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Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Like many Deputies, I welcome much of the Bill. We should do everything we can to streamline safety and, from a SOLAS point of view, licensing. We also need to streamline how we deal with out-of-State qualifications, and there are issues still obtaining on this island. Anything that can be done to deal with the obstacles that people are encountering is necessary. We all get the idea of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how it is proposed that the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road scheme will be progressed this year, as due to changes in Government policy and design standards, additional design works are needed, and the project team has indicated that more funding will be required to close out and complete the current Phase 3 design process but TII has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current situation with the upgrading of the N53, particularly in relation to CPOs, decisions on which are awaited from An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20754/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Taoiseach said he agreed with the Tánaiste that the decision to broadcast GAA championship games on a pay-per-view basis such as GAAGO needs to be reviewed. Does the Taoiseach also agree with the Tánaiste that all these games should be free to air? What proposals does the Government have for engagement with the GAA and other stakeholders? I understand the Minister of State...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [20529/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all accept family members and carers do a huge level of work, save the State a great deal of money, and facilitate people to live in their own homes and not in residential care or nursing homes. I have been canvassing lately and, judging by that and calls to my office, a large number of people are irate about how long it takes to get an adaptation grant or a disabled person's grant, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 16. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European Union and international affairs will next meet. [20528/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I, too, wish to follow up on the Russian ships in Irish waters. We have already heard mention today of the secret air defence agreement with the RAF. There needs to be far more discussion of that and the whole question of military non-alignment. It raises the question of capacity. Considering the humanitarian operation, and we can see much good work was done in Sudan, there are questions...

Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Táim an-bhuíoch as an deis seo caint faoin Aontas Eorpach. I agree with what many of others have said, that is, the future of Ireland is solidly within the European Union. We have all seen the difficulties and madness of Brexit. We all accept the world in which we operate is complex and it is far easier to operate within it through co-operation with and alongside many...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the circular economy will next meet. [21452/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will meet next. [21453/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I add my voice to the call to look at the re-municipalisation of waste collection services. We all know about the issue of costs in that regard, which have spiralled, and that of people who cannot afford to take out services, in addition to those who abuse their neighbours and others by dumping. This is an issue that needs a greater amount of resourcing, whether it is through local...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yesterday, I brought up the issue of housing adaptation grants for older and disabled people and I need the Taoiseach to revert to me on that. Carlinn Hall is a large housing estate in Dundalk with a communal heating system that is gas-fed having previously been biomass-fed. A feasibility study was carried out on the use of geothermal heating. I ask that the results of that study be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It has been said here that we are laggards as to where we need to be as regards the delivery of offshore wind. Many of us have spoken about the fact that we could be a wind superpower. I have heard experts state we could change the entire energy map of Europe, but that matters only if we have the capacity. What are the Government's plans to ensure we have the auctions, planning framework,...

European Year of Skills: Statements (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I apologise for any repetition from the last time we spoke on these particular issues. I agree that the debate is timely. We have the OECD report on skills. We also have the beginning of the European Year of Skills. We had Europe Day yesterday. We all know the positives from the solidarity that Europe has shown to Ireland particularly during the time of Covid and through the entire...

Civil Defence Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Bhí sé sin deacair.

Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What we see in the Bill is the laying down of the necessary legislative framework. We are speaking about the export of items that can be used for civil or military purposes and for the control of the provision of brokering services and technical assistance and of the transit of those items. We all have big worries about the sale of weapons. We are especially worried about weapons of mass...

Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is very close to the topic. It relates to taxation from the point of view of remote working, North and South. The matter relates to PayPal. Some 120 staff of the latter had to be transferred to PayPal UK lately because they are remote working and it is no longer possible for them to continue to be paid in the South. There are obviously particular conditions around that. However, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Accession Progress of North Macedonia: Engagement with Foreign Minister of North Macedonia (10 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The witnesses are all very welcome. It is all very positive that the necessary moves are being made and that North Macedonia is assuaging any difficulties there may be. I also add my voice to what Deputy Howlin has said in that it has been a long road. Not to mix analogies or metaphors but we have all been down this road before in the sense - and it is not the first time I have said this -...