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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish to raise the issue of autism supports. The report of the Joint Committee on Autism made 109 recommendations. We all know the difficulties that parents face in terms of autism units and disability school transport. I am even hearing from crèches that they do not have the resources they need to provide support for a considerable number of the children with autism who are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In schools.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness I was asking for a timeline and I have got one for publication. We are speaking about early October. In a previous parliamentary question I asked whether we needed to do work to ensure there was an SEAI grant system for management companies and companies such as Frontline Energy and others involved in this communal heating system. This is from the point of view of delivering...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is all very positive. I will be holding the Minister of State to his word on this. It is absolutely vital that when this is published we look at the best means. I accept there will have to be a large amount of consultation between the landlords, residents and all of the specific stakeholders involved in Carlinn Hall and any other applicable communal heating systems. We really need to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to parliamentary Question No. 146 of 25 July 2023, to provide an update on the progress of the publication of review of the SEAI study into Carlinn Hall, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41755/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is not the first time this week that I have spoken to the Minister of State about Carlinn Hall. We have a feasibility study by the SEAI into a shallow geothermal heat source solution for the communal district heating system. During the summer I received a reply to a parliamentary question that stated the report was drafted and there were recommendations for short-, medium- and...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree that there is a limited timeline. We are in a period of drift which we would hope would not happen. I assume it has to be absolutely clear to the British Government, and even beyond to unionism, that there can be no return to continued direct rule as happened during the 1990s which I believe some of the DUP Westminster team may hope or long for. That is not the way things are....

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the engagements with the British Government and the parties in the North on the resumption of the Executive.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41330/23]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept what the Tánaiste has said. We all know a mandate was given for Ms Michelle O'Neill MLA to be First Minister and one party is holding this up at this time. That party was obviously given succour and support over many years by a particular British Government that was playing its own game in relation to the outworkings of Brexit. We all thought, with the Windsor Framework, we...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Would the Tánaiste give a report on his engagements with the British Government and the parties in the North on the resumption of the Executive? We are obviously in a period of drift which we all would have feared. All of us would acknowledge the fact the DUP should just find a way to get along with the rest of us from the point of view of delivering government which people need....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent trips to Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the work of the Heat and Built Environment Delivery Taskforce will look at solving issues with existing district and communal heating systems such as Carlinn Hall in Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41754/23]

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all understand this to be a technical Bill involving a transfer of all functions for the State's gas infrastructure from the current company, Ervia, to the new publicly owned company, Gas Networks Ireland. Deputy O'Rourke has laid out some of the issues that arise when we talk about the gas market or energy markets across the board. When people talk about that in this day and age, most...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree with the remarks of Deputy O'Sullivan. All Deputies have spoken about school transport and the difficulties in that regard. We are all aware of anomalies that show up. Last, year it affected Annagassan in my constituency. There is still an issue relating to the Bush Post Primary School, where people are technically a fraction too close to the school and do not have a right to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Just Transition (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish to draw the Taoiseach’s attention to the issue of the nitrates derogation. I attended an IFA meeting just outside Dunleer approximately a month ago. Members of the Taoiseach's party were there. The meeting was to deal with the nitrates derogation and Aine O'Connell from the IFA dairy policy executive spoke. In fairness, sometimes one can get a better quality of narrative or...