Results 201-220 of 6,823 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Before I turn to my main issue, but on the basis that this is health-related, I commend the staff in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital where I had to undergo a testing procedure. All is very well but I must say the staff there were incredibly professional and made something that should not be enjoyable in any way as enjoyable as it could be and definitely as painless as it could be. I just want...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome everyone. On some level, it is always unfortunate that we have to address the issues that are being addressed. The one time everyone might agree with me is in commending Ms Darmody on the huge work and service she has done to her brothers and all the other Neils and Johns who are out there, of which there are a huge number. Ms Darmody said it herself: what we are looking at is...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So we have not knocked on people's doors on private capacity. The other question I want to follow up on relates to school-based therapies, which the Taoiseach keeps talking about and we all want to see. Is there any detail with regard to a timeline in delivering that across the board?

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Schools will still demand them and all the rest, no matter what.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Apologies for being late but I had to participate in a radio interview and speak in Leinster House. I managed to do it all very badly but I got it done. I have not had the chance to address Mr. Walsh, Mr. Sherwin and Ms Quigley. This issue has been raised with me. As much as we are all delighted with what Cara Darmody has done, and where there is a whole focus on delivering in the field...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is also the very specific issue of deaf-blindness. I know we are going to talk about accessibility. Obviously, we are dealing with a cohort where it is incredibly difficult. I accept that reasonable accommodations have been reasonable but we are neither next nor near that at the minute.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is resourcing and the framework. We need to do a piece of work on how we implement the framework. Cara Darmody and Mark Darmody have said it straight. We are in the position we are in and we do not see that this going anywhere right. Our guests have said that the conversations have not even happened with stakeholders. It would be worthwhile if we did a piece of work on this, in the...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Continued failure is unacceptable and impacts on too many.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It would be good to have a timeline for when the Minister of State sees that business case being in place. I think we all agree on the necessity of renewables and decarbonisation. We have seen some district heating projects that make complete sense where waste energy, rather than remaining waste, is piped in and used as a means of providing heat. We need as much as possible of this done as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I ask him the Minister of State to come back to me in writing on where that is. Obviously it is very positive. We all want to have schemes that are fit for purpose. We want to see we can actually deliver district heating systems at scale. I return to the Achilles' heel that exists with communal heating systems. I spoke to the Minister before about Carlinn Hall and I spoke to the previous...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the preparation of the business case seeking to establish future State funding, from 2026 to 2030, to support efficient district heating projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the Minister of State provide an update on the preparation of the business case seeking to establish future State funding to support efficient district heating projects? I have spoken to the Minister of State before about the wider issue of district heating. Stakeholders in the industry say the support scheme for renewable heat, for example, needs to be looked at to make it more fit...

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not know how many times I have come in here and spoken about housing. It is almost a single transferable speech although previously I might have said that things were not getting better but now it is very obvious for anyone to see that things are getting a lot worse. I have no doubt that the Minister and his Government colleagues have the same types of cases as those coming to my...

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: ------and pushing back because they do not have the facilities and the tools but that would be a far longer conversation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 24. To ask the Taoiseach to provide an update on the shared island initiative. [23472/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [23471/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [22206/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 33. To ask the Taoiseach when the Climate Action Plan progress reports for the remainder of 2024 will be published. [23473/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (10 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 42. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department's interdepartmental group report on the Dublin City Taskforce recommendations. [25261/25]