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Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----but at this time we do not even know how the renewable electricity support scheme, RESS, 3 auction will go. The Government needs to get its act together on that. Let us be real.

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: People are under severe pressure. The Government can help them out now by making sure there are no increases in the cost of petrol and diesel. People do not have a choice. They need to get in their cars and the Government could help to make that slightly cheaper, slightly easier to deal with in this cost-of-living crisis.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister spoke about putting pressure on local authorities. Sometimes that is required. As Deputy Donnelly said, we need some kind of cross-departmental outlook for this. When we talk about LEADER funding, the town and village renewal scheme or the urban regeneration development fund, URDF, under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and what I would like to see done...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are back again having almost the same conversation. I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for putting the motion forward. I have looked through daft.ieas I usually do. It does not make for any better reading. There is a good sprinkling on that website of, I think, 11 properties in Dundalk and 12 in its surrounds. That is one more than when I looked last week. There is also a good...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It does not often happen that I back up a significant amount of what has been said. On what Deputy Paul Murphy said about what is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh, we all know the issues that have happened across the board as regards genocide. This is not the first time this has happened to Armenians. We know their long history. It is vital that the Government steps up on the right side of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Just Transition (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish to draw the Taoiseach’s attention to the issue of the nitrates derogation. I attended an IFA meeting just outside Dunleer approximately a month ago. Members of the Taoiseach's party were there. The meeting was to deal with the nitrates derogation and Aine O'Connell from the IFA dairy policy executive spoke. In fairness, sometimes one can get a better quality of narrative or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree with the remarks of Deputy O'Sullivan. All Deputies have spoken about school transport and the difficulties in that regard. We are all aware of anomalies that show up. Last, year it affected Annagassan in my constituency. There is still an issue relating to the Bush Post Primary School, where people are technically a fraction too close to the school and do not have a right to...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all understand this to be a technical Bill involving a transfer of all functions for the State's gas infrastructure from the current company, Ervia, to the new publicly owned company, Gas Networks Ireland. Deputy O'Rourke has laid out some of the issues that arise when we talk about the gas market or energy markets across the board. When people talk about that in this day and age, most...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the work being done by the stakeholders' group on control of dogs issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41341/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the work being done by the stakeholders' group on control of dogs issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41341/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Consultations (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 92. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the engagement her Department has had with other Departments, agencies and local authorities in relation to delivering schemes to facilitate capital projects such as sports and community facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41340/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the numbers of dentists around the State still treating medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41030/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the automatic provision of medical cards to people with a spinal cord injury based on certified medical needs, rather than means; whether there are plans to extend the review cycle for medical card holders with a spinal cord injury to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41031/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the plans he has in improving pay and conditions for personal assistants working in further education settings and to provide an update on the development of the FE disability framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 617. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for the expansion of pre-apprenticeship courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41332/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 618. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work that his Department is doing with Government and the FHE sector to get more students with socio-economic difficulties into FE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 619. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work that his Department is doing with Government and the FHE sector to get more students with disabilities into FE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41334/23]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the engagements with the British Government and the parties in the North on the resumption of the Executive.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41330/23]