Results 4,641-4,660 of 6,568 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (21 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community on 1 June 2023. [29524/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (21 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We live in a world of threats, including those associated with hybrid warfare, cybersecurity, weaponised social media and disinformation. In this regard, we must also consider the positives and dangers of artificial intelligence. At the conference, the Taoiseach spoke about an EU- or NATO-led mission that he would welcome to strengthen the protection of undersea cables. Are there any...

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree with an awful lot of what my colleagues have said about the youth justice strategy. Some good points are being made and we are making some journey points at present. We know the level of intervention that is required and that starts from very early family supports. We have pilot schemes and programmes at times and I note representatives of Archways, the Changing Lives Initiative...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 115. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress there has been in plans for the protection of critical State infrastructure in the coming months and years including against cyber and hybrid attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29525/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all been awaiting the all-Ireland rail review. Obviously, we would like to see an executive up and running in the North, and I hope that would not hold it up. I am very glad to hear that either way we will look at the pieces that need to be done from the point of view of moving it on. I was going to ask whether the timeline still applies regarding the increase in the number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he can detail the work being done with local authorities in regard to extending insurance for local community events and festivals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30110/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the Minister detail the work being done with local authorities? He spoke about insurance companies that are working with the local authorities. There was talk of extending this for local community events and festivals. We all know the issues that exist in regard to public liability insurance. This is not the first time we had this discussion. Any updates relating to that would be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all see the benefits, where it can be done, of groups coming together. That is not always feasible for all sorts of businesses and organisations. However, we all know the issues that have existed for many years. We can talk just about companies that deal with inflatables, before we deal with the entire remit of adventure tourism and all the stuff in the public domain in regard to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I look forward to hearing hopefully good news in regard to those developments. We know they are necessary. There is a huge number of businesses under severe pressure at this point in time in regard to premiums. Local community groups with which I deal, such as the WATCH club in Dundalk that offers tandem bikes to take kids with disabilities and others on the tandem, are having difficulty....

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the comments by the Minister, Deputy Harris, on the importance of the role personal assistants play in the further education sector. I know that all the stakeholders, the Department, SOLAS and Fórsa are all hopefully coming to a conclusion. I hope the Minister will meet those who have contacted me from the Drogheda Institute of Further Education, DIFE, Ó Fiach Institute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat to Mr. McNamara and Dr. Fitzsimmons. I thank them very much for coming in. I am sorry - I had to speak in the Dáil and then I had made an arrangement with the Irish Wheelchair Association. I agree with what was said earlier; the witnesses were very direct and straight about the points they made. I imagine much of what I was going to ask has been asked. There is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I refer to opt in co-operation. It was shown across the European Union during Covid that, while we had no health competence, we were able to do an opt in because it suited all of us in terms of pharmaceutical block buys, etc.

Local Government and Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Carrigaline Rent Pressure Zone) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire for his significant work on this anomaly. I am afraid to call it an anomaly after what Deputy Ó Broin said. Deputy Ó Broin's point was that the rent pressure zone legislation and the rent pressure zones are a piecemeal solution that has failed to work across the board anyway. If we are serious about dealing with the problem for those in the rental...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. 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 more funding will be required to close out and complete the current phase 3 design process, but TII has not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (22 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information from Revenue as to the numbers of employees with southern addresses and who are working in northern-based companies; the numbers of employees who work in southern companies and who have northern addresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30109/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 9. To ask the Taoiseach his intention to establish additional units or divisions in his Department to those outlined in the programme for Government. [30973/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 18. To ask the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister, directly or at European level. [30972/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: One of many issues I have relates to the Ardee to Castleblayney bypass scheme on the N2 and the fact that an allocation of €600,000 - it does not matter whether that comes from a Minister or the TII - was made to Monaghan County Council, which is the lead on the scheme, to meet commitments but it is not sufficient to even cover the design phase. We are talking about a determination...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (27 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Mine is a similar issue. Some of the rules on forced retirements and so forth were introduced to address pensions, particularly in the Defence Forces. These rules are from a different time. The Minister has allowed short-term fixes so that particular ranks can stay on beyond 50 years of age, which is welcome. He mentioned the interdepartmental working group. What is its timeline? Could...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (27 Jun 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would appreciate that.