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Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Gabhaim buíochas le foireann na Roinne agus leis na Seanadóirí. Gabhaim buíochas freisin le foireann an Tí. Tá súil agam go mbeidh deireadh seachtaine saoire deas agaibh go léir. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: State Properties (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Ar dtús, bhí an tAire Stáit anseo inné agus cuirim fáilte roimhe arís inniu. I wish to thank him for all his work on another big problem we have in our part of the country. I am not going to delay this. Basically, I am passing on a request from the community of Ballymoe in County Galway. It is a village that nestles right beside the River Suck. The Minister...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: State Properties (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: The Minister of State has given a very comprehensive answer. As he stated, there has been engagement and the community has been given an opportunity. I would say to the community now that if they are interested in the property then they should contact me and the OPW to see if we can resolve the issue. I acknowledge that the OPW has tried to facilitate the local community, and I thank the...

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Well done to the Acting Chairperson on chairing this debate. I was listening to it in my office before I came into the Chamber and it has been wonderful to hear the contributions from everybody around the place. We have heard wonderful stories of people in societies and communities. I congratulate Senator Pauline O'Reilly and her colleagues on tabling this worthwhile motion. There was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Thank you very much. Unfortunately I will have to go to the Seanad shortly to discuss the community of Ballymoe which is on the Roscommon-Galway border beside the Suck river. It is part of the Suck valley. The local community is campaigning for the closed-up Garda station to be used as a community hub. This is an example of the kind of thing that is happening all over the country. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: The three speakers have made relevant points. Everybody has said that fantastic work has been done in Roscommon town. People were a little iffy at the start, as our guests know themselves. They are also aware of smaller towns, such as Elphin, in all counties that are desperately trying to get funding with the full support of their councils. That will come on stream because towns such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I know they do. I will hand that to the organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: All good news.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Eugene Murphy: We will certainly look after the Leas-Chathaoirleach, and anybody else who wants to come.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I am a bit disappointed that Senator Boyhan jumped the gun on the Lough Funshinagh issue considering that Senator Dolan and I have led on that. Thanks to the Leader we will have a very good debate on the matter coming up shortly. When it comes to the debate I hope the first two speakers will be Senator Dolan coming from Ballinasloe and me coming from Roscommon. I support the comments...

Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Senator Chambers has asked me to share one minute of my time and I have agreed to that. It is always an honour to speak in this House but I do not know whether it is an honour today. As a person living in County Roscommon, I am deeply disturbed and hurt by this. I dedicate my few words today to all those families – the Martin, Beattie, Murray, Kearney, Staunton and Fallon families...

Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Brian Fallon is 80 years old.

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: We have some people in the Public Gallery from Limerick, agus Dún na nGall - is as Dún na nGall an tAire - agus Contae na Mí. Cuirim fáilte rompu go léir. We hope they enjoy their visit to Leinster House and, particularly, to Seanad Éireann. They look quite happy and are smiling so that looks good.

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I will not say much before I hand over to the Aire, as I am in the Chair, other than to endorse the comments of many Senators. However, something that has been very important to date, which the Minister has shown previously, is the way he engages with people, not alone the farming organisations but sometimes individual farmers, who are probably in a distressed state or situation. That is...

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire, na Seanadóirí, na huiséirí agus na hoifigigh. Is é seo an deireadh leis an díospóireacht. On a more sombre note, as Senator Mullen and the Minister referred to, in my radio days I had many a conversation with the late Paddy Dunican at the racecourse in Kilbeggan and on the radio. I am really saddened by his departure...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I thank Senator McGahon for raising that important matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Seanadóir Malcolm Byrne. Is é an t-ábhar anois ná the need for the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, to make a statement on the total number of vacant or derelict properties nationwide in the ownership or possession of the Department of Health or the HSE and his strategy to address this issue. Tá ceithre nóiméad ag an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (11 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: We will return to Senator Conway. We proceeded because he was not present and we said we would go back to take his Commencement matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (11 Apr 2024)

Eugene Murphy: That is not bad news. I thank the Minister of State and thank the Senator.