Results 81-100 of 6,541 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [16859/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Artificial Intelligence (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 15. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the AI Action Summit. [15163/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Artificial Intelligence (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The AI Action Summit issued the Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet. That sounds wonderful. It is how we deliver it and what our plan is in this State in that regard. We all know the dangers of artificial intelligence in the sense that it is the garnering of information and machine learning on a huge level, or on steroids for want of a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The tenant in situ purchase scheme was a means of saving people from homelessness. It is frightening that Louth County Council, which was provided €18.884 million last year for social housing acquisitions, has only been provided €12 million this year. That is a reduction of 36%. The previous Deputy spoke about the tighter constraints and conditions. In my engagement with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [15162/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Safety (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the development of protocols for the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the waiting times for assessment of needs across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medical Cards (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2471. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review and revise the medical card means-testing system to assess income after deduction of essential disability-related expenses, in order to more accurately reflect disposable income and improve fairness in eligibility decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21215/25]

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A considerable amount has already been said about how vital water is. That goes without saying. It is not difficult to make such an argument. A fair amount has been said, especially recently, when we have seen flyers from the other side about the return of water charges. A public service model is all that will be acceptable to the Irish people, so we just need to make sure we get to...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was told initial protection would be provided in 2026. We must make sure that happens. We must also ensure that communication takes place.

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I also want to bring a particular issue to the attention of the Minister of State about the waiver system where someone made an application and I believe there are mitigating circumstances.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if specific funding will be provided this year for the development of communal and district heating schemes; how that funding will be made available; the amount of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17988/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding mechanism currently available to established communal and district heating schemes (details supplied) for necessary upgrades to systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 345. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if plans are in place to collect data on the number of people waiting for disability home support and personal assistance services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18200/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for funding and for a carer for HSE home support in each month of 2025, by CHO and LHO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18196/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 393. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for funding and for a carer for HSE home support in CHO 8, by LHO and by whether a person is waiting for a new package or more hours on an existing package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18197/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support in CHO 8 for longer than one month; longer than three months, longer than six months and longer than twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18198/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of hours allocated to a home care package in each LHO in CHO 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18199/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: While many of us have had many differences about multiple American administrations over many years, we recall fondly Bill Clinton's necessary involvement in the peace process in Ireland and much more beyond. We are well removed from that now. We now have Donald Trump and his very simple formula. He took his country's trade deficit with each country and divided it by two. David McWilliams...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (8 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is absolute logic for school-based therapies. That is where the need is. It is about providing the service and assessment where the need is. I am aware the Minister has had engagement with the parents of Senan Maguire. That child is out of school at the moment. We need to ensure there is a solution for primary school-----