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European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I call Deputy Seán Haughey.

European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: Most of the Members asked questions when they spoke. Deputy Haughey had not spoken yet so I am allowing him to do so. I will then invite the Minister of State to answer the questions after Deputy Haughey has contributed.

European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: If Deputy Boyd Barrett wishes to ask another question of the Minister of State, I am sure she will accommodate him.

European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I will hand over to the Minister of State who may take as long as she wishes to respond. Does she wish to answer all the questions?

European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister of State and all the Deputies who have contributed to the debate.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (28 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of his Department's budget allocated to programmes (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: There is some good news for Deputy Burton.

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (29 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: A Cheann Comhairle, I am not aware of the plight of farmers in County Kildare but the situation in Roscommon, Galway, Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan is a sad one for many farming families. As the Minister is aware, the weather has been poor since last July. There has been little respite from the wet and cold weather. Before coming into this debate I checked the forecast and at least...

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (29 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I have dealt with the Minister and I genuinely believe he is a sincere man. He has helped me but I am very disappointed with his response. If he knew what we are trying to explain to him, he would try to do something urgently. My brother has a small family farm. At best, it will be at least three weeks before there is any grass and that would be in ideal weather conditions. The...

Report on Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Motion (29 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the report and I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for their input into it. The Minister, Deputy Naughten, was right to allow it to come out. I have had only a brief look at the report. As somebody who spent 20 years presenting and producing on Shannonside Northern Sound radio, as the Minister knows, and having spent some time presenting on Irish television as well...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (29 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: 290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the proposed sale of a wind farm (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [14554/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (29 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the amenity development will continue to be maintained and overseen by Coillte in view of the proposed sale of a wind farm (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [14555/18]

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: According to the section on health in the programme for Government, the Government will work with the Oireachtas to sustain annual increases in health budgets so as to improve services to the public. The Government's decision, through the HSE, to not automatically award medical cards to all cancer patients has caused much devastation among people who are already under pressure. For example,...

Priority Questions: Rape and Sexual Offences (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I remind Members that every time they break the time rules, somebody loses out in terms of having a question answered. I ask Members to abide by the rules that we have set down ourselves through the Business Committee because I hate interrupting people.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: We want to give them nothing, apparently.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: Farmers are in distress right now. This is not about-----

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: This is unbelievable. How dare Deputy Burke say that?

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: This is a fodder crisis.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: My God. Deputy Burke and his colleagues are not living in the real world.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I thank Deputy Butler for changing slots with me. We should all remember why we are here. We are here because Deputy McConalogue has us here. We had a motion in the House on Holy Thursday, when the House was virtually empty apart from the Minister, the Minister of State and ourselves. There was little interest in this. However, Deputy McConalogue persisted and brought the matter back...