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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in County Louth in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to improve therapeutic and other services, and access to services, for under-18s with a diagnosis of ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15101/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the current situation in regard to the development of a national security strategy. [19261/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I believe the Irish people are very much committed to non-alignment and neutrality. We see what is happening in Sudan and we hope the evacuation of Irish citizens is going as well as it can be. Questions about our capacity will need to be answered. We are also talking about cyber and hybrid threats. There is talk of the telecommunications cables. I want to know what has been done as...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will meet next. [18117/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I spoke to the Taoiseach previously about the tech sector. Obviously, there have been a number of difficulties owing to job losses. Is the Taoiseach still assured that the sector is absolutely strong, given the State's significant reliance on it? Could I raise an issue I brought up previously, namely the difficulty whereby remote workers are not allowed to work for employees across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy (Resumed): Discussion. (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, a significant number of questions have been asked about what can be done to improve these circumstances. This is part of autistic people being the experts and, therefore, giving testimony about their own lives and circumstances, as they perceive them. I ask Ms Dada to go into more detail about that. We all get the idea that the assessment system is not what it should be and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy (Resumed): Discussion. (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes, I am very good at confusing people. What can be done to improve the situation where parents do not necessarily buy in to the fact that someone may have autism? Whatever about how difficult it is to access services, what can people do when they are not getting familial buy-in? Obviously, we would like the school and whatever else to kick into action but there will be the issue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy (Resumed): Discussion. (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas le Ms Dada.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy (Resumed): Discussion. (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Nem for being so straight-talking in their view that the DSS will not be resourced. That is half the problem. We can have all the good legislation and best practice in the world but if we do not providing proper resourcing, there is an issue. In this instance, unfortunately, it is probably not absolutely shocking that this is the case. A number of themes come across in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy (Resumed): Discussion. (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Some of that is best practice, and even in some cases that is going to be simpler to operate, even from an administrative point of view. One does not need somebody at the end of a phone; they can literally have a system. That is the wider question, when we talk about assessment therapies and whatever. If we could actually get the right people into the room from the point of view of saying,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy (Resumed): Discussion. (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I cannot help but think that has been introduced in latter years and it did not happen by accident.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update in relation to work being done by Government and local authorities to combat dog attacks on sheep; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18576/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I ask for an update regarding any work being done, or any proposals, relating to the Government or local authorities combating the issue of dog attacks on sheep.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Can we get some information regarding the timeline for those statutory instruments? When will we see them in operation? Are any changes proposed from a legislative point of view? I have never been exactly sure what "in effectual control" means. I accept we are creating a set of rules regarding irresponsible dog owners. Where we have good dog owners, responsible people and good manners,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Everyone would welcome a considerable number of those moves. Like I said, enforcement and on-the spot-fines can be difficult to put in place. We want to see a greater level of microchipping. Many of us have often spoken in this Chamber about the maintenance of databases. Some of this would need to happen on an all-Ireland basis. In the Minister's constituency and in my own, there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome Vice-President Šefovi, and congratulate him on his great patience and the work he has considered. I also remind him that his invitation to Dundalk and the Border crossings still stands. Someday, hopefully, we will see them disappear altogether. The Commissioner has spoken of the importance of the Good Friday Agreement. We all agree there has been spectacular solidarity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Commissioner Šefovi for his answer. Obviously, ongoing engagement is a means of ensuring that we have the best way of streamlining. That is absolutely necessary. Beyond that, as I said earlier, the Commissioner's invite to Dundalk stands. I would like to think that Commissioner Šefovi would take me up on that in the near future. I really appreciate the work the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry (26 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not believe that any of us is happy about the issue of public liability insurance. It was in the first six months of last year that we had a drop in the cost of motor insurance premiums of approximately 5%. I do not believe that anybody is of the view that this is sufficiently significant. The Government has indicated that 90% of its action plan for insurance reform is done and that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry (26 Apr 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: As have I said previously, I welcome any news regarding any new players coming into the market. Obviously, we need them to come into the market and then offer something that is fair and reasonable. I think it was the president of the European Confederation of Outdoor Employers who spoke about what we are dealing with at this point in time as being very much an Irish phenomenon. An example...