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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is fair to say that we will be seeing continuity in Israel's pattern of behaviour. It is not surprising for an entity that engages in genocidal action. The shooting at Irish peacekeepers and diplomats was an absolute disgrace. We know the actions we need to take, whether it is the occupied territories Bill and the inclusion of services. I agree with the Tánaiste that the...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I apologise; I had a couple of questions for the Ministry the Minister held previously. Tá fáilte romhaibh go léir. There is no shortage of issues. We had a meeting of the Committee on Disability Matters yesterday and Cara and Mark Darmody appeared before it. They have huge qualms about where the assessment of need, AON, process is going and they fear the only solution the...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Well, I thought-----

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All right. If the Minister was willing to give any information, I would be only too delighted. I would just like to see where the assessment of need process is going as regards delivery. The Minister has to play a huge part in that. In regard to foster care, again, the problem with some of these issues is that they cross many Departments. Sometimes we have the issue of guardianship and...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am not allowed to ask questions about the CDNTs?

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is dreadful. We will have to discuss that later. There is a specific piece of work when we are talking about early learning centres. A number of these centres probably have taken more children than others and are dealing with issues ranging from behaviour to other challenges. I agree with the Minister that there needs to be flexibility. It involves looking at how AIM involves the...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My main question relates to the Minister's plans for early and long-term family supports, which can benefit children and families, to ensure children make their way eventually into a better life, including education and employment, despite considerable levels of disadvantage. There seems to be a fair amount of funnelling into family resource centres, FRCs, at the moment. I worry about the...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I also mentioned early family supports, planning for life and those sorts of projects and springboards. That is something that we-----

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Pensions (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to amending the Army Pensions Acts 1923 to 1980 following the case of a person (details supplied) who has been refused an Army pension following the death of their son in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31240/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the timelines and details for the roll-out of school-based therapies for special schools, schools with units and general mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31243/25]

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is the Minister requesting further time?

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I know but I meant this evening.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, a considerable number of people were worried. As the Minister of State said, they were sufficiently worried to come to her on that basis. It was said to me that we could be looking at a case where someone was involuntarily admitted and then they could not get treatment. I still have a fear when we are talking about making applications to courts and to the High Court. We all...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This amendment is an attempt to ensure we have a holistic means of assessment. We are talking about everything that impacts on mental health issues, including the environmental, the physical and the social. It is about the idea of ensuring we are assessing everything to make sure that we are dealing with all the issues impacting on a person. As Deputy Clarke said, it is then all about...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister of State should be well used to me using flexibility. I decided that I needed to mention the fact we need to put a certain emphasis on community services. That was already mentioned by Deputy Clarke, so I apologise. I did digress. I get that we are dealing with the issue of involuntary admissions, but we were trying to flesh out how to ensure we are talking about something...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not think there will be disagreement about the Garda request for authorised officers. It is completely logical and makes sense. They will be best suited to delivering and will be utterly au fait with what is involved, which is not always the case. Some of the issues I spoke of earlier relate to the fact that not everyone is au fait with the law and with what is required. That is why...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is probably too early to ask the Minister of State about the timeline, given that we are having a preliminary discussion on the structure. Can she give a general indication? I accept that this all depends on funding. What will the structure look like in comparison with the current structure, the difficulties with which I have spoken about previously? I imagine that other medical...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am not wedded to the amendment but I am wedded to the idea that there is a problem. I assume the Minister of State accepts there is a problem. I am not sure that what is proposed in the Bill will deal with that problem. It is the small number of cases where somebody needs support and a mental health practitioner will not sign, as the practitioner is not allowed, and the Garda cannot get...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept a considerable amount of what the Minister of State said. There is a significant issue in terms of getting a certain cohort committed in the first place. What will be the solution? Others and I have been dealing with people who need care and, because they were not making a direct threat to themselves or others, even following an arrest by gardaí who thought they needed to be...