Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Catherine Murphy

505. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contingency plans and budget he has put in place to address the possibility that Ireland may not meet its legally binding annual greenhouse gas emissions targets under the EU effort sharing decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43070/14]

Electric Vehicle Grants

Catherine Murphy

547. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made in achieving the Government target of a 10% share of electric vehicles here by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/14]

Electric Vehicle Grants

Catherine Murphy

548. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in achieving the Government target of a 10% share of electric vehicles here by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43368/14]

Bus Éireann Services

Catherine Murphy

571. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed service level reductions on the Bus Éireann route 120/121 from Tullamore, County Offaly to Clane, County Kildare; if passengers will be informed of same; if the implication for users of the Irish Wheelchair Association services in Clane has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43058/14]

Irish Water Administration

Catherine Murphy

40. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has signed the order permitting the collection of personal public service numbers by Irish Water as a scheduled body under the Act; if it has been signed; when it was signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42546/14]

Smarter Transport

Catherine Murphy

259. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the recent publication of the draft policy document, Investing in our Transport Future: A Strategic Framework for Investment in Land Transport, if the target of reducing the total share of car commuting from 65% to 45% in 2020, that is, 500,000 more persons taking alternative means to commute to work, introduced in 2009 under the previous policy Smarter Travel: A Sustainable Transport Future, has now been formally abandoned as Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41829/14]

Energy Conservation

Catherine Murphy

19. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fall in the take-up of grants for home energy retrofit since 2011; if his Department has conducted any estimate of the energy costs which would have been saved had the programme been maintained at prior levels; his strategy in relation to improving take-up; the reason the pay-as-you-save scheme has been persistently delayed during the Government's time in office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40326/14]

Departmental Customer Charters

Catherine Murphy

83. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the key performance indicators and measures of evaluations that are in place to underpin the performance of the customer charter and action plan for 2013 to 2015; if she will provide an assessment of the way the charter and action plan is performing in regard to each criterion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39802/14]

Visa Applications

Catherine Murphy

328. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting times for the processing of spouse reunification visas by INIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40077/14]

Irish Water Establishment

Catherine Murphy

585. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate, by category and value, the extent of assets which were transferred to Irish Water upon its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40354/14]

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]