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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in relation to flood risk management at Annagassan and Termonfeckin in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2148/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am asking for an update on flood risk management at Annagassan and Termonfeckin in County Louth. During the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, process there was no economically viable project. The Office of Public Works, OPW, was looking at a review of risk then, a scheme viability review, SVR. I am just wondering where that is. If possible, I would also like to get...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate the Minister of State's answer. What we are looking at in respect of Termonfeckin is that the report is due at the end of quarter 1 of this year, and we are talking about the end of the year for the report on Annagassan. We all accept the issues that have been brought about by climate change in the last while. We all know the dangers we face in respect of flood risk. It is an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. We are in an incredibly precarious situation and we need to make sure all is done in respect of protecting our communities from flood risk and many other risks that are ahead of us in a changing world. As regards Annagassan and Termonfeckin, we need those processes to conclude within the timeline the Minister of State has spoken about and we must then ensure the other...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have spoken here many times previously, and the Minister has spoken himself, about the necessity of having a decent food supply chain that provides people with adequately priced safe food. Beyond that, in the context of the wider agricultural industry, we are talking about the sustainability of family farms. From the point of view of rebalancing, we all welcome the prospect of a food...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Regional Group for tabling this motion. Nearly every Deputy in this Chamber, including Deputy Munster and me, have raised the DTSS and received many answers over a long period. We all know that the inability of people on medical cards to get dental care is having a major impact. We all know people are putting off dental care and we know the long-term impact this has. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts that are being made to address the backlog in NCT centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the catchment and flood risk management plan under CFRAM for County Louth; the progress that has been made to date on the implementation of same; the funding that has been allocated to the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2147/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the work that has been carried out to establish an inquiry into the State’s handling of the Covid-19 which he announced in January 2023; the timeline for this inquiry; and the scope and nature of the inquiry. [1880/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 26. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [1881/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: At the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020, 23 people died tragically in Dealgan House nursing home in Dundalk. Unlike other nursing homes, it was taken over by the RCSI hospital group. Families have been persistent in trying to get to the truth and much is in the public domain because of this. They met the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and have been...

Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All Members would agree the Bill is needed and long overdue. We all get the history behind the Bill and the fact that certain families had to go through brutal circumstances . What happened in the context of organ retention and incineration can only be called a scandal. We know that, beyond what happened in CUMH, there were audits by the HSE and, at best, inappropriate means of dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cross-Border Co-operation (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 367. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work that is being done in his Department to fix the anomaly whereby many workers who live in Northern Ireland and who work in the Republic are precluded from working from home due to the significant Revenue Commissioners implications for their employers; if he will detail any contacts that his Department has had on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cross-Border Co-operation (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 368. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the survey that is being carried out related to cross-border workers and the issues that they face in relation to working from home, income tax and social protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1995/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who has previously built a principal private residence but subsequently experienced marital breakdown is eligible for the vacant property refurbishment grant Croí Cónaithe towns fund; if they qualify under the fresh start principle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63304/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 861. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when section 9 of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 will be established on a permanent basis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63644/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 862. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to review the guidelines on eligibility for the back-to-work enterprise allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63646/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for citizenship applications to include the categories for EU nationals, international applicants and applications based on marriage to an Irish citizen; the additional resources that are being allocated to this section of his Department to reduce these processing times; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected that the new County Registrar for County Louth, based in Dundalk Courthouse, will be appointed. [2109/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. I had to leave to do an interview and I apologise if I repeat some of what has been said. To get into generalities, we are speaking about supports and a framework for disabled children and autistic children and adults to provide them with what they need to get through this world. We are not in any way delivering on this. It has been...