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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the fact that when we are talking about premises surveyed, premises designed or in design and premises under construction, the numbers are considerable. That means there is a significant amount of throughput. I am hardly on my own in still being particularly worried about that figure of 56,600 passed whereas we have had multiple targets to hit 60,000 at the end of January and the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept, particularly in the beginning, that problems arose specific to the pandemic. We all know that in big infrastructural projects one gets better as one goes along. That is accepted, but it is a matter of ensuring that this happens. I have had conversations with NBI. It is obviously looking for what it terms "a self-install product" which would give it a greater capacity in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes, it is.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We must deal with this issue of communal heating systems. I have spoken many times to the Minister previously about Carlinn Hall. In fairness to Deputy Hourigan, she got to the point that we have a slight break for the moment because of the time of year but that we must examine this issue now. The gas-fed nature of these systems must be dealt with under planning laws. This is an...

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not know whether I should frame this as a complaint. The Minister was in Coláiste Chú Chulainn this week. My nieces, Makayla and Leah, whom I name to embarrass, now have more pictures with the Minister than they do with me. They were there to facilitate the graduation and I am told they presented the Minister with a tie.

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I see that. I was not able to make it to this obviously very important event, especially for those graduating. I will embarrass a number of people in my family now, but there is a logic to where I am going. My son, Conor, attends another Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, school, Ó Fiaich College. I have to thank to it for the work it has done. Our Conor, a bit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans in relation to financing the post office network into the future. [28528/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (2 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to deal with issues with communal heating systems such as Carlinn Hall, Dundalk. [28527/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador and the Chair of the EU Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Madam Chair, Ms Klympush-Tsintsadze. I reiterate what everyone else has said about the solidarity there needs to be with Ukraine, which is dealing with an absolutely abominable invasion by Russia, something none of us expected to happen. We are in a very different place now from where we were a few months ago. This being the EU affairs committee, Ms Klympush-Tsintsadze has already...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador and the Chair of the EU Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I apologise. I was to follow up on that. The last time Ms Klympush-Tsintsadze was before us, she spoke about the list of companies, provided to the Department of Foreign Affairs, that were still trading with Russia. Where is that? We have had a lot of sanctions and a lot of things have changed since that. I will leave it at that. I may come in again afterwards. I do not want to hog...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Am I right in saying that when cannabis is in a person’s system, it stuns the brain cells, but if the person stops, it has not killed the brain cells in the way alcohol does, and they will un-stun themselves, for want of a more technical term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is very difficult to get on the medicinal cannabis access programme, MCAP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I apologise that I was at another event earlier. I will continue on from the Cathaoirleach’s point. I think none of us is too shocked that there is an increase in the number of people who have drugs in their system when stopped at checkpoints or after accidents on the basis there is a huge increase in the number of people taking drugs. When there is a case of GAA motions going to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am assuming it is a "Yes" because it is the case that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Garda and mental health experts say that we are dealing with stuff that is a hell of a lot more potent and so has a greater level of impact. I am wondering about tests. The Medical Bureau of Road Safety has found that there is a huge issue with benzodiazepines. What is the situation with crack cocaine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: More work needs to be done and these are probably unfair questions but Dr. Bedford is not the first person who has been asked unfair questions in a committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all know that. I go to residents' committee meetings and people talk about open drug dealing and all of the rest of it. We put pressure on and move it around-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is it and it is combined with the open use of cocaine.