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Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am sorry. I thank Members. Deputy Bacik has six and a half minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I also raise the issue of Saint John of God Community Services. It has been brought to my attention that 8,000 adults and children receive supports in everything from mental health services to, in particular, disability services from the organisation. We are talking about community services and residential care. My area is served by Saint John of God North East Services, which provides a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Covid-19 pandemic was a worldwide catastrophe that no one could have anticipated. It brought worry, isolation and loss that will stay with us for some time to come. Some families will never recover. Some lost their loved ones who lay stranded in a nursing home and had to say goodbye through a window or over the phone. It was a cruel and hard time. Most of us rallied and it brought...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Taoiseach spoke about the many new pathways to education that provide people with necessary skill sets. While there are substantial deficits as regards the numbers we want trained in the traditional trades, there are also nouveau apprenticeships relating to cybersecurity, robotics and so on. There is great work being done in my constituency by Drogheda Institute of Further Education,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress being made in the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2739/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he can provide an update on the current UNIFIL mission in which Defence Forces’ members are taking part in South Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 96. To ask the Taoiseach when the terms of reference for the inquiry into Covid-19 will be produced. [1840/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the policy of the National Oral Health Office that funding provided for orthodontic treatment for under-18s categorised at the highest category 5 level is being used instead to treat in the private sector under-18s who are categorised in the 4 category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3048/24]

Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the legislation. I commend the work done on this by Deputies Kerrane and Brady from my party. We all welcome the fact that child maintenance payments will no longer be assessed as means for social welfare and the discontinuation of the liable relative provision. It has been a problem for a long time. If we go through the entire social protection system we see a number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve pay and conditions for personal assistants working in further education settings; and to provide an update on the development of the further education disability framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2026/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister and I have had multiple interactions regarding personal assistants who work in the further education sector, including in Drogheda Institute of Further Education, DIFE, Ó Fiaich Institute of Further Education, OFE, Cavan Institute and Dunshaughlin Community College. They are doing spectacular work to facilitate students with extra needs but they have a contract that does...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister's answer. FÓRSA needed to make that pay claim because that is how we will get to the end point of having a contract that is fit for purpose. Similar to the educators, this is a means of regularising the situation and putting personal assistants on a decent footing, which may be comparable to SNAs or others, because what we have at the moment is not sustainable...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree that this is about ensuring we have consistency across the board and that we provide proper contracts for these personal assistants as employees, based on the work they do. It is also about ensuring that we facilitate those people who require the support of personal assistants.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for the further expansion of apprenticeship courses in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2027/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I ask the Minister to lay out his plans regarding the further expansion of apprenticeship courses in Louth. We are talking about apprenticeships in many different fields at this stage. Provision has moved beyond what could be considered traditional apprenticeships. This relates to what we discussed earlier in terms of the need for multiple pathways for people to deliver the skill sets that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is all very welcome but we do need to see movement on a regional skills and training centre. We also need to deal with space constraints at OFE for certain courses. It may be possible to deliver additional space through the programme announced by the Minister this morning. On DkIT, Dr. O'Callaghan has done significant work in the past while, including enhancing the relationship...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Departments (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Táimid críochnaithe. Níl go leor ama againn,

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Bodies (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I call Deputy Tóibín to ask the next question. We will probably not be able to get the full question dealt with.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the new protocols for hospital discharges to stepdown facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2017/24]