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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Of course it is, and probably making more sensible options. It is also accepting that we are not going to get a lot of these things perfectly right and systems will need to be constantly reviewed. We all get the idea that the best case scenario is that the research is done. Reasonable accommodations can never be perfect but they can be better. If we can build guidelines in, well then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Rather than the long term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are living longer so it is going to be a bigger issue. As elected representatives we come across these cases and they are always a disaster but half of the problem is that the house is not suited to the alterations that are needed, or the cost is just too much

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is it. The National Disability Authority will have its cost benefit analysis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What about the autism-specific piece?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would imagine it is the same elsewhere.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: One is also doing it in the context of trying to build in active living and all of those other factors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: And also for those who do not need to use it.

Other Questions (Resumed): School Accommodation (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to provide additional accommodation and space for a school (details supplied) in Dundalk which is a secondary school and also a further education centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22884/23]

Other Questions (Resumed): School Accommodation (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Are there any plans to provide additional accommodation and space for Ó Fiaich College in Dundalk? It is a post-primary school and also a further education institute. I would appreciate if the Minister could make a statement on the matter. I think I am on the record as saying my own kids have attended the school, both at institute and post-primary levels. It does a huge amount of...

Other Questions (Resumed): School Accommodation (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I suppose on some level this is one of the few instances where it crosses the Minister's Department and also that of the Minister, Deputy Harris, in respect of further education. I could be slightly off on my figures but I am going to say the school has a relatively small population of 275 but it is operating in a DEIS area. I can only speak in the highest terms about the specific...

Other Questions (Resumed): School Accommodation (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I understand there are processes. I have had initial conversations with the school and with the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB. Those will continue in the near future and an overall plan is probably required. My youngest son Turlough attends the school. Turlough is autistic. He is in mainstream school. I can only say, once again, very positive things. I was only...

Other Questions (Resumed): School Accommodation (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The LMETB might even agree with the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress being made in relation to flood risk management at Annagassan and Termonfeckin, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21491/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (11 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the targets for 2023 for the climate division of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (11 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work being carried out in his Department to promote the Border counties North and South as a destination for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (11 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with other Departments in relation to the tax implications for workers who live in the North and wish to work remotely for Southern-based companies and the tax implications for the firms who wish to recruit them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21791/23]

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: According to Women's Aid Dundalk, sexual abuse and sexual violence are often among the last things to be revealed by a woman coming to its service. This is because the bodily integrity of the woman has been violated and is only disclosed when the woman has gained trust in the service and gained confidence in how her other disclosures were dealt with. As the research shows, it is not only...

Social Welfare (Child Benefit) Bill 2023: Second Stage (17 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: With this huge amount of time, I will try to make about 14 points, all of them worthwhile. In fairness, when we talk about the €100 extra, there is an acceptance across the board of the pressure people are under. There is a need for greater intervention and not enough has been done about price gouging in the retail sector but we will leave that for another day. I will use this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The context includes the fact that we have a huge housing issue in general and that we need more, quicker and better.