Results 1-20 of 45 for going forward speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...matter of mitigating and looking after the needs that people have, particularly where health is involved. We are talking about people who have been through huge pain. I would like to think the Government will work alongside the Opposition if we put forward amendments. There are obviously issues because there will be a financial aspect to some of the amendments, which creates a...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Deputy Cullinane brought this motion forward because cancer services are not being properly funded. The Government has absolutely failed to fund the cancer strategy for five of the past seven years. As has already been said, we are dealing with expensive lifesaving equipment lying idle due to staff shortages. Cancer surgeries are being cancelled because of hospital overcrowding. It has...

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. I thank Deputy Cullinane for bringing this motion forward. We could deal with the multiple proposals he has put forward, but I just wish to deal with one. I refer to developing a public contract for GPs and launching a pilot programme in areas where there are shortages of GPs for out-of-hours services and leave cover. We all know the issues that exist, including in my...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It is fair to say that we have at least agreement on one issue, which is that the war on drugs has been an abject failure. I recall that there was a period in Dundalk a couple of years ago when, following cuts to Garda funding, we did not have a drug squad and then the drug squad was suddenly in operation again. In fairness, no one is going to have a problem when action is taken against...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...engagement with all of these organisations in the process. If there is room for improvement, nobody should be afraid of that. We all know the issues with people being able to put their organisations forward as charities without regulation or accountability or there actually being a charity. We have all seen scams over many years. Anything that can be done to make that as difficult as...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agaibh. A huge amount has been dealt with already by this committee. An awful lot of the recommendations were on the basis that a significant number of people came forward and spoke about the film industry. We have all seen the positives of section 481. These may have been unintended consequences, but what we were told and what many people spoke about and put in the public...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...an overused term, particularly by myself - system that can deliver for people. We know we want a planning system that can deliver social, economic and environmental needs. We are speaking about good quality planning decisions that can be made in a timely manner. We have not always been able to deliver this. There has to be acceptance of this. There may be some moves in the correct...

Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (7 Nov 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...this is the last time we are doing this and that full and proper measures will be in place before we have to return here in six months." While I can appreciate there are other priorities, it is good to have legal certainty when it comes to things which affect the public. This is especially true with regard to measures that will cost businesses money. Renewal debates such as this...

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...any of the questions that remain concerning nursing homes, the HSE and all others involved. That needs to be done and then we need to make sure there are protocols and best practice for how we go forward regarding elder care in general and also in dealing with the possible pandemics in the future. There are enough dreadful things going on in this world and we do not want to see this...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...states: We operate 2 school collections daily at both local schools within the estate at 1.15pm and 2.15pm. This demands 3 or 4 members of staff to be out of the building at the one time. Therefore going forward we are looking at this collection service to be inoperable. We need action on this. The Minister visited the House, in Cox's Demesne. It also has an after-school project....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I will use the example of Donegal and Sligo-Leitrim. They said it was done on a geographic basis. I accept that Louth is the smallest county but it has two huge towns. If we are going to talk about crime statistics, unfortunately, Louth can hold its own with the best. That is something we would prefer was not the case but that is the reality when you are dealing with big urban centres....

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...the two Ministries convene the all-important stakeholders' forum in which all these issues can be considered. Given the week that is in it, we are all conscious of the importance of ensuring there is good governance, oversight and accountability of how public moneys are used. We need to do a deep dive. We have heard that from too many people who came before the committee and from...

European Union Directive: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: .... I am fairly sure I do not have to name it, as I think everyone will realise I am talking about RTÉ. I do not want to prejudice the work of the relevant committees or wherever else this has to go. I will quote from the briefing note, which states the proposal "will impose an obligation on Member States to adopt effective rules on open access to information of public interest, the...

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I also follow up with our support and solidarity, particularly at this time as we look forward to Pride. We accept that huge strides have been made over the past 50 years but there is still a hell of a lot more to do and we need to ensure that everything is done to ensure absolute equality for all those in the LGBTQI+ community. I wish to raise an issue relating to Outcomers. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...financially sustainable and identified this as a major risk on its corporate risk register. The Irish Wheelchair Association has contacted me. I will give a number of the recommendations it put forward for its pre-budget submissions. They include providing funding for full pay restoration for section 39 organisations and returning to alignment with HSE pay scales. That is an absolute...

Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: What is being proposed by Deputy Ó Broin is a straightforward set-up on a national car test, NCT-type inspection and a checklist. We can all see the wins with this for tenants, particularly for those who are in substandard and the nightmare-to-rent type tenancies which do not work for anybody. This is a very easy sell and I was listening to the Minister of State in respect of what...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ..., part of the company involved in it is located in Ireland. There are particular issues relating to it that we need to look at. This committee has said we will look at it as part of our work going forward.

Inshore Fishing: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I also thank Deputy Michael Collins and the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward this vital motion. It is absolutely necessary that we have these conversations. I have no doubt that many others have had the same conversations I have had with fishers in respect of ensuring the sustainability of their industry. I know the Minister has also had engagement. He knows the issues. No...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...the meat factories and the cartel-like behaviour, and the power differential. It is necessary that a rebalancing is done. We all accept that the EU unfair trading practices directive did not go far enough. We did not follow it up in this State with a sufficient number of teeth. I welcome the food regulator, but let us be clear: this will only work if the regulator has sufficient power...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Employment: Discussion (13 Dec 2022)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I will be quick. Mr. Brabazon noted that all groups are going to give out when they do not have multi-annual funding that allows for real forward planning to be done. I welcome that Mr. Brabazon said Specialisterne Ireland is not fighting with anybody in regard to funding, and it is trying to work alongside people and not trying to get into bun fights in that sense. When we had SOLAS...