Results 1,001-1,020 of 7,553 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: He is very unreliable.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: After that, I should commend the Louth ladies and the under-20s, who are through to the all-Ireland final. It was unfortunate that our minors could not do it in a really great game against Offaly. Rural housing is a major issue. Last summer, we were told that the draft guidelines on one-off rural housing were with the Attorney General for legal review. Given that we will be considering...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 21. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will next meet. [20901/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 15. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [20900/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all stood here many times before and spoken of the disgraceful attack by Russia on Ukraine and its continued policy which is just nouveau imperialism. It is no different from what has happened many times before in Russian history and the history of many other states beyond that, unfortunately, as we know too well. We need to stand with Ukraine and against Russia but at some time...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In the context of engagement and what President Zelenskyy has said, how can we engage in facilitating peace, both as a state and as part of the wider European Union?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [20899/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree. Louth-Cavan-Monaghan does not work as a sensible divisional decision, and I get that the Taoiseach's answer is going to be that that remains for the Commissioner. It is, however, an issue that needs to be looked at. The Minister, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, said here that the community safety partnerships are going to happen quickly. That needs to happen post-haste because we know...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made in his Department to streamline the applications processes for CAP and other farm grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25660/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Planning Issues (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work being carried out to examine planning and other local authority issues related to his Department's grant schemes available for farm sheds and slurry storage on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 904. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider revising or rescinding the policy of requesting people with Down’s syndrome to renew their medical cards every year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26037/25]

Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan: Statements (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome Francie Gorman, president of the IFA. I had a recent meeting with Kevin Sweeney, the local chair, and a number of other IFA members. They are better than most groups at keeping your feet to the fire in respect of the issues. I thank them for that. Luckily for me, they were just back from meetings in Brussels. We are all aware that the idea of CAP is to ensure a stable supply...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We need this legislation signed off as early as possible. There are questions about the membership, including membership of TDs and other stakeholders. We need to ensure we have something that is fit for purpose. I request that what Deputy Ward said be followed through on. There must be some consistency. In Louth, it has been a considerable period since we have had joint policing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline any engagement there has been between his Department and any other agency on the preparation of the establishment of the community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23475/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I ask the Minister about the establishment of the community safety partnerships. There is much in this we welcome, including the involvement of the Garda, the local authorities, the HSE and other stakeholders. However, there are questions about the membership, especially about which elected representatives will be on it and how they will operate. Local authorities have issues with who can...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. The main thing is that "very soon" needs to be very soon. We need to see these up and running and I will put the question back in the short term because of the anomaly that JPCs, which did great work, are not in existence now. Would it be possible to have them in the short term? Is the Minister proposing any changes to community safety partnerships?...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of Garda Kevin Flatley as we deal with issues in relation to the number of gardaí. It is clear that despite the high-profile recruitment process, there has been no significant increase in the number of gardaí who will be trained. The current Garda Commissioner dismissed the claim by the Government that 1,000 would be trained...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all seen modern methods of construction, such as, for example, 3D concrete printing in Muirhevnamore, in operation. Whether we are talking about modular 3D printing or timber-frame housing, we need to see a plan for a significant ramp-up, while accepting that all of these solutions represent only a percentage of housing supply. Could we get some sort of detail on this matter? I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What about he guidelines for the one-off housing?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to local authorities in 2025 to cover the additional applications for housing adaptation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23493/25]