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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans for looking at mitigations and protections required following north Louth flooding and near flooding recently; what engagement there has been through the OPW and his Department with Louth County Council and other agencies following the flooding in north Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52340/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have previously raised the issue of what happened on 10 November when a 93-year-old woman fell in her home in Dundalk and was in abject pain. Her son rang for an ambulance and they had to wait from 5.20 p.m. until 9.05 p.m. An ambulance came and the service provided was absolutely wonderful. The woman and her son made sure to say this. I have tabled questions to the Minister for Health,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have the questions in. I am just-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent engagements he has had with US government representatives regarding the Israeli bombardment of Gaza; to what extent these discussions were about a roadmap to ceasefire in which US support would be crucial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49936/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is a considerable amount of agreement. We are all very glad there is a temporary ceasefire. The problem is that it is temporary. It is a reprieve from what has been a brutal slaughter of Palestinians by the Israelis. We need to make sure everything that can be done regarding extending this is done. Hopefully, it will be extended beyond a permanent ceasefire and will involve a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The killing of children in the West Bank and the fact that there have been budgetary moves by the Israelis to provide new moneys for new settlements tell us where this particular regime sands. The Tánaiste said it - there is international pressure on and particularly from America, but also from the European Union. I attended a COSAC conference in Madrid recently. I would not be too...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is the Tánaiste aware of the memorandum of understanding between the European Commission and Egypt at the Mediterranean Gas Forum and is he further aware that this does not include a clause to exclude occupied Palestinian lands which contravenes both Irish and EU policy that all agreements with Israel should be explicitly inapplicable to territories occupied by Israel, and could he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is the Tánaiste saying that the clause is included?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is included in the annex. Obviously that is very welcome. There has been much discussion, and, whatever about this particular agreement, other Members have brought up the Israel-EU Association Agreement, which is the basis of the European Union's relationship with Israel. It includes particular conditions. I would like to see what moves we have made with regard to those conditions from...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is an obvious reason for German guilt and guilt across eastern Europe about what happened. I do not think that is enough to countenance what Israel is doing to Palestinian people at this point. I am also saying that there may be other considerations. We know there are business and security interests. I have also accepted the difficulty in trying to get some sort of agreement at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what sanctions he is willing to impose on Israel in order to increase international political pressure on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49935/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What sanctions is the State going to look at imposing in order to increase international political pressure on Israel? This is a continuation of the questions that I have asked about what we can achieve at a European level. If we cannot do it at a complete EU level, can we at least do it among those other states, like Belgium, that look at the issue in Gaza more from our perspective, rather...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My time is limited. Colleagues have gone over and back on operational matters and some of this information will need to be studied in the very near future. Huge learnings need to be made in regard to operational matters. I want to deal with a specific matter related to the amalgamation of the Louth division with the Cavan-Monaghan division. I have written to the Commissioner in regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the recent postings on the irishimmigration.ie website (details supplied); if this will increase waiting times for applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52590/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if timetable estimates have been carried out by Irish Rail or the National Transport Authority in relation to the possible impact on enterprise train services between Belfast and Dublin of the DART+ Coastal North plans; if not, to outline the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52751/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering making further funding available in 2024 to progress the N2 Ardee to Carrickmacross route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52752/23]

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Could I get an update on the timeline for the inquiry into how the State dealt with the Covid crisis? Have we looked at what particular modules this will deal with? My specific question is about how we deal with those families who lost loved ones in nursing homes. This is not the first time I have brought up with the Taoiseach the issue of Dealgan House and the families of the 23 who lost...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Middle East (5 Dec 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Arab and Islamic representatives to discuss the conflict in the Middle East. [53488/23]

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Middle East (5 Dec 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all seen the failure to extend the ceasefire and to introduce a permanent ceasefire. In the long-term, peace is needed to deliver a negotiated settlement that provides real self-determination for the Palestinian people. Unfortunately, Benjamin Netanyahu's regime has done what it threatened to do and has gone back to its abject slaughter of Palestinians. We can only take the lessons...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Middle East (5 Dec 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What can we deliver at a European level? We need to hold Israel to account.