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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: On that point, from my own experience of growing up on a family farm, which was then pretty small, my parents put in a huge effort to buy an extra bit of land to make it viable, as did many families. To go back to those days, I can recall the family farm was really efficient and environmentally aware. You would watch how the whitethorns and the blackthorns would develop and you would hear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I am not because Mr. Moore made an important point in terms of fruit. From a farming stability point of view, we import €20 million worth of blueberries into this country. They can be so easily grown in Ireland. I made the point to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, that one of the problems is that it does not pay farmers to do that. You need to incentivise them. It is the same with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: If it is okay with the Chair, I have one final short question. We cannot overlook the fact that we exported €19.5 billion worth of agrifood last year and that more than 150,000 people are employed in the businesses. In all of this debate, we have to find a way in which we do not substantially lose those jobs or those farms. Do the witnesses have an opinion on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: The enthusiasm of the witnesses for what they do is extraordinary. It is a great story to tell. It was fantastic to listen to Ms McDonnell tell the stories about the residents. To a degree, the Chair has asked the question I was going to ask, which is what we can do going forward. What ask do the witnesses have of us? I think we have an idea of that in terms of what they have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: On the issue of solar panels, there are many low- to middle-income people who cannot afford to do this work. I am told that it costs €15,000 to get a real benefit from it. Some neighbours and others have shown me their bills and they have been wiped out. I wonder if there is a fear, and I think it was Deputy Ó Cuív who brought this up, on the part of the companies that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: That is true.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: They sure could.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. Gabhaim buíochas léi as ucht teacht anseo. I appreciate that she always deals with areas of special needs with sincerity and honesty. I wish to draw her attention to a lovely school in a rural part of County Roscommon, Granlahan National School on the Roscommon-Mayo border. It is a small school which had 32 pupils...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I appreciate the Minister of State's reply. There is nothing I can argue with as such. She is right. However, I said that while there is no doubt that there has been an increase in special education teaching posts throughout the country, it looks like some of these smaller schools could lose out. I appreciate that the school authorities can have conversations with people within the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (15 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, Deputy O'Donnell. He is welcome. He is nearly a permanent fixture here at the moment. He has four minutes to reply to Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Senator. She is in no way tight on time. I remind all Senators that we cannot identify persons, irrespective of the situation-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: We cannot do so. It is the rule. I am sorry.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Climate Change Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I think I know at last what meridional means. Does the Minister of State have a final comment?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rural Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I sincerely thank the Minister of State for coming into the Chamber. I know we are sometimes annoyed when we do not have the senior Minister. However, the Minister of State has come in and handled the four issues. I also thank Senators Mullen, Keogan, Malcolm Byrne and Conway for having been here for this morning's discussion. As always, I thank the staff around the top table and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I wish to apologise. I have had a very busy morning and so I have not been able to engage until now. I heard the comments of the Chairman and Deputies Ó Cathasaigh and Ó Cuív. I fully back up what they said. I will be short because to avoid repetition. I welcome Mr. Deegan and thank him for his presentation. Many people are falling through the cracks here. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: The Deputy will have to wait and look at the map.