Parliamentary questions

Traffic Management

Eoghan Murphy

664. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been consulted in the past 12 months on the introduction of a congestion charge for Dublin city centre. [6550/14]

Pensions Legislation

Eoghan Murphy

135. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has considered the establishment of a junior Minister with special responsibilities for pensions, as in the UK, to tie together the disparate departmental elements across finance, social protection, health and public expenditure and reform that are responsible for pensions, in view of the looming pension crisis, the complexity of pension arrangements here, the need for ongoing changes and reforms in the pensions sector and difficulties being experienced by private pension arrangements. [4909/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Eoghan Murphy

149. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money the State has contributed to the holding of Africa day in 2012 and 2013; the amount committed for 2014; the amount of money that went directly to consultants and the amount provided that went towards consultancy fees including plans for 2014; the reason this money was not given directly to the communities and groups participating in Africa day; if the spend of this money is audited; and if he will provide a breakdown of this spend. [4904/14]

Election Monitoring Missions

Eoghan Murphy

153. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 35 of 14 November and 51 of 12 November 2013, how it came to be, that using the system of scoring adopted by the Department, persons who had previously been selected to serve on the Department’s election monitoring roster when they had no prior experience in election monitoring abroad, were subsequently not selected for the new roster, even though they had by that time gained significant experience in election monitoring. [5266/14]

Property Tax Application

Eoghan Murphy

166. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ask the Revenue Commissioners if it is the case that there will be a loss to the Exchequer as a result of a reinterpretation of the local property tax legislation that will now see all buyers in 2013 receive an exemption from paying LPT; if so, what the anticipated loss will be; and the way this breaks down over each consecutive year. [5092/14]

Tax Code

Eoghan Murphy

169. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering an amendment to the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in relation to the reimbursement of physiotherapy expenses (details supplied). [5104/14]

Third Level Fees

Eoghan Murphy

232. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tax relief can be claimed in respect of tuition fees paid for approved courses at approved colleges of higher education, including Government-mandated registration fees for third level institutions; and if not, the reason for same. [5309/14]

Departmental Funding

Eoghan Murphy

433. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money given to the new communities partnership in each year since the partnership was established; the person responsible for the partnership; if the money spent is audited; and if he will provide the details of relevant audits. [4905/14]

Irish Water Administration

Eoghan Murphy

467. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if pay scales in Irish Water were set in line with pay scales in Bord Gáis Energy; and if salaries for staff in Irish Water were benchmarked against contracts in BGE that are based on pre-2009 salary levels. [5310/14]

Irish Water Staff

Eoghan Murphy

468. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the creation of Irish Water will lead to any local authority staff responsible for water services being made redundant or being re-allocated within the authority to non-water services functions; and if not, the reason for same. [5311/14]

Drug Rehabilitation Clinics

Eoghan Murphy

528. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his view on the concentration of methadone clinics in the city centre; his views on whether the Garda has sufficient resources to deal with increasing social order issues in the vicinity of these clinics; the number of gardaí assigned to the Temple Bar area; and his plans to increase their resources. [5313/14]

Drug Treatment Programmes Policy

Eoghan Murphy

610. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the concentration of methadone clinics in the city centre and social order issues that arise as a result of same; the negative impact this has on those visiting the city, as well as on tourism businesses operating in the city centre. [5314/14]

Drug Treatment Programmes Policy

Eoghan Murphy

664. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is considering changing its policy of concentrating methadone clinics in the city centre, particularly in tourist areas; and if it is considering alternatives such as mobile clinics. [5312/14]

Driver Licences

Eoghan Murphy

754. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to open a National Driving Licence Service office in the city centre to deal with backlogs in the existing Dublin centres. [5093/14]

Disability Support Services

Eoghan Murphy

94. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the employment supports that are available to adults who may not have been diagnosed previously as being on the autistic spectrum and may be unable to get such a diagnosis but are able and willing to work. [4703/14]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Eoghan Murphy

154. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach the level of pro bono work provided to his Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months; which of the firms, if any, have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4612/14]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Eoghan Murphy

155. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost. [4626/14]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Eoghan Murphy

170. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of pro bono work provided to his Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months; which of the firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4608/14]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Eoghan Murphy

171. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4621/14]

Bank Contracts

Eoghan Murphy

186. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if Permanent TSB used public procurement processes in engaging consultants; and the consulting spend in the past 24 months. [3653/14]