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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was talking to a locum pharmacist working in County Louth. A lady who was on the drug payments scheme came in to him. She had a medical card but previously it had been taken off her. She had a medical condition. She was late for her medication. He wanted to know why and she said that she did not have the money in her account. She was taking the medication every second day, which,...

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was about to give them a clap.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was in deep trepidation there as I was not quite sure what the Ceann Comhairle was going to say. I am very glad it was not-----

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, that was not it. It was more whether it related to me. In these circumstances, I generally work on the basis that I may have done something wrong.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is all right then.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is early in the day. As I have said on numerous occasions previously, most of the good points have already been made and I will make them with less eloquence. We can break this down fairly straightforwardly. The idea of the Bill, albeit technical in nature, is to provide the Government with powers to protect security or public order from hostile actors using ownership of or influence...

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Authoritarian; that is it. Sorry. When you are down a hole, sometimes you just keep digging. It is a specific problem. We have this within the State. It is something the Minister of State and the Government need to consider. We need to do a piece of work on it. We cannot have people who are operating within the State and putting-----

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am. Unfortunately, I may have got tongue-tied. I apologise for that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to including 17- and 18-year-olds on the youth travel card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45718/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Everybody was in support of this particular move. We all see that it is an action related to the cost of living but it is also to make sure that more people use public transport. It continues the conversation we had earlier. We had got a response from the NTA previously on this. Again, we would like it to move as quickly as possible on 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds being able to avail of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: If we ensure this happens as quickly as possible, we will all be happy, particularly those students who have made contact with all of us. I have a question in respect of the commercial bus operators. Are there a significant number of them that will operate this scheme? Does the Minister have any information on that? Will the approximate fare reduction of 20% be continued post budget?

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Finally, we are getting to the crux of the matter of online safety. None of us has not encountered to some degree the phenomenon of online bullying, which is consistent and constant. Never could anyone make an argument - at least, a legitimate one - against an online safety commissioner. We all know that, to a degree, there is an element here of legislation trying to catch up with where...

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I commiserate with the family of Calvin Curley Gray from Dundalk who had an unfortunate accident, as sometimes happens to kids, on 4 September. On Monday morning, we discovered that this 11-year-old, who had a really great smile and who was full of life, had lost his long fight. It has obviously been an incredibly difficult period for the family. If people have been online, they will have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to extend all public transport fare reductions to private bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45719/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (22 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are under consideration to alleviate the huge increases in the cost of energy for small and medium businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45715/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Issues: Engagement with Minister for Education (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I imagine a significant amount of this has been dealt with, and we all get the logic of the cost-of-living move, but that only works if people are getting the saving by being able to get their kids on the buses. We know the issue with concessionary tickets. It is a mess every year and we need a review that will deal with that. I used to think at times that politicians were quite happy with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Issues: Engagement with Minister for Education (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What sort of numbers are we talking about? Are we talking close to 6,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Issues: Engagement with Minister for Education (21 Sep 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will there be an attempt to deal with all of those?