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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the work her Department has carried out to increase cross Border tourism in 2022; if work is underway to market the Newry, Mourne, Gullion, Cooley, Dundalk areas as tourism destinations within Ireland’s ancient east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8396/23]

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I want to add my voice to the expressions of revulsion at the shooting of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, who was shot at the sports complex on the Killyclogher Road just outside Omagh as he was involved in coaching with his son there, as well as other kids. We see this as an attack on him, his family and the wider community. Those who did it have nothing to offer anybody within...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (23 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will give an update on the work being carried out on remote working hubs and broadband connection points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8153/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the mechanism open to local authorities who wish to provide seating and viewpoints on mountains enjoyed by walkers such as the Cooley Mountains in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (23 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Finance in relation to the review and improvement of the business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8146/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (23 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the contact his Department has had with a large multinational company (details supplied) with workforces in counties Louth and Dublin that have announced cuts to its global workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8147/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The failure to deliver assessments of need and intervention therapies for families has been discussed. If we got workforce planning correct today, though I do not think we have, we would be talking about four or five years before we are able to deliver the numbers that are required. A meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism earlier was attended by representatives of the Psychological...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There will be a significant amount of agreement on the credit union movement, the absolutely necessary services it provides and the huge link it is in the community infrastructure. Everything needs to be done to ensure its future growth. The programme for Government states that the Government will "Enable the Credit Union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Our health service is in crisis, our hospitals are under pressure and our staff who are working in the ambulance service are under severe pressure. We commend the work they do but they need support. We need the capacity in the plan for the Government. I thank the Dundalk Democratfor dealing with this issue: As many as 163 ambulances dispatched to non-cardiac life-threatening emergencies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that, Chair. I was running late from a meeting on the previous occasion. In fairness, I was going to send a question through but it was dealt with. That is the nicest thing I will say about anyone during the whole of this week. I will break this up into two areas - assessment and therapies. I will paraphrase or synopsise, and the panel may correct me if I am wrong in what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Start at the top; finish at the bottom.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I get it. It was always going to fail and fail miserably because it was never fit to do what it needed to do. I get that we are dealing with a wide range of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously we dealt with some of that before the sound echo issues started. Dr. Higgins has given the answer in relation to the PTA in particular and the fact that the assessment procedure is not straightforward. The same sort of assessment procedure, no more than the same sort of therapy procedure, will not work for every individual case. What is the best case assessment scheme, for want...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept regarding assessments of need that there is a legal framework and that has to happen. Taking the law out of it, what is the best case scenario we could be looking at? Maybe it is the AON exactly as it exists.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Given the imperfect world in which we do not have sufficient capacity and will not have the capacity we want, what can we deliver in the interim? When can we have a straight conversation with parents on what we can offer them that is not absolutely failing their kids, which it is at this point in time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will ask that across the board. What is the best we can do in such circumstances? The question on assessments is probably dealt with but does anyone want to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It needs flexibility given that it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Ms Gleeson-Cary is asking for her association to be involved in that review because otherwise we could end up with more of the same.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: People imagine somebody coming in on a white steed being able to save the day in a medical way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is that the care is aimed at the child and it is not a service saying, "No room at the inn here for reasons X, Y and Z." Parents generally just want the means to deal with a particular issue. If that is anxiety or whatever, they do not need to be passed to CAMHS; they just need a solution.