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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...are dealing with all this and with whatever other necessary moves were made that added costs to businesses. I do not believe I am mistaken when I say Deputy Coveney, when he was Minister, indicated promises had been made and that there would be some follow-on schemes, beyond what the Minister has referred to, in respect of hospitality and retail.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 15 October 2023, given that Louth County Council has indicated that if work was to be funded by his Department at this location (details supplied), it would have to be done under the locations of interest (LOIs) scheme, the locations for which are decided by his Department, if he will consider...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (7 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...treat Mr. Molloy fairly. We cannot have him falling between two stools, so we need to make sure that there is some interim action. If we get a timeline - even if the Minister of State could give an indication of the timeline for the legislation and delivering fully - that would be welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...last week I have dealt with parents whose autistic child has had the AON but has changed over the years and there is now a presentation with ADHD. People have seen multiple private providers and others who have indicated the child has ADHD but they cannot get that assessed and therefore cannot get therapies for it. They are trying to go from the CDNT to CAMHS and are meeting all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...engagement with Coimisiún na Meán. In some elements, this is an impossible job. Mr. O'Leary has dealt with some of that. Beyond that, it is about the engagement with big tech. Mr. O'Leary indicated that has been relatively positive. Which companies has An Coimisiún Toghcháin spoken to and dealt with? Are there particular companies with which it has not engaged?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: There was logic to it. We were talking about Limerick. People used to mark 1, 2 and then 3 and 4, but you could see the indication of the preference on that particular ballot. People only do this once every few of years. They do not exactly know. No one wants to ask. It was a hell of a lot better before that judgment. Not that I would case aspersions about what would be determined by a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (20 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Yes. I apologise, Leas Cheann-Comhairle, if I did not indicate properly.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (13 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...something better than what we have been doing to date. I accept that we must measure what we do vis-à-visother states but we must make sure there is no hold-up. I ask the Taoiseach to give us an indication of the timeline for getting the committee up and running and getting from there to action and legislation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The Taoiseach has indicated a timeline for when the Government might join and support South Africa in its genocide case against Israel. Is he, like some of his Ministers, supportive of South Africa and of the Government joining its case? Trócaire has also asked that the Government make its own assessment about what is happening in Gaza with regard to genocide and the risk of genocide....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ..., which may be comparable to SNAs or others, because what we have at the moment is not sustainable for students or for personal assistants as employees. On some level, they feel that the situation is indicative of great disrespect, especially as it has gone on for a considerable time. I welcome the additional funding. Hopefully, the pay claim can be dealt with as quickly as possible...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...we would need these sorts of clauses to be absolutely explicit, because I do not think it is in any way acceptable that there would be a rowing back from that position. Could the Tánaiste give me an indication of any movements we have made to look at the human rights conditions which relate to the Israel-EU Association Agreement and any other moves that we could make with regard to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will the Minister indicate if an IDA Ireland business development consultant has been recruited and if the Government is rethinking this role in view of the breaches of international humanitarian law and ongoing war crimes committed by Israel? I am referring to recruitment of an IDA Ireland business development consultant to operate in Israel. I do not have to go through what is happening...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...Carthy, however, raised the issue of the UNDOF mission in the Golan Heights and the fact that Ireland seems to have disengaged from it, while at the same time only 35 have signed up for EU battle groups. That indicates the Defence Forces are making decisions on a man-by-man or woman-by-woman basis in respect of our neutrality. The considerable agreement in the House in respect of the...

Energy Charter Treaty: Statements (9 Nov 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...seems to be one of those circumstances where there is general agreement throughout the House. The Minister, towards the end of his contribution, spoke about how this ECT is not fit for purpose and indicated we need to leave it. Deputy Whitmore went through the ins and outs of it being fine that we try to do our best to do it in a collective way with some of our European partners, but it...

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

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...other measures. One cannot get blood from a stone. Workers will be more productive if they are given time and space to live full lives. In this context, the recent bankruptcy of WeWork is a telling indicator of where things are headed. Sinn Féin has long advocated for more State involvement in the construction of housing, as the market will provide what is profitable rather than...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...not in the middle of a biodiversity crisis. The figure about 1 million species facing extinction will not leave my head. In fairness to Deputy O'Rourke, he laid out the particular key performance indicators, KPIs, that are not going in the right direction in this State and across this island. That is what we need. It is fair to say that public participation is a necessity. It makes...

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...impact. There is also the level of supports available over this CAP period generally. While supports have been maintained in 2023, based on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine's indicative application across 2023 to 2027, this would suggest a reduction in the latter years. We cannot continue to ask farmers to do more while the Government delivers less. This is something...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...that the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road scheme will be progressed this year, as due to changes in Government policy and design standards, additional design works are needed and the project team has indicated more funding will be required to close out and complete the current phase 3 design process, but TII has not indicated that more funding will be forthcoming; and if he will make a...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: What will be said today will be somewhat similar to what was said here last week about biodiversity. It goes without saying that all the indicators on biodiversity and climate change have been going in the absolute wrong direction for a considerable amount of time. I get that kind words and saying the right thing in here will not move the indicators in the right way. One of the most...

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...kids we would definitely be in a better place than the consumer society gone mad that we have at this point in time. If we look at anything over the last 40 to 50 years as regards biodiversity indicators, they were all going the wrong way. This week we heard that about a million species are in danger. We do not need to be an expert on biology, biodiversity or climate because if that...