by 5%. [18459/20]

Job Losses

Catherine Murphy

580. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of redundancies her Department has been notified of in each month to date in 2020; the number notified in each month of 2019; the number of companies involved; the sectors impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18131/20]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

643. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question 950 of 13 May 2020, the measures he undertook to address issues raised in the protected disclosure cases that were closed in 2016 and 2017; if no action was taken, the reasons the cases were closed; the timeline for the completion of the outstanding protected disclosures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18169/20]

Road Traffic Offences

Catherine Murphy

762. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons sanctioned by An Garda Síochána for driving on a road designated as a motorway while on a learner permit in the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18110/20]

Road Traffic Offences

Catherine Murphy

763. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons sanctioned by An Garda Síochána for driving on a public road while their full driver licence was endorsed and-or they were subject to a driving ban in the past five years to date. [18111/20]

Garda Equipment

Catherine Murphy

789. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to release additional funding for the issuing of mobile fingerprint devices to frontline gardaí. [18454/20]

Garda Data

Catherine Murphy

790. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in County Kildare that have taken basic or refresher public order training in each of the past three years; and the duration of each course. [18455/20]