Results 41-60 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of counties which have not had an SENO appointed yet; and when this will be rectified. [16617/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (18 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for an e-procurement initiative at local government level in view of the combined purchase power of the local government system and the potential savings that could be made. [15040/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (18 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 290: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of counties which employ an archivist. [16546/05]

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Organisations: Voluntary Sector Organisations (19 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reconsider the decision to withdraw funding for the Community Workers Co-operative in County Kildare and elsewhere. [16535/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the arrangements which have been put in place between his Department and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to satisfy the recently announced criteria that a person in receipt of rent assistance for a period of 18 months will be offered a local authority property. [16951/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount which was awarded in rent assistance by his Department, and the number of families or persons awarded rent assistance, on a county basis for the years 2003 and 2004. [16950/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Transport if a bus lane will be provided on the section of the Naas Road from Naas to the Dublin boundary; if this will be one of the routes selected on a pilot basis for a bus lane on the outer approaches to the capital; and if design changes have been factored into the current project. [16952/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Transport if he intends to provide funds to Dublin Bus for the purchase of new buses to augment its current fleet; if so, if the subvention to the company will be increased to allow it to operate a larger fleet. [16953/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (24 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action the Government proposes to take in order to counteract changes proposed in EU grant aid for the forestry sector. [16955/05]

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (24 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an education welfare officer will be employed for the Kildare area. [16954/05]

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I support amendments Nos. 38 and 40 and use the example of a reply I received to a parliamentary question to demonstrate why. The area from which I come is a developing one like most of those on the east coast. I asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children a question which she forwarded to the Health Service Executive on the failure to fill approved posts in speech therapy,...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I support these amendments which are important pressure points. As this is not a rights-based Bill, these amendments can give people some comfort. To understand what difference this Bill will make when it is passed, one must look at the individual services on which it will make an impact. I was pleased that the Minister of State accepted the point on developing areas and undertook to examine...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I support amendment No. 93 and I wish to provide some practical reasons regarding why it would be helpful. As a member of Kildare County Council, I was aware of frustration at the long waiting lists for disabled persons grants. People were often informed that they would require an architect to perform certain tasks which ended up costing a great deal of money. I am critical of the amount of...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I support the amendment. The Government has moved in a similar direction in the education sector where there are now special educational needs officers instead of people having to constantly repeat their case and obtain and send copies of various reports and assessments on particular children. One person has now assumed responsibility for that area. The Government has begun a trend in regard...

Aer Lingus: Motion (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I am in favour of this motion. Over the past few days, there have been many acknowledgements of the emotional attachment that Irish people have to Aer Lingus. We should not apologise for that. It is only right that we should feel a sense of pride in a company that in many ways has acted as an ambassador for Ireland. There is much to be said for spotting the distinctive shamrock in airports in...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I am responding to amendments Nos. 101 and 103 and the adequacy of the service statement. I have listened attentively to what the Minister of State said. He is saying that everyone is entitled to an assessment, but that this is dependent on available resources for delivery and talks about good governance. As regards the latter, equity is an important part of...

Defence Forces Property. (26 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Defence the discussions he has had with the Irish Aviation Authority and South Dublin and Kildare County Councils regarding operations at Weston Aerodrome at a longer runway and with the use of larger aircraft; the safety impact these operations might have on Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel; the sanctions available to him in the event of unauthorised use of...

Defence Forces Property. (26 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: I have a much larger file on this issue. Weston Aerodrome is a code one licensed runway of less than 800 metres. A clearway has been added to it and is being used as an extension to the runway. I provided the Irish Aviation Authority with a videotape showing the use of the clearway as a runway. The Irish Aviation Authority informed me that it has sent a copy of the videotape to Weston...

Defence Forces Property. (26 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: What is the Minister's view on the tape I supplied? What can he do to control this? Is he talking to other State agencies and Departments about this?

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (31 May 2005)

Catherine Murphy: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department intends to take to assist the 240 workers who are to be made redundant at a company (details supplied) in Naas; and if a replacement industry is being sought for the area. [18036/05]