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Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Thank you.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I probably allowed more flexibility than I ever will again. I call An Teachta Carthy.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Anois an Grúpa Teichniciúil Neamhspleách agus Páirtithe, naoi bomaite, Teachta Connolly ar dtús.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Government has it in its power to deal with the committee issue. That just involves making it clear that a Member is either in government or he or she is not. I want to bring up an issue that falls into the Minister of State's own bailiwick - the Mental Health Act and the proposals to amend it. I have come across a number of unfortunate cases relating to an issue that lies with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They are a danger to themselves and others.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the current involvement of Irish Defence Forces personnel in UNIFIL missions in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will detail the most recent interaction there has been with the United Nations regarding the death of a person (details supplied); the work being done to expediate the response from the UN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5943/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously everything that can be done from a recruitment and retention point of view should be done. On workforce planning, we must ensure that have not only the best possible work conditions and pay but that we have enough students training. That all needs to be done. I am going back to two particular issues. I would be grateful for an update on how many whole-time equivalent positions...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide the updated figures from the CDNT workforce report carried out in October 2024; if she will outline the strategy to deal with the current vacancy rate in CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6975/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would like to ask the Minister of State if she will provide updated figures from the CDNT workforce report carried out in October 2024. Will she outline the strategy - some of this has been dealt with - regarding the current vacancy rate in the CDNTs and what can be done to rectify that, assuming we can provide the best result across the board to the children and families who are in need?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. I would appreciate if we could get that full report as soon as possible when the Minister of State has an actual deadline. My last parliamentary question contains the same detail in relation to this issue. My understanding is that almost 530 whole-time equivalent positions were still missing or not filled at October last year in the children’s disability network...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their new positions. There are major issues in the disability sector, whether we are speaking about recruitment or retention. All has to be brought to bear. We hope there will be success at the talks. The workers want to see delivery of the WRC pay agreement of October 2023. A large number of section 39 workers in the disability sector...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, I have asked a supplementary question to Question No. 119.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I generally add confusion anyway.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There seems to a fair amount of time if the Deputy wants to leave it until the end.

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I almost feel that we are on a hamster wheel having these discussions on disability. I get that everyone across the board is aware from the issues that are raised in their constituency offices, from canvassing doors and even from familial connections, of the huge want and need that is out there and the huge amount of frustration we are addressing with families, even if we only deal with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 34. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6985/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [6984/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown, by county, of the numbers of children waiting on assessments of needs and therapies across the State; the plans in place to reduce the backlogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6976/25]

Importance of Agrifood to the Irish Economy: Statements (20 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I also wish the best to the Minister, Deputy Heydon, and the Ministers of State, Deputies Grealish and Michael Healy-Rae. As Deputy Fitzmaurice said, they have a stay of execution but it will be a short one. We spoke previously on some of the issues. Everyone gets the idea of the importance of the agrifood sector and the agricultural sector to Irish society, especially rural Ireland....