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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Will the Leader ask the relevant Minister to attend the House to update us on the N5 national road project from Ballaghaderreen on the Roscommon-Mayo border to Scramoge in my area of Strokestown on the Dublin side? As Senator Chambers and other Senators from the west will know, it is a 34 km stretch of road. The project has been coming for a long time and will cost €200 million when...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: I am sharing my time with Senator Timmy Dooley. Perhaps the Acting Chairman will give a rattle in case I am not looking at the clock. I very much welcome the Minister of State's comments and his attitude. I am very much of the opinion that this will be a big challenge for all of us. We must work together. I very much welcome the fact that he is prepared to take on board suggestions or...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: I support Senator Boyhan's request for a debate on how mentally ill patients are being held in prisons such as Cloverhill Prison and others. It is not the first time this has happened and it would seem that the individual to whom Senator Boyhan referred was there for two weeks. It is very difficult not to become upset when one reads the article by Conor Gallagher in today's edition of The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Do not forget to mention Meath.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Prison Mental Health Services (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: I appreciate this matter being taken this morning. The reason I tabled it is that I have had a long involvement in supporting people with mental health issues in my constituency and on a broader basis for a number of years. I also served on the prison committee of Cloverhill Prison for almost two years. Anybody who has been a member of a prison visiting committee will know the one job one...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Prison Mental Health Services (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I accept that the setting up of that task force was very important to the three parties in government as part of the programme for Government. I am delighted to hear him say that the Ministers for Justice and Health have met. I do not want to be blaming the people in the Prison Service because they are not trained for this type of work. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: First, I join Senator Dolan in saying what a great day yesterday was for our region and the towns in the midlands. It is a significant amount of money. I spoke to many people yesterday and, like Senator Dolan, I was delighted to be involved in seeking those projects from Ballinasloe to Ballyforan to Lanesborough and throughout parts of Roscommon and east Galway and the adjoining counties....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: May I ask the Leader about the arts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020, copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 13th November 2020.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the Minister and thank him for coming to the House to discuss an issue that can cause passion and on which there will be different views. As always in this House, there will be a respectful debate from every side and, hopefully, we will reach a consensus. Most people would agree that the horse and greyhound racing industries have a special place in Irish life and a fundamental...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related, and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Amendments Nos. 4 and 5 are related and will be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Amendments Nos. 6 and 7 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Like many others, I commend the Minister, a senior official with many problems on his hands at the moment, for coming in here this evening. I thank him, the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy Ryan, for being so strong on this issue. I fully support the motion and compliment those who brought it before the House this evening. I welcome John to the House. Geraldine and the Finucane family...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pandemic Unemployment Payment Scheme: Department of Social Protection (25 Nov 2020)

Eugene Murphy: Like the Chairman and other members, I thank the Department for the wonderful work it has done over recent months. On a personal basis, having dealt with the staff through my office, I can pay them only the highest compliments. Certainly, nothing has been complicated and every effort has been made to help people in our constituencies. Like other members, I really appreciate that. Many of...